Proposed Penang Sky Cab still in the works
The proposed Penang Sky Cab project is still in the works, said Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow.
Chow said Penang Sentral has already obtained approval for its detailed environment impact assessment (DEIA).
“The project is not scrapped. It is still very active. The ports of landing may be adjusted and the alignment will be changed,” he told reporters after a site visit to Penang Sentral on Tuesday.
The Penang lawmaker said the alignment may be changed so that it is closer to the inner city of George Town.
The Penang Sky Cab project is a 3km cable car system that will traverse the channel between the island and the mainland.
Undertaken by Penang Sentral Sdn Bhd, which is under the Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB), the project was first announced in 2015.
Penang Sentral reportedly obtained approval from the Department of Environment for its DEIA in 2016.
The first phase was initially expected to be completed this year but work has yet to commence on the project.
The cable car system will connect Penang Sentral in Butterworth with George Town on the island.
The first phase of the project will have 40 cabins capable of transporting about 1,000 passengers both ways per hour.
Source: Malay Mail
Very good ! At least we Penangites have gotten one more new attraction ! Hopefully, no objection just for the sake of object by the NGOs again !
Protest, cable cars not considerate of people with height phobia
Reply to NGO
Then shall we demolish all high rise buildings and ban all airlines? Hahaha
Cannot, later they say we trouble makers
@Lol
Another eyesore is in the making! It seems they are even going on with a big building plan on Pulau Jerejak soon ?
Bigger better, we have more to complain about !
The station should be near jetty where all the buses are. Need to think how easy for the passengers to move around. Dont simply build and cause stress to passengers to find transportation and to visit sight seeing places.
Talk only la, no money how to build this or build that? Everybody tahu sama tahu lah!
Yes, good for Penang. Many more people will visit Penang. I can see Penang will turn into Singapore or Hong Kong in next ten years. Is something that not you and me can control. Penang is potential to grow very fast now that PH take over the goverment. Put in this way, Penang draw people in unfortunately you like it or not. Many Chinese in Malaysia want to own a piece of property here. They like it here. Penang is a great place for many Chinese because it has strong Chinese community. Also it is also a place of harmony which involves all walk of life including other races.
When Penang becomes HK, SG, better move to Langkawi
@Frank
I doubt this is financially viable. look at our ferry which is in dire straits..
Got hutang up to 1 trillion. How la we can build this cable car. Unless, the 1 trillion story is just a lie.