Tunnel study to commence next year

Grand undertaking: Zarul pointing to the spot where land will be reclaimed for the company in exchange for the three roads and the undersea tunnel project.

THE feasibility study for the 6.5km undersea tunnel connecting Penang’s island and mainland is set to commence in January next year.

Consortium Zenith BUCG Sdn Bhd chairman Datuk Zarul Ahmad Zulkifli said that if all went well, works on the tunnel would begin in 2016.