Monday, September 14, 2009

Subang Jaya LRT Project - Ready in 3 Years

An Announcement by Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad (SPNB) regarding the proposed extension of the Kelana Jaya LRT Line to Subang Jaya / Putra Heights ( Derived from New Straits Times 1Klassifieds - September 10, 2009).



The documents will be displayed for Public Inspection from 15 September 2009 till 14 December 2009 at City Hall headquarters, Shah Alam City Council, Petaling Jaya City Council and Subang Jaya Municipal Council; SPNB invites subsequent comments or objections to the proposed project on or before 14 December 2009.

The conditional railway scheme was approved on Aug 25 but the final decision, including the alignment of tracks, will only be made after getting input from the public display. The extension project comprises a 17km track for the Kelana Jaya line and 17.7km for the Ampang line.

SPNB are also putting in place multi-storey carparks at 12 of the stations to cater to the increasing number of commuters expected to double from the present 170,000 and 180,000 commuters daily for the Ampang and Kelana Jaya line, respectively. Each car park building will be able to accommodate between 1,200 and 1,500 cars at any one time. To cater to this increase, 35 sets of four-car trains and 13 sets of six car-trains will also be purchased.



If all goes as planned, commuters can look forward to the completion of the proposed extension of both the Kelana Jaya and Ampang Line light rail transit (LRT) lines in three years. The project was expected to cost around RM7 billion.

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