News about transport

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): The validity of the letter of award to the Gamuda Bhd-led consortium chosen as project delivery partner for the RM46 billion Penang Transport Master Plan has been extended till Aug 31.

AFTER waiting for months on end for their applications for advertising permits and developers’ licences (APDLs) to be approved, developers in Penang breathed a sigh of relief recently — they have finally been given the nod.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 16): The Malaysian and Singapore governments have awarded the joint development partner (JDP) contract for the planned Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project to a consortium comprising WSP Engineering Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Mott MacDonald Malaysia Sdn Bhd, and Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd.

SINGAPORE (Jan 4): The Land Transport Authority and the Singapore Land Authority jointly announced on Tuesday evening that the Singapore government has gazetted the site of the Raffles Country Club for acquisition, in order to house the facilities for the Kuala-Lumpur Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR), the western depot of the Cross Island Line, and other transport related needs.

KOTA KEMUNING (Dec 8): Gamuda Bhd group managing director Datuk Lin Yun Ling said he was unaware that the proposed Penang Transport Master Plan's (TMP) original RM27 billion cost had exceeded RM40 billion as reported.

Construction sector Maintain overweight: According to a news report, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai has cited a change in alignment, a longer tunnel link and a weak ringgit as the reasons for the cost of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project jumping to RM55 billion from RM29 billion.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 25): Boustead Holdings Bhd saw its second-quarter net profit jump more than 77 times to RM225.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 4): SRS Consortium Sdn Bhd, a 60:20:20 joint venture among Gamuda Bhd, Loh Phoy Yen Holdings Sdn Bhd and Ideal Property Development Sdn Bhd, has duly accepted an extension of a letter of award (LoA) by the Penang state government to Feb 28, 2017 for its appointment as the project delivery partner (PDP) for the implementation of the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP).

KUALA LUMPUR (July 27): Escalating housing prices and the changing needs of young buyers have spurred interest in shoebox-sized apartments on Penang island, said Henry Butcher Malaysia (Penang) Sdn Bhd director Jason Teoh.

GEORGE TOWN (July 22): The Gamuda Bhd-led SRS Consortium confirmed that the initial cost of RM27 billion for the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) has ballooned to an estimated RM46 billion, after additional components were added by Seberang Perai Municipal Council (MPSP).