ECRL - first tunnel breakthrough six months ahead of schedule
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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) chairperson 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.
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Friday, 09 Apr 2021 10:56 PM MYT
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.