Feasibility study cost just doesn’t add up, says Wee


KUALA LUMPUR: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong is questioning the cost of the feasibility study, said to be RM120mil, for the 10.53km North Coastal Paired Road from Tanjung Bungah to Teluk Bahang that is part of the Penang undersea tunnel project.

Dr Wee said he had just received information about the fee for the proposed four-lane, dual carriageway, which will cost RM378mil.

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