マレーシア・ニュース

ペナン第２ブリッジが２０１１年に

ペナン：「ペナン第２ブリッジの建設を2008年に開始する」。昨日、公共事業省のモハマド・アミル・カッシム氏がバトゥ・マウンを視察中のアブドゥラ・パダウィ首相に伝えた。計画では２０１１年の完成を目指している。この橋は全長22.5ｋｍでペナンのバトゥ・マウンとマレー半島のバトゥ・カワンを結ぶ。また、これに伴い、橋に接続する周辺の道路もRM４億１９５０万をかけて整備する。これに先立って行われたケダの新ブリッジの竣工式で首相は次のスピーチを行った。「公共工事の遅れは市民を失望させる。今回の橋の完成は予定よりも早く、工事関係者には賞賛を贈りたい。また、速やかに次の工事に取り掛かって欲しい。さらに、工事にかける費用を抑制する重要性を認識してほしい。コストダウンの恩恵は政府だけでなく最終的には市民が受けることになる。ペナンの第２ブリッジに関しては、完成すれば、ペナン地域の経済の活性化につながるだろう。」

[ 9月6日　9：35　MCS]

ニュース・ソース

PENANG: Construction of the planned 22.5km second Penang bridge linking Batu Maung on the island and Batu Kawan on the mainland is expected to begin in early 2008.
Works Ministry road planning director Md Amir Kassim said it was due to be opened to traffic by early 2011.
"The bridge will span 15km across the Southern Channel, with a 1.5km 'directional ramp' at the Bayan Lepas coastal highway and 6km of 'approach road' at Batu Kawan.
"Each side of the bridge carriageway,where a speed limit of 80km/hr will be imposed , will be 14.4m wide ,"he told Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi during a site inspection at Batu Maung here yesterday.
He added that a total of RM419.5mil would be used to upgrade roads in the vicinity of the second bridge on the island.
Earlier,the Prime Minister opened a new RM29.8mil bridge across Sungai Muda, which connects Penaga in Seberang Perai and Kota Kuala Muda in Kedah.
In his speech, Abdullah reminded contractors that delays in projects or problems that caused these projects to be abandoned would anger the people.
Commending the Public Works Department and contractor Lejadi Infra Sdn Bhd for completing the Sungai Muda Bridge ahead of schedule,Abdullah said:
"This is what I want from contractors.They must be fast. After finishing a contract, they can start working on another contract."
Speaking at another function, the prime minister said contractors proposing infrastructure projects should think and plan creatively to reduce the cost to the Government.
He singled out the toll-fre RM200mil Jelutong Expressway(JE)on the island as an example for other contractors to follow.
"I must thank IJM CEO(Datuk)Krishnan Tan for building a good road that did not incur cost to the Government nor any toll payment, but which has benefited the people,"he said when opening the expressway.
Abdullah said once the second Penang bridge was built, the expressway would become a major passage for the movement of goods to Penang ports and the international airport,thus bringing prosperity to Penang and the Northern Coriidor.
Addressing an Umno gathering, Abdullah said after George Town, Jelutong, Tanjung Bungah and Batu Ferringhi , the wave of grawth on the island would hit Balik Pulau.
"I want Balik Pulau to be the next area of growth in the northern region,with its proximity to Tanjung Penaga,"the prime minister said when opening the new Umno Tanjong premises in Lebuh Bishop here.
He advised Malay-based organisations and agencies to shed outdated approaches and change their way to suit current needs and demands.

＜6-9-2006 The Star＞
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