Theft of cables could derail ECRL deadline

Overhead danger: Wires of the overhead line equipment were cut and left dangling (circled), posing risk of electrocution and hampering progress towards testing and commissioning next June.

PETALING JAYA: The contractor of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) is now facing the real possibility that theft of cables along the alignment in Pahang may cause it to miss its project completion timeline.

China Communications Construction ECRL Sdn Bhd (CCC-ECRL) said it is concerned over the recent spate of thefts, especially the overhead contact wires laid out along the track alignment from Temerloh to Bentong.