Cracked beams force closure of community hall and 35 stalls at market complex


Construction workers carrying out structural repairs after cracks appeared on two of its concrete beams at the Batu Lanchang Market, Penang. Pix by GARY CHEN/The Star/ 15 May 2017.Structural repairs in progress after cracks appeared on two of its concrete beams at the Batu Lanchang Market, Penang.

GEORGE TOWN: The Batu Lanchang Market in Penang is undergoing structural repairs after cracks appeared on two of its concrete beams.

State Local Government Committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow said the cracks were found near a retail section on the ground floor.

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