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- Mar 14, 2019
- 3 min
Building airport on man-made island will keep it in Penang, says CM
Building an airport on one of Penang’s three man-made islands off the southern coast of the state will keep the airport within the state, Chow Kon Yeow said. The Penang chief minister said the administration wanted to keep the airport on the island instead of moving it elsewhere. “It it is needed in Seberang Perai or elsewhere, it is a fact we have to accept since we do not have any more lands in Penang island which is why we came up with proposal to build it on one of the re
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Quayside Insider
- Feb 28, 2019
- 2 min
Penang expects approval for transport plan by June
Penang hopes to obtain approval for projects under its Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) within the first half of the year, Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow announced today. The lawmaker said he is “optimistic” that the state will be given approval for the mega infrastructure project within the next few months. “We are on the verge of securing approval for our major transport plan,” he said during a speech at a Chinese New Year gathering with the Real Estate and Housing
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Quayside Insider
- Jan 30, 2019
- 3 min
Penang undersea tunnel study completed as transport plan moves ahead
THE feasibility study for Penang’s proposed undersea tunnel linking the island to the mainland has been completed and will be submitted to the state government soon for a final decision. A source familiar with the progress of the different components in the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) said the report is now being checked by an independent consultant engineer. “The consultant engineer should be able to finish checking in March. Whether the study can be revealed to the
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Quayside Insider
- Jan 22, 2019
- 4 min
LRT is Penang’s best bet
SINCE the light rail transit (LRT) project in Penang was unveiled in 2015, a small group of people have objected to it. Although the objections have been addressed on numerous occasions, they are still being raised, with the latest being Lim Mah Hui’s article, “Proposed LRT in Penang is both too early and too late”. There are two alternatives suggested to replace the LRT plan. First, the bus rapid transit (BRT), and second, the autonomous rail rapid transit (ART). In this art
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Quayside Insider
- Jan 9, 2019
- 3 min
First prepare Penangites for the LRT, then build it
Introducing a rapid transit system to a population requires more than simply determining the route and selecting the rolling stock. Quite often, the success of the system hinges on how well the local authority prepares the population to accept the new mode of public transport. There is a risk where lack of preparation results in low ridership of rapid transit systems. Without such preparation, once the novelty of taking the LRT has worn out, the population reverts to their fo
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