THE Penang government has not made any decision pertaining to the proposed 7.2km undersea tunnel project connecting George Town and Butterworth.
Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said no decision had been made to stop the project as the tunnel’s feasibility study was still being carried out.
“There’s no other decision made, other than continuing with the study.
“Anyway, it’s not a top priority project. Our main project is the highway from Air Itam-Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway which is expected to be carried out in one or two months,” he told a press conference after attending the Tanjong Women and Family Development Committee (JPWK) National Day celebration at Dewan Sri Pinang today.
Chow was asked by a reporter if the state would still consider to proceed with the tunnel project following plans to upgrade the ferry services and the introduction of catamarans.
Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook had stated that the plans to upgrade the ferry services were scheduled to begin next year.
Chow, meanwhile, said the state had ‘progressively’ received the draft of the tunnel’s feasibility study.
“The progress of the study is still 90 over percent,” he said.
Story by Edmund Lee
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