CM: Lost potential will cost Penang more than RM7b for highway
Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow speaks to the press as he announces the approval of the EIA report on the Pan Island Link 1 during a press conference in George Town April 15, 2019. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
“It is not a waste, we need this highway; if we are to give in to the comments of certain groups not to build the highway, can you imagine the terrible traffic conditions of Penang in 2025, 2030 and 2035?” he said during a press conference at Penang Hill today.“Without this project, it will lead to economic losses as traffic congestion will lead to lower productivity, with traffic jams, tourists will not come, investors will not come,” he said.
Chow dismissed Mohamed Idris’s position as isolated and said there were other studies conducted by professional and qualified consultants that supported the viability of the project. “The DoE had given the approval for the EIA which is valid for two years from the date of approval and it is with 56 conditions,” he said.
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