00:00 The overall rate of progress of the East Coast Rail Link project has reached over 56% as of November.
00:07 Transport Minister Anthony Loeb said the progress of the MECA project
00:11 is in line with the project's completion schedule from Kota Bharu, Klantar,
00:15 to the Gomba Integrated Terminal in December 2026.
00:19 He said the project has entered a new phase of construction early this year,
00:23 involving the installation of flyover beams and the construction of the train stations and depots.
00:29 Soon, the ECRL project will involve the construction of the electrification,
00:34 signalling and telecommunication systems for the operation of the passenger and cargo trains.
00:40 The ECRL is scheduled to be operational in January 2027.
00:45 When the project is ready, it will not only help to bring passengers
00:52 to solve issues from the long journey from the East Coast to Kuala Lumpur,
00:57 but it will also help to develop the industry, tourism and rural areas in the East Coast.
01:05 This is a very important project for us,
01:08 and the Ministry of Transport will continue to play a key role in ensuring that the project is ready to be completed.
01:17 Loeb said this at the ceremony to install the first ECRL track
01:21 at the Section 10 ECRL station site in Gebeng Pahang on Monday.
01:26 He said so far 23,000 workers are involved in carrying out work at 1,900 construction sites
01:33 along the alignment while 26 tunnels have been excavated through the use of drill and blast methods.
01:40 The young Depertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Riayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah,
01:46 who was accompanied by the Raja Pemaisuri Agong, Tunku Aziza Aminah Maimuna Iskandar Ria,
01:52 officiated the ceremony to install the first ECRL track.
01:57 For more information, visit www.fema.gov.uk/covid19.
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