The ECRL cost estimate, he said, will also include the rolling stock of the line when it is operational, consisting of electric multiple unit (EMU) sets for passengers and locomotives as well as wagons for cargo services. Wee noted the Serendah tunnel will be built to avoid the Batu dam water catchment area and reduce the social impact between the Gombak and Serendah areas. “The two TBMs for the Genting tunnel with a diameter of 8.98 meters each, are the largest ever used for rail tunnel excavation in Malaysia and will penetrate hilly areas along the Bukit Tinggi area between Bentong and Gombak with a depth of 750 meters from the highest peak,” he said at a press conference held in conjunction with the document handover ceremony for Section C (northern alignment) of the ECRL here on Thursday. “The estimated cost of RM50.27 billion takes into account the work of the 16.39-kilometer Genting twin tunnel using two sophisticated tunnel boring machines (TBM) and the 14.1-kilometer Serendah tunnel through blasting and drilling methods. In addition, this also follows the Selangor state government saying it has no more objection against the ECRL passing through the state’s northern region, with Wee noting that the cost for the project sees “no change”. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong said this is despite the complex rail engineering background on hilly terrain and wide river crossings. KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 2): Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) and China Communications Construction Company Ltd (CCCC) have reached a mutually beneficial agreement based on the estimated construction cost of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), which remains at RM50.27 billion.
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