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In the first of a four-part series on the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), CNA explores how the railway’s connectivity could spur a facelift of the heavily industrial areas surrounding the ports of Klang and Kuantan on opposite sides of the country.
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The construction site reflects the port town’s heavily industrial facade: Run-down shophouses that almost kiss the sides of elevated highways, narrow two-lane roads pockmarked by potholes and long container-laden trailers rumbling by.
But a redevelopment of the ferry terminal by a unit of the Sunway conglomerate, expected to be completed in the first half of 2027, together with the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) extension from Gombak to Port Klang in January 2028, is expected to give the port area a classy facelift, analysts say.
The railway, which runs through 20 stations spanning 665km across Selangor, Pahang, Terengganu and Kelantan, aims to improve domestic connectivity for both passengers and goods.
Foo Gee Jen, adviser at real estate agency CBRE WTW, said Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust’s (REIT) redevelopment of the ferry terminal - alongside plans by the State Development Corporation of Selangor to develop next-door Carey Island into a port city - bodes well for the rejuvenation of Port Klang.
“The early years of Port Klang development was very much piecemeal, and at the moment it's a lot more controlled,” he told CNA, noting that such big developers will bring better planning and organisation to the area.
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