Bypass firm ordered to stop work


A snag on the road: The project is scheduled for completion next year. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: The design-and-build contractor for the Air Itam-Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway bypass (Package Two) has been slapped with a stop-work order.

Penang infrastructure, transport and digital committee chairman Zairil Khir Johari said the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) issued the order to Consortium Zenith Construction (CZC) Sdn Bhd for failing to comply with the guidelines.

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