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UK July Aug 2018.Indd UTUSAN KONSUMER July-Aug 2018 1 Special Issue on the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) & Pan Island Link 1 (PIL1) July-August 2018 Vol. 48 No. 4 W. M’sia: RM2.00 E. M’sia: RM2.50 ISSN 012-950JX PP1597/10/2012(030960) Email: [email protected] www.consumer.org.my . The SRS-Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) Scarring a Heritage City & Not Designed to Solve Transport Woes KEK LOK SI SRS/FMT Star HE PENANG Transport Master The Pan Island Plan proposed by SRS will Link 1 (PIL1) change the face of the heritage T MAGINE PIL1 as a dual 3-lane city of Penang forever. carriage way and a dual 3-lane The plan by SRS is not a transport tunnel snaking its way through plan per se, but is a development Ithe hills, parks, residential and com- plan to reclaim 3 new islands, build mercial areas of Penang. an undersea tunnel, a sky cab, LRTs A dual 3-lane carriage way via- duct is equivalent to the width of and monorails, dual 3-lane highways Penang Bridge minus the 2 motor- and viaducts, and dual 3-lane tunnels cycle lanes. cutting through the hills of Penang It will be wider than the present Gottlieb Road when it is constructed among others. on top of the whole stretch of Gott- The SRS Consortium is a joint lieb Road. venture between Gamuda Bhd, Loh A similar monstrosity in the Phoy Yen Holdings Sdn Bhd, and form of a cable stayed bridge will go through Youth Park, directly over the Ideal Property Development Sdn Bhd. amphitheatre and a Hindu temple. They will benefit while the people Another viaduct will mar the of Penang will suffer. views of Kek Lok Si being only 465 YOUTH PARK metres away and less than 100 metres On the whole, the PTMP is a highly from the Columbarium. ineffective short-term solution, lacks The popular Taman Jajar Lin- transparency, is wildly overpriced ear Park in Sg Ara will also have a and significantly deteriorates the viaduct running on top of the whole length of it along the Sungei Kluang environment. which will be straightened. The Pan Island Link 1 (PIL1) is part of the Penang Transport Master Plan. Its EIA is open for comments. OPPOSE the PIL1 Environment Impact Assessment to stop the project NOW! Post your comments before 7 September 2018. PIL 1 EIA 2 UTUSAN KONSUMER July-Aug 2018 THE SRS-PENANG TRANSPORT MASTER PLAN The Penang Transport Master Plan Costs RM46 Billion THE PENANG Transport MASTER Plan Graphic by Penang Forum anilnetto.com PIL 1 EIA RIGHT: Residents protest against PIL1 at Taman Jajar in Sg Ara. PIL 1 EIA A proposed dual 3-lane viaduct that will go over the full length of Taman Jajar in Sg Ara. The Pan Island Link 1 (PIL1) Samshee photography/www.bikelah.com PIL 1 EIA The popular and picturesque Taman Jajar will be scarred and polluted by the PIL1 project. THE SRS-PENANG TRANSPORT MASTER PLAN UTUSAN KONSUMER July-Aug 2018 3 THIS summary was posted to the United Kingdom and Eire A Summary of the Penang Transport (Ireland) Council of Malaysian Students (UKEC) Master Plan (PTMP) Controversy By Roger Teoh* to cost below RM10 billion. On the whole, the PTMP is a sortium have both remained is a highly ineff ective short- EAR Malaysians, have When the plan was nearly completely silent regarding term solution, lacks transpar- you heard about the fi nalised, Halcrow was pres- highly ineffective short-term this matter. ency, is wildly overpriced and RM46 billion Pen- sured to include an undersea According to the UK Gov- signifi cantly deteriorates the Dang Transport Master Plan tunnel and 3 major highways solution, lacks transparency, is ernment’s Green Book on environment. (PTMP) that the DAP-led on the island with a projected Appraisal and Evaluation, it is Given that a number of Penang State Government is total cost of RM27 billion. In wildly overpriced and signifi cantly mandatory for an alternative mega projects such as the attempting to push through? May 2013, the Halcrow Plan proposal to be considered for East Coast Rail Link and KL- Why is the PTMP generating was offi cially endorsed by the deteriorates the environment. every project. Singapore High Speed Rail are so much controversy and me- Penang government. However, alternative currently being reviewed, the dia attention lately? Lacking technical resourc- PTMP proposals (https://www. new PH Government must be And how does the PTMP es, the Penang government to our surprise, the Penang is forecasted to be signifi cantly bettercheaperfaster.my/) were re- consistent by reviewing the relate to you even if you are not decided to appoint a project Government had refused to higher than most MRT lines jected outright by the Penang PTMP too. a Penangite? I understand that delivery partner (PDP) to im- upload these documents on- in London, Singapore and Government without