By Sharen Kaur / NST Business Times - October 25, 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: The Kota Bharu Integrated Bus Station Terminal (KB Sentral) in Kelantan, valued at RM64 million, is set for completion alongside the East Coast Rail Line (ECRL) project in 2027.
As of July, the ECRL project, spanning four states—Pahang, Kelantan, Terengganu, and Selangor—was 70.13 per cent complete, according to Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook.
Perak Transit Bhd recently won the contract to develop KB Sentral for an undisclosed amount.
The contract was awarded by the Kelantan state secretary's office following an October 2 state council meeting, as stated in the company's filing with Bursa Malaysia.
Perak Transit, which also operates Terminal Meru Raya and Kampar Putra Sentral in Perak, announced that China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) will serve as the project's main contractor. Additional development conditions will be provided by state authorities in due course.
Previously, in March, Kelantan's local government, housing, health, and environment committee chairman Hilmi Abdullah noted that KB Sentral's completion timeline had been adjusted to 2027, a two-year delay from the original target.
In July 2022, the government confirmed that KB Sentral, intended to replace the temporary bus terminal in Lembah Sireh, which has been operational for over 12 years, would be completed by the end of 2025.
Hilmi explained that the state aims to synchronise KB Sentral's completion with the ECRL project, which is expected to be fully operational by 2027.
Source: https://www.nst.com.my/business/corporate/2024/10/1125335/kelantans-kb-sentral-terminal-open-concurrently-ecrl
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