Infrastructure news in Air Tawar

1. Magazine Road lane in George Town to close 21 days for LRT works

   3 days ago BusinessToday Malaysia Magazine Road, George Town, Penang 9.6 km

   A section of Magazine Road in George Town, Penang will be partially closed for 21 days from Sept 14 to Oct 5 for road widening and utility relocation works under the Penang Mutiara Line LRT project. The leftmost lane in front of St Giles Wembley Hotel heading towards KOMTAR will be shut around the clock, while other lanes remain open.

2. Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah closed 322 days for Mutiara LRT works

   4 days ago The Malaysian Reserve Jalan Magazine 9.6 km

   MRT Corp announced that Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah in George Town will have a 322-day traffic diversion from Sept 12, 2026 to July 31, 2027 for piling and structural works on the Mutiara Line LRT. Jalan Magazine will also be partially closed from 10pm on Sept 14 to 5am on Oct 5 for road widening and utility relocation.

3. Penang: Juru-Sungai Dua highway Package 1 at 40.79% completion, on track for 2030

   1 week ago New Straits Times Sungai Dua toll plaza 4.7 km

   The Penang government says the Juru-Sungai Dua elevated highway project is on track for completion by 2030. Package 1, covering the route between the Juru and Sungai Dua toll plazas, is 40.79% complete and expected to finish by October next year. The RM3 billion project aims to ease congestion for about 200,000 daily users of the North-South Expressway corridor.

4. Penang to auction Tanjung Pinang land to fund Ayer Itam bypass project

   1 week ago Malay Mail Komtar, George Town, Penang 9.5 km

   The Penang government will auction a 2.42-hectare freehold plot in Tanjung Pinang on October 7 to help contractor Consortium Zenith Construction secure cash flow for the Ayer Itam-Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway bypass. The project is 92.46% complete and targeted for completion by April 2027.