The display will show the proposed extension and alignment of the two LRT lines, as well as the facilities that will be provided at the proposed new stations.
Group Managing Director for Prasarana, Dato’ Idrose Mohamed said the Ampang Line LRT extension will start from the Sri Petaling station, passing through Kinrara and Puchong areas before ending at Putra Heights, covering a distance of 17.7 kilometres with 13 new stations.
Meanwhile the Kelana Jaya LRT extension will begin from Kelana Jaya station, passing through Subang Jaya and USJ, before ending at Putra Heights, covering a distance of 17 kilometres with 13 stations.
“All stations will be equipped with lifts, escalators, public telephones, suraus and public toilets. The stations will also be equipped with facilities for the Orang Kelainan Upaya (OKU) such as ramps, lifts, tactile tiles, low ticket counter and OKU toilets,” he said.
Estimated costs for the project will only be finalised after the final approval of the proposed alignment as well as the completion of the detailed design.
Initial budgets are already estimated to be around RM7 billion.
The Prasarana MD has also stressed that the funding for the extension lines will be financed by the company, possibly through the use of bonds. The project will also be incorporating an open tender system in terms of contract deals.
Prasarana is 100 percent owned by the Ministry of Finance.
Not all quarters seemed satisfied with the proposed extension lines. Last month, residents in Subang Jaya held a town hall meeting complaining that a station should have been set up in the heart of Sunway where there is a proliferation of foreign nationals as well as students.
“We have already looked into the matter, there will be a report on the possibilities of extending the line to Sunway,” explained Idrose.
He also said that there will be an announcement in November regarding a new LRT line that runs from Cheras to Damansara but declined to comment further on the topic.
It will be displayed at the following five places; Department of Railways at Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin; Kuala Lumpur City Hall building at Jalan Raja Laut; Petaling Jaya City Council building at Jalan Tengah; Subang Jaya Municipal Council building at Persiaran Perpaduan USJ5, Subang Jaya; and Shah Alam Municipal Council building at Persiaran Perbandaran in Shah Alam.
The display hours are from 9am to 5pm from Monday to Friday, and closed on weekends and public holidays.
By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal
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