How do you build a bridge three times higher than the Penang Bridge, which is at 28m?” asked Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB) chief executive officer Datuk Sasedharan Vasudevan. Sasedharan questioned if suspending the middle span of such a bridge at a height of 100m was possible. On the possibility of using a drawbridge mechanism at the middle span, Sasedharan said this was a “non-starter”. The bridge plan is expected to cost half the RM6.3bil cost estimate of the undersea tunnel. Many Penangites spoke about the ferry service, which they described as better than the proposed undersea tunnel or elevated bridge.

Source: The Star September 26, 2021 23:47 UTC