30 May 2014 - The Shah Alam LRT would begin from Bandar Utama, Kelana Jaya, through areas of Glenmarie, HICOM-Glenmarie Industrial Park, Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam city centre, UiTM, I-City, Bukit Raja Shopping Centre, Taman Eng Ann, Bandar Klang and then heading straight on to Johan Setia.[6]
17 July 2014 - Following 2015 Budget which is tabled on 10 October 2014, the Prime Minister announced that the government will fund RM9 billion to build the LRT3 project linking Bandar Utama to Shah Alam and Klang, which is already in Prasarana's drawing board.[7]
23 July 2014 - There are several disputes on the proposed routes with the main concern is on the line's integration with the Sungai Buloh-Kajang MRT line.[8]
11 August 2014 - Construction of LRT3 may damage structures, says chairman of chamber [9]
11 October 2014 - The project was approved with an allocation of RM9 billion.[10] This line is no longer be an extension of the LRT Kelana Jaya Line [11] as initially proposed.
13 December 2014 - Prasarana to roll out LRT3 projects by second half of 2015 [12]
11 April 2015 - Tender documents for RM9bil LRT3 project ready for collection [13] LRT3 will be integrated with Kelana Jaya Line in Glenmarie LRT Station, which is currently being built as a part of the Kelana Jaya Line extension project. LRT3 is expected to be used by 300,000 users. The public display of the line will be held for three months beginning in May.[5][14][15]
04 September 2015 - Prasarana Malaysia Berhad announced that Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB) and George Kent Sdn Bhd joint venture (JV) has been appointed as the Project Delivery Partner (PDP) for the Bandar Utama-Klang (LRT3) project. [23]
20 October 2015 - Prasarana has agreed to change the LRT3 route, which was originally planned to cut through the housing area of Taman Muhibah in Klang to Pasar Besar Klang (Klang wet market) at Jalan Meru. Residents of Taman Muhibah had been objecting the proposed line which would run through their housing area.[24]
Facts
The 36-km rail line with 25 stations (24 elevated stations and 1 underground station) is expected to be operational on 31 August 2020.[25]
From the 25 stations along the line, 13 stations have the potential for future Transit Oriented Development (TOD).[26]
LRT3 is the first rail project in Malaysia that uses green technology applications including water retention, energy efficient and natural air flows.[26]
LRT3 will be equipped with the latest technologies including Communications-Based Train Controls (CBTC), Automatic Train Controls (ATC), Passenger Information Display System (PIDS), fire protection system and closed-circuit television (CCTV) system.
LRT3 trains will have a maximum operating speed of 70 km/h (17% faster than the current Kelana Jaya Line) with the capacity of carrying 12,240 passengers per hour per direction.[28]
