Torment for hill residents as Penang road project rolls on FMTNews
GEORGE TOWN: When Richard Lim bought an apartment in the Green Lane area overlooking Bukit Batu Lanchang two decades ago, he expected to enjoy pristine views of the verdant hills surrounding him.
The hills are being cleared as part of a 5km bypass road project between Air Itam and the Penang Bridge. The development is part of the proposed RM6.3 billion Penang undersea tunnel and roads project. “I am not against road projects, but this road is so close to our homes. We are worried. And we’ve heard there are soon going to be tunnels, drilled and blasted using explosives,” he said.
“We told the contractors to stop work at that briefing. We didn’t even know there would be tunnels at that time. They kept quiet, and the next thing we know they are clearing land,” he said. “We are honestly worried that it is going to be another Highland Towers or Father’s Organic Farm . We are not sleeping peacefully.”
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