KTM Double Track project to be reviewed, says Loke


Right on track: Loke visiting the KTMB Controller Department at KL Sentral after distributing gifts to passengers boarding at KTM KL Sentral in Kuala Lumpur. Indicating at the computer monitor is KTMB train control officer Saiful Bahari Abd rahman.

KUALA LUMPUR: The high cost and long completion period are the reasons why the Government will review the second phase of the KTM Klang Valley Double Track (KVDT) upgrade project.

Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the upgrade of the second phase is estimated to cost RM5.9bil and take seven years to complete.

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