Works Minister: Penang tunnel concession agreement is 'unconventional'


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 11 Feb 2018

PETALING JAYA: The Penang undersea tunnel project uses "unconventional" methods to pay for the project, says Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof (pic).

In a statement on Sunday (Feb 11) the Works said it was highly unusual for the Penang government to award the project in 2013 when construction is only slated to commence in 2030 as the traffic and environmental conditions could change by then.

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