conduct- However, calls for an inde- this post is a bit lengthy, but I plement the Halcrow Plan. line for public scrutiny. Kuala Lumpur on a per capita ing any comparative study or pendent review of the PTMP hope that you will be able to Th is was done through a The fact that the SRS basis within its first year of quantitative evidence. have fallen on deaf ears. bear with me while I provide Request for Proposal. Th e win- Transport Master Plan is not operations (http://www.free- On top of that, we have also I am not able to go through a summary on the topic and ning bid was submitted by SRS available online for public malaysiatoday.com/category/ witnessed continued attempts the topic in detail in one post. raise some key concerns on Consortium, a joint venture scrutiny creates a breeding opinion/2018/08/13/penang- by the Penang State Govern- Nevertheless, concerned par- why the PTMP should be high- between Gamuda Bhd, Loh ground for misinformation transport-master-plan-a-mul- ment to engage in rhetoric and ties have written a number of lighted to the general public. Phoy Yen Holdings Sdn Bhd, and confusion on the subject. tidimensional-fallacy/). to suppress productive debate articles on the PTMP. In January 2009, the Pen- and Ideal Property Develop- A former Penang ADUN from Failure to achieve the fore- by labelling concerned par- Personally, I have already ang Transport Council (PTC), ment Sdn Bhd. the DAP had even spoken casted ridership could lead to ties as “spreading fake news” written 12 articles on the topic made up of about a dozen pro- Th e SRS proposal ignored out on this matter (https:// at least RM1.2 billion in loss (http://www.freemalaysiatoday. and have compiled a list of rel- fessionals from civil society, all the institutional, short www.facebook.com/penangfo- ticket revenues over 10 years, com/category/nation/2018/07/26/ evant articlesfor any interested was established to engage a and medium-term measures rum/videos/672829743078507/ threatening the fi nancial vi- chow-regrets-misrepresentation- parties for further reading. transport consultant to pro- recommended in the Halcrow UzpfSTEwMDAwMDI1NDE0N- ability of the LRT project and of-highway-by-ngos/). duce a comprehensive trans- plan and introduced new ele- zQ0MToyMDE3NDc0MDgxN- the state’s fi nancial health. NGOs and opponents of * ROGER TEOH is a PhD post- port master plan for Penang. ments such as LRT, monorails jA0Mzc3/) but had received Why is SRS Consortium the PTMP were also vilifi ed graduate studying at the Centre Halcrow, a transport con- and highway. Initially pitched no response from the Penang allowed to carry out their own and treated as enemies of the for Transport Studies, Imperial sultant from the UK was ap- at RM27 billion, the SRS plan Government. feasibility studies and traffi c state. Essentially, what we are College London. The opinion pointed and subsequently quickly ballooned to RM46 To make matters worse, ridership forecasts for the Pen- witnessing now is a continu- of the author is expressed from drew up a Recommended billion. serious concerns were also ang State Government with a ation of malpractices that are a neutral standpoint and he is potential conflict of interest no diff erent from those of the Transport Master Plan Strat- Given the mammoth RM46 identified by NGOs in the not a member or affiliate of SRS Plan. arising? previous Barisan Nasional egy (“Halcrow Plan”) featuring billion price tag, Malaysians any political party or NGOs in should expect more transpar- For example, the annual Until today, the Penang administration. an extensive network of trams Malaysia. and BRT, which was estimated ency on the PTMP. However, ridership for the Penang LRT government and SRS Con- On the whole, the PTMP Part 1 of a series of articles on the Penang Transport Master Plan Need to Relook at the by Dr Lim Mah Hui and Dr Ahmad Hilmy Dr. Lim Mah Hui is a former Penang Transport Master Plan professor, international banker and Penang Island ronmental impact to City Councillor such a liveable herit- ture projects, especially build- whether the proposed LRT provision of planning, design of public consultation by Hal- age city”. ing highways and a tunnel, project is fi nancially sustain- and management services for crow also showed overwhelm- Dr. Ahmad Hilmy is Associate that are unlikely to solve the able. infrastructure development, ing support to make better use Professor, USM. (Technology HE PENANG Transport mobility and transport prob- The FINAL article will was appointed to deliver a of the State’s existing transport cluster-transport system) Master Plan (PTMP) lems in Penang. address what is the way for- RM3.2 million study (in part- systems and to adopt a bal- should be highlighted to Even some public transport ward.
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