PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the construction of the Second Penang Bridge will be delayed following problems getting the allocated land, the best design and increasing building costs.“Several matters have delayed its construction. Firstly in getting the land that had been allocated for building the bridge.“Secondly, there is a need to ensure that the given design is the most suited and also the issue of cost where there may be changes due to increased prices,” he told reporters after officiating the Asean-Europe Culture Ministers Meeting in Kuala Lumpur today.Abdullah said this when asked on why the building of the bridge was being reviewed under the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP).
He also said several other projects under the 9MP are being reviewed as well.-Bernama
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