First Malaysia, Next Asia: Making Tracks for Growth

Colas Rail President/CEO Richard Fostier discusses;

- The 674 million ringgit track extension job - Kelana Jaya LRT line - 13 new stations - distance of 17km;
- What was involved in winning - tenderors - issues;
- Colas’ role - delivery - schedules - skills - engineers;
- Fees - procurements - tenders;
- Design - configuration;
- Opposition: residents of Putra Heights;
- High speed - KL - Singapore - issues - possibilities;
- Costs - duration to build - speed of journey - whether affordable proposition;
- Malaysia as a springboard to region - expanding rail travel in Asia;
- Malaysia - trade - ease of doing business - approvals - manpower - skills shortage - Bureaucracy - corruption;
- Colas - part of Euronext-listed French industrial group Bouygues S.A. - business in Europe -- how bad is the situation in Europe;
- The Channel Tunnel (completed in 1994) - among group's landmark projects -- how far technology has come since then.