00:00Pooja Jaya Corporation's decision to drop the proposed automated rail transit system
00:06focuses too much on short-term costs, say transport experts.
00:11Transport consultant Rosli Azak Khan said the 211.95 million ringgit cost over 10 years
00:18should be assessed through a cost-benefit analysis, not just operating costs.
00:24He said this averages 10 million ringgit a year or 27,000 ringgit a day
00:29and questioned rejecting it if daily passenger benefits exceed that amount.
00:34Deputy Federal Territories Minister Lo Su Fui said PPJ dropped the ART after studies showed implementation,
00:42infrastructure, operations and maintenance would cost 211.95 million ringgit over a decade,
00:51adding that measures to ease traffic congestion in Pooja Jaya include the operation of Nadi Pooja buses.
00:57Meanwhile, My Mobility Vision Executive Director Rahman Husin said
01:03211 million ringgit is negligible compared to the billion spent on national rail
01:08and warned that cancelling the ART creates a connectivity gap
01:13and risks underutilising the MRT Pooja Jaya line.
01:16Both Rosli and Rahman said buses alone cannot meet PPJ's 70% public transport target,
01:24with Rahman saying Pooja Jaya needs demand-responsive feeder services,
01:28especially as willingness to walk in tropical climates drops beyond 400 metres.
01:33Hanyudrew, FMT.
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