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BN government takes three years to listen to BRT proposal

Bogota’s BRT success story was blogged in my blog in late 2008, http://www.nkkhoo.com/2008/12/29/low-cost-alternative-to-lrtmrt-in-cities/

Frankly speaking, I should be hired to run SPAD, not the senile ex-Minister.

BRT with 1/10 of MRT cost should be established first to alleviate acute traffic congestion in Klang Valley.

Lim Guan Eng is not better than Syed Hamid when it comes to stupidity on transport solutions.

Overcoming public transport toughest hurdle

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/4/19/business/11133509&sec=

THE journey towards building a much better public transportation system in the Greater Klang Valley is underway.

More modern buses, train cars and increased frequency of modes of public transport have all led to a rise in ridership among Malaysians who have started to rely on using such avenues to travel around the sprawling city.

Work on the My Rapid Transit (MRT) has kicked off and this year, more initiatives will be rolled out to improve the public transportation system in the Klang Valley.

This year, the commission will be rolling out a bus rapid transit (BRT) system than aims to connect Klang with Kuala Lumpur by plying the Federal Highway. The BRT will help to move more people faster along the roads and supplement the absence of a rail system [...]

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KL MRT: Another giant cash cow for UMNO cronies

Good news is KL folks are going to have a new MRT, be ready in the next decade or so.

Bad news is we Malaysians have to foot astronomical bill due to rent-seeking and black box tender process.

Be prepared to add 30% mark-up price on MRT project cost, and the actual mark-up price can be as high as RM10 billion.

I hope you understand mark-up price which is equivalent to money stolen from the taxpayers and go privately into pocket of UMNO goons.

Besides billions cost overrun, KL MRT is another legal vehicle to grab land bank from the owners for UMNO cronies.

Below is a sketchy plan on MRT project I found in the internet.

Under the RM43bil MRT project, there will be two major routes from “Kepong to Cheras”, “Damansara to Serdang” and another important route that will connecting up all the networks and circling around the Kuala Lumpur City Centre.

Here are the estimated total project values for the future public transport plan in Malaysia:

RM7 billion – For Light Rail Transit (LRT) extension works RM36 billion – For Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system construction and design RM2 billion – For MRT station [...]