The government says that ongoing public transport projects, including the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), have not been affected by the weakening of the ringgit and remain on track as planned.
According to transport minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong, the costs involved in such contracts have been fixed from the start, so the value of the ringgit will not have a significant impact on these projects, The Star reports.
He said the ECRL project was already more than 30% into its development and and was on track to reach the target of 37% by the end of the year and meet its Jan 1, 2027 completion date. He added that there were 1,076 project sites of various sizes in the ECRL that are running concurrently.
Wee said other public transport projects like the MRT3 Circle Line, which was still in the tendering process, as well as the Gemas-Johor Baru Electrified Double Track project and Johor Baru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link were also ongoing.
“The RTS Link is more than 20% completed overall. I will be having a discussion with the Singapore government in the next one or two days to talk about the technical issues of the project. Things that fall under the bilateral agreement of the project such as the relocation of public utilities board services will also be discussed,” he said.
Wee said the RTS Link was on track for completion by Dec 31, 2026, with the service expected to begin operations on Jan 1, 2027. The cross-border rail service between the Malaysia station in Bukit Chagar, JB and Singapore station at Woodlands North, will have a capacity of up to 10,000 passengers per hour per direction and a journey time of about five minutes between the two stations.
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Overpriced sure can cover
Else can hide budget elsewhere
I pity our hardworking transport minister Dr WeeKS. They just can’t please all these picky people can they.
Give them a brand new highway and they said it is a failure of public transportation.
Continue on public transportation works and they said it is overpriced.
Perhaps a cheaper option for Dr WeeKS and the Government would be to give these naysayers a bullock cart FREE and let them sort out their mode of transportation. If they still want to complain, the firing range is open season all year long.
Yup. If there is ever a chance for MCA to be given back the position of Finance Minister, even for just a term, Dr Wee is the right man for the job. Like KJ, they are the new face of BN that can perform.
Macam tak lojik je.
Worst MOT puppet in history
You haven’t met Anthony Loke then, the worst MOT ever in the history of Malaysia aka Mr Fancy Plate Salesman No1.
I took the SUKE highway 2x and on both occasions I saw motorists stopping to take photos. They not only pose a danger to their own selves but to others too. This driver needs to have his license revoked to be taught a lesson
1st time I see wrongly post like in whatsapp but on paultan hahahaa
buy european or japanese trains la, since our currency is actually stronger than those
Europe was our colonial masters, Japan was our last invading belligerent nation. Why should we support these 2 entities that built their empires off the back of those lesser people?
Buy Brazilian trains, both us share the same history of colonialism and level of economy, so we should help each other.
brazilian real is stronger than ringgit
weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee… spend like there’s no tomorrow… just make sure our RM don’t become ‘duit pisang’ one day enough d
Stupid comment. It is these times when US Govt are pulling back that spending from the Federal Govt such as these will dig us out of an economic recession.