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Johor Bahru construction update – 2022 edition

August 2, 2022 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Johor Bahru is making the most of its proximity to Singapore, with affordable apartments (compared to Singapore) near the future transit link. Here is an overview of some of the major projects under construction in Johor Bahru Johor Bahru Map This map list projects mentioned in this article. A full list can be found at […]

Filed Under: Construction Updates, Malaysia Tagged With: 2022 construction updates, johor bahru, malaysia

Andaman Eastern & Oriental – A new urban island in Penang

August 1, 2022 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Andaman is a new urban development built on an artificial island off the Northeast coast of Penang. The island is being developed by E&O (Eastern & Oriental) and it forms part of the Gurney Wharf development. There are two islands as part of the project, and there will be two bridges connecting them to the […]

Filed Under: Malaysia Tagged With: artificial islands, malaysia, penang

Improving the interchanges and connections of the KL metro transit system

July 26, 2022 By James Clark 1 Comment

Kuala Lumpur has slowly and steadily been building out an urban rail transit system that it hopes will reduce the city’s car addiction. Mistakes were made early on with integrating the lines, but there have been some great improvements in recent years. In fact, KL has examples of the best and worst ways to make […]

Filed Under: Malaysia, Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: kuala lumpur, malaysia, metro

Penang construction update – 2022 edition

July 19, 2022 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Penang is a state in Malaysia that is split between the island of Penang and the opposing land on the mainland. There is a new island being reclaimed off the north coast of Penang, and there are contentious plans for three more islands to the south. This article is an overview of what is planned […]

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Kuala Lumpur construction update – 2022 edition

July 12, 2022 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Kuala Lumpur has some big-ticket projects under construction, including the first megatall skyscraper in Southeast Asia. Like the rest of Southeast Asia, Malaysia had an international lockout when Covid broke out in 2020, and it didn’t fully reopen until 2022. This affected projects that rely on migrant labour, but the projects that were already funded […]

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Autonomous Rail Transit (ART) Kuching

November 22, 2021 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Autonomous Rail Transit (ART) Kuching

Autonomous rail transit (ART) is a proposed two-line hybrid metro forming part of the Kuching Urban Transportation System (KUTS). The project is being developed by the government-owned Sarawak Metro. Phase 1 of the ART consists of 2 lines and 27 stations covering approximately 52 kilometres in distance. The vehicles are driverless and are powered by […]

Filed Under: Malaysia, Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: kuching, malaysia, public transport, sarawak

Kota Kinabalu Sky Train

May 17, 2021 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Kota Kinabalu Sky Train is a proposed rail transit line in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. The proposed Kota Kinabalu Line would connect the airport with the city centre and then onwards to One Borneo Mall. In the future, the line could be extended south to Putatan. At this stage, the sky train is just a […]

Filed Under: Malaysia, Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: kota kinabalu, malaysia, sabah

Langkasuka – A proposed artificial islands project in Langkawi

March 3, 2021 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Langkasuka (also referred to as Widad@Langkasuka) is a proposed new urban development in Langkawi Malaysia. The project by Widad Group Berhad involves constructing 1000 acres of artificial islands in the bay next to Langkawi International Airport. The project will form an eagle-shaped landmass (the white-crested eagle being the symbol of Langkawi) comprised of nine zones. […]

Filed Under: Malaysia Tagged With: artificial islands, langkawi, malaysia, new

Bayan Lepas LRT – The proposed Penang light rail connecting Georgetown to the airport

February 16, 2021 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Bayan Lepas LRT is the proposed Penang light rail transit system that will connect Georgetown in the north of the island to the airport at Bayan Lepas in the south. The LRT is part of the overall Penang Transport Masterplan that would build new LRT, monorail, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), and tram systems across […]

Filed Under: Malaysia, Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: light rail, malaysia, penang

East Coast Rail Link – The new railway that will connect the Straits of Malacca to the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia

November 2, 2020 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) is a 640 km long railway under construction in Peninsula Malaysia. This standard gauge double-track railway will connect Port Klang on the Straits of Malacca to Kota Bharu at the northern end of the east coast. The railway will pass north of Kuala Lumpur, where it will interchange with […]

Filed Under: Malaysia, Railways Tagged With: kota bharu, malaysia, port klang, railways

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