MALAYSIA Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL), the owner of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, has been working tirelessly to address soil subsidence that led to the closure of the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway (KLK) on Tuesday evening.
A sinkhole appeared at KM66.1 of the KLK, impacting travel between the Klang Valley and the east coast states.
“Upon detecting soil settlement in the vicinity through our monitoring system for the underground tunneling works, our engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contractor promptly notified ANIH Bhd (which manages the stretch) to close the affected area to traffic.
“This was done before the sinkhole emerged, allowing for the immediate implementation of necessary mitigating measures,” MRL said in a Facebook post on Wednesday.
MRL informed that its team has been providing support to mitigate the situation.
“Senior officials of MRL and the China Communication Construction (ECRL) Sdn Bhd, the EPCC contractor, also briefed relevant stakeholders, including the Malaysian Highway Authority, police, Fire and Rescue Department, and the expressway concessionaire on the incident.
“Investigations to determine the real cause of the sinkhole are still ongoing,” MRL added.
The ECRL project team dispatched machinery and manpower to initiate the filling of the sinkhole, with infill concreting work completed on Wednesday morning.
“The complete repair works are expected to be finished by 7pm Wednesday,” said MRL, the owner of the largest project of its kind in Southeast Asia, which is set to bridge the east and west coasts of Peninsular Malaysia by standard-gauge rail upon completion by the end of 2026.
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