The people of Seberang Prai will have a say in the RM27bil Penang Transport Master Plan, said Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.
“The plan will affect them. They must have a say and voice out whether they want it or not.
“If they reject the plan, it will not be implemented. If they want it, we will implement it,” he told reporters at the Christmas Open House at the St Chastan & Imbert Catholic Church in Chai Leng Park here yesterday.
Lim also said the proposed 28.4km-long Jalan Raja Uda-Bukit Mertajam monorail line, which is part of the master plan, would have 22 stations covering Alma, Bukit Mertajam, Bandar Perda, Taman Supreme, Sunway Carnival Mall and Penang Sentral.
“The people in Prai will be affected as a line will come out at the south of Prai next to the Penang Bridge and flow into Jalan Perusahaan through Taman Supreme before ending at Penang Sentral,” he said.
Recently, The Star reported on a light rail transit (LRT) track across the sea which would be built as the fourth link between Penang island and the mainland.
The LRT trains, which will travel on rails built near the Penang Bridge, will connect Gelugor on the island and the Prai Industrial Estate on the mainland before continuing northwards to Penang Sentral in Butterworth.
Source: TheStar.com.my