The LRT3 Shah Alam Line‘s opening might be delayed to end-2025, if a report by The Star is to be believed. The English-language each day sighted a memo wherein Prasarana Malaysia president and CEO Amir Hamdan expressed hope that there could be no extra delays in order that the challenge can open for service in December.
“God keen, the challenge will enter right into a vital part known as the fault-free run (FFR) on August 25. We pray that this take a look at will go easily as deliberate with no extra delays in order that we are able to full the challenge in time for launch,” Amir mentioned.
Transport minister Anthony Loke mentioned on July 30 in a written parliamentary reply that LRT3 was 99.21% full as of July 10. Nonetheless, Prasarana mentioned on social media on July 25 that the trains could be “examined round the clock” till October 31 – a month after the focused September 30 opening date. This submit was amended to take away the date after The Star ran an August 4 story concerning the delay.
The 37-km line will function 25 stations from Bandar Utama to Johan Setia, with interchanges at Bandar Utama (Kajang MRT) and Glenmarie (Kelana Jaya LRT). It has been subjected to varied adjustments for the reason that 2018 authorities change, largely to do with down-scaling and cost-cutting.
The MRCB-George Kent JV was appointed challenge supply associate (PDP) in 2015. Following the jettisoning of the PDP mannequin for a fixed-price turnkey contract in November 2018, the contractor was rebranded Setia Utama LRT3. The Star understands that the FFR delays this yr had been brought on by a number of points, most notably to do with the combination of signalling, communications and electrification.
Later this week, the primary of the 22 trains should full 4,000 km of testing with out faults; the remaining should do a minimum of 2,000 km every. Every practice should additionally be capable of journey all the size of the road in an hour or much less at a most of six minutes’ headway, which is required to maneuver 18,630 passengers per hour per course.
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