Situated next to the fringe of Gurney Drive, the Gurney Bay project (formerly known as Gurney Wharf) is transforming into an enchanting seafront public park.

The project, scheduled to be completed in 2025, seems to come to life with each passing day.

Caretaker Penang Local Government, Housing, Town and Country Planning Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said the implementation of the Gurney Bay project was on schedule, with Phase One or Priority 1 of the project, expected to be open to the public this month.

“Tentatively, we look forward to opening the Phase One this month. We will make sure it happens, if not as soon as possible.

“What is most important is the delivery of service to the people,” he told reporters after inspecting Gurney Bay today.

Jagdeep said there would be ample parking space once the entire project is completed.

Pushing for the state’s Green Agenda 2030, Jagdeep said he was looking forward to having some 10,000 trees planted at Gurney Bay.

“We will ensure that the Penang Green Agenda 2030 is complemented by the Gurney Bay project,” he said.

The Gurney Bay project, which started in 2016, is being built on reclaimed land off Gurney Drive.

The project is divided into Priority 1 and Priority 2.

Priority 1 consists of the following components, namely children’s play area, skate park, viewing deck (south vantage point), public toilets, promenade for pedestrians, hawker stalls, retail areas and recreation park, hawker kiosks, open car park space, and water body (south) reclamation area.

Meanwhile, Priority 2 consists of a hawker centre, retail area, convenience stores, viewing deck (north), public toilets, kiosks for additional hawkers, multi-storey car park, open car park, water garden, surau, jetty for water taxis, a man-made beach and boardwalk, refuse centre, water body (north) and many more.

Source: Buletin Mutiara