Local contractors should take the lead in ECRL 2.0

CCCC’s role: A view of the second Penang Bridge. If financing from China is reduced, then CCCC’s role in the ECRL can be cut down. It has happened before in the second Penang Bridge project.

INCREASINGLY, it looks quite certain that the highly contentious East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project is set to resume.

The latest indication came from Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who said last week that the project may resume but on a smaller scale if the Chinese government agrees to the changes.