Although it has approved the Mass Rapid Transit 3 (MRT3) project, the government says it has yet to finalise the decision to go ahead with the Circle Line, which is estimated to cost RM50.2 billion to build.
According to deputy finance minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan, this is because the government believes that the cost of constructing the loop line can be lowered, and has requested that the matter be looked into further, Berita Harian reports.
“There is a view that it can be lowered to RM45 billion, so we are waiting for a proposal on that. The MRT3 distance is 50.8 kilometers to complete the urban rail network. If we don’t build MRT3, we won’t be able to carry out the entire journey,” he said during the winding-up session of the Supplementary Supply Bill (2022) 2023 in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday.
He added that the government will also carry out a comprehensive study of the effectiveness of implementing the MRT3 project compared to Bus Line Transit (BRT), taking into account the suitability of locations, traffic volume and overall cost. “This matter will be discussed further with the transport and finance ministries,” he said.
He was replying to a supplementary question from Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad (PH-Kuala Selangor), who asked if the finance ministry would conduct a comparative impact study between MRT3 and BRT, taking into account the factors of service use and cost.
The MRT3 Circle Line is set to be the last piece in completing the urban rail network in Kuala Lumpur, running along the perimeter of the city and linking areas that aren’t connected at present. It will go around Kuala Lumpur through high-density areas, including Setiawangsa, Titiwangsa, Mont Kiara, Pantai Dalam and Pandan Indah.
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what if they channeled these funds to completely fix the current trains we have and instead add permanent bus only lanes to existing roads. make what we have as efficient as possible, get ridership on all modes of transport up, study the decrease in traffic that will eventually follow a highly efficient public transportation system, and then when we actually have the funds, launch this circle line. adding more construction to the already construction full klang valley roads will be unbearable.
Mostly building alongside with the highways! KERINCHI LINK, DUKE, MRR2, NPE then back to KERINCHI LINK. Completely waste of money!!
Agree with you Civic Turbo.
Today is the last day of free ridership. Govt should have collected enough data. Combining MRT1,MRT2 – what are the % that cutting through densely residential areas? Or how much reduction is the traffic in town/major city roads? Is our fuel too cheap OR public transport system not practical still?
the problem with our public transportation system is that there are far too many disruptions. just comb through these past couple of weeks and you will find a few articles about train breakdowns. heck just yesterday there was an article about the lrt kelana jaya line disruption from April 2. people want to ride the trains. it’s just far too inefficient. not to mention first and last mile connectivity. absolutely nothing is being done with that. so people still need to drive to the train stations. and when they do, they’ll find inadequate parking spots so at the end of the day people end up having to drive all the way to work anyway. there are a million and one problems with our current public transportation system so they really ought to focus on that first before launching new lines. get cars off the roads first before adding more construction i say. and the only way to do this is to get people on public modes of transportation. with it being as inefficient as it currently is, i don’t see this happening anytime soon.
No need to talk, ini semua salah PH
Not really all along highways. It was through other populated area like Mt kiara, pandan indah, Kerinchi, UM , segambut & the most important transit interchange like, um stn, titiwangsa stn, Kiara north & kerinchi.
Thats why Perodua is having blockbuster Axia or Myvi sales.
Even used MYvis or snapped up like hot cakes.
People r fed up.Poorly planned.
The real beneficiaries r the contractor lobby tycoons.
Inadequate lrt carparks,lack of last mile connectivity..no one give a damn.
DS Najib’s smart brain is actually, Bang Non is also still endlessly looking for the wrong person
Oh shiiets! They gonna cancel it like HSR or downgrade it so badly like what they did with MRT2 & LRT3 and almost did with ECRL.
Dang PH! Stop messing our public transportation already! Go fix the KLIA Aerotrain or Bandaraya station tracks!
Lessen should learn ever since the transportation infrastructure failure .
Take a simple example from Uk layout the network connectivity / public transport- underground trains and outbound cities approach. Due to my past 20 years experiences living in Uk.
The ministry of transport and relevant departments should wake up not just sleepyhead in the office .
Can we Malaysia/ Malaysian efforts furthermore loses from the tax payer apply .
These should be seriously addressed and up to the proper Management in due cause.
Hopefully this will highlight the concern of taxpayers.
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UK cost of using public transport is much higher. So the operators can vollect reasonable smount to ooerate and maintain the mrt’s. Our mrt are operating at a huge loss. Thats why trains are breaking down. No money for maintenance. Its as simple as that. Monthly season tickets should be more that 5 times current rates to get sufficient cash flow for optimum operstions.
With brain like u no one will ride mrt and lrt
V.E. V.E. V.E.
Please just something from Bangi directly to shah alam section 7!
Everytime i take the mrt, and look at the tracks, 99% of the time, its empty, unlike our roads. Train comes in every 5 minutes or so. You do not need double tracking for this. It only enriches the contractors. Single track is enough. Trains, which are fully automated, can be programmed to bypass one another at the stations. Maybe saving 30% of construction cost. The humongous amount to build the mrt cannot be recoup with RM50 per month seasons ticket from 500k commuters. That comes to only RM25 mil per month. Not even enough to cover the cost of operations.
Each lane having its own tracks is more for safety purpose bro. Already we have we have multiple accidents on our single lane tracks whatmore will happen if they follow this stupid and unsafe proposal of yours.
No, you are wrong. Single track is prone to accidents and not efficient with frequent stoppages. It is better to spend the money now than later when the cost is going up due to inflation. Investing in public transportation is never wrong. It generates multiplier positive effects to the economy, retails, social, etc.