BENTONG: Excavation works on the Genting Tunnel portion of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) - spanning 16.39km through the Titiwangsa Range - is scheduled to be completed in the second quarter of 2025, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.
He said the Genting Tunnel would be the first ECRL tunnel to use the tunnel boring machine method compared with the drilling and blasting methods used in other tunnels."So far, excavation works of the first Genting Tunnel have reached a length of 2,602m and 2,497m for the second Genting Tunnel,” he told reporters after visiting the tunnel construction site here today .
Loke also described the construction of the Genting Tunnel that connects Bukit Tinggi, Pahang and Gombak, Selangor as a key component of the ECRL, as it completes the land bridge for cargo transportation from Kuantan Port to Port Klang, in addition to connecting passengers from the east coast to Gombak.
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