ECRL: Genting Tunnel excavation works to be completed in second quarter of 2025, says Loke


BENTONG: Excavation works on the Genting Tunnel portion of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) - spanning 16.39km through the Titiwangsa Range - is scheduled to be completed in the second quarter of 2025, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

He said the Genting Tunnel would be the first ECRL tunnel to use the tunnel boring machine (TBM) method compared with the drilling and blasting methods used in other tunnels.

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