Peningkatan Kos Projek
Kos keseluruhan projek LRT3 kini dianggarkan mencecah RM21.93 bilion setelah lima stesen yang sebelum ini dibatalkan telah dikembalikan semula. Ini telah menambahkan sebanyak RM5.3 bilion kepada bajet asal.
Anggaran kos sebanyak RM5.3 bilion untuk menghidupkan semula lima stesen ini adalah lebih tinggi berbanding anggaran RM4.7 bilion yang diumumkan semasa pembentangan Belanjawan 2024 oleh Perdana Menteri.
Lima Stesen yang Dikembalikan
Stesen yang terlibat dalam pengembalian semula adalah Tropicana (sebelum ini dikenali sebagai Lien Hoe), Temasya, Raja Muda (Sirim), Bukit Raja, dan Bandar Botanik.
Lokasi keenam, iaitu terowong sepanjang 2km termasuk stesen bawah tanah di Persiaran Hishamuddin, Shah Alam, kekal dibatalkan.
Perbandingan Kos Asal dan Penjimatan
Pada asalnya, kos projek LRT3 dianggarkan sebanyak RM31.65 bilion. Pada tahun 2018, kos telah dikurangkan kepada RM16.63 bilion sebagai langkah penjimatan oleh kerajaan.
Walaupun kos semasa telah meningkat kepada RM21.93 bilion, ia masih mencerminkan penjimatan sebanyak RM9.72 bilion berbanding kos asal.
Status dan Jangkaan Penyelesaian Projek
Projek LRT3, yang meliputi 37km dari Bandar Utama ke Johan Setia di Klang, telah mencapai tahap 95.6% siap pada Julai dan dijangka mula beroperasi pada suku ketiga tahun hadapan.
Pembinaan lima stesen tambahan ini dijadualkan bermula pada suku keempat 2025 dan disasarkan siap menjelang suku keempat 2027, dengan operasi dijangka bermula pada suku kedua 2028.
Sumber Pembiayaan dan Persiapan Teknikal
Kementerian Kewangan sedang menilai sumber pembiayaan bagi pengembalian semula skop projek ini. Prasarana Malaysia Berhad, sebagai pemilik dan pengendali perkhidmatan rel, sedang memuktamadkan butiran teknikal dan perjanjian tambahan kewangan.
Langkah Rasionalisasi Projek Pada 2018
Projek ini pernah mengalami rasionalisasi semasa pentadbiran Pakatan Harapan, yang menyebabkan kos keseluruhan dikurangkan separuh kepada RM16.63 bilion. Salah satu langkah penjimatan adalah dengan membatalkan lima stesen tersebut kerana kekangan fiskal pada masa itu.
Kesimpulan:
Pengembalian semula lima stesen ini memperlihatkan komitmen kerajaan untuk memastikan rangkaian pengangkutan yang lebih komprehensif, walaupun ia menyebabkan peningkatan kos. Penjimatan besar yang telah dicapai berbanding anggaran kos asal menunjukkan usaha untuk mengimbangi pembangunan dengan keperluan kewangan.
News 1: Revival of five LRT3 stations now estimated to cost RM5.3b, says deputy minister
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 28): The reinstatement of five stations on the LRT3 line in Shah Alam, Selangor is expected to cost RM5.3 billion, higher than initially estimated, says Deputy Transport Minister Hasbi Habibollah.
This is higher than the RM4.7 billion cost estimated when Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced the revival plan for the five stations — Tropicana, Temasya, Raja Muda, Bukit Raja, and Bandar Botanik — during the presentation of Budget 2024 in Parliament last year.
However, Hasbi did not elaborate on the breakdown of the RM5.3 billion cost for the five LRT3 stations.
“This will bring the total cost for the LRT3 stations to RM21.93 billion, still far lower than the original cost of RM31.65 billion,” Hasbi told the Dewan Rakyat on Monday, during the oral question and answer session.
The 37km LRT3 line, currently under construction, connects Bandar Utama to Johan Setia in Klang, and was first announced in 2015, during the Barisan Nasional administration.
The project underwent a “renegotiation and rationalisation” exercise after Pakatan Harapan took over the administration in 2018, which resulted in the total cost being halved to RM16.63 billion.
Among the cost-cutting measures was shelving the five stations, with the government at the time citing tight fiscal constraints.
Construction work on the LRT3 project has reached 95.6% completion and is expected to be operational in the third quarter of next year, Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook had reportedly said in July.
For the reinstatement of the five stations, Hasbi noted that the rail service owner-operator Prasarana Malaysia Bhd is currently finalising the technical details and additional financial agreements for the LRT3.
The design scope for reinstating the five stations is expected to be finalised in the first quarter of 2025, while construction work is anticipated to begin in the fourth quarter of 2025.
“Completion of the five stations is expected in the fourth quarter of 2027, with operations anticipated to start in the second quarter of 2028,” Hasbi noted.
News 2: LRT3 to cost over RM20bil after reinstating 5 stations
The estimated cost for the LRT3 project has now surged to RM21.93 billion following the reinstatement of five stations which has added RM5.3 billion to the original budget.
In the 2024 budget, it was announced that the LRT3 line would include five of its previously cancelled stations — Tropicana (previously Lien Hoe), Temasya, Raja Muda (Sirim), Bukit Raja and Bandar Botanik.
The sixth location, which is a planned 2km tunnel including an underground station at Persiaran Hishamuddin in Shah Alam, remains cancelled.
The LRT3 project, which spans from Bandar Utama to Johan Setia in Klang, Selangor, is expected to benefit two million residents.
Speaking in the Dewan Rakat today, deputy transport minister Hasbi Habibollah said the project’s cost was reduced to RM16.63 billion in 2018 as part of the government’s cost-saving measures.
“Compared to the original cost of the LRT3 project (RM31.65 billion), the current total cost is still lower, reflecting savings of RM9.72 billion,” he told the Dewan Rakyat today.
“Funding sources for the reinstatement scope are currently under consideration by the finance ministry.”
Hasbi added that Prasarana Malaysia Berhad is finalising the technical and financial details of the Supplementary Contract Agreement, with design work expected to kick off in the first quarter of 2025.
Physical construction is projected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2025, with completion anticipated by the end of 2027, he said.
“The construction of these 5 stations is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2027, with operations anticipated to begin in the second quarter of 2028.”
Sumber: The Edge Malaysia & FMT
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