changed from mrt3 to mrt2 quite some time liao.
think matrade cannot wait for mrt3 sibeh too long and
may screw up the whole development.

but after the jib kor report. see still ada at mrt2 line route boh... i think high chansi will still remain there.

PETALING JAYA: The aligment of the second Mass Rapid Transit line 2 (MRT2) has caused confusion among the officials and industry executives in the construction and transportation sector.

In the Budget 2015 unveiled last Friday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced that the MRT2 project, to cost an estimated RM23bil, would be from Selayang to Putrajaya and work would start next year.

The MRT2 project is something that has been discussed over the past one year. But according to the master plan, it was supposed to start in Sungai Buloh, where the MRT depot is being built, and end in Putrajaya.

“Industry officials are perplexed over the alignment from Selayang to Putrajaya. If the line is to start from Selayang, this means the present Sungai Buloh depot will have excess capacity,” said an official close to the MRT1 project.

The 56km MRT Line 2 was the second biggest infrastructure project following RM27bil Pan-Borneo Highway that stretches 1,633km across Sarawak and Sabah announced in the Budget 2015.

But very few expected the Prime Minister to include the project as part of the Budget 2015 considering that the Government was cutting back on spending to ensure the Federal Government deficit meets the 3% target next year.

The Sungai Buloh depot and station is regarded as probably the largest in South-East Asia and is designed at a cost to have the capacity and support the convergence of two MRT lines.

“We are surprised it’s not Sungai Buloh to Putrajaya. The Sungai Buloh depot is being built to include maintenance depot, operation and control buildings for two MRT lines and their rolling stocks.

“MRT Line 1 will be operated by more than 50 train sets and I expect MRT Line 2 should have the same number of train sets as well. That is the capacity for the Sungai Buloh depot.

“If the plan is unchanged, another depot will probably be built in Selayang or Putrajaya,” a source said.

The MRT2 project is expected to take five years to be completed, inclusive of pre-advanced works such as land acquisition and moving of utilities.

“The announcement is timely,” he said.

The Sungai Buloh depot is currently being constructed at a cost of RM459.9mil on 65ha at the Rubber Research Institute site.

The contract, which was awarded to Trans Resources Corp Sdn Bhd (TRC) in May 2012, is expected to be completed by first quarter of 2016.

TRC’s scope of work will include the Sungai Buloh maintenance depot, operation and control buildings, external works and other associated works.

Mass Rapid Transit Corp Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) chief executive officer Datuk Wira Azhar Abdul Hamid was previously quoted as saying that the development of line 2 that is proposed to be from Sungai Buloh to Putrajaya should start as soon as possible, according to a StarBiz report on May 24.

Azhar added that the development of line 2 should begin as soon as the civil works for line 1 are completed.

The first MRT line from Sungai Buloh to Kajang is about 50% to nearing completion and most of the civil works are expected to be completed during the course of next year.

The MRT Line 1 runs for 51km and, upon completion, will have 31 stations serving 1.2 million commuters with links to existing public transport systems.

The MRT Line 1 project recently drew attention when an accident near Sungai Buloh caused the deaths of three foreign workers. Following the incident, Azhar announced his resignation from MRT Corp on Aug 19, just hours after visiting the site.

Nevertheless, MRT Corp’s board of directors had on Aug 27 decided not to consider his resignation at this juncture, as they had evaluated Azhar’s performance since he became CEO.

The whole MRT project is proposed to include three lines where the last one is a circle alignment running around the Kuala Lumpur City Centre.

Just want to ask if the final alignment of MRT2 already annouce?

According to my job mate...transfer from Gamuda land to kvmrt pdp section....line still start from sg buluh.

According to my job mate...transfer from Gamuda land to kvmrt pdp section....line still start from sg buluh.

NST

SPAD will propose to Govt ‘spur line’ for MRT2
Monday, 20 October 2014
By: SHARIDAN M. ALI

 
PETALING JAYA: The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) is proposing to the Government that the upcoming Mass Rapid Transit line 2 (MRT2) would need a spur line between Sungai Buloh and Selayang.

Last week, StarBiz highlighted the alignment issue of the MRT2 that has caused confusion among the officials and industry executives in the construction and transportation sector.

Responding to this matter, SPAD chief executive officer Mohd Nur Kamal told StarBiz that the commission was putting forward to the Government that a spur line would be needed to connect Sungai Buloh and Selayang.

“This spur line plan is expected to be finalised in two weeks. A spur line is usually a shorter line attached to the main line of the MRT,” he said.

In the recent Budget 2015, it was announced that the MRT2 project, costing an estimated RM23bil, would be from Selayang to Putrajaya and work will start next year.

But according to the master plan, it was supposed to start in Sungai Buloh, where the MRT depot is being built, and end in Putrajaya.

The Sungai Buloh depot is regarded as possibly the largest in South-East Asia and designed at a cost to have the capacity and support the convergence of two MRT lines.

The Sungai Buloh depot is being constructed at a cost of RM459.9mil on 65ha at the Rubber Research Institute site.

The contract, which was awarded to Trans Resources Corp Sdn Bhd (TRC) in May 2012, is expected to be completed by first quarter of 2016.

Mohd Nur explained that a spur line would ensure a convergence of the two lines in Sungai Buloh.

“We wanted this issue to be finalised as soon as possible so that we can work on the rest of the alignment to carry on with the three-month public display to get responses from the public on the whole alignment of MRT2,” he said.

The timing of the MRT2 rollout is crucial to ensure seamless and uninterrupted continuity of the availability of contractors to deploy their workforce and machinery used in MRT Line 1 to Line 2.

The development of Line 2 should begin as soon as the civil works for Line 1 are completed. Completion of the civil works will take the whole of next year.

The 56km MRT2 project is expected to take five years to be completed.

The first MRT line from Sungai Buloh to Kajang is about 50% close to completion. Most of the civil works are expected to be completed during the course of next year.

The MRT Line 1 runs for 51km and, upon completion, will have 31 stations serving 1.2 million commuters .

The whole MRT project is proposed to include three lines where the last one is a circle alignment running around the Kuala Lumpur City Centre.
If this proposal is approved, confirm there will be at least a MRT station in Selayang.

Can't believe they are still talking about proposing a spur line between Selayang and Sg buloh. You mean SPAD was totally uninformed that master plan was changed such that Sg buloh is no longer in the picture? SPAD has to find out the plan in the Budget?

wonder to know which part of serdang get the station

high chansi near serdang ktm station.
can interchange with ktm and jalan kaki to the mines.

u think or u wish?

Gamuda Berhad (“Gamuda”) wishes to announce that it had on 28 October 2014 received a letter from Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd, appointing a joint venture company to be established between MMC Corporation Berhad and Gamuda as the PDP for the implementation of the KVMRT: Sungai Buloh – Serdang – Putrajaya Line/Line 2 Project.

The terms and conditions of PDP’s appointment will be contained in a project delivery partner agreement to be negotiated and agreed.

Gamuda will make the appropriate announcement to Bursa Malaysia as and when there is a material development in relation to the Line 2 Project.

This announcement is dated 29 October 2014.

Wow. KVMRT: Sungai Buloh – Serdang – Putrajaya Line/Line 2 

wonder from which source u get this?