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Work on KB Sentral project to begin next month
KOTA BARU: Work on the RM64 million Kota Baru Integrated Bus Terminal project, also known as KB Sentral, is expected to begin next month.
This was announced by state Public Works, Water Infrastructure and Rural Development Committee deputy chairman Saizol Ismail today (June 24).
He said the state government had appointed China Communications Construction Company Ltd (CCCC) as the main contractor for the project.
"The state government has agreed to appoint the Chinese contractor, which is also involved in the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project.
"We awarded the contract to the company last week," he told reporters after visiting the Kampung Madani project site in Kampung Kota today (June 24).
He said the project would begin with land treatment works in the middle of next month.
"The land treatment phase will take about a year, after which the main construction works will commence. We expect the entire project to be completed before the Malaysia Games (Sukma) in 2028," he added.
In March this year, Kelantan Deputy Menteri Besar Datuk Dr Mohamed Fadzli Hassan said the state government has decided to take over construction after negotiations with Perak Transit failed to reach an agreement.
He said the decision was made considering time constraints in completing the project.
He added that the state wanted KB Sentral to be ready alongside the ECRL project as both needed to operate together. He also said the state government planned to add a few new features to the project.
Earlier reports said Kelantan had told Perak Transit to decide whether to go ahead with the project under the set conditions or hand it back to the state government.
One of the main conditions was appointing CCCC as the main contractor, as the company had a strong track record with the ECRL project.
