GEORGE TOWN, April 25 -- Big scale construction works on the Mutiara LRT line in Penang will start in the fourth quarter of next year, according to MRT Corp Chief Executive Officer Datuk Mohd Zarif Mohd Hashim.

He said there has been substantial progress in the project even in the past three months, with contractors starting with soil investigations.

"After the soil investigations have completed, we will be able to finalise the design and after that, we need to look at the locations with utilities to be relocated," he told reporters at the LRT Mutiara Line Aidilfitri celebrations here.

He said the alignment will be on a lot of road reserve, so utilities on these roads will need to be relocated first before construction works start.

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