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Transport Minister Anthony Loke stated that this includes the construction of five new stations, the acquisition of three sets of three-car trains to maintain service intervals, upgrading of the train depot, as well as other expenses involving independent checking engineers, project management and legal fees.

“Despite the PSI project being scaled down by scrapping Island B and Island C, we are not overly disappointed as the local government still maintains its plan to develop Island A (Silicon Island) with more concrete details and a timeline.

"If necessary, this system will continue to be developed by enabling the use of other payment modes such as QR code in the next phase of implementation.

Hasbi also noted that the main contractor of ECRL, China Communications Construction Sdn Bhd, has appointed various local companies to support the construction of the project amounting to 2,785 companies comprising subcontractors, consultants, suppliers and service providers.

According to SCIB, the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed between the two parties lays the groundwork for future cooperation between the parties on key aspects.

After chairing a Cabinet Committee meeting to address traffic jams on Tuesday (May 2), Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi told the press that local authorities in the Klang Valley have been instructed to identify all road closures due to roadworks and construction, and the information will be discussed in a technical committee meeting to be held in two weeks' time.

KLIA was ranked 67th in Skytrax’s World’s Top 100 Airports 2023, behind Singapore’s Changi, which topped the list, but ahead of Thailand’s Bangkok Suvarnabhumi, which was in the 68th place.

These financial commitments, together with other commitments of projects under public private partnership (PPP) and private financing initiatives (PFI), will form part of the government’s RM97 billion development expenditure (DE) in 2023.

The Ministry of Transport (MOT) said the study on the National Airport Strategic Plan began in March last year and was expected to take 18 months to complete.

The ministry said that the development costs involve the interest during construction, land acquisition, utility transfer and connection fees as well as operating expenses.