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| Snaking its way to Klang |
PETALING JAYA (12 May 2014): Syarikat Prasarana Negara (SPN) has completed the feasibility study on the third light rail transit line (LRT 3) covering 36km from Bandar Utama in Damansara to Klang,
Apparently, SPN had submitted the study and recommendations to the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) for the construction of the new LRT line recently.
Chances are good that “the Government will give the go-ahead for the project as this line will cover some important areas of Selangor. It comes to RM250mil per km – all inclusive except for land acquisition cost,” StarBiz was told.
SPAD will review and approve the feasibility study.
“If approved, work could begin as early as the first quarter of next year,” said a source.
The LRT 3 would start in Bandar Utama and intersect with the mass rapid transport system and go on to Centre Point before cutting across to Kelana Jaya.
“The Bandar Utama MRT station will be a transportation hub in that part of Selangor,” said the source.
Prasarana group managing director Datuk Seri Shahril Mokhtar was previously quoted as saying that Shah Alam was in dire need of the LRT service and it was acknowledged by the Government. He said the plan had been incorporated into the Klang Valley Public Transport Masterplan.
