Penang Undersea Tunnel Project
Consortium zenith construction sdn bhd czc the contractor of penang s rm6 3 billion integrated infrastructure project is confident that the project will continue with its original plan of an undersea tunnel to connect penang island with the mainland instead of a bridge that has been proposed as an alternative with construction of part of the three roads under the project.
Penang undersea tunnel project. Malaysia s ex finance minister lim guan eng charged with corruption over rm6 3b penang undersea tunnel project former malaysian finance minister lim guan eng is scheduled to be charged with. The project was approved during lim s tenure as penang chief minister from 2008 2018 before he became malaysia s finance minister. The penang government s undersea tunnel project had courted controversy right from the start.
The undersea tunnel was the biggest and most ambitious project in penang since the iconic penang. Citation needed the 7 2 km tunnel will connect butterworth seberang perai in the east to george town penang island in the west when completed in 2025 it will become the first undersea tunnel in malaysia and. Lim s arrest follows a months long investigation into graft allegations over the undersea tunnel project part of the penang transport master plan.
Lim guan eng is at it again. The penang undersea tunnel is a tunnel under construction between butterworth on the mainland and george town on the island of penang in northern malaysia construction began in 2016. The penang undersea tunnel involved massive corruption and you are one of those who received kickbacks and bribes.
After his balls were nailed to the wall twice by mca deputy president dato seri wee ka siong in a span of just days the penang chief minister is attempting yet another rothmans international 180 degrees maneuver this time alleging that barisan nasional is attempting to sabotage the penang undersea tunnel project. So try again guan eng. The proposed penang undersea tunnel project will continue and is in its final stage of feasibility study says chief minister chow kon yeow.
He said the state government s technical consultant hssi sdn bhd has reviewed the study prepared by consortium zenith construction sdn bhd czc. Penang mega reclamation project a divisive. The 7 2 kilometre 4 5 miles tunnel project from penang.