Penang road project delays putting traffic relief on hold

Vital link: An aerial view showing the incomplete stretches of the Jalan Bukit Kukus paired road project in the foreground. In the background is the completed portion by Penang Island City Council, which is the highest elevated highway in Malaysia. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

IT WAS meant to ease traffic jam, but construction of two sections of the RM730.86mil Jalan Bukit Kukus paired road project in Penang has fallen way behind schedule.

This still leaves motorists travelling to the southwest of the island facing the horrendous gridlock.