<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（吉隆坡21日讯）首相拿督斯里安华指出，东海岸铁路（ECRL）项目将照跑，但成本降低110亿1000万令吉。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>他表示，尽管在新调整后出现额外成本，但东铁总造价降低了。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>安华今日主持内阁会议后在新闻发布会上强调，政府决定推进之前批准的项目，并没有做太大的改变，因为这样会拖延工程进度，并对工程和现有谈判造成困难。</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“在交通部、财政部和工程部的共同努力，加快了协商进程，并降低2016年批准的总成本（859亿7000万令吉）。”</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（编译：陈慧珊）</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p><em>English&nbsp;version：</em><a href="https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/ecrl-project-proceed-cost-reduced-rm1101b-says-pm-anwar" target="_blank">ECRL project to proceed with cost reduced by RM11.01b, says PM Anwar</a></p></div>


（吉隆坡21日讯）首相拿督斯里安华指出，东海岸铁路（ECRL）项目将照跑，但成本降低110亿1000万令吉。

他表示，尽管在新调整后出现额外成本，但东铁总造价降低了。

安华今日主持内阁会议后在新闻发布会上强调，政府决定推进之前批准的项目，并没有做太大的改变，因为这样会拖延工程进度，并对工程和现有谈判造成困难。

“在交通部、财政部和工程部的共同努力，加快了协商进程，并降低2016年批准的总成本（859亿7000万令吉）。”

 

（编译：陈慧珊）

安华：东铁项目照跑 成本降110亿

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