Jeffrey Kitingan who once headed
the Institute for Development
Studies which did a study on
the city’s transportation needs
opines that the Sabah government
should not be afraid to demand
development funds for the LRT
project since the state would be
contributing an additional RM8.70
billion in oil and gas revenue
to Petronas and the federal
government in 2014.
“A monorail public transport system
is a proven system. If not, there is no
reason for the federal government
to invest RM36 billion to build
the Greater Klang Valley Monorail
Transit System,” he said.
“And if Putrajaya can finance RM36
billion for the Greater Klang Valley
Monorail Transit, there is no reason
for the federal government not to
finance up to RM12 to RM15 billion
to build the Kota Kinabalu Monorail,”
he adds.
Kota Kinabalu City elevated bus station - artist’s impression
But is spending all that money on
implementing a LRT system really
worth it?
According to Mayor Datuk Abidin
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