EXCAVATION works on the 16km Genting Tunnel portion of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) is scheduled to be completed in the second quarter of 2025, Transport Minister Anthony Loke said.

He said the Genting Tunnel in the Titiwangsa Range would be the first ECRL tunnel to use the tunnel boring machine method. 

“So far, excavation works of the first Genting Tunnel has reached a depth of 2,602m and 2,497m for the second Genting Tunnel,” he told reporters after visiting the tunnel construction site today.

Loke said the Genting Tunnel connecting Bukit Tinggi, Pahang and Gombak, Selangor is a key component of the ECRL as it completes the land bridge for cargo transport from Kuantan Port to Port Klang, in addition to connecting passengers from the East Coast to Gombak.

On construction works the 665km ECRL, Loke said as of March, progress stood at 42.06%. Local participation was at 96% of the RM10.8 billion civil works.

He said that the ECRL project with 17,000 workers at 350 work sites has achieved 10 million accident-free working hours. – Bernama, April 12, 2023.