THE Penang Island City Council (MBPP) will install a zebra crossing near the Pengkalan Raja Tun Uda ferry terminal in Weld Quay where an overhead pedestrian bridge was damaged after a trailer carrying a piling crane crashed into it.
MBPP mayor Datuk Yew Tung Seang said the council will also incorporate a traffic light in the area.
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The back of the trailer that was transporting a piling crane hit and damaged the pedestrian bridge as the trailer was passing by Weld Quay.
The front of the trailer made it past the bridge but the piling crane it was carrying hit the structure. — Photos: MUSTAFA AHMAD/The Star
Work being carried out to dismantle the pedestrian bridge in Weld Quay near the ferry terminal.
Workers removing parts of the pedestrian bridge after the crash.
Work being carried out to dismantle the pedestrian bridge in Weld Quay near the ferry terminal.
A 1970s photo of the pedestrian bridge in Weld Quay near the ferry terminal on the right. — Filepic
A section of the dismantled pedestrian bridge being lifted using a crane.
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