Sea tunnel can wait, says MCA veep
GEORGE TOWN: Providing an efficient public transport system is more sustainable than the proposed undersea tunnel linking Penang island to the mainland.
Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Donald Lim Siang Chai said as the second Penang bridge is expected to be completed in two years time, it is more practical and cost effective for the state government to improve on the public transportation system first.
"Therefore, it may not be suitable to build a (sea) tunnel to resolve the increasing traffic problem but instead, it is wiser to develop a rail-based system. While a tunnel may be needed in the future, various factors must first be taken into consideration before a decision is reached," he said after attending the '2012 Budget' discussion at Equatorial Hotel.
Lim who is also an MCA vice-president, said that it was important for the state govern-ment to look into the improvement of public transportation as Gerakan president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon had missed the opportunity to do so during his tenure as the chief minister.
On Nov 15, Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng unveiled a proposal to construct three bypass highways and a sea tunnel costing around RM8bil.
The proposed 6.5km sea tunnel will connect Gurney Drive to the northern side of Butterworth.
-The Star-
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