The upcoming Bayan Lepas LRT line in Penang will be extended to Penang Sentral in Butterworth according to the Chief Minister of Penang, Chow Kon Yeow. The project which was part of the Penang Transport Master Plan ( PTMP ) was supposed to end at the Tun Abdul Razak Complex (Komtar). The minister said the the new extension was proposed by MRT Corp who is overseeing the project, in a recent discussion with the state government.
The LRT route will connect the island and mainland section of the state through an elevated railway across the Penang Strait. That being said, no rollout timeline has been mentioned though. Currently, the Bayan Lepas LRT line and the extension to Penang Sentral are waiting for approvals from the Cabinet. The original plan, the Bayan Lepas LRT line will cover a distance of 26.8km from the upcoming Penang South Islands to Komtar. Expected to cost almost RM10 billion, the new transit service will also feature 23 stations at selected points of interest including Penang Airport, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), and SPICE
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