Poles bring glow to Penang bridge


Electrifying pull: The piling works being done for the monopole transmission towers next to the Penang Bridge. The RM500m project is expected to be completed in November. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Bridge, long an attraction in the state, will get an electrifying new look soon with the installation of aesthetic decorative lights on transmission towers, with several designed to look like betel nuts at the middle span.

The installation of these 31 monopole towers, including six at the mid-span of the 13.5km-long Penang Bridge, Malaysia’s second longest, will be completed by November.

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