On track: Azhar says most engagements along the 51km MRT line have gone well but there are some areas with issues, including Jalan Sultan, Jalan Bukit Bintang.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Sungai Buloh-Kajang MRT project will not cost over RM23bil and is on track for completion by July 2017, said Mass Rapid Transit Corp Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) chief executive officer Datuk Azhar Abdul Hamid.
Market talk has it that the cost of the MRT Line 1 project would exceed RM23bil and go as high as RM50bil. “We will ensure the project stays within the budget,” he said at a media briefing on the MRT Project Progress Report 2012 yesterday.
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