Smaller and cheaper infrastructure can be more efficient and will serve a wider area if done right, says industry expert.
More transport infrastructure projects are being developed but, as an expert asks, are all of them actually needed?
A flurry of new projects has led to a year-on-year growth of 8.1% to RM32.4 billion in the construction sector in the second quarter of 2023 . These include RM6.5 billion worth of road and rail projects. Rosli has cast doubt on Putrajaya’s ability to fund all these projects with its current financial muscle amid economic headwinds while it has to resolve immediate problems such as the high cost of living, food security and a broken education system.
For instance, he said, the MRT3 and HSR projects would instantly become redundant given that the MRT1 and MRT2 have yet to fully fulfil their intended purposes. “They are transporting less than half of their projected passenger load,” he pointed out. He said the finance ministry is overly inflated with many agencies in transport such as MRT Corp, Prasarana, MR Link and KTMB, with no expertise to manage these corporate giants.
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