Penang state government in no rush to implement PTMP

GEORGE TOWN: The state government is in no rush to implement the RM27 billion Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) as it is a multi-stage project spanning a 15-year period, said local government and traffic management committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow.
He said the implementation of the PTMP will be done in stages and the two priority projects that the state government is looking into is the Light Rail Transit (LRT) line between Komtar and Bayan Lepas, and the first phase of the Pan Island Link (PIL) highway.
"I have said this many times before, the implementation is in stages , we are not rushing to build all systems at one go.
"We don't have the capacity and the capability to do that," he said in a press conference during the PTMP briefing at his office today.
Chow together with PTMP project delivery partner SRS Consortium today addressed the nine criticisms listed by non governmental organisations against the massive project.
The NGO had highlighted the issue of sustainability and funding for the project.
Chow said many of the issues highlighted by the NGOs' had already been addressed.
He however added that the state welcomes feedback from all parties on the implementation of the PTMP.