Dedicated bus lanes should be included in urban planning policies
KUCHING: The Sarawak Urban Traffic Management Committee (SUTMaC) has recommended having dedicated bus lanes incorporated into the urban planning policies. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin said dedicated bus lanes should be applied on key routes to speed up public transport, especially in the major towns in Sarawak. Systematic urban traffic management, he said, […]
Some 200 international delegates attend transport confab
KUCHING: More than 200 delegates from Sarawak, Sabah, Peninsular Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Japan, India and the United Kingdom are attending a two-day Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE) Malaysia 2023 Conference here. Minister for Transport Sarawak, Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin commended the overwhelming response to the inaugural conference which began yesterday […]
Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit (ART)
THE impending implementation of the Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit (ART) project in Kuching has aroused lots of public interest and discussions. During the current DUN sitting, for example, the project was even raised by the opposition. Initially, the government wanted to introduce the LRT but then opted for the ART which is cheaper, more environmentally […]
Miri sentral bus terminal project lauded
BY NURSYAHIDA BOLHASSAN MIRI: The Miri Sentral Bus Terminal project at Jalan Cahaya, which was officiated at by caretaker Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg on November 15, is expected to be completed in early January 2024. Apart from being a strategic transportation hub in the northern, central and southern regions, […]
Time to get on the electric bus
KUCHING: Sarawak has become the first state in the country to offer free electric public buses with four of them officially commenced operations last Tuesday. I also did not miss the opportunity to take a ride on the electric bus. I used to take the express bus when going back to my village during holidays. […]
Route and schedules for city’s electric bus service
KUCHING: Starting tomorrow, locals and tourists will have a new way to travel to popular locations around town using the just-launched Kuching Metro Electric City Bus service. The four buses will operate on a specific route and have the capacity of 26 seated passengers and 26 standing. The daily schedule will begin at 6am from […]
Cost effective, sustainable, pragmatic approach needed
BY CRYSTAL WONG & TANIA LAM KUCHING: The government needs to play an active role in the improvement of a city’s public transportation system, and planning must be based on a cost effective, sustainable and pragmatic approach. Henz Pacific Sdn Bhd managing director Henry Lai said this when speaking of the deteriorating public transportation system […]
Rapid rail assures its services safe prior to positive staff
KUALA LUMPUR: Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd has assured that its public transport services are safe although its officer at the Bandaraya Light Rail Transit (LRT) station has been found to be positive for Covid-19. In a statement today, Rapid Rail said its trains on all routes had been set for cleansing and sanitisation at peak […]
Transforming Sarawak’s public transport system
THE ART system is essentially the core of the KUTS project. The system was chosen over LRT, which was initially announced by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg to transform the public transportation in Sarawak, due to the cost effectiveness of the system. The ART vehicle which is a hybrid cross between bus, […]
Smart mobility for Kuching City
SARAWAK Metro Sdn Bhd (Sarawak Metro) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC). Incorporated in February 2018, it was set up to specifically undertake the development of the Kuching Urban Transportation System (KUTS). The company is headed by its chief executive officer, Mazli Mustaffa, who has more than 22 years of experience […]
