Rapid KL LRT - Line Extension

[nazrey]

Soil tests for Subang LRT
February 16, 2009



Initial soil testing has begun along the proposed route of the Subang Light Rail Transit (LRT).

Subang residents have been seeing earthworks being done along Persiaran Jengka and Persiaran Kewajipan over the past one week.

The tests are being conducted along Persiaran Jengka at SS17 and along the dividers between SS18 and SS14; and at the junction of Persiaran Kewajipan-USJ2.

Subang Jaya Municipal Council president Datuk Adnan Md Ikshan confirmed that the council had given permission to the contractors to carry out soil tests.

“They are just carrying out soil tests along the stretch.”

Asked if that was an indication that the LRT extension project had been given the green light, he replied: “The LRT project has not been approved yet.”

As announced last year when Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi tabled the Budget 2009 proposals, this new link will complement the existing LRT route from Kelana Jaya and connect with the Ampang line via Putra Heights and Puchong.

Twelve new stations along a 15km stretch will start from the Kelana Jaya station and pass through Subang to Puchong.

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[bobdikl]

Originally Posted by nazrey

Soil tests for Subang LRT

WoW..I didn't know they are finally taking real action on..

[travellator]

KL light rail on track for upgrade
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — The first upgrade of Kuala Lumpur's urban transport network is set to take off, with two firms hired to come up with designs to extend the city's two light rail systems by 16km.

The government has set the firms an August deadline, after which construction work is expected to begin.

Sources said that two months ago, Syarikat Prasarana Negara, a government agency that oversees national urban transport, awarded design contracts to HSS Integrated and Minconsult, two of Malaysia's largest civil engineering consultancies.

The management side of the project is said to have been awarded to Opus, a state-owned company in the United Engineers group.

The contracts will kick-start Malaysia's largest infrastructure project in recent years - a RM6 billion job that should help reflate the country's shrinking economy.

In addition, another RM1 billion will be needed to buy additional rolling stock from Bombardier of France.

The funds are not part of the recently announced stimulus package — they are expected to be raised through a bond offer by Syarikat Prasarana.

The project stops short of an original plan that called for a new 40km line connecting the new suburb of Kota Damansara with Cheras, one of KL's oldest and most populated suburbs.

Sources said that this was probably due to budget constraints, as the new line was estimated to cost RM11-12 billion. Each extension will, instead, cost about RM3 billion.

HSS Integrated will do the design work on extending the Star line, which runs from Sentul in downturn KL to Desa Petaling to the south.

The extension will enlarge the network almost to Puchong, west of the city, where it will meet the Putra line, the extension of which is being designed by Minconsult.

Putra runs from Ampang in KL to Petaling Jaya to the west. The extension will take it to Subang Jaya and then around to Puchong. Each extension is expected to benefit more than a million people. — Business Times Singapore

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at last

[OshHisham]

they stop the Charas Line? what da f....

if RM12billion is expensive, then do they think this price can be reduced in the future. take the double track project which has been delayed. the cost to resume it is way more expensive.

so, better build now or you will lose more money in the future. this is an INVESTMENT. don't they know the definition of it?

[smoothcake]

that is news from singapore maa....can we trust them.... if u ask prasarana , they never had said this kind of statement..... the project is within their feasibility study....

dun worry soon enough they will announce ok...

[allurban]

Originally Posted by smoothcake

that is news from singapore maa....can we trust them.... if u ask prasarana , they never had said this kind of statement..... the project is within their feasibility study....

dun worry soon enough they will announce ok...

It was posted at the Malaysian Insider http://m.themalaysianinsider.com/ar...ack-for-upgrade too. TRANSIT has also updated their site with comments.

Cheers, m

[rizalhakim]

CIMB Research last week said IJM Corp Bhd was eyeing nine major contracts worth at least RM9.4bil in total.

Eight are domestic projects. These include the job to build a hospital in Putrajaya, two packages involving the Pahang-Selangor interstate water project, the West Coast Expressway, the new low-cost carrier terminal in Sepang, work related to the Penang Second Bridge project and upcoming contracts to extend the existing two light rail transit (LRT) lines in the Klang Valley.


Contracts to extend the existing two LRT lines in the Klang Valley are among the upcoming projects.
All these contracts are in various stages of negotiations, and tenders for some of these projects are yet to be called.

Other companies were also reported to be in the running for some of the projects being targeted by IJM. The prospective IJM job list gave some insight into the value of big domestic construction works that are in the pipeline.

Recently, WCT Bhd was reported to be in the process of finalising some RM500mil worth of jobs in Sabah.

There is also talk about a new LRT line being planned to link Kota Damansara and Cheras that is estimated to cost RM30bil.

http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story...1&sec=business

[rizalhakim]

Residents claim proposed LRT lines too close to homes
By BAVANI M


MORE than a hundred residents living in Taman Esplanad in Bukit Jalil Kuala Lumpur staged a peaceful protest on Saturday to object to a proposed LRT extension running through their neighbourhood.

The residents are worried that if approved, the lines located some 12 metres from their backyard, will pose problems to those living in the area.

