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Chapter 6 Existing Environment THE PROPOSED PAN ISLAND LINK 1 HIGHWAY PROJECT, PENANG CHAPTER 6 EXISTING ENVIRONMENT 6.0 INTRODUCTION This section describes the condition of the existing environment in the study area which includes the physical, biological and socio-economic environment. The description of the existing environment is based on field surveys and review of existing literature related to the study area sourced from published reports. 6.1 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT 6.1.1 Topography The topography of the study area is illustrated in Figure 6.1.1. The highest contour in the project site is 440 m and the lowest is 1 m above the Mean Sea Level (MSL). The height of the proposed new highway alignment will gradually increase as it approaches the island center. Figure 6.1.2 (a) and (b) shows the elevation. The description of the road alignment is divided into 3 sections (Table 6.1.1). Section 1 starts from the low area at Gurney Drive (1-2 m above MSL) and gradually increase as it traverses towards Youth Park (50 m above MSL). Section 2 which starts from Youth Park to Sg. Ara traverses over the hilly areas, valleys, and foothills. There are four (4) hilly areas where tunnels will be constructed. Tunnel 1 and Tunnel 3 will pass through highland areas where the maximum elevation is 290m and 440m above the MSL respectively. There are two (2) viaducts sections at Air Itam and Paya Terubong. The Air Itam area (between Tunnel 1 and Tunnel 2) has elevations ranging from 60-137m above the MSL. For Paya Terubong area, the elevation is about 43-78m. The embankments section near Relau area is at an elevation of 83-139m. The elevation in Section 3 is about 72m after the exit of Tunnel 4 and gradually reduces as the alignment goes along the river reserve (Sg. Ara and Sg. Kluang) to the Tun Dr. LCE Expressway (1 m above the MSL). 6 - 1 THE PROPOSED PAN ISLAND LINK 1 HIGHWAY PROJECT, PENANG Table 6.1.1. Elevations of the Proposed PIL 1 Highway Section No Location Existing Remark Elevation (m) 1 Section 1 Gurney Expressway to Youth Park 1- 50 Elevated (Viaduct) 2 Section 2 Youth Park to Air Itam 50 - 290 Tunnel 1 Air Itam Section 60 - 137 Elevated (Viaduct) Kek Lok Si Temple to Emerald Height 76 - 187 Tunnel 2 Emerald Height to Paya Terubong Indah 43-78 Elevated (Viaduct) Paya Terubong to Relau 68 - 440 Tunnel 3 Relau Section 83-139 Embankment Relau to Sungai Ara 72-120 Tunnel 4 3 Section 3 Sungai Ara to Lim Chong Eu Expressway 1 - 72 Elevated (Viaduct) The slope of the study area is shown in Figure 6.1.3. Based on slope analysis (Table 6.1.2), 61.7% of the area is classified as Class 1 which is predominant in Section 1 and Section 3. For Section 2, there is a mix of Class category since the area consists of a mixed elevation hilly area. Most of the slopes fall under Class 2 (20.9%) and Class 3 (14.3%). No surface construction works will be carried out on slopes of more than 35° (Class 4). Table 6.1.2. Slopes in the Proposed PIL 1 Highway Alignment Percentage Degree Slope (%) No Section (°) (Whole Alignment) 1 Class 1 0-15 51.26 2 Class 2 15-25 26.04 3 Class 3 25-35 17.80 4 Class 4 35-90 4.90 6 - 2 THE PROPOSED PAN ISLAND LINK 1 HIGHWAY PROJECT, PENANG Figure 6.1.1. Overall Elevation of the Study Area 6 - 3 THE PROPOSED PAN ISLAND LINK 1 HIGHWAY PROJECT, PENANG Figure 6.1.2(a). Topography of the Proposed Project Site 6 - 4 THE PROPOSED PAN ISLAND LINK 1 HIGHWAY PROJECT, PENANG Figure 6.1.2(b). Topography of the Proposed Project Site 6 - 5 THE PROPOSED PAN ISLAND LINK 1 HIGHWAY PROJECT, PENANG Figure 6.1.3. Slope Classification of the Study Area 6 - 6 THE PROPOSED PAN ISLAND LINK 1 HIGHWAY PROJECT, PENANG 6.1.2 Land Use Table 6.1.3 shows the percent land use in the study area. The proposed Highway alignment is designed to avoid sensitive areas as much as possible (with respect to potential social and environmental issues); it traverses mostly through hilly forest areas, river reserves and lastly on Highway medians. The highly densely developed areas can be divided into 3 sections viz. Gurney to Gottlieb area, Air Itam to Relau Area and Sg. Ara to Bayan Lepas area. Section 1 is dominated by mixed developments along Jalan Bagan Jermal to Jalan Gottlieb. In Section 2, most of the land use is forest at 78.5%. For Section 3, the land use comprise rivers, and residential and industrial premises. Table 6.1.3. Percent Land Use along the Alignment Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Landuse 100 m 500 m 100 m 500 m 100 m 500 m Forest - 3.9 78.5 72.4 - - Cemetery 0.5 21.5 0.4 2.1 - - Highway 13.6 13.7 6.7 3.1 8.3 13.4 Commercial 21.2 11.7 - - 0.0 1.0 Industrial - - - 0.6 15.6 26.2 Security - - - - 1.0 1.6 Air Transport - - - - 1.5 3.3 Residential Area 25.9 40.4 1.1 12.2 35.4 36.2 Recreational Area 22.7 5.2 - - 3.5 6.1 School 16.0 3.6 - - 6.3 6.6 Agriculture - - 13.1 9.4 - - River - - 0.2 0.2 28.4 5.