Having stated its intention to develop a multi-tiered automated rapid transit (ART) system in Johor Bahru in order to address traffic congestion in the city, the Johor state government is now preparing to submit a proposal to the federal government for the project to be green-lighted, the Malay Mail reports.
According to state executive councillor Lee Ting Han, the state will evaluate the proposal before sending it to the transport and economy ministries. “The state government will be submitting a proposal to the federal government about the establishment of an elevated ART. It will be discussed and approved at the state level during the weekly Johor executive council meeting before it is submitted,” he said.
Lee said that the state is anticipating increased traffic once the Rapid Transit System Link (RTS Link) starts operating in about three years. “The RTS Link is able to transport 10,000 passengers per hour per direction, so we are forecasting a high volume of people traveling between Johor and Singapore daily. If each of them takes their own private vehicle, it will be severely congested in the Johor Baru city centre. We must find a way to disperse the crowd and the elevated ART is a good mode to do so,” he said.
Lee said the ART system has been successfully implemented in numerous countries and highlighted its upcoming implementation in Kuching. He said that a team from Johor visited Sarawak to study the feasibility and proposal procedures for the project, and the insights gleaned from the visit will be incorporated into the state government’s submission to the federal government.
As for the proposed routes for the elevated ART system, Lee said that the state intends to utilise the existing alignment of the Iskandar Malaysia Bus Rapid Transit (IMBRT) project, which was announced in 2018 and uses dedicated busways to serve key areas. The choice of utilising the IMBRT alignment would save costs, as it would utilise partially acquired land along the routes.
“So, we are proposing an elevated ART that follows the IMBRT alignment as the land acquisition along the routes has been done partially. Once we receive the federal approvals, we can start work as soon as possible because the clock is ticking. If we do not plan it (properly), we will be choking up the city centre,” he said.
The ART is classed as a medium-capacity transit system for urban passenger transport, which allows for higher passenger capacity at a lower cost of implementation compare to light-rail systems, and will run on clean sources of energy such as electricity or hydrogen.
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Just increase fuel prices, toll rate and implement SG style COE to reduce congestion, no need to waste tax payers money
Tengah tengah jalan divider tu ada tempat tapi nak juga pilih makan jalan raya. Bodoh punya planning
Awake tak baca ke dia tulis ‘elevated’
Baik gi check mata kau. Which part looks elevated. Even my bicycle is elevated with all 4 tires based on your tiny brain. Lol
Dia dah bina ke? Dah ada detailed drawing ke? Mana awak tau takde elevated
Graduan skola bawa pokok
The most needed place for LRT/MRT are PG & JB
For airport upgrading PG & KB.
Pastuh wat kt tgh2 jalan hiwat iskandar, kete x leh guna lane tu x memasal jalan sesak x learn from experience ker? Sblm ni dh wat, byk menyusah, org iskandar mna naik bas?
Check mata kau sndiri la, planning sendiri tulis elevated. Gambar tu sekadar contoh la
This is interesting trend we are seeing in Penang, Johor and Sarawak. States are taking initiative to improve public transport and infrastructure. No longer dependent on federal government to plan and lead development in their respective state.
Now we have more technically competent ppl looking to improve their states