Second Penang Bridge expected to be ready earlier than scheduled
GEORGE TOWN: The Second Penang Bridge which is 65% completed, is expected to be ready earlier than November 2013, the deadline.
Works Minister Datuk Seri Shaziman Abu Mansor said with the earnest effort put in by the contractor, he was confident the project would be ready two months earlier than scheduled.
"Everything is going on smoothly and the project contractor expects 70% completion by the end of this year," he said after visiting the project site here on Monday, Oct 17.
"The progress is affected to a certain extent by weather conditions, but if the weather permits, I believe the project will be completed earlier as the progress now is two% ahead of the schedule."
Shaziman also urged companies taking part in the construction of the Second Penang Bridge to train more people.
"I regret to learn that this year, there is no participation by local university engineering students in this project, as this is a good opportunity for them to gain knowledge from such a big project, " he said.
He said last year, about 50 undergraduates participated and they were given an allowance during their practical training.
"Such a bridge can be built anytime if we have the money, but gaining knowledge from it is important and I want our people to do that."
The Second Penang Bridge project, which costs less than RM4.5 billion, is a joint venture between China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd and UEM Builders Bhd. Construction began in 2008.
The 24km bridge, which is the longest in Southeast Asia, connects Batu Maung on the island and Batu Kawan on the mainland. – Bernama
SOURCE: The Edge Property
If the project is handle solely by China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd.
it will be ready by next year.
What Penang people really want is the 7km undersea tunnel between Gurney and Butterworth. This crap 2nd bridge is bloody long and connected to both super ‘cool’ area, still promoting the traffic flow from hot to cool area in order to cross the bridge, wtf, it is damn not convenient.
Next bridge project just give it to UEM Builders Bhd.and we will see
what they can do. They had in fact had involved in construction of
Penang Bridge.
So how come they need China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd to
construct the 2nd. Penang Bridge. I am sure all Malaysian would like
to hear from our Works Minister Datuk Seri Shaziman Abu Mansor has
to say.
If this project is fully responsible by the GLC, you would then expecting a massive delay and a surge in budget, and at the end nobody will be asnwerable and accounted for except giving some lame reasons. Lack of transparency, efficiency, and urgency and what else, there are so many such kind of projects in Johor, Malacca etc, and people are norm to these.
The surge in budget all masuk pocket contractors/companies owned directly/indirectly by **, just like a school can buy a single desk for RM10,000. Government money what… just squeeze it dry… u happy i happy ma…