The Malay Mail (Sat); The trains Klang Valley commuters have been waiting for to alleviate their misery will be delayed — yet again.
Word from transport industry sources is that planned additional lines and stations for the light rail train (LRT) network is now projected to be ready only in 2013 — three years later than originally planned.
“While the public would be let down by this revelation, the truth is that funding is the major problem,” an industry source told Malay Mail yesterday.
It is learnt that Syarikat Prasarana Nasional Bhd (SBNB), the wholly owned government company (under Ministry of Finance Inc) set up to run key public transport companies, is facing difficulty sourcing the estimated RM5 billion for the 32km project.
The extensions to the existing Kelana Jaya-Gombak and Sri Petaling-Ampang lines were supposed to be ready by 2010, and were later delayed to 2011, the source said.
With the latest developments, the projected 700,000 daily commuters will have to wait till 2013 for the extended network to come on line.
Word from transport industry sources is that planned additional lines and stations for the light rail train (LRT) network is now projected to be ready only in 2013 — three years later than originally planned.
“While the public would be let down by this revelation, the truth is that funding is the major problem,” an industry source told Malay Mail yesterday.
It is learnt that Syarikat Prasarana Nasional Bhd (SBNB), the wholly owned government company (under Ministry of Finance Inc) set up to run key public transport companies, is facing difficulty sourcing the estimated RM5 billion for the 32km project.
The extensions to the existing Kelana Jaya-Gombak and Sri Petaling-Ampang lines were supposed to be ready by 2010, and were later delayed to 2011, the source said.
With the latest developments, the projected 700,000 daily commuters will have to wait till 2013 for the extended network to come on line.
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