BRT Kota Kinabalu

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The BRT Kota Kinabalu is a bus rapid transit (BRT) project to improve bus services in the city of Kota Kinabalu. [1] [2] [3] [4] An allocation of around MYR1 billion has been provided by the Malaysian government under the 2016 Malaysian Budget to implement the project. [5] [6] Currently, the project is under studies between the federal and state governments and it was predicted to be finished in 2020. [7] [8] It has also been lauded by the Prasarana Malaysia, the government-owned company specialise in bus and light metro development, the Chief Minister of Sabah, Musa Aman and various other politicians who said they have been waited for almost 10 years. [9] [10] [11]

As of April 2024, there is still no BRT in sight in the Kota Kinabalu area.

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  2. ↑ "Bus terminals cannot be completed in two years – Mayor". The Borneo Post. 16 July 2013. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
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  5. ↑ "Budget 2016 Statement". Land Public Transport Commission, Malaysia. 23 October 2015. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "RM1bil for Bus Rapid Transit project in KK". Bernama . New Sabah Times. 24 October 2015. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Ground Breaking Projects". Economic Planning Unit, Malaysia. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "RM1b Bus Rapid Transport system ready 2020: CM". Daily Express. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
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  11. ↑ "Bridging the East-West gap needs more than just Pan-Borneo Highway: Chia". Daily Express. 2 November 2015. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.


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