March 21, 2012
Solution to bottlenecks
By DERRICK VINESH
Star
APART from an undersea tunnel linking Bagan Ajam in Butterworth and Gurney Drive, a monorail project has been proposed in north Seberang Prai to help reduce traffic congestion in the area.
According to the North Seberang Prai Local Plan 2020 draft, two main monorail routes have been proposed — the Butterworth-Bagan Ajam-Kepala Batas route and the Butterworth-Sungai Dua-Tasek Gelugor route.
According to the plan, monorail stations will be located at the Penang Sentral integrated transportation hub, the North Butter- worth Container Terminal (NBCT), Bagan Ajam, Teluk Air Tawar, Kepala Batas, Pajak Song, Sungai Dua, Bagan Lalang, Chain Ferry, Bagan Jermal, Bertam, Tasek Gelugor, Pokok Sena, Taman Seri Indah and Permatang Buloh Town.
Country Planning Department northern zone technical assistant Mohammad Nizam Taib said the North Seberang Prai and Central Seberang Prai Local Plans 2020 draft will be on display for the public from now till April 12.
He said the documents were available at the MPSP headquarters in Bandar Perda in Bukit Mertajam, the North Seberang Prai and the Central Seberang Prai district offices and at the Town and Country Planning Department office on Level 57, Komtar, George Town.
He said the drafts for each district came in two editions and contained proposed development projects with maps as well as related development guidelines.
“The exhibition is open from 9am to 5pm on Monday to Friday.
“Visitors can also buy a copy of the local plan draft in CD-ROM format at RM10 each,” he said.
MPSP president Maimunah Mohd Sharif said public opinion and suggestions would be incorporated into the draft if necessary.
“It is not a final version and we can still improvise, scale down or remove details from the proposed projects in the plan.
“We have prepared standard forms for the public to comment or to give suggestions, but they can also use other formats including video clips and voice recordings to give us their feedback,” she said.
Maimunah said although public viewing of the local plan draft would end on April 12, the public could still submit their feedback by April 19.
Under the Town and Country Planning Act 1976 (Act 172), the public could seek an extension for the objection period to not more than a month after the deadline, she said.
“This particular local plan draft programme is rather historical because apart from the gazetting of the Penang Hill Local Plan in 1990, this is the second local plan in Penang that will be printed after being publicised,” she said.
State Town and Country Planning Department director Zainuddin Ahamad said he hoped the entire process, including the public hearing, could be completed in the next six months for both the local plans to be gazetted by December.
Solution to bottlenecks
By DERRICK VINESH
Star
APART from an undersea tunnel linking Bagan Ajam in Butterworth and Gurney Drive, a monorail project has been proposed in north Seberang Prai to help reduce traffic congestion in the area.
According to the North Seberang Prai Local Plan 2020 draft, two main monorail routes have been proposed — the Butterworth-Bagan Ajam-Kepala Batas route and the Butterworth-Sungai Dua-Tasek Gelugor route.
According to the plan, monorail stations will be located at the Penang Sentral integrated transportation hub, the North Butter- worth Container Terminal (NBCT), Bagan Ajam, Teluk Air Tawar, Kepala Batas, Pajak Song, Sungai Dua, Bagan Lalang, Chain Ferry, Bagan Jermal, Bertam, Tasek Gelugor, Pokok Sena, Taman Seri Indah and Permatang Buloh Town.
Country Planning Department northern zone technical assistant Mohammad Nizam Taib said the North Seberang Prai and Central Seberang Prai Local Plans 2020 draft will be on display for the public from now till April 12.
He said the documents were available at the MPSP headquarters in Bandar Perda in Bukit Mertajam, the North Seberang Prai and the Central Seberang Prai district offices and at the Town and Country Planning Department office on Level 57, Komtar, George Town.
He said the drafts for each district came in two editions and contained proposed development projects with maps as well as related development guidelines.
“The exhibition is open from 9am to 5pm on Monday to Friday.
“Visitors can also buy a copy of the local plan draft in CD-ROM format at RM10 each,” he said.
MPSP president Maimunah Mohd Sharif said public opinion and suggestions would be incorporated into the draft if necessary.
“It is not a final version and we can still improvise, scale down or remove details from the proposed projects in the plan.
“We have prepared standard forms for the public to comment or to give suggestions, but they can also use other formats including video clips and voice recordings to give us their feedback,” she said.
Maimunah said although public viewing of the local plan draft would end on April 12, the public could still submit their feedback by April 19.
Under the Town and Country Planning Act 1976 (Act 172), the public could seek an extension for the objection period to not more than a month after the deadline, she said.
“This particular local plan draft programme is rather historical because apart from the gazetting of the Penang Hill Local Plan in 1990, this is the second local plan in Penang that will be printed after being publicised,” she said.
State Town and Country Planning Department director Zainuddin Ahamad said he hoped the entire process, including the public hearing, could be completed in the next six months for both the local plans to be gazetted by December.
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