GEORGE TOWN: After years of delays, construction of the elevated highway from Air Itam to Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway will start on Sept 1. The highway is a vital road for some 300,000 Penangites living in the most densely populated part of the island. The Yang di-Pertua Negri Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas announced the much-awaited date when opening the first meeting of the second session of the 14th State State Assembly yesterday. More than half of the population on the island’s northeast district, or almost 300,000 people, reside in Air Itam, Bandar Baru Air Itam and the adjoining Paya Terubong, and they only have two narrow routes out of their suburb, which are heavily congested during rush hour. Several roads in Kampung Pisang in Air Itam, are also undergoing road widening works to complement the upcoming bypass.

Source: The Star April 26, 2019 21:11 UTC