KUALA LUMPUR: Construction giant Gamuda Bhd and its joint-venture entity MMC Gamuda (MGJV) has unveiled its own polymerase chain reaction (PCR) laboratory to expedite Covid-19 screening and monitoring among its workers. Located at Jalan Chan Sow Lin here, the facility equipped with the latest technology was up and running in just four weeks after the …
GLOBALLY, the pandemic has brought chaos, and this is all the more apparent in the construction sector. Just last week, the Government ordered at least two construction sites to be closed after hundreds of workers came down with Covid-19, following the discovery of the Damanlela cluster at one site in Pusat Bandar Damansara, Kuala Lumpur. …
WITH 16,000 tunnel segment rings produced by Malaysian precasters, the tunnels of the Putrajaya MRT Line (formerly the Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya Line) are testament to Malaysian determination in construction. This is especially true for MMC Gamuda Joint Venture (MGJV), the main contractor for the underground portion of the Klang Valley MRT project’s second line. Despite being …
MMC Gamuda KVMRT (T) Sdn Bhd (MGKT) affirmed its position as the leader in digitalising construction in the country with its recent win at the Malaysia Technology Excellence Awards (MTEA) 2020 presented by the Singapore Business Review. The company clinched top honours in the category of Augmented and Virtual Reality – Engineering for its innovative …
PETALING JAYA: The company that is building tunnels for the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT) system has developed an award-winning app that is set to cement its position as one of the pioneers of augmented reality in engineering. The app, known as BIMAR, produces virtual 3D overlays of design and construction elements which are …
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MMC Gamuda KVMRT (T) Sdn Bhd (MGKT) bags the Augmented & Virtual Reality – Engineering award at the recently concluded Malaysia Technology Excellence Awards (MTEA) presented by Singapore Business Review. Read More
PETALING JAYA: The revival of infrastructure projects such as the Mass Rapid Transit Line 3 (MRT3) and the KL-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR), should they happen soon, could provide a ray of light amid the gloomy outlook for the construction sector. Read More
For many of the tunnel crews working on the underground portion of the MRT Putrajaya Line project, the triumph of the final Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) breakthrough on 18 July 2020 at Ampang Park Station was truly bittersweet. While they shared the satisfaction and exhilaration of a job done exceptionally well, their celebrations were coloured …
KUALA LUMPUR: A key milestone for the MRT Putrajaya Line (formerly known as the Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya line) was achieved last Friday when a final tunnel boring machine (TBM) broke through the wall of the upcoming Ampang Park MRT station. Read More
The MRT Putrajaya Line (previously known as the MRT Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya Line) saw its final tunnel boring machine (TBM) breakthrough at the Ampang Park MRT Station site today, marking a major milestone for the project. Read More
