The overall rate of progress of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project has reached over 56 % as of November, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.
He said the progress of the mega project is in line with the project's completion schedule from Kota Bharu, Kelantan to the Gombak Integrated Terminal in December 2026.
The ECRL is scheduled to be operational in January 2027.
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He said the progress of the mega project is in line with the project's completion schedule from Kota Bharu, Kelantan to the Gombak Integrated Terminal in December 2026.
The ECRL is scheduled to be operational in January 2027.
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00:00 The overall rate of progress of the East Coast Rail Link project has reached over 56% as of November.
00:07 Transport Minister Anthony Loeb said the progress of the MECA project
00:11 is in line with the project's completion schedule from Kota Bharu, Klantar,
00:15 to the Gomba Integrated Terminal in December 2026.
00:19 He said the project has entered a new phase of construction early this year,
00:23 involving the installation of flyover beams and the construction of the train stations and depots.
00:29 Soon, the ECRL project will involve the construction of the electrification,
00:34 signalling and telecommunication systems for the operation of the passenger and cargo trains.
00:40 The ECRL is scheduled to be operational in January 2027.
00:45 When the project is ready, it will not only help to bring passengers
00:52 to solve issues from the long journey from the East Coast to Kuala Lumpur,
00:57 but it will also help to develop the industry, tourism and rural areas in the East Coast.
01:05 This is a very important project for us,
01:08 and the Ministry of Transport will continue to play a key role in ensuring that the project is ready to be completed.
01:17 Loeb said this at the ceremony to install the first ECRL track
01:21 at the Section 10 ECRL station site in Gebeng Pahang on Monday.
01:26 He said so far 23,000 workers are involved in carrying out work at 1,900 construction sites
01:33 along the alignment while 26 tunnels have been excavated through the use of drill and blast methods.
01:40 The young Depertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Riayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah,
01:46 who was accompanied by the Raja Pemaisuri Agong, Tunku Aziza Aminah Maimuna Iskandar Ria,
01:52 officiated the ceremony to install the first ECRL track.
01:57 For more information, visit www.fema.gov.uk/covid19.