Summary
- Several RSNPP 2040 proposals are located in or connected to mainland Penang.
- Affordable housing and youth transit housing are proposed for Seberang Perai Tengah.
- Nibong Tebal is included in a proposed three-area growth triangle.
- Rail and road projects would involve Butterworth, Bertam, Batu Kawan, Juru and Sungai Dua.
- District-level investment and job figures are not stated in the supplied materials.
BUKIT MERTAJAM, August 20 — Seberang Perai features in several flagship and high-impact development proposals listed under Penang’s Draft Structure Plan 2040.
One of nine flagship proposals is affordable housing and youth transit housing in Seberang Perai Tengah. The draft also identifies an integrated growth triangle involving Nibong Tebal, Parit Buntar and Bandar Baharu.
Transport proposals involving the mainland include rail links from Butterworth to Kulim and from Butterworth through Bertam towards the East Coast.
The list of high-impact projects also includes Penang Sentral expansion and an elevated highway connecting Batu Kawan with the Juru-Sungai Dua elevated highway.
The proposals form part of a wider draft that contains seven planning thrusts, 31 planning directions, 90 planning strategies and 235 implementation initiatives.
However, the supplied materials do not provide district-by-district investment figures, projected job numbers or detailed economic growth forecasts for Seberang Perai. The draft is open for public review until Sept 9.
