Vision is good, but not wild dreams

Practical purpose: Penang’s LRT service is expected to connect the island’s 1.8 million residents to the million others on the mainland and vice-versa, as seen in the artist impression of its Mutiara Line project. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

IT is understandable for elected representatives to ask state and federal governments for projects that can bring high impact value for their constituents.

However, that does not mean these lawmakers can simply ask and expect these requests to be met, especially if these infrastructure projects are hugely costly.