The government has finally given the greenlight for the Light Rail Transit Line 3 (LRT3) to continue at a total cost of RM16.6 billion, including interest payments during construction, land acquisition costs and other costs.
The implementation concept of the project, however, will be remodelled to a fixed price contract from a project delivery partner.
In a Bursa Malaysia filing, George Kent (Malaysia) Bhd revealed that the government had informed MRCB George Kent Sdn Bhd of the decision via a letter dated 16 October.
The revised deal comes after the government had recently announced that it would review an earlier plan to retender the underground works contract for MRT2, reported The Sun Daily.
Meanwhile, LRT3 project director Patrick Hwang Chee Leong has confirmed that the land clearing along the Federal Highway in Shah Alam is being conducted to facilitate the construction of the LRT line and two stations – Sirim and UiTM, reported The Star.
The Sirim station, however, was cancelled even as the land is being cleared due to cost-optimisation exercise mandated by the Finance Ministry.
“It will now be a provisional station for the future. We were doing site clearance and earth works there, but construction activities for the station have already been put on hold because of the cost-optimisation initiative,” explained Hwang.
The land clearing on the other side of the road (Klang-bound) was for the construction of a covered elevated pedestrian bridge connecting the carpark across the Federal Highway to the Sirim station.
But since the station project has been put on hold, construction activities for the bridge and the carpark have also been shelved.
Prasarana is currently waiting for further instructions on the next step to take for the cleared land.
Image sourced from The Star
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