The MRT3 Circle Line has been approved by the government. This was confirmed by prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob late last week. Transport minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong said in April 2021 that MRT3 – previously suspended by the Pakatan Harapan administration – is a go.
The PM said that priorities for the project would be given to local contractors, especially Bumiputera ones to generate business opportunities as well as create employment opportunities. “The implementation of this project will drive the country’s economic growth and development, in line with the objective of the government to empower the business sector as well as creating 600,000 jobs this year,” he said.
“The government has decided to approve the implementation of the MRT3 project to complete the existing public transportation infrastructure in the Klang Valley by providing integrated transportation system that is affordable for the people,” the Bera MP added.
In a March 4 statement, MRT Corp thanked the PM for the approval. “As project developer and asset owner of the MRT3 Circle Line project, MRT Corp will continue to give priority to local contractors, including Bumiputera players, in order to create business and job opportunities for Keluarga Malaysia,” said MRT Corp CEO Datuk Mohd Zarif Hashim.
The statement said that this will be achieved through greater emphasis on local rail system technologies, Industrialised Building System (IBS) and Building Information Modelling (BIM) solutions and upgrading of expertise and skill sets through various programmes such as technical and vocational education and training (TVET).
Mohd Zarif added that the MRT3 project is envisaged to catalyse socio-economic growth throughout the country, increase the nation’s competitiveness in the region and uplift the well-being of Keluarga Malaysia, referencing Ismail Sabri’s slogan.
The MRT3 is set to be the finishing piece in the Klang Valley’s rail public transport network. The loop line will be around 50 km-long, running along the perimeter of KL city and linking together places that aren’t connected in the current “spokes”. I’m thinking of Tokyo’s indispensable Yamanote Line – have you been on that?
It was revealed in April last year that MRT Corp is looking at 30 stations for the Circle Line, including some 10 interchanges with existing rail lines. Some of the proposed stations are Bukit Kiara, INTAN (National Institute of Public Administration), Sri Hartamas, Mont Kiara, Jalan Duta, Matrade, Jalan Kuching, Sentul West, Sentul East, Ayer Panas, Semarak, Setiawangsa, Ampang Point, Desa Pandan, Pandan Indah, Taman Perdana, Taman Midah, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM (previously known as HUKM), Kuchai Lama, Old Klang Road and Pantai Dalam.
It was also said then that 40% of the line will be underground. The project will be built in five phases over 10 years, but each completed phase will be able to operate independently, since the Circle Line links other stations/lines together. As for funding, MRT3 will be open to Private Funding Initiative (PFI), where local private players will part-fund the project.
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Fund for GE-15 lah. PFI? I beg it is a deferred payment, not a real PFI. The private come out with the capital, the G will pay it forever.
How true same as our tolled highways. PFI model is highly flawed as it give the private investors too much say on pricing later. The previous 2 MRTs via PPP under PM Najib was the better model as it fixed cost prices, more important today with rising oil & logistics costs plus supply disruption from Russia invasion.
Ahsiongkor having 7 star hotel covid sop compliant grand celebrations very soon.
We need to get on with our lives and not living in fear anymore.
The G gives a long term lease agreement. Otherwise how to get funding. Based on our current mrt, i think all maybe, are running at a loss. Having said that, if dontch build, traffic may clog the roads.
Copy paste: “PFI model is highly flawed as it give the private investors too much say on pricing later. The previous 2 MRTs via PPP under PM Najib was the better model as it fixed cost prices, more important today with rising oil & logistics costs plus supply disruption from Russia invasion.”
Well cant wait for the inflated & ballooned price just like ECRL/MRT or any other project carried out previously.
How so? It is well known MRT1 & LRT extensions came at under project budget, MRT2 & LRT3 are coming along well, and ECRL just started construction so where did you get it was inflated & ballooned?
Is this another ECRL version 2.0 ?
Perhaps not,but it is a mega project all the cronies have been lobbying,whether gomen kaput or usage is minimal,they dont give a damn.
From PH to PN to now..u mean our finances have improved?
Our finance dude,said we r committed to pay when the IMDB bonds are due.Maybe force Petronas to give more dividends.
600,000 or 1 million jobs is just a marketing tool to get it launched.Whether it is a money pit or not,no one cares.
As for local funding…which player has the means to wait for returns on investment..3 decades from now?
When economy is down, it is common for Governments to roll out megaprojects to jumpstart economy. At least these public focused projects will benefit the people unlike some harebrained scheme to relocate a capital to a deserted half of an island.
Exactly, just like Mr.M moving the capital to putrajaya…. needless to say its just about making a scene
And we are still ruing the day we voted him back as PM a 2nd time
Trims kaseh Gomen Penyayang for rakyat projects!
3 lines are just barely adequate. Tokyo metropolitan has population ratio of 5X KL and already has 4X more lines with more coming. For Greater KV to reach Tokyo levels of connections, we need at least 2 more spoke lines running North-South & Southeast-Northwest to really complete coverage of KV metropolitan.
Our ktm klang valley double tracking cancelled by wee ka siong. He wanted china comoany to replace the local guy.
KVDT is more of an interstate connection per se rather than a city mass public transport, similar to Sydney’s Metro so it is not counted as a massed rail transport within KL. You have to understand WKS only restarted the double tracking project that was cancelled by Pakatan so in effect it was Pakatan that gave the project from locals to China.
the said massed rail transport not so mass usage in daily basis.
another badly planned project, again with stations in the middle of nowhere or purposely disrupting places which never needes one anyway
Don’t blame the project planners, go ask the public why they protested MRTCorp from placing stations at ideal catchment hubs. When place here protest, place there protest, where else can they put other than less ideal locations where nobody protests but nobody will go? Good example is Bandar Utama station where they wanted to put in between BU1 & BU2 but end up beside the highway necessitating a super long corridor walkway just to reach.
Yes. Malaysians are st*pid. Always complain about everything, and then when problems cant be solved thanks to their protests. They complain even louder
To extend Ampang line northward toward MRR2 and join with Gombak LRT station. Either via Jalan Genting Kelang (served by trunk bus), or Jalan Sentul Pasar (served by trunk bus), Or DUKE. This complete the northern neighbourhood that become denser recently. Possible neighbourhood such as Sri Gombak, Greenwood, Sentul Pasar, Koperasi Polis etc.
Love it or hate it, all people will depend on it in the future.. the thing is we must lowered the corruption level and make the project in manageble scale..
Good job Perikatan Nasional. If you never invest now, you will never invest for your future. After KL is done, don’t forget Penang and JB. They also need metros.
JB doesnt need metro
We need these kind of infrastructure projects to support future growth. Can really on stupid needless skyscrapers that are good for nothing. Trx, god knows how much did they got from that stupid project. Also this doesn’t exclude the much need improvements for road, internet / cellular coverage and flood mitigation system as well. I am all in for infrastructure projects. Provide good infrastructure, people will come and invest in the country.
I was so happy to hear that MRT 3 will take place and there will be a station in Pantai Dalam . Please built the station where poor people are staying. Good job to the people who approved the project.