“The LRT alignments were proposed in the Draft Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020 (DKLCP2020) and we had already made our objections at a public hearing committee last year. But, we were surprised to discover that soil investigation work is currently being carried out at the site,’’ said a resident who only wished to be identified as Soh.

According to Soh, if the project goes through, residents in the area will be facing a lot of problems that will affect their quality of life.

“We are talking about noise and dust pollution, soil erosion and vibrations and safety aspects,’’ Soh said.

Esplanad Residents Association vice-chairman Jason Lim said the residents were not against development, nor objecting to the proposed line along their houses, but they were against the proximity of the lines.

“The lines are literally next to our bedrooms,’’ Lim said. “It will not only disturb our sleep at night but due to the close proximity of the lines, commuters can actually peek into our bedrooms,’’ he added.

The residents are hoping that the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) would consider re-locating the lines closer to the Kesas Highway instead which is 97 metres away from the houses.

[allurban]

Proposal for temporary extension of Kelana Jaya LRT

Cheers, m

[OshHisham]

Originally Posted by allurban

Proposal for temporary extension of Kelana Jaya LRT

Cheers, m

don't you think the proposed station is too close to Kelana Jaya Station which can only be served by feeder bus?

one more thing Mr. Moaz, i thought you mentioned before that KL doesn't need tram as 'efficient bus service' alone could cater KL inner city traffic congestion. but in TRANSIT, you (or other TRANSIT member) commented that tram is a good option while referring to Toronto's LRV

[argory]

Originally Posted by allurban

Proposal for temporary extension of Kelana Jaya LRT

Cheers, m

I can't seem to locate the readily available platforms/roofing that you mentioned, at the spot of the proposed station. Is it available on google earth?

Are there any engineering and operational constraints?

[allurban]

Originally Posted by OshHisham

don't you think the proposed station is too close to Kelana Jaya Station which can only be served by feeder bus?

one more thing Mr. Moaz, i thought you mentioned before that KL doesn't need tram as 'efficient bus service' alone could cater KL inner city traffic congestion. but in TRANSIT, you (or other TRANSIT member) commented that tram is a good option while referring to Toronto's LRV

Hi Osh...although the station is close to Kelana Jaya, extending it to the other side of the NKVE will bring about more space for expansion of the service.

There are other stations that are quite close on the line as well - such as Kelana Jaya and Taman Bahagia or Asia Jaya and Taman Jaya.

Lembah Subang is an up-and-coming area and combined with Ara Damansara there is a great deal of potential for business development.

As for the trams, it is true that an efficient bus service will meet the current needs of KL city public transport - but to get get people to and from KL we need something that has higher capacity than buses.

A modern LRV has the same passenger capacity as the current 2-carriage Kelana Jaya line trains.

The modern LRV has far greater flexibility because it can be operated at street level, underground, above ground. It can also operate in mixed traffic and in isolated right-of-way -this flexibility means that there are many ways to save costs.

Cheers, m

[allurban]

Originally Posted by argory

I can't seem to locate the readily available platforms/roofing that you mentioned, at the spot of the proposed station. Is it available on google earth?

Are there any engineering and operational constraints?

Sorry the google earth is not the clearest. The spot where the roofing and platform are available extend from just beyond the site of the proposed station, on a north-west orientation.

In terms of engineering constraints, they would have to build a station that is located at ground level but the location is very close to the elevated guideway....the station would have to be located safely away from the guideway so there would be no problem with incoming trains.

Another constraint would be the location of the actual platform. The current maintenance platforms are quite narrow so a newer, widened platform would have to be constructed.

Other operational constraints include keeping the service operating while the new extension is being constructed, as well as finding space for feeder buses and car parks.

Right now the timing is pretty wierd. RapidKL could start the extension project by the end of 2009 and then open up a new station when ready - possibly by the end of 2011. In that case it might be better to wait.

But if that temporary station had been built in, say 2004 ... then it would have made a huge difference already in the Lembah Subang area as well as to the west and the south.

Cheers, m

[argory]

Originally Posted by allurban

Sorry the google earth is not the clearest. The spot where the roofing and platform are available extend from just beyond the site of the proposed station, on a north-west orientation.

In terms of engineering constraints, they would have to build a station that is located at ground level but the location is very close to the elevated guideway....the station would have to be located safely away from the guideway so there would be no problem with incoming trains.

Another constraint would be the location of the actual platform. The current maintenance platforms are quite narrow so a newer, widened platform would have to be constructed.

Other operational constraints include keeping the service operating while the new extension is being constructed, as well as finding space for feeder buses and car parks.

Right now the timing is pretty wierd. RapidKL could start the extension project by the end of 2009 and then open up a new station when ready - possibly by the end of 2011. In that case it might be better to wait.

But if that temporary station had been built in, say 2004 ... then it would have made a huge difference already in the Lembah Subang area as well as to the west and the south.

Cheers, m

It’s not really about the clarity of google earth, but the actual location of the identified station. I think the picture and the accompanying letter in your link are very misleading.

The constraints you highlighted indicate quite clearly that it is not as simple as a “temporary extension of the LRT”. I’m still trying to understand what is a “temporary extension”.

