PENANG SENTRAL - an Integrated Transportation Hub

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Work on Penang Sentral to start soon




GEORGE TOWN: Work on the first phase of Penang Sentral in Butterworth is expected to start before the end of the year when the relocation of hawkers at the current site is completed.

Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB) director Datuk Ahmad Ibnihajar said the relocation would be carried out soon.

He added that the temporary terminal could accommodate up to 62 hawkers, compared to 50 at the Penang Port Commission's three-storey bus complex destroyed in a 2001 fire.

"We have handed over the temporary hawker centre to the local council, and the relocation process is up to them," he said after handing over school supplies to 300 underprivileged pupils under MRCB's "Pintar" project.

Ahmad, however, said the relocation was only expected to begin after all the stage and express bus operators had moved to the temporary terminal next month.

The temporary terminal was completed in July but to date, only RapidPenang has begun operating there.

Ahmad said work on the first phase, expected to cost RM300 million, should be completed by 2013, comprising bus and taxi terminals, and retail outlets.

The 12.8ha Penang Sentral project is jointly undertaken by Pelaburan Hartanah Bumiputera Berhad (PHBB) and MRCB.

The integrated terminal for rail, road and sea travel is one of many major projects aimed at strengthening Penang's role as a logistics and transportation hub for the Northern Corridor Economic Region.

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Projek Penang Sentral mula akhir tahun ini

Oleh NURUL HUDA HASSAN

PULAU PINANG 30 Okt. - Fasa pertama Projek Penang Sentral yang dikendalikan Malaysian Resources Corporation Bhd. (MRCB) dan Pelaburan Hartanah Bumiputera Bhd. (PHBB) bernilai lebih RM2 bilion dijangka bermula akhir tahun ini.

Pengarah MRCB, Datuk Ahmad Ibni Hajar berkata, projek yang terletak di Butterworth itu hanya akan bermula selepas pemindahan peniaga-peniaga di kawasan berkenaan ke kompleks baru penjaja berhampiran selesai.

Selain itu, katanya, operasi bas ekspres juga akan dipindahkan ke terminal sementara yang kini digunakan RapidPenang Sdn. Bhd., pertengahan bulan depan bagi memberi laluan kepada projek fasa pertama yang dijangka siap pada 2013.

''Kita akui terdapat sedikit kelewatan pelaksanaan Projek Penang Sentral itu berikutan masalah penempatan penjaja dan juga pengurusan pengambilan beberapa bidang tanah.

''Kita telah menyerahkan masalah penjaja kepada Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai (MPSP) dan berharap sebelum penghujung tahun ini fasa pertama projek dapat dimulakan dan seterusnya tiga lagi fasa dapat diteruskan," katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian pada sidang akhbar selepas menyampaikan Anugerah Cemerlang Tokoh Murid MRCB 2008 kepada pelajar terpilih daripada sekolah angkat MRCB melalui program Pintar di sini hari ini.

Program Pintar merupakan salah satu daripada tanggungjawab sosial yang dijalankan Kumpulan MRCB untuk membantu golongan yang kurang mampu dan masyarakat di negara ini.

Projek Penang Sentral yang dijangka siap sepenuhnya menjelang 2015 itu disasarkan untuk mengukuhkan Pulau Pinang sebagai hab Wilayah Ekonomi Koridor Utara atau NCER dan akan dibina di kawasan seluas 12.8 hektar.

Sementara itu, Ahmad berkata, seramai 12 pelajar masing-masing empat dari Sekolah Kebangsaan Kampung Jawa, Sekolah Kebangsaan Datuk Keramat dan Sekolah Kebangsaan Bagan Jermal menerima Sijil Simpanan Premium Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) daripada MRCB.

''Selain itu, MRCB pada hari ini juga menyampaikan sumbangan berupa peralatan persekolahan kepada lebih 300 pelajar terdiri daripada tiga sekolah berkenaan.

''Adalah menjadi harapan sumbangan ini sedikit sebanyak dapat membantu para pelajar meneruskan persekolahan dengan kelengkapan yang mencukupi sekali gus mampu menumpukan perhatian kepada pembelajaran akademik," ujarnya.

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MRCB to start work on Penang Sentral by year-end

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PENANG: Malaysian Resources Corporation Bhd (MRCB) is expected to begin work on the first phase of the integrated transportation hub at the Penang Sentral in Butterworth by the end of the year, and as soon as efforts to relocate hawkers to a new site are completed.

Its director, Datuk Ahmad Ibnihajar, said at present, more than 50 hawkers conducting business in the vicinity of the express bus station, near the Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal, had to be relocated to enable the work to begin.

He said a new hawker’s complex with more than 60 stalls had been completed and would be handed over to the Seberang Perai Municipal Council (MPSP).

The stalls will be allocated to those hawkers who previously traded at the bus terminal complex which was razed by fire a few years ago.

“We will begin work on the hub as soon as the MPSP finishes allocating the stalls to the hawkers concerned. If the MPSP concludes this task quickly, we will expedite the work planned and the first phase is expected to be completed in 2013,” he told reporters after presenting the MRCB Student’s Leadership Excellence Award 2008 here yesterday.

Ahmad, who is also the managing director of Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB), admitted that work on the project had been delayed due to the problem of relocating the hawkers who did not want to be far from the present bus station, as well as delays in taking over some parcels of land.

Apart from relocating the hawkers, he said that the present express bus operations would also be moved to the temporary bus terminal currently used by RapidPenang, by the middle of next month, to enable work to commence.

The Penang Sentral is a component of the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER), with an estimated gross development value in excess of RM2 billion, and it covers a land area of 557,418 sq metres (six million square feet).

