KUCHING (April 27): The Autonomous Rapid Transit (ART) interchange station for the Kuching Urban Transportation System (KUTS) project is now being constructed at the Simpang Tiga area, said Sarawak Metro Sdn Bhd in its latest Facebook post today.

It revealed the interchange station is part of the works to construct the Red Line, which will run from Kuching Sentral to Pending.

“This ART station will serve as the interchange for the Blue Line and Red Line. The Red Line runs from Kuching Sentral to Pending, covering a distance of 12.3km,” it said.

It also said that with site clearing works now completed, dynamic load testing (PDA) for reinforced concrete (RC) square piles and bore piling work is now taking place at the site.

According to a news report on Dec 25 last year, Sarawak Metro awarded a joint venture company comprising Sri Datai Construction (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd, JT JV Builders Sdn Bhd and CHEC Construction (M) Sdn Bhd with a contract to build the infrastructure for the Red Line.

Apart from building the at-grade and elevated dedicated lane for the ART, the contract valued at 943 million is also for road widening works as well as other infrastructure works.

The construction is scheduled to be completed by Dec 2026, according to reports.