PM Anwar: Federal govt to provide additional funds to expedite Penang LRT project

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PM Anwar: Federal govt to provide additional funds to expedite Penang LRT project
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BUKIT MERTAJAM, May 6 — The federal government today announced additional funds to expedite the construction of the Penang Light Rail Transit (LRT) project. Prime Minister Datuk...

BUKIT MERTAJAM, May 6 — The federal government today announced additional funds to expedite the construction of the Penang Light Rail Transit project.

“I had a discussion with the Minister of Transport yesterday and I will also hold a discussion with the state government in the next one or two weeks to find a suitable approach to bear the high cost of LRT construction,” he said at the Malaysia Madani Aidilfitri Open House here today.“We have LRT, MRT and monorail in the Klang Valley...why can’t we introduce it to the second largest city in our country,” he said.

The Penang government’s plan for the construction of the LRT line is to connect Bayan Lepas and Komtar.

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