[allurban]

Originally Posted by argory

It’s not really about the clarity of google earth, but the actual location of the identified station. I think the picture and the accompanying letter in your link are very misleading.

The constraints you highlighted indicate quite clearly that it is not as simple as a “temporary extension of the LRT”. I’m still trying to understand what is a “temporary extension”.

Im sorry that you feel that way - it is not my intention to mislead anyone - but perhaps there is a misunderstanding.

I cannot determine the exact location for the station because I dont have access to RapidKL's plans for the depot. The location that I placed the station is the best place to have it for access to the NKVE and to the roads (and housing developments) on both sides of the tracks.

As for "not as simple" that is really a matter of semantics. The guideway is already there so a great deal of the capital expense of an extension is already paid for. Platforms can be constructed very easily - and a station could be ready in a matter of months. Car parks and bus depot may not be necessary. If rapidKL chooses to use existing platforms in the maintenance area it would take even less time.

The challenge for RapidKL is to decide what they want to do:

*convert a maintenance platform to revenue service, or
*build a completely new platform
*build a completely new station as part of the extension
*do nothing

The "temporary extension" is because the actual route of the future extension also has yet to be determined. There may not be a station at Lembah Subang as part of the new extension - just the depot. It is quite possible they will build the station near the PLUS HQ (the very eastern tip of Glenmarie)

Cheers, m

[nazrey]

LRT extension works pick up pace
Tags: LRT | Syarikat Prasarana Negara
Written by Yantoultra Ngui Yichen
Tuesday, 05 May 2009 11:10

KUALA LUMPUR: Work have started picking up to kick start the estimated RM7 billion light rail transit (LRT) extension jobs in Kuala Lumpur.

Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd, a unit of the Ministry of Finance that oversees public infrastructure projects, has invited locally incorporated companies to submit the “expression of interest (EOI)” to participate in the extension and upgrading of the KL light rail transit system project.

The EOI is for consultancy, civil works, mechanical and electrical jobs. “It is sort of a pre-qualification bidding process,” said an industry source. It is learnt that the government is hoping to see construction work start within the next three to four months and is pushing for Prasarana to get the ball rolling.

When contacted by The Edge Financial Daily, a spokesperson from Prasarana said the project details would be announced to the public at the appropriate time.

She added that the EOI had no specific closing date.

The LRT extension job is one of the biggest public spending items in the government’s list this year. The job entails extension of the existing LRT lines to Subang Jaya. The two lines are the Kelana Jaya Line (formerly known as Putra LRT) and the Ampang Line (formerly know as the Star LRT).

Contractors had long set their eyes on the 16km LRT extension projects as there are very few big- ticket items on offer. The other major public infrastructure project is the inter-state raw water transfer project where the award for the main tunnelling job was given out yesterday to a consortium led by Shimuzu Corp of Japan.

On the extension of the LRT lines, it was reported to cost a total of RM7 billion, which include RM1 billion to buy additional rolling stock from Bombardier Inc of Canada. Bombardier has the proprietary technology rights to the existing LRT systems.

The jobs are generally broken into two packages — the civil construction works and mechanical and electrical works. Apart from Bombardier, companies such as Scomi Group, Global Rail Sdn Bhd and the YTL Group are also said to be eyeing a portion of the mechanical and electrical works.

With regard to the civil construction works, reports say that companies such as UEM Builders Bhd, IJM Corp Bhd, Malaysian Resources Corporation Bhd, YTL and Loh & Loh Construction Bhd were expected to bid for the jobs.

Late last year, Prasarana appointed consultants — Minconsult Sdn Bhd and HSS Integrated Sdn Bhd — for the design and consultancy job.

The project management part of the job has been awarded to Opus Group Bhd, a unit of the United Engineers group.

Prasarana is now headed by former POS Malaysia Bhd chief executive officer Datuk Idrose Mohamed. He replaced former chief executive officer Shaipudin Shah Harun who suddenly resigned from Prasarana on Sept 19, 2008.

This article appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, May 5, 2009.

[smoothcake]

Works are going on

[smoothcake]

Originally Posted by allurban

Im sorry that you feel that way - it is not my intention to mislead anyone - but perhaps there is a misunderstanding.

I cannot determine the exact location for the station because I dont have access to RapidKL's plans for the depot. The location that I placed the station is the best place to have it for access to the NKVE and to the roads (and housing developments) on both sides of the tracks.

As for "not as simple" that is really a matter of semantics. The guideway is already there so a great deal of the capital expense of an extension is already paid for. Platforms can be constructed very easily - and a station could be ready in a matter of months. Car parks and bus depot may not be necessary. If rapidKL chooses to use existing platforms in the maintenance area it would take even less time.

The challenge for RapidKL is to decide what they want to do:

*convert a maintenance platform to revenue service, or
*build a completely new platform
*build a completely new station as part of the extension
*do nothing

The "temporary extension" is because the actual route of the future extension also has yet to be determined. There may not be a station at Lembah Subang as part of the new extension - just the depot. It is quite possible they will build the station near the PLUS HQ (the very eastern tip of Glenmarie)

Cheers, m