GEORGE TOWN: Despite facing severe criticisms over four mega projects
totalling RM6.3bil, the Penang Government is pushing forward with the
signing of an agreement.
Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said that the agreement would be signed tomorrow with the related companies here.
It is learnt that the Environmental Impact Assessment would be carried out after the agreement is signed.
“The state executive council has approved the agreement for the projects,” he said at a press conference at Komtar yesterday.
The agreement will be signed with Consortium Zenith BUCG Sdn Bhd,
which is made up of a joint venture among several companies – Zenith
Construction and China Railway Construction Corp Ltd, Beijing Urban
Construction Group, Sri Tinggi Sdn Bhd and Juteras Sdn Bhd.
The controversial projects consist of a 6.5km seabed tunnel
connecting Gurney Drive to Bagan Ajam, a 12km dual carriageway between
Tanjung Bungah and Teluk Bahang, a 4.2km bypass connecting Gurney Drive
to Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway and a 4.6km bypass connecting the same
expressway to Bandar Baru Air Itam.
- The Star
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