Transport Minister: Govt could approve Penang Island-Mainland LRT
The unity government could greenlight an LRT project that would connect Penang island with mainland Seberang Perai, says transport minister Loke Siew Fook.
Loke, who is also the DAP secretary-general, said Putrajaya had previously approved an LRT project on the island connecting Bayan Lepas to Komtar in George Town.
“But Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim told me we can’t only have LRT on the island. We need to connect the island and Seberang Perai,” he told a huge crowd at the “Ceramah Madani” at the Seberang Jaya expo ground last night.
“With the backing of the prime minister, who is also the finance minister, we are confident we can carry out an LRT project that would connect the island and Seberang Perai
“This would ease Penangites to cross over (to Seberang Perai), and this (the project) would definitely spur the economy (of Penang).”
In January, chief minister Chow Kon Yeow was reported to have said that the state government was waiting to discuss the proposed George Town-Butterworth LRT link with both Anwar and Loke.
He said the proposed project would be an extension to the island’s LRT project, and connect the KTMB railway line from Butterworth to Bayan Lepas, state-owned Buletin Mutiara reported.
Source: FMT Online
Agreed, please proceed and execute it fast.
Sorry, we didn’t hear anything here. We only accept those approved projects as real, other than that assume not happening.
Too much bullshit and fake hopes every election.
@Islander
This state election announce project first, next state election all the RFP, pre-pre feasibility studies only done, then next next state election only construction begins haha
@Islander
Everything starts with talking after talking 😉
They should build the connection near Penang World City which is near to Z*n / QW
@SB
I heard LRT like when I was primary school? DAP won when I was secondary, now I working adult and jam traffic for 10years already, hello?
I just assume the state government doing nothing, u should do it before election, not when election datang baru wayang, tot we goldfish memory issit
I remember my great grandmother told me the government was going to build LRT in Penang. She heard it from Francis Light.
Why build the LRT at Light City? The traffic situation getting there from Green Lane and Lebuhraya Lim Chong Eu from Weld Quay is now bad enough. Why make it worse? How are people going to get there when it is off bus routes? The locations of the stations are not practical. Not every one is going to Kawasan Perusahaan Perai or Light City. What do these places offer? Looks like election talk only. Please don’t take Penangites for a ride!
all this while the main gov was handle by oppositions . they wont simply approve state gov proposal (especially Penang since not under them). Now GOV should able to approve asap and get this done before the oppositions win and cancel the project again.
now opposition want to destroy penang peace and modernization