Lowyat.NETKuching Urban Transportation System (KUTS) Expected To Commence In 2028 #2028 #art #autonomousrapidtransit #kuts #phase1 #publictransport #sarawakmetro #transportation
https://www.lowyat.net/2025/352308/kuching-urban-transportation-system-kuts-2028/
Malaysia Public Transport#SarawakMetro has accelerated the award of contracts for the construction of #Kuching Urban Transportation System (#KUTS) project, handing out a third contract worth RM943mil to another #Malaysia-China joint venture (#JV) company
The contract is to build the #infrastructure for the #RedLine, one of the three #transit lines under KUTS project
The Red Line’s infrastructure works covers 12.3km and stretches from #KuchingSentral to #Pending in the city
#SarawakMetro announced that a #JointVenture (#JV) company has won the tender for the #construction and completion of the #Rembus #Depot.
The JV company is expected to commence work next month and scheduled to complete by December 2025.
The construction is part of the #Kuching Urban Transportation System (#KUTS) project, which Sarawak Metro has been entrusted to develop, operate and maintain.
#AutonomousRapidTransit #SarawakART #Sarawak #bus #buses #beese
JV company wins bid for construction, completion of Sarawak Metro’s Rembus Depot
KUCHING (Dec 21): Sarawak Metro Sdn Bhd (Sarawak Metro) announced that a joint venture (JV) company, comprising Azam Sehasrat Sdn Bhd, IJM Construction Sdn Bhd and Unique Deco Sdn Bhd, has won the tender for the construction and completion of the Rembus Depot. In a statement today, it said the jo
The current #hydrogen Autonomous Rapid Transit (ART) #prototype will not be the #final #version to be used for the #Kuching Urban Transportation System (#KUTS).
Work to come up with #finalversion of the ART vehicle will be made next year, after the #Sarawak government presents #data from the ongoing #testing exercise to the manufacturer in China on #improvement that need to be made on the 38 units ordered by the state.
Lee: Current ART vehicle not final version for KUTS, just a prototype
KOTA SAMARAHAN (Nov 25): The current hydrogen Autonomous Rapid Transit (ART) prototype will not be the final version to be used for the Kuching Urban Transportation System (KUTS), said Transport Minister Dato Sri Lee Kim Shin. He said work to come up with the final version of the ART vehicle will
#Sarawak’s state capital #Kuching is set to become the first city in Southeast Asia to use #hydrogen to power its urban transport system.
This include #hydrogenpowered autonomous rapid transit (ART) vehicle and #bus.
ART will form the backbone of Kuching’s urban transport system, to encourage public usage and ease traffic congestion.
CNA uploaded video covering the system: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVTKOVpwrQg
(Images are screenshots of the video)
Kuching set to become first Southeast Asian city to power urban transport system with hydrogen
Sarawak Metro informed that Stage 2 of the Prototype Autonomous Rapid Transit (ART) #Hydrogen Vehicle Proof-of-Concept (#POC) Exercise at Kuching-Samarahan Expressway is officially underway.
A notice was also attached for people to refer to for the traffic flow and flagmen locations throughout the POC period.
The ART will run from 20 November to 15 December, 5am to 8pm.
(Image and photo by Sarawak Metro)
#SarawakMetro #SarawakART #AutonomousRapidTransit #Sarawak #Kuching #KUTS
It was a smooth move for their prototype Autonomous Rapid Transit (ART) #hydrogen vehicle on the night of 17 November.
Sarawak Metro is now preparing for Phase 2 of the ART's Proof-of-Concept (POC) exercise, which will start on a section of the Blue Line’s dedicated lane that was recently constructed.
(Photos by Sarawak Metro)
#hydrogenpowered #Sarawak #SarawakMetro #SarawakART #Kuching #KUTS #SEDC #POC #BlueLine #dedicatedlane #metro #smarttram #tram #bendybus #articulatedbus #bus #smart
The #hydrogen #fuelcell powered Autonomous Rapid Transit (ART) Smart #Tram was recognised as ‘Low Carbon Transport Project of the Year’ at the Enlit Asia annual conference in Jakarta, Indonesia on Nov 14.
The ART is the backbone of the Kuching Urban Transportation System (#KUTS) project, which aims to modernise public transportation and ease traffic congestion in Greater #Kuching.
#SEDC #SarawakMetro #Sarawak #SarawakART #smarttram #AutonomousRapidTransit
ART Smart Tram recognised as ‘Low Carbon Transport Project of the Year’ at Enlit Asia in Jakarta
KUCHING (Nov 18): The hydrogen fuel cell powered Autonomous Rapid Transit (ART) Smart Tram was recognised as ‘Low Carbon Transport Project of the Year’ at the Enlit Asia annual conference in Jakarta, Indonesia on Nov 14. The ART is the backbone of the KUTS project, which aims to modernise public
Congratulations to SEDC Sarawak for winning the Low Carbon Transport Project of The Year Award at Enlit Asia 2023 in Jakarta.
This award is a testament to Sarawak’s commitment to innovation and reducing carbon emissions in the transportation sector.
(Photo by Sarawak Metro)
On 16 November, Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas activated the remaining smart traffic light intersections along the Kuching-Samarahan Expressway.
He also inspected the dedicated lane for the Autonomous Rapid Transit (ART), proving ground for the ART throughout the POC exercise scheduled to start next week.
The smart traffic light will ensure transit priority be given to ART at intersections.
(Photos by Sarawak Metro)
#AutonomousRapidTransit #Sarawak #SarawakART #SarawakMetro #KUTS #Kuching
