New bus terminals to replace stations in Shah Alam
New bus terminals to replace stations in Shah Alam TWO multi-million ringgit bus terminals will be built in Section 17 and Section 19 to cater to the thousands of Shah Alam residents here. The terminal in Section 17, an intercity bus terminal, will replace the 25-year-old dilapidated one at an estimated cost of RM7mil. The terminal in Section 19, a district bus station, will be built at a cost of RM4mil. Selangor Umno liaison chief Datuk Seri Noh Omar, who visited the site at Section 17, said the projects were under the National Key Result Area (NKRA) programme of the urban public transportation division. “The Federal government is pleased that the Shah Alam Municipal Council (MBSA) is cooperating as the land for both projects belong to MBSA,” he said. Noh said both projects would enter an open-tender system by next month while the completion dates were expected to be by April 2015 . The new terminal at Section 17, once completed, will accommodate 24 bus ticketing counters,...