Awaiting news on Lines 2 and 3

Pier (columns in the ground) works for the V1 package along Jalan Sungai Buloh is completed. Visible here is the launching gantry (in blue) that is used to launch the segmental box girders to connect all the piers.

KLANG Valley residents are eagerly anticipating the completion of Klang Valley MRT’s first line by 2017 to enjoy much-needed relief from traffic congestion in the city. The good news is, the overall progress for the first line is already one-third of the way.

According to an announcement during a Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) press conference, progress on the elevated section is around 23%, while overall progress of the underground section is even more impressive, with tunnelling and underground works having crossed the 50% mark this month.