The Penang Sentral project has four phases which integrate all land and sea services — the ferry, bus, taxi and rail. It is a joint venture between MRCB and Pelaburan Hartanah Bumiputera Bhd. — Bernama

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2013? Just in time for the completion date for the Ipoh-Padang Besar EDT!

[built_in_me]

haiyyyooo....hopefully this will really happen...i just want see the commencement of the construction.....slow is ok, better than never.......Plsssssssssssss start sooonnnn......

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[nazrey]

Project : Penang Sentral
Scale : 1 : 300
Client : Veritas Architects

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Originally Posted by nazrey

Project : Penang Sentral
Scale : 1 : 300
Client : Veritas Architects

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..nicelah...

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delete

[Arkdriver]

another tipu rakyat and balas dendam delayed project.

Used ferry last week. Peek into the site next to taxi stand.

NONE in sight. Rumput sudah mula tumbuh sana sini. NO SIGN WHATSOEVER WHEN WILL THEY START THE PROJECT.

Very clever thinking of outgoing PM. Even though his own state fell into opposition hand what he did was like shooting his own foot. He's going to resign next year and yet people of penang dont get what they really needed. I believe the project has obtained all necessary approval just lack of political will of government's bodek company. MRCB.

[nazrey]

^ Another rakyat yang membutakan diri...akan pengaruh selanjutnya! pelik juga

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Originally Posted by nazrey

^ Another rakyat yang membutakan diri...akan pengaruh selanjutnya! pelik juga

I actually fear for the worst...

Ipoh-Padang Besar project already on going, but where is the word of new station plans? Sometimes, we need to know so that our own people can benefitted from it...

I hope they don't wait until Ipoh-Padang Besar project to be completed, then only we start Penang Sentral...ah!

[nazrey]

Entah! Entah!

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Further postponement
By DERRICK VINESH


THE RM5mil Penang Sentral temporary bus terminal in Butterworth is still not fully operational despite the state authorities having given the assurance that it would officially open in October.

A check by The Star showed a high number of people boarding express buses as well as local buses at the old open-air bus terminal nearby, especially since the school holidays started on Nov 15.

Passengers were seen taking shelter under yellow canopies as well as under a flyover, where makeshift ticketing booths are located.

For commuters, it has been a frustrating seven-year wait for the new terminal to be fully operational.


Brand new: The bus terminal in Butterworth, supposed to be fully operational in October, is currently only utilised by Rapid Penang.

The terminal, which is presently used only by Rapid Penang buses after a soft opening in July, was supposed to be open for use by other local buses and interstate express buses after Hari Raya.

Seberang Prai Municipal Council president Farizan Darus had then said that the council wanted the hawker centre project opposite the new terminal to be completed first.

A council spokesman, when contacted yesterday said the hawkers could not be relocated to the new hawker centre which was completed in September as there was no water supply there.

“We are still discussing the matter with the Penang Water Supply Corporation Sdn Bhd.


Gaping potholes and uneven road surfaces greet bus commuters at the old open-air bus terminal in Butterworth.

“We will invite all 66 hawkers to ballot for their trading lots within the hawker centre next week, so that they can move the moment they get their water supply,” he said, adding that the ticketing booth operators would be relocated to the new terminal soon after.

“We want to ensure that everything is in place before proceeding with the major shift from the old bus terminal to the new one,” said the spokesman.

For the time being, commuters will just have to be more patient and rely on the old terminal.

[jieloe]

nak buat stesen bas amik masa cam buat airport..

[built_in_me]

sadlah.....teruk betul....

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Kompleks penjaja beroperasi akhir bulan


BUTTERWORTH: Kompleks Penjaja Sementara bersebelahan Terminal Pengangkutan Sementara Penang Sentral di sini, dijangka beroperasi sebelum akhir bulan ini.

Yang Dipertua Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Prai (MPSP), Farizan Darus, berkata kompleks yang akan menempatkan lebih 60 penjaja siap tahun lalu tetapi tidak boleh beroperasi kerana penyambungan bekalan air belum dilakukan.

Sehubungan itu, katanya, kerja penyambungan paip air ke premis berkenaan akan dilakukan mulai minggu depan dan dijangka siap dalam tempoh dua minggu.

"Penjaja akan memulakan perniagaan selepas berpindah ke tapak sementara dan selepas semua kerja penyambungan bekalan air selesai," katanya kepada pemberita di sini, kelmarin.

Penang Sentral Sdn Bhd yang akan memajukan Penang Sentral iaitu projek pembangunan bercampur di kawasan seluas 13.2 hektar termasuk pembinaan hab pengangkutan bagi Wilayah Ekonomi Koridor Utara (NCER), membina terminal dan kompleks penjaja sementara bersebelahan projek itu.

Pembinaan bangunan sementara itu bagi menempatkan operasi bas awam dan penjaja yang kini beroperasi di tapak yang akan dibangunkan Penang Sentral yang dijangka siap pada 2015.

Farizan berkata, sebelum ini pihaknya menerima banyak bantahan daripada penjaja mengenai mereka yang terpilih untuk berniaga di kompleks sementara itu.

"Oleh kerana banyak bantahan yang dibuat penjaja, kita pamerkan nama mereka yang terpilih seperti yang dikehendaki oleh kerajaan negeri," katanya sambil menambah perkara itu sudah selesai.

[daeng_jal]

aiyoo bus station mcm ni pun lame, nak buat penang sentral bape tahun baru bolehsiap????????

[dengilo]

Lets see how long sementara will be???

[Arkdriver]

sokong la lagi umno.macam ni la jadinya