No bridge, PORR and Monorail for Penang?Written by notarazi on 1:23 AM
Sunday April 27, 2008 After bridge delay, PORR and monorail projects in doubt for Penang By CHRISTINA CHIN and DERRICK VINESH PENANG: Four days after being told of delays in the second Penang bridge project, the state could face further setbacks – the monorail and Penang Outer Ring Road projects may not take off. Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop said the mega projects have yet to be approved by the Federal Government and have not reached the “approval stage”. First meeting: Nor Mohamed chairing the inaugural meeting of the state Federal Action Council at Bangunan Persekutuan in Penang yesterday. The council, which replaces the state action council, was formed in all five states controlled by the Pakatan Rakyat. “There are many stages and procedures to follow before the projects can be approved, including land acquisition issues and tenders. “I cannot give a commitment on the two projects as they have yet to reach the level where approval is being considered,” he said. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