MELAKA: The redevelopment of the Melaka Sentral transport terminal, which cost RM3.5 billion to build in Peringgit, will adapt specifications of a "post-Covid-19" design and use 5G technology.
Goodyield Development Sdn Bhd (GDSB) chief executive officer Wellen Remy Rizal said the transportation hub and commercial centre was built with the needs of the new norms of society in curbing the spread of the Covid-19 infection.
GDSB is the appointed developer of the transport terminal.
"We designed and completed this Melaka Sentral development proposal with the post-Covid-19 concept to be compatible with the way of life under the new norms in the pandemic era.
"The development of this project was planned differently, by replacing close and narrow spaces with more open areas," Wellen Remy said after the signing ceremony of the Joint Venture Agreement for the Proposed Melaka Sentral Redevelopment Project at the Seri Negeri Complex recently.
He said apart from optimising the space factor, the entire building, which also houses a 38-storey condominium residential unit, was built by maximising 5G technology facilities.
"The Melaka Sentral project was developed with the concept of built-in 5G technology, unlike other buildings that were built without thinking about utilising the potential of the technology.
"This includes the adaptation of 5G technology, which will be used comprehensively by the building management, traders and visitors."
Commenting further, he said the Melaka Sentral project was inspired by the five petals of the kesidang flower, which is the official flower of the Melaka government.
"The terminal is divided into five main sectors, with each connecting to routes, including bridges, pedestrian and bicycle paths."
The project, built on a seven-hectare site, will house five main terminal buildings, shopping malls, commercial lots in each sector, mosque, hotel, monorail hub, event centres, offices, clinics, cinema and entertainment centres.
The project will begin in June next year and is expected to be fully completed in 2029.