Transport Masterplan Crossroads

Amir Mahmood Razak | Azmi Abdul Aziz

04-Aug-15 09:14

The World Bank’s report “12th Malaysia Economic Monitor: Transforming Urban Transport” reveals that residents of Greater Kuala Lumpur spend a crazy 250 million hours a year stuck in traffic during morning peak hours, costing up to 2.2 percent of the GDP last year. Today we take a look at the current state of the existing public transport system, and what improvements need to be made.

This is a report by Nadiah Abdul Aziz.

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Tags: Malaysia, Public Transport, SPAD, monorail, LRT, MetroBus

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