PETALING JAYA Mayor, Dato’ Mohd Azizi Mohd Zain made a visit to Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Project on 1 November 2017. He was accompanied by seventeen officers from the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ).

The mayor was welcomed by Malaysia Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang (SBK) Line Elevated Construction Director Encik Kamarul Baharim Yusoff, MMC-Gamuda KVMRT (PDP) Sdn Bhd Deputy Project Director Encik Maslan Othman, Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana) MRT SBK Line Chief Operation Officer Tuan Haji Muhammad Isom Azis and MMC-Gamuda KVMRT (PDP) Sdn Bhd Approval Management General Manager Encik Muhamad Amran Othman at the Bandar Utama MRT Station.

The aim for this visit was to understand the facilities that the MRT service provides to its users and also to gain understanding on the stations that are within MBPJ’s jurisdiction.

At the station Azizi was briefed about the Bandar Utama linkway. This link connects the station to the shopping mall and is currently being built by See Hoy Chan Sdn Bhd.

From the Bandar Utama MRT Station, the delegates hopped onto the train and proceeded towards the Mutiara Damansara MRT Station. Here, they proceeded to the Surian Tower link bridge to understand the connectivity of a station to a commercial area, which is this case are the Royale Chulan Hotel and the eCurve Mall.

Upon visiting the Mutiara Damansara MRT Station, they proceeded to the Kampung Selamat MRT Station. This station is the final station that is under MBPJ’s jurisdiction for the SBK Line.

The visit ended with the delegates heading to the Surian MRT Station with lunch being served at Hameediyah, a local nasi kandar outlet that is just a stone’s throw away from the station.