No respite from traffic as with more cars, even longer journeys lie ahead


By IMRAN

Traffic Jam after working hour at Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway. (May 3, 2024 )— CHAN BOON KAI/The Star.

GEORGE TOWN: The rapid rise in Penang car numbers continues to show with traffic snarls and bottlenecks appearing even after the usual rush hours.

Considered a comfortable and necessary mode of transport, the number of cars on the road has risen alarmingly in the last few years, and is now a worrying trend for the land-scarce state.

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