KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 21, 2008): Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd (SPNB) is still carrying out a land and engineering study on the proposed extension of the light rail transit (LRT) system in the Klang Valley – to Puchong and Subang Jaya, Transport Minister Datuk Ong Tee Keat told the Dewan Rakyat today.
Replying to Tony Pua (DAP-PJ Utara), Transport Minister Datuk Ong Tee Keat said the projects will be implemented once the study is completed, adding they will be carried out by way of privatisation.
Datuk Ong Tee Keat "The Star LRT extension project will involve an additional 16km from Sri Petaling station to USJ/Puchong, ending in Putra Heights, involving 12 new stations.
"The Putra LRT extension project will also run an additional 16km from Kelana Jaya station to Subang Jaya and end at Putra Heights too, involving 12 new stations as well," he said.
To a supplementary question from Pua on the setting up of a public transport commission as announced by the government before, Ong said the matter has yet to be finalised.
Pua had asked whether the commission will be headed by the Transport Minister or its responsibilities will be divided between the 13 existing agencies related to transportation.
Meanwhile, Ong said the government will expedite the construction of a special motorcycle lane to lower the risk of road accidents involving motorcyclists and pillion riders.
The special lane would separate motorcyclists from other bigger vehicles so that the risk of road accidents would be reduced.
"Based on a study conducted by the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS), the special motorcycle lane could decrease fatalities among motorcyclists and pillion riders by up to 80% because they would no longer be exposed to bigger vehicles.
"The results from the MIROS study shows that with the special lane, the government will be able to save six lives for every Ringgit invested," he said, in response to a question from Dr Lo Lo Mohammed Ghazali (Pas-Titiwangsa) who queried on the steps taken to handle the increase in road accidents among motorcyclists and pillion riders, especially since the hike in fuel price.
Ong said the government would also be taking intervention steps, besides carrying out various campaigns advocating and advising them to wear and fasten safety helmets properly to reduce road accidents.
Replying to Tony Pua (DAP-PJ Utara), Transport Minister Datuk Ong Tee Keat said the projects will be implemented once the study is completed, adding they will be carried out by way of privatisation.
Datuk Ong Tee Keat "The Star LRT extension project will involve an additional 16km from Sri Petaling station to USJ/Puchong, ending in Putra Heights, involving 12 new stations.
"The Putra LRT extension project will also run an additional 16km from Kelana Jaya station to Subang Jaya and end at Putra Heights too, involving 12 new stations as well," he said.
To a supplementary question from Pua on the setting up of a public transport commission as announced by the government before, Ong said the matter has yet to be finalised.
Pua had asked whether the commission will be headed by the Transport Minister or its responsibilities will be divided between the 13 existing agencies related to transportation.
Meanwhile, Ong said the government will expedite the construction of a special motorcycle lane to lower the risk of road accidents involving motorcyclists and pillion riders.
The special lane would separate motorcyclists from other bigger vehicles so that the risk of road accidents would be reduced.
"Based on a study conducted by the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS), the special motorcycle lane could decrease fatalities among motorcyclists and pillion riders by up to 80% because they would no longer be exposed to bigger vehicles.
"The results from the MIROS study shows that with the special lane, the government will be able to save six lives for every Ringgit invested," he said, in response to a question from Dr Lo Lo Mohammed Ghazali (Pas-Titiwangsa) who queried on the steps taken to handle the increase in road accidents among motorcyclists and pillion riders, especially since the hike in fuel price.
Ong said the government would also be taking intervention steps, besides carrying out various campaigns advocating and advising them to wear and fasten safety helmets properly to reduce road accidents.
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