East Malaysia will have its first rapid transit system if this comes to fruition. The Star reports that the Sabah government will study a proposal to start a rapid transit system in state capital Kota Kinabalu.
UPDATE: PM Datuk Seri Najib Razak, in his Budget 2016 presentation, announced a RM1 billion Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line for Kota Kinabalu. Looks like it will be buses instead of trains. BRT made its debut in the Sunway/Subang area this year, and there will be another line connecting KL to Klang.
Sabah chief minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said the idea needed to be discussed further before it could be adopted. He said the rapid transit system might be one of the feasible ways to reduce traffic congestion and make the city a more liveable one.
“We must also look at the funds from the state and central government before we can implement a new, modern and convenient public transport,” he said in his speech at the opening of the “Public Transport Planning Towards Liveable Cities in Sabah” conference in KK yesterday.
Musa said he understood the plight of the people in facing traffic congestion, and that the state was doing its best to find solutions to the problem. He added that the current economic situation was difficult and that proper planning was needed to improve the transport system in the state.
Private developers must take into account the transport system, traffic flow and the overall community of the area where a project is being planned, the CM said.
“We know there are some developers who get impatient or angry at the government or relevant departments when they don’t get their development plan approved as soon as they want. But there are other things to take into account when approving a project, especially now that the city is getting more congested,” he added.
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Please proceed. We need that. As long as the royalty not going to peninsular should be ok..
They should test run BRT first..
yes, connect up to kundasang.
The bus system should be revamped first before looking at a rail system. I’ve worked at KK for a few projects and I don’t see their jams being as bad as Selangor or KL. In fact certain areas in Johor are a lot more worse.
Good start.. Brt should be a better solution..
It wil become very convenient to travel around KK. How nice is that.
They should have a short train from the town center to the airport. All the buaya taxis never use meters, a 5 minute taxi ride to the airport cost Rm10.00. F the taxis!
They have been talking about this for a number of years. I even saw a plan by a consultant that was tasked by DBKK to formulate a master plan for LRT. should improve the buses first and foremost. BRT should come first before LRT.
Every capital city in malaysia should have lrt. Not only kl or selngr people pay tax. We all also pay tax.. Please built lrt in other states as well.
Will be fully utilised by the non locals. Local sabahan will probably only account for around 10% of passengers volume.
Dude..mini buses and vans are widely use in KK as a medium of transportation..just go to terminal wawasan or bandaran or other bus stations..upgrades should take place as most of the buses and vans are very old..so many passangers are using it, including me..a lot!
Talking about public transportation such as buses, BRT, LRT, MRT or so on is all about moving a people from 1 point to certain point. And elaborate about this, is the volume of passengers to use the transportation system. And more elaborate is, the efficiency of the system and how much The INVESTMENT RETURN. it is all about MONEY. Feeling funny when the system is built only for local sabahan. Then all the way, the tourist is prohibited to take ride of the public transportation?? Then what is the purpose to built it then?? Huhuhuhu
Build some lrt…or monorail from the city to the outskirts of the city la….
How about Kuching City? Where is the promised BRT as mentioned years ago :-(