PM launches ECRL's ground-breaking tunnel boring machine


BENTONG: The first tunnel boring machine (TBM) for the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) has started excavation works for the 16.39km Genting tunnel.

The first TBM was launched by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Thursday (June 23) at the Bukit Tinggi portal, where it will cut through the Titiwangsa range, linking Bentong, Pahang, with Gombak, Selangor.

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