Saturday, 11 March 2017 KUALA LUMPUR: Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) has awarded RM2.73 billion worth of construction works for the MRT Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya (SSP) Line. The contracts involve three viaduct packages and one station package for the public rail system. In a statement yesterday, MRT …
Read More »Kuala Lumpur MRT project: Windfall property owners
Existence of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang (SBK MRT) like a windfall to property owners when property values in the surrounding areas increased between 10 and 30 percent. Property developer Datuk Seri Lim Keng Cheng said the MRT project was the most significant impact, especially areas that are within a radius …
Read More »Mudajaya Group Bhd awarded MRT Line 2 job
Tuesday, 20 December 2016 PETALING JAYA: Construction company Mudajaya Group Bhd has been awarded a contract to build a viaduct gateway and other associated works worth RM558.64mil for the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT) Line 2 project. The contract was given to the company’s wholly owned subsidiary Mudajaya Corp …
Read More »The new MRT will improve road safety
Saturday, 17 December 2016 PETALING JAYA: Experts are of the view that the Sg Buloh-Kajang (SBK) MRT line will help ease road congestion, improve road safety and gradually enhance connectivity in the country. Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research director-general Prof Dr Wong Shaw Voon said the MRT was the …
Read More »Transport Minister hopes for 90 seconds MRT frequency
Thursday, 15 December 2016 PUTRAJAYA: Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai hopes that the frequency of the Mass Rapid Transit train service in the Klang Valley can be increased to every 90 seconds. During his recent working visit to Moscow, he was very impressed with the underground Mass Rapid …
Read More »Tun Mahathir takes wife on MRT date
Tuesday, 5 September 2017 : Former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his wife, Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali, did not miss out on the opportunity to try out the latest public transit facility, Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) during the recent holiday season. Casually Mahathir was also seen capturing …
Read More »Singapore Woodleigh MRT station closed after suspicious package found
Tuesday, 18 April 2017 SINGAPORE: The Woodleigh MRT Station in Singapore was closed Tuesday due to a security incident. The republic’s police said in an update on Facebook a short while later that they were investigating a suspicious package found at the station. A Civil Defence Force Hazmat team is …
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