KOTA KINABALU: The City Rapid Transit (BRT) system, work on which is scheduled to begin in September, is expected to be ready by October 2015, according Mayor Datuk Abidin Madingkir.
Commenting on the proposal of Luyang assemblyman Dr Hiew King Cheu to build a monorail system in the city centre, Abidin said the population in the city cannot support the suggestion.
“In order to sustain a monorail system, it requires a certain number of population, but our population here is not up to the level yet.
“The most important thing is to implement a BRT system, where we will develop three main bus terminals to load buses from southern, eastern and northern part of the city,” he said.
Abidin explained that the southern terminal will be built in Kepayan while northern terminal is the upgraded version of Inanam Terminal, and the eastern terminal will be located in Penampang district.
After all three terminals are completed, all buses and mini buses will not be allowed to enter the city centre except shuttle buses and city buses, he said.
The current Wawasan Terminal will be the permanent station for both shuttle and city buses, according to Abidin.
“Our joint-venture partner will start upgrading the Wawasan Terminal by September, and the buses will be moved to other temporary locations until the three main terminals are completed.”
Abidin said the three new terminals are part of the BRT system, which is under City Hall Public Masterplan Transport.
He was speaking to reporters after visiting Dataran Deasoka Ramadan Bazaar accompanied by City Hall director general Datuk Yeo Boon Hai and CCK Fresh Mart Sdn Bhd area manager Raja Chandra Lingham.
CCK Fresh Mart has contributed a total of 105 aprons to Ramadan Bazaar stall operators which were handed over by Abidin.
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