LRT Mutiara Line – OwhYes !

21AugAugust 21, 2025

Revised RM16.8bil ceiling for LRT Mutiara Line reflects market conditions, not cost escalation, MRT Corp clarifies

KUALA LUMPUR: MRT Corp clarified on Thursday (Aug 21) that the budget ceiling for the LRT Mutiara Line project has been set at RM16.8bil, stressing that the figure reflects current market conditions and not uncontrolled cost escalation. The company said the original estimate for the Penang LRT Bayan Lepas Project in 2016 was RM10bil, based on...

By James LimmalaysiaAllocation, Ceiling, Cost Escalation, LRT Mutiara Line, Market Conditions, MRT Corp, Penang, Tan Teik Cheng0 CommentsRead more...

13JanJanuary 13, 2025

QuickCheck: Did Penang have a tram service in the past?

SATURDAY (Jan 11) marks a new chapter in Penang's history as Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has just officiated the groundbreaking ceremony of Penang's much anticipated Mutiara Line Light Rail Transit (LRT). However, what few fail to realise is that the island once had a rich tapestry of public transport options to serve its people. Did...

By James Limmalaysia, NewsElectric Trams Penang, LRT Mutiara Line, Penang Public Transport History, Penang Trams, Penang Trolleybuses, QuickCheck, StarVerified, True Or Not0 CommentsRead more...

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