GEORGE TOWN, Feb 1 – Part of Weld Quay in Penang to be closed from 8:00pm on Saturday to 2.30 am on Sunday to ensure the Jade Emperor birthday celebration go smooth. Jade Emperor Festival marks as the birthday of the Jade Emperor on ninth day of Chinese New Year. The event was jointly organised by Chew Jetty Kongsi together with the State Government.
Tanjong MP Ng Wei Aik said the stretch that will be closed is from the Weld Quay-Chulia Street Ghaut junction to the Weld Quay-Gat Lebuh Melayu junction while for the motorists who heading to the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway can use the alternative route by turning from Weld Quay to Chulia Street Ghaut, Victoria Street, Gat Lebuh Melayu and then to Weld Quay before heading to the expressway.
In the meantime, he also advice that to those coming from the expressway towards Weld Quay can either turn into Magazine Road or Gat Lebuh Melayu before heading to Victoria Street. Besides that, he said Penang Island City Council (MBPP) would come down hard on those who block traffic.
He said cars would be towed away if they park haphazardly during the Jade Emperor birthday celebration. He told this to reporters in the press conference at Komtar here this morning. Also present were Traffic Engineer of MBPP, Zainuddin Mohamad Sharif and Inspector Shamsul Anwar Zakaria.
