Market to get new facilities
UPGRADING of the Chowrasta Market Complex in Penang Road, Pe-nang, has started and is expected to be completed by March 2015.
Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng believes after the makeover, it will not only be a market of excellent facilities but also a symbolic one.
“The upgraded market will definitely be a proud monument for not only the area’s residents but also for every Penangite.
“Once the RM12.1 mil upgrading work is completed, the complex will see a return of its former glory days.
“It will be equipped with modern facilities as it is the state government’s wish to see Penang achieve an international status,” he said.
Penang Municipal Council secretary Ang Aing Thye said the council had studied the area before deciding to upgrade the market.
“One of the problems is traffic congestion caused by roadside peddlers along Jalan Chowrasta, Jalan Kuala Kangsar and Lebuh Tamil.
“As a result, the market will be upgraded with a total of 123 parking lots in its complex to solve the problem,” he said, adding that illegal parking also contributed to the congestion problem.
After the upgrading is completed, the two-storey complex will have a total 229 lots for vendors.
~News courtesy of The Star~
UPGRADING of the Chowrasta Market Complex in Penang Road, Pe-nang, has started and is expected to be completed by March 2015.
Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng believes after the makeover, it will not only be a market of excellent facilities but also a symbolic one.
“The upgraded market will definitely be a proud monument for not only the area’s residents but also for every Penangite.
“Once the RM12.1 mil upgrading work is completed, the complex will see a return of its former glory days.
“It will be equipped with modern facilities as it is the state government’s wish to see Penang achieve an international status,” he said.
Penang Municipal Council secretary Ang Aing Thye said the council had studied the area before deciding to upgrade the market.
“One of the problems is traffic congestion caused by roadside peddlers along Jalan Chowrasta, Jalan Kuala Kangsar and Lebuh Tamil.
“As a result, the market will be upgraded with a total of 123 parking lots in its complex to solve the problem,” he said, adding that illegal parking also contributed to the congestion problem.
After the upgrading is completed, the two-storey complex will have a total 229 lots for vendors.
~News courtesy of The Star~
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