Bukit Bintang Plaza is safe, says MRT Corp

MASS Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) has given assurances that Bukit Bintang Plaza (BB Plaza) was not under any threat of collapse or damage due to the construction of the Bukit Bintang Station.
In a press statement yesterday, the company said all other buildings on the surface of where underground works were conducted were also safe.

The statement added that the technology applied for the construction is state-of-the-art, and all necessary precautions were undertaken by the contractor, MMC Gamuda KVMRT (Tunnelling) Sdn Bhd (MGKT).
This assurance was given following UDA Holdings Bhd’s media releases on Oct 16 and Oct 27 which had stated that BB Plaza was “not very safe for occupation due to underground works for the construction of the MRT.”

The statement further stated that throughout the tunnelling works, no buildings along the road were damaged.

“Our contractor, MGKT, had taken all necessary steps to monitor ground movements during the activity, to ensure that building and public safety was not compromised.
“This included installation of monitoring equipment on buildings and structures along Jalan Bukit Bintang, as well as visual monitoring of roads and buildings by engineers.

“Apart from two sinkholes that appeared in April 2014 at the western end of the very busy road, no other untoward incidents were reported to have occurred as a result of MRT construction there, or along the 9.5km underground alignment of the Sungai Buloh-Kajang (SBK) Line,” read the statement.

On UDA Holdings’ intention to redevelop the site on which BB Plaza sat, MRT Corp said it welcomed the move as the development of a new mall next to the Bukit Bintang Station would be an added attraction for both local and foreign tourists.
Once completed and operational in July 2017, the SBK Line will have the capacity to transport 20,000 passengers per hour per direction.


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