KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 30): Mass Rapid Transit Corp Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) said on Friday that it will be undertaking a three-month public inspection exercise to gather feedback from members of the public on the planned MRT3 project, also known as the Circle Line.

Beginning on Sept 2 and running through to Dec 2, 2024, MRT Corp said the exercise is a key opportunity for the public to review and provide feedback on the proposed alignment, site and context plans, and other essential project details.

"As part of the public inspection exercise, MRT Corp has set up 35 designated locations throughout the Klang Valley. These include eight MRT info kiosks and 27 MRT info trucks stationed at key sites," it said in a statement.

"In accordance with Section 84 of the Land Public Transport Act 2010, the three-month public inspection exercise will feature detailed information about the Circle Line (MRT3), including alignment maps, site plans, and project details," MRT Corp added.

Members of the public may also provide feedback and access the project materials and details through the MRT3 public inspection microsite at www.mymrt.com.my.

MRT3 - currently still in the planning stages - will be the final piece of the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT) network that will run along the perimeter of Kuala Lumpur, integrating with existing MRT, LRT, KTM, and Monorail lines through 10 interchange and connecting stations.

After being shelved by the previous Pakatan Harapan government in 2018 due to fiscal consolidation, the project was then revived by the Perikatan Nasional administration in 2021.

Under the new scheme, MRT3 will be 51km long, with 40km elevated and 11km underground, comprising 31 stations. Besides the extension of the length of the line, the ratio of underground to elevated portions is also different from the first iteration in 2017.

In January, MRT Corp chief executive officer Datuk Mohd Zarif Hashim said the land acquisition process for MRT3 was expected to be completed in two years.

The land acquisition process involves over 1,000 lots of land, the majority of which are private lots.

However, the government has yet to decide on the funding structure of the MRT3 project.

In the revised Budget 2023, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim - who is also finance minister - said the government intends to review the cost of the MRT3 project in the hope of reducing the total amount to below RM45 billion.

The original cost for the project was estimated at RM68 billion in 2018. 

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