By Sharen Kaur
Published in NST on July 30, 2013
THE chief of Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd says the construction cost for both the Ampang and Kelana Jaya light rail transit (LRT) line extensions will stay within the RM8 billion budget.
Group managing director Datuk Shahril Mokhtar told Business Times that the cost will not exceed RM8 billion although the project will be delayed by more than a year.
Prasarana has always said it is spending some RM7 billion on the extension of both the Kelana Jaya and Ampang LRT rail networks.
"We have always budgeted RM8 billion as the total cost for the LRT line extensions. Tenders were carried out on a competitive basis and that added to cost savings," Shahril said.
He said the line extension was originally scheduled to be completed in 2014 but faced a setback due to issues relating to land acquisition in Puchong and other matters, which have been ongoing for more than 12 months.
The disputed land is located within the approved alignment at Lebuhraya Damansara-Puchong (LDP) next to SRJK (T) Castlefield and squatter houses there.
"The school board is refusing to allow us to pass through the edge of the school field and we have been negotiating for more than 12 months now. No solution has been reached," Shahril said.
The other issues include the relocation of squatter houses at Station 9 in Puchong and concerns raised by residents in Subang and Shah Alam.
However, he said both the matters have been resolved.
Shahril said the relocation works for utitilies such as Telekom Malaysia, Tenaga Nasional and Syabas, and the late award of contracts to some companies, have also contributed to the project delay.
"The relocation works were supposed to have been completed 12 months ago. It is now close to 90 per cent completed. There was also a delay by more than 12 months with regards to the award of contracts by the Finance Ministry.
"As of now, we have awarded more than 95 per cent of the contracts for both the lines. All parties involved will have to play catch-up game," he said.
The Kelana Jaya line will pass through 13 new stations, including Subang Jaya and USJ, before ending at Putra Heights, covering a distance of 17km.
The Ampang line extension will stretch to Putra Heights with a 17.7km of elevated track and passing through high-density residential areas such as Sri Petaling, Bandar Kinrara and Puchong, with 11 new stations.
Published in NST on July 30, 2013
THE chief of Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd says the construction cost for both the Ampang and Kelana Jaya light rail transit (LRT) line extensions will stay within the RM8 billion budget.
Group managing director Datuk Shahril Mokhtar told Business Times that the cost will not exceed RM8 billion although the project will be delayed by more than a year.
Prasarana has always said it is spending some RM7 billion on the extension of both the Kelana Jaya and Ampang LRT rail networks.
"We have always budgeted RM8 billion as the total cost for the LRT line extensions. Tenders were carried out on a competitive basis and that added to cost savings," Shahril said.
He said the line extension was originally scheduled to be completed in 2014 but faced a setback due to issues relating to land acquisition in Puchong and other matters, which have been ongoing for more than 12 months.
The disputed land is located within the approved alignment at Lebuhraya Damansara-Puchong (LDP) next to SRJK (T) Castlefield and squatter houses there.
"The school board is refusing to allow us to pass through the edge of the school field and we have been negotiating for more than 12 months now. No solution has been reached," Shahril said.
The other issues include the relocation of squatter houses at Station 9 in Puchong and concerns raised by residents in Subang and Shah Alam.
However, he said both the matters have been resolved.
Shahril said the relocation works for utitilies such as Telekom Malaysia, Tenaga Nasional and Syabas, and the late award of contracts to some companies, have also contributed to the project delay.
"The relocation works were supposed to have been completed 12 months ago. It is now close to 90 per cent completed. There was also a delay by more than 12 months with regards to the award of contracts by the Finance Ministry.
"As of now, we have awarded more than 95 per cent of the contracts for both the lines. All parties involved will have to play catch-up game," he said.
The Kelana Jaya line will pass through 13 new stations, including Subang Jaya and USJ, before ending at Putra Heights, covering a distance of 17km.
The Ampang line extension will stretch to Putra Heights with a 17.7km of elevated track and passing through high-density residential areas such as Sri Petaling, Bandar Kinrara and Puchong, with 11 new stations.
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