Penang exco explains tunnel project

Penang works committee chairperson Lim Hock Seng has explained the payment for a project involving three major roads and the undersea tunnel project following a request by the BN for details of payment for the project.

On Penang Gerakan/BN chairperson Teng Chang Yeow’s various statements regarding payment to Consortium Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd, he said the state government had paid RM31.269 million for the feasibility study and RM177.485 million for the detailed design for the project involving the three major roads.

For the undersea tunnel project, the cost for feasibility study was RM20 million, while cost for detailed design stood at RM76.248 million, he said in a statement here today.

“To date, the Penang Government has paid RM208 million via land alienation for the feasibility study and detailed design of the three major roads. The fee for the detailed environmental impact assessment is included in the RM208 million,” added Lim.

- Bernama