Penang exco defends PIL 1 highway project

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Zairil Khir Johari says the highway will complement the planned LRT system and cater to diverse mobility demands.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/01/13/penang-exco-defends-pil-1-highway-project/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #ZairilKhirJohari #Penang #PIL1 #HighwayProject

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00:00Penang Executive Councillor Zairil Kirjohari has defended the proposed Pan-Island Link

00:061 highway after warnings by critics that its construction could undermine the ridership

00:11potential of the planned light rail transit system.

00:14Zairil, the State Infrastructure Committee Chairman, said PIL-1 would complement the

00:18LRT rather than compete with it, ensuring an integrated transport system that caters

00:23to diverse mobility demands.

00:26He said the two projects serve distinct alignments and catchments, addressing different transportation

00:31needs.

00:32He added that the LRT project was part of Penang's strategy to achieve a 40% public

00:37transport mode share.

00:39He said even if this target was attained, it would still leave 60% of the population

00:44reliant on road transport.

00:46Zairil also said the model mirrored successful examples from other countries such as Singapore

00:51where the rail network had achieved a 70% mode share.

00:55Despite this, the Republic continues to invest in road infrastructure to meet its economic

00:59and population demands, he said.

01:02Natasha Biest, FMT News.

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