The upcoming Mild Rail Transit 3 (LRT3) Shah Alam Line was 99.21% full as of July 10 and is predicted to satisfy the September 30 begin of its operations. Transport minister Anthony Loke, who beforehand indicated this again in February, reiterated the numbers in a written parliamentary reply yesterday.
He mentioned this in response to a question from Muhammad Fawwaz Mohamad Jan (PN – Permatang Pauh), who had requested the ministry to elucidate the reason for delays and the rise in challenge prices, The Star stories.
He mentioned the challenge confronted delays largely because of the Covid-19 pandemic, which disrupted works between March 2020 and October 2021, with the MCO triggering provide chain disruptions and shortages in constructing supplies, notably that of metal and cement. It additionally precipitated a scarcity of expert and semi-skilled labour to return about, with international employee entry permits solely resuming in November 2023.
As for prices, Loke mentioned that the almost RM10 bilion has been saved on the LRT3 challenge regardless of the reinstatement of a number of parts from its unique scope. The price of the challenge now stands at RM21.93 billion, which was RM9.72 billion lower than the initially accredited price of RM31.65 billion when the challenge was first launched in 2015.
Initially designed with 26 stations to serve the western hall of the Better Klang Valley, the challenge was launched in 2016 with a RM9 billion price range. In 2018, the Pakatan Harapan authorities shelved the development of 5 stations and cancelled one, decreasing the general price to RM16.63 billion.
Nonetheless, Finances 2024 noticed prime minister and finance minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announce that the 5 stations – Tropicana (beforehand Lien Hoe), Temasya, Raja Muda (Sirim), Bukit Raja and Bandar Botanik – can be reinstated at a price of RM5.3 billion.
The prices additionally contains seven three-carriage trains, an expanded prepare depot in Johan Setia, 150 electrical shuttle buses and the development of three bus depots.
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