LPTC said a report on the technical study will be presented to the Steering Committee on the Klang Valley Integrated Transportation System headed by the Secretary-General of the Treasury.
A paper on the proposal is expected to be drawn up and tabled in Cabinet soon after that, LPTC said in a statement yesterday.
The proposed MRT system, consisting three lines running a total of 150km and covering an area within a 20km radius of central Kuala Lumpur, was initiated by a joint venture between MMC Corp Bhd and Gamuda Bhd earlier this year.
The proposed project is valued at RM36 billion, excluding the cost of land acquisition and rolling stock.
The three-month technical study on the proposal, carried out by LPTC and consultant Minconsult Sdn Bhd, began on July 1 this year.
"The technical study covers an appraisal by the two parties on the viability of the proposal. Among the areas covered were the corridor and alignment, engineering, environmental and social impacts and others," LPTC chief executive officer Mohd Nur Ismal Mohamed Kamal said in the statement.
He stressed that LPTC's key objective is to ensure the MRT project will meet the needs of the people in order to encourage increased usage of public transport.
When the technical study is completed, a further assessment called the Value Management Study (VMS) will be conducted by LPTC and the Economic Planning Unit.
The second study is required as a project of such magnitude will need early identification of opportunities to ensure its sustainability, LPTC said.
A VMS is a common approach practised globally, especially on projects that require optimisation of the funding mechanism and prudent spending.
In other words, the VMS will ensure that the MRT project is economically sustainable and optimises government spending whilst promoting public interest as its priority.
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