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PETALING JAYA: A meeting took place between Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong and Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari where several issues, including the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, were discussed.
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The Transport Minister said construction work is currently in full swing and concentrated in Section A (Kota Baru-Dungun) and Section B (Dungun-Mentakab). It is estimated that more than 300 work locations covering almost the entire alignment for Sections A and B will commence by the year end. We are all looking forward to speedy progress in all the sections of this critical infrastructure for Malaysia s logistics and cargo landscape, he said in a Facebook post Saturday (April 10).
Dr Wee had made an inspection visit to the Tunjong base camp where he was briefed on the progress of the ECRL project in Kota Baru, Kelantan.
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MRL chairman Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali (centre), MRL CEO Datuk Seri Darwis Abdul Razak and CCC-ECRL Managing Director Bai Yinzhan (left) during the launch ceremony of the ECRL Project at the Paka Tunnel in Terengganu April 9, 2021. ― Picture by Hari Anggara
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DUNGUN, April 9 The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) managed to achieve its first tunnel breakthrough six months ahead of schedule, said Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) chairman Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali.
He said the tunnelling works at the Paka Tunnel were done quickly and efficiently, despite challenges faced during the construction period including the renegotiation between Malaysia and China governments, and the nine-month delay due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 11): East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning contractor China Communications Construction (ECRL) Sdn Bhd (CCC-ECRL) and project owner Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) are taking proactive steps in providing assistance to flood-hit communities in the East Coast states.
In a joint statement today, CCC-ECRL and MRL said they had reached out to Pahang Local Disaster Operations Control Centres (PKOB) in Maran, Temerloh and Kuantan to offer flood relief assistance.
CCC-ECRL said Jan 5 its offices in Maran had provided transportation and supplies to flood relief centres as well as manpower and machinery like excavators to assist in Maran town cleanup efforts.