PETALING JAYA: The
feasibility study of the third light rail transit (LRT 3) line connecting
Kelana Jaya to Klang through Shah Alam is expected to be completed by the end
of next month and the project is expected to cost between RM8bil and RM9bil,
said a source close to the matter.
“This will translate into
about RM230mil per km on average to cater to the most populated and industrialised
cities in Selangor.
“Looking at the environment
now, where the Government is pushing towards the development of public rail
infrastructure networks, it should receive the green light soon.
“After the feasibility
study by Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd is completed, it will then go to the
relevant authority for approval.
“And this will be good news
for the people in Shah Alam and Klang as well as contractors involved in the
ongoing RM7bil LRT extension of the Ampang and Kelana Jaya line to bid for more
jobs,” the source told StarBiz.
Some of the main stations,
according to the source, would be Glenmarie, Stadium Shah Alam, i-City, UiTM,
Bandar Baru Klang, South Port and Bandar Sultan Sulaiman.
“There are several route
options being proposed and this LRT 3 is going to be connected to the Kelana
Jaya line and the mass rapid transit line.
“The LRT 3 is going to be 30km to 34km in
length with projected ridership of 22,000 passengers per hour per direction,”
he said.
As of 2010, Shah Alam has a total population
of 216,000 while Klang has 909,500 people.
Currently, the Greater Kuala Lumpur region is
witnessing the ongoing construction of the RM23bil Sungai Buloh-Kajang MRT
project undertaken by MRT Corp and its project delivery partner, a joint
venture between Gamuda Bhd and MMC Corp Bhd.
The line with 31 stations serves a corridor
with an estimated population of 1.2 million people.
Meanwhile, Prasarana’s LRT extensions of the
Kelana Jaya and Ampang line with additional 13 stations for each line will be
fully completed by June 2015.
The extension of the Kelana Jaya and Ampang
line will see the construction of 17km of elevated tracks extending from Kelana
Jaya station to Putra Heights and another 17.7km track from Sri Petaling
station to Putra Heights.
The Kelana Jaya line extension will increase
passenger capacity up to 98,000 during peak hours, while the extended Ampang
line can cater to 79,800 passengers.
Upon completion, the two lines will connect
at the Putra Heights station, forming a complete rail system in the Klang
Valley.
STAR, October 21, 2013
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