GEORGE TOWN: Construction on the long-awaited Penang Sentral public transportation terminal in mainland Penang is expected to take off by the fourth quarter of this year.
The project, which forms a component of the Penang Sentral project, and
is a 49:51 joint-venture between MRCB and Pelaburan Hartanah Bhd (PHB),
will take 36 months to be completed, the Business Times has learnt. “Both the federal and state governments are committed to the public
transportation hub for the Northern Corridor,” a source said.
MRCB and PHB representatives yesterday met Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and the state executive council at Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak, here, where they agreed that the hub’s construction was of vital importance. “The Penang government is just as suppportive of the project as the Federal authorities. A new terminal is needed to ensure that the public has all the amenities found in a transportation hub.
“The project developers have now agreed to build the terminal first before proceeding with the rest of the Penang Sentral project,” the source added.The Penang Sentral project, launched in 2007 on a 9.7ha site in Butterworth and tagged at RM2 billion, was designed to be an integrated mixeduse commercial development and the largest integrated transport hub in the northern region.
It is to include, among others, terminals for ferries, buses, taxis and trains, and a monorail station. To kick off the project, which is due for completion in 2020, a temporary bus terminal and hawker centre were constructed over three phases. “All stakeholders are mindful of the need for it to be fast-tracked. The redesigned project will now allow for the terminal to be a standalone structure and take off first,” the source said.
MRCB and PHB representatives yesterday met Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and the state executive council at Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak, here, where they agreed that the hub’s construction was of vital importance. “The Penang government is just as suppportive of the project as the Federal authorities. A new terminal is needed to ensure that the public has all the amenities found in a transportation hub.
“The project developers have now agreed to build the terminal first before proceeding with the rest of the Penang Sentral project,” the source added.The Penang Sentral project, launched in 2007 on a 9.7ha site in Butterworth and tagged at RM2 billion, was designed to be an integrated mixeduse commercial development and the largest integrated transport hub in the northern region.
It is to include, among others, terminals for ferries, buses, taxis and trains, and a monorail station. To kick off the project, which is due for completion in 2020, a temporary bus terminal and hawker centre were constructed over three phases. “All stakeholders are mindful of the need for it to be fast-tracked. The redesigned project will now allow for the terminal to be a standalone structure and take off first,” the source said.
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