TWO consultants – Consortium CPG Consultants Pte Ltd and AHS Architects Sdn Bhd – have been appointed by Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) for the expansion work of the Penang International Airport (PIA).
“According to their report, construction work will start in the first quarter of 2020,” Chow said in reply to a question by a reporter after holding a press conference on George Town Heritage Celebrations 2019 at Dewan Belia in Lebuh Acheh in George Town today.
He had earlier said both project consultants were appointed on Feb 15 this year via open tender.
The airport expansion and upgrading works, being worked out by the Transport Ministry and MAHB, are expected to take 36 months to complete.
Chow, in a reply to an oral question by Goh Choon Aik (PH-Bukit Tambun) at the State Assembly sitting on April 29, said the proposed expansion was to cater to a 12 million passenger flow per year.
He had said PIA recorded 7.79 million passenger movement last year, surpassing the airport’s capacity for 6.5 million per annum.
Chow also revealed that a multi-storey car park for a total of 1,800 bays, would be made available to the airport’s visitors.
Construction works for the car park building had begun last August and would take 14 months to complete.
“The car park is expected to be ready by the end of this year,” Chow said.
On a separate matter, Chow said the state legal adviser would be looking at the details before signing the agreement with Consortium Zenith Construction in a month or two.
Chow had said the feasibility study for the three major roads had been completed and the project delivery partner was working on the final design for the Package Two of the major roads project before the signing of the agreement between the state and Consortium Zenith Construction.
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