Penangites can’t wait for end to traffic jams


Fed up: Tamil Arasee (left) and Noor Yasmin Farahanim say the LRT would help cut their travelling time to work.

GEORGE TOWN: When motorists are stuck in their vehicles for hours due to traffic congestion on Penang roads, they can only wish for shorter routes to help them reach their destinations faster.

Major traffic jams on Penang roads are nothing new so the people eagerly await the completion of some major road projects and expressways, which are incorporated in the Pakatan Harapan-Barisan Nasional Penang Unity Manifesto 2023.

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