JG LAUDS DATUK SERI NAJIB FOR THE GOOD NEWS ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT!

August 31, 2006 on 7:15 pm | In General |

(Original posted on 29 August 2006  9:50pm)

Yes - Malaysia has announced multi billion-dollar plans to solve Kuala Lumpur’s chronic traffic problems by upgrading public transport in and around the capital.

Deputy Premier, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Hj. Razak has stated that a new light rail transit line would be built, and other rail networks extended, under the RM10 billion (US$2.72 billion) project which will run through to 2010.

Bus services in the Klang Valley, which includes the congested capital, will also be boosted with 1,130 new buses and upgrades of 600 already in service!

As far as I am concerned this is brillant news!

DS Najib stated that they hope to establish an efficient and cost-effective public transport system so that people will opt for it rather than use their own cars to move about!

JG fully agrees!

The deputy premier also noted that only about 11 percent of people in the Klang Valley use public transport, and said he hoped the improvements would raise that to levels of 40-50 percent seen in other world cities.

It is a fact that Kuala Lumpur is constantly beset by horror traffic jams, thanks to a lack of public transport facilities which forces most people to drive their own cars, combined with a sprawling city geography and frequent peak-hour rain storms and …..flash flood!

But this news and development will bring about a holistic change in bringing about a comprehensive and holistic transport system that is people friendly!

Operative words being …….’people friendly!’

Faham?