GEORGE TOWN, March 22 — Residents of high rise buildings near the construction of a highway project in Penang on a precarious hill slope are living in fear of landslides due to...
GEORGE TOWN, March 22 — Residents of high rise buildings near the construction of a highway project in Penang on a precarious hill slope are living in fear of landslides due to large swatches of the hills being cleared for the project.
The highway project is a RM851 million bypass which stretches 6km to connect Lebuhraya Thean Teik in Air Itam to Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway. Residents of high rise buildings near the construction of a highway project in Penang on a precarious hill slope are living in fear of landslides due to large swatches of the hills being cleared for the project. — Picture by Opalyn Mok
She also questioned the state government on the details of the project as the official Facebook page of the project showed that there will be three tunnels in the project. There will be three interchanges along the road; Interchange One at Lebuhraya Thean Teik, Interchange Two at Jalan Bukit Gambir - Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah and Interchange Three at Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway with a left in- left out junction and an elevated u-turn.
Former assemblyman and affected resident, Dr T. Jeyabalan, said Bukit Hijau is a water catchment area with a waterfall and large boulders on it. — Picture by Opalyn Mok
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