LRT3 cost can be reduced by RM6bil


Datuk Seri Azmi Abdul Aziz's contract as Prasarana Malaysia Bhd

PETALING JAYA: The cost of completing the light rail transit line 3 (LRT3) project can be brought down by nearly RM6bil should it go back to the original design, sources say.

A source pointed out that additional variation orders by Prasarana Malaysia Bhd due to changes in the original design of the 37km track had caused the cost of the LRT3 project to balloon to RM15bil.

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