Why was KLIA2 moved to a soft soil site?

2015-08-20 3

Why was a new masterplan drawn up in 2008 for the expansion of the low-cost carrier airport (KLIA2) resulting in the airport being built on soft soil, when an earlier plan circumvented this problem?

This question lies at the heart of the current outcry over the ballooning cost of the airport from an estimated RM1.7 billion to up to RM3.6 billion today.

Referring to the KL International Airport Masterplan 1992, Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony Pua today said that the move also remains the main cause for the delays from the earlier construction deadline of September 2011 to April 2013.

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