RM6.3bil Penang tunnel job project to begin in two months


Consortium Zenith chairman Tan Sri Azmi Khalid told StarBiz that a land acquisition agreement would be signed on Aug 31 between the company and the Penang state government. A sub-agreement, which provides details on the construction of the first phase, will also be signed on Aug 31.

KUALA LUMPUR: The first phase of Penang’s controversial tunnel project worth RM6.34bil is set to kickstart construction by end-October 2019, amid criticism on the project’s cost and the delay in completing the feasibility study.

Consortium Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd, which is the main contractor for the multi-billion-ringgit project, has clarified that a master agreement was signed on Aug 2 that indicated the Penang state government’s commitment to proceed with the construction of the infrastructure works.

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