GEORGE TOWN: The DAP-led state government should explain to therakyat why it approved the RM8bil road and undersea tunnel project even though several non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are against it.
Penang Barisan Nasional chairman Teng Chang Yeow (pic) said the state government should make public the traffic master plan that “shows a tunnel is required to be built.”
“Have they considered the traffic volumes that would be generated on the Penang Bridge and the second Penang bridge by the end of this year?
“Is there any proper planning by the state authority on such an important infrastructure project?” he said in a statement yesterday.
On Thursday, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng announced that the state had awarded an RM8bil tender to Malaysia-China joint venture Consortium Zenith BUCG Sdn Bhd.
The project consists of a 6.5km Gurney Drive-Bagan Ajam undersea tunnel, a 4.2km Gurney Drive-Lebuhraya Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu bypass, a 4.6km Lebuhraya Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu-Bandar Baru Air Itam bypass and a 12km road connecting Tanjung Bungah and Teluk Bahang.
Lim had also said the construction company would be given 44.51ha of reclaimed land in Tanjung Pinang on four conditions, one of which was that the concession period for the third link would only be for 30 years and the toll charges must be similar to the second Penang bridge.
Penang MCA party adviser Datuk Koay Kar Huah also criticised the state government for proposing toll charges for the proposed undersea tunnel after they had earlier promised to abolish all tolls in their 2008 general election.
State MCA secretary Lau Chiek Tuan reminded Lim to come up with a solution for the long-standing traffic woes.
“Rather than having to fork out a massive RM8bil in tax payers’ fund, the state should improve the public transport system,” he said. - The Star
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