MBI: Shah Alam Stadium demolition completed ahead of schedule

New Straits Times

02-07-2025

KLANG: The demolition of Shah Alam Stadium was completed several days ahead of schedule, said Selangor Menteri Besar Incorporated (MBI) group chief executive officer Datuk Saipolyazan M. Yusop.
Dismissing the claim that the process was delayed, he said that, under the original contract, the demolition work was scheduled to be completed by June 30, 2025, but was successfully finished ahead of the deadline.
"Although the stadium may appear to have been entirely demolished only last week, the demolition was carried out in phases according to a detailed plan and hoarding installation around the project site has now begun.
"The demolition process involved more than what could be seen from outside, as it also included the removal of substructures such as pilings and pile caps, which were completely demolished four days ahead of schedule," he said.
Saipolyazan told this to reporters at the launch of the Sungai Klang Waste Separation Facility here today.
He said the demolition debris, such as concrete rubble, was reused to fill and elevate the stadium site by three to four metres above the original ground level.
He said construction work for Phase 1 of Kompleks Sukan Shah Alam (KSSA) is expected to begin in October, once the design process is completed.
"Recently, we signed an agreement with the main developer, Malaysian Resources Corporation Bhd (MRCB), to redevelop the stadium, which includes the construction of the stadium, parking bays, open spaces and the Jubilee Park recreational area," he said.
Saipolyazan added that preliminary work involving the marking of construction boundaries was underway.
Meanwhile, he said MBI and MRCB have decided to use the conventional construction method instead of the Industrialised Building System (IBS), primarily to reduce the overall construction costs.
The KSSA development project, comprising three phases, is expected to be completed by 2029.