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Consultant’s Estimation Based on Land use Map The land use along the proposed new Highway corridor has been further categorized through site visits as shown in Table 6.1.4, Figure 6.1.4 (a) and Figure 6.1.4 (b). 6 - 7 THE PROPOSED PAN ISLAND LINK 1 HIGHWAY PROJECT, PENANG Table 6.1.4. Land Use along the Project Corridor No Part Land use Within 100m Corridor Within 500m Corridor 1 Section A Residential Kpg. Masjid Bagan Marina Bay (Along Jalan Taman Gotlieb Condominium Bagan Jermal & Jermal Jaya Midland Jalan Gotlieb) Taman Teguh (CH 0-4,200 m) Taman Kristal Taman Selamat Taman Jesselton Sensitive area Sek. Jenis Sek. Jenis Kebangsaan Cina Kebangsaan Tamil Phor Tay Azad Penang Chinese Penang Adventist Girls Primary Hospital School Sri Meenakshi Penang Chinese Hindu Temple Girls High School St. Nicholas School For The Blind Nattukottai Chettiar Hindu Temple Shree Muniswarar Temple Information Center for Bandaran Park Western Highway Cemetery Youth Park 2 Section B Residential Taman Cantik Taman Terubung (Air Itam, Paya Taman Lintang Indah Terubong, and Penhill Perdana Taman Seri Rambai Relau) Condominium Setia Green (CH 4,200-12,600 Emerald Height Setia Vista m) Taman Bukit Bendera Taman Oriental Green Garden Sensitive area Funicular Railway Kek Lok Si to Bukit Bendera Temple (crossing) Crematorium Bats Cave Temple Bukit Bendera Thien Kong Than Pow Yin San Tsi Temple Temple United Hokkien 6 - 8 THE PROPOSED PAN ISLAND LINK 1 HIGHWAY PROJECT, PENANG No Part Land use Within 100m Corridor Within 500m Corridor Cemeteries 3 Section C Residential Jalan Sg. Ara 1 Kpg. Sg. Ara (Sg. Ara to Bayan Lorong Kenari Kpg. Baru Sg. Ara Lepas Area) Tingkat Sg. Ara 1 Bandar Sunway (CH 12,600- Lorong Sg. Ara 3 Tunas 19,220 m) Kg. Manggis Taman Gedung Kg. Tersusun Sg. Height Ara Taman Sri Tunas Mayang Apartment Bandar Bayan Baru Kg. Baru Sg. Ara Taman Jajar Sensitive area Airport Bayan Pantai Hospital Lepas Runway (< Penang 10 m) Sek. Jenis Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Cina Agama Sg. Ara Chong Cheng Masjid Al-Huda Snake Temple Tanah Perkuburan Kariah Bayan Baru Balai Polis Bayan Baru Bomba dan Penyelamat Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Raja Tun Uda Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Permai Than Hsiang Temple Sg. Kluang Fishermen Huts Industrial area Toshiba Tec Bayan Lepas Free Malaysia Industrial Zone Phase 1, Manufacturing 2, and 3 Opulent Solutions Sdn Bhd Priority Bonded Warehouse Sdn Bhd Yen Global Berhad Public Packages Indah Water Consortium 6 - 9 THE PROPOSED PAN ISLAND LINK 1 HIGHWAY PROJECT, PENANG TO PRINT A3 SIZE Figure 6.1.4 (a). Land use along the Proposed Pan Island Link 1 Alignment 6 - 10 THE PROPOSED PAN ISLAND LINK 1 HIGHWAY PROJECT, PENANG Penang Chinese Girls High Gurney Roundabout Jabatan Taman Botani Quarters School Penang Hill Taman Bandaraya Kek Lok Si Templen Green Garden Bandaraya Condominium Sungai Keluang Fishermen Bayan Baru Police Station Jetty Figure 6.1.4 (b). Land use along the Proposed Pan Island Link 1 Alignment 6 - 11 THE PROPOSED PAN ISLAND LINK 1 HIGHWAY PROJECT, PENANG 6.1.3 Geology Penang Island is underlain mainly by granite rocks and occasionally by alluvium (Figure 6.1.5). The granite rock occupies the high terrain area in the centre of the island and sealine. Granitic rocks are classified into two major plutons i.e the North Penang pluton and South Penang pluton (Ong Wee Seck, 1993), as published by the Minerals and Geoscience Department of Malaysia (JMG, Formerly known as the Geological Department of Malaysia). Tan Bong Kong (1994) divided granitic rocks in Penang into Type 1-Sungai Ara Type and Type II- Bukit Bendera Type. However, for the purpose of this report, the classification by JMG is used. This classification is based on differences in age, mineralogy and texture of the granites. The North Penang pluton is of Triassic age, does not contain primary muscovite and is coarse grain. The South Penang pluton is of late Carboniferus to early Permian age, contains primary muscovite and medium grain matrix size.
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