Penang to roll out the LRT


Let’s move, people: Traffic backed up along a busy stretch of Jalan Dr Lim Chwee Leong in George Town. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Penang will go ahead with the Bayan Lepas Light Rail Transit (LRT) project by initiating a request for proposal (RFP) in the third quarter of this year, says Infrastructure and Transport Committee chairman Zairil Khir Johari.

The pre-qualification process of the project, which is part of the RM46bil Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP), will be held in the second quarter, followed by the RFP in the third quarter.

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