In awe of tallest elevated road


Breezy drive: Motorists using the Bukit Kukus paired road in Jalan Paya Terubong, Penang. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

SMOOTHER journeys await motorists travelling from Paya Terubong and Ayer Itam to Bukit Jambul, Bukit Gambir and Balik Pulau with major sections of the Bukit Kukus paired road now open for use.

Courier deliveryman Muhammad Izzat Othman, 21, who commutes between those areas at least twice daily, said the new road cuts his commuting time.

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