The savings in the total development cost (TDC) of RM11 billion on the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) is contributed by, among others, the realignment of the track at Section C involving the Temerloh, Serendah-Port Klang alignment.

The Transport Ministry said the reduction in the original TDC in 2017 from RM85.97 billion to the current cost of RM74.96 billion was achieved following the implementation of total value engineering (VM).

“The ministry also stresses that...