THE road widening of Lorong Sempadan 6 in the Air Putih constituency has been successfully completed.
Air Putih assemblyman Lim Guan Eng, who is also the former chief minister, stated that the project aims to provide an alternative exit route and alleviate traffic congestion for vehicles travelling from Taman Reservoir to Jalan Boundary.
“This initiative will also help ease congestion at the Jalan Air Putih and Jalan Air Itam junction,” Lim said during a site visit. He was accompanied by Air Itam assemblyman Joseph Ng Soon Siang, Penang Island City Council (MBPP) mayor Datuk A. Rajendran, Guan Eng’s special assistant Hong Kian Beng, and MBPP councillor Rohaizat Hamid.
The project involved the acquisition of two parcels of land – Lot 1759, measuring 174.05 square metres, and Lot 343, measuring 245.73 square metres – located in Section 2, Bandar Air Itam. The land was acquired under Section 3(1)(a) of the Land Acquisition Act 1960.
The total project cost was RM2,028,692.50, comprising RM297,000 for the road widening works and RM1,731,692.50 for compensation and other associated payments.
Earlier, Guan Eng and his team were at the temporary hawker site in Air Putih to distribute calendars.
Story by K.H. Ong
Pix courtesy of YB Joseph Ng’s Service Centre