Big bypass bother for residents

Too close for comfort: Earthwork and slope clearing being carried out next to several apartment blocks in Jalan Gangsa, Island Park. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Retiree Terrence Ng, 67, used to mop the floor at his Jalan Besi flat twice a week. Now, he does it three times a day.

The unit is littered with sand “flying in” from the ongoing highway project behind his home in Bukit Hijau.