RM12bil double-track project 8% done
By Zulkifly Mohamad
The Star Wednesday June 25, 2008
BUTTERWORTH: The RM12.485bil electrified double track project from Ipoh to Padang Besar which commenced in January is now 8% complete.
An MMC-Gamuda JV Project spokesman said to date, 160km of the total 329km stretch of the project had been opened for works. (ส่งมอบพื้นที่ได้ 160 กม. จาก 329 กม.)
He said presently, the joint-venture partners for the project were actively involved in six major works.
They include utility works such as relocating gas pipelines, water pipes and electricity cables. Works are also in progress to install fibre-optics for telecommunications facilities along the double tracks and stations, he said. (มหกรรมย้ายท่อ)
He said works to build two double-barrel tunnels in Bukit Berapit with a distance of 3.3km and 330m for the other tunnel in Larut had begun.
(เจาะอุโมงค์คู่แห่งใหม่ที่ บูกิตเบราพิต ข้างหนึ่งยาว 3300 เมตร อีกข้างยาว 330 เมตร)
Various soil treatment methods are being carried out at all opened locations while earth and drainage works are also in full swing at such locations.
The earthworks include ground levelling, cut and fill, land removal and preparation of access roads, he added.
MMC-Gamuda JV Project has been given 60 months to deliver the project on Jan 7, 2013. They received the Letter of Award from the Government on Dec 13, last year, and took possession of the site on Jan 8. (ต้องทำให้เสร็จใน 5 ปี)
The spokesman said work to build land viaduct at Bukit Mertajam in Penang and marine viaduct at Bukit Merah in Perak was progressing as scheduled. สร้างสะพานหอสูงที่บูกิตเมตายัม และ บูกิตเมเราะห์
The double-tracking main line would cover a distance of 171km from Ipoh to Butterworth while the Kedah line, from Bukit Mertajam to Padang Besar in Perlis, would stretch 158km.
It is touted as the single largest and one of the most expensive construction projects in the country and would create more than 100,000 jobs for the people in Perak, Penang, Kedah and Perlis.
Two million pieces of pre-cast concrete sleepers, 1.5mil tonnes of cement and 400,000 tonnes of steel are required to build the entire railway line.
Gamuda group managing director Datuk Lin Yun Ling was quoted as saying that the agreement with the government was one lump sum over the five-year span.
We are hedging on the prices of building materials, so even if prices are volatile, we will not gain or lose, he said.
Posted: 11/07/2008 5:08 pm Post subject: ความเห็นเอกชนเรื่องรางคู่ติดระบบรถไฟฟ้า Gemas - Padang Besar
Double-tracking rail project to cost RM23b (23000 ล้านริงกิต -> 230000 บาทไทย
Bernama -Thursday, 10 July 2008
The Gemas-Padang Besar electrified double-tracking rail project will cost RM22.93 billion and is expected to be completed in 2012, Transport Minister Datuk Ong Tee Keat told the Dewan Rakyat yesterday.
He said of the total, RM3.45 billion was for the construction of tracks on the Gemas-Seremban section.
The rest are for Seremban-Rawang (RM1.5 billion), Rawang-Ipoh (RM5.5 billion) and Ipoh-Padang Besar (RM12.485 bilion).
"The project will ease traffic congestion between the towns," he said when winding up the Ninth Malaysia Plan Mid-Term Review debate for the ministry.
To a question by Khairy Jamaluddin (BN-Rembau) on whether the ministry had carried out a study following claims that the project was not beneficial to the people, Ong said there was no truth to the claims.
"The project is not only to cater for the commuters' needs but also in the handling of cargo," he said.
Replying to Dr Tan Seng Giaw (DAP-Kepong) on KTM commuter services, Ong said studies showed that 93.17 per cent of train services arrived at stations not later than 15 minutes behind schedule.
He said only 3.97 per cent of those arrivals were between 15 and 30 minutes late while 0.46 per cent were between 30 and 60 minutes late, and cancellations 2.28 per cent.
Ong said there was still room for improvement and this would be done through adding extra coaches as well as periodic safety audits. ─ Bernama
Train Station upgrades. To upgrade the facilities at various train station in Tumpat, Tanah Merah, Kuala Krai, Gua Musang, Merapoh, Kuala Lipis & Jerantut.
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