Infrastructure news in Gurun Kedah

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

   12 hours ago New Straits Times Sungai Dua toll plaza 40.7 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.

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

   15 hours ago Malay Mail Komtar, George Town, Penang 47.9 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.

3. MBSB Bank provides RM78m shariah financing for solar panels at 32 Kedah water plants

   3 days ago The Edge Malaysia Kuala Ketil WTP, Kedah 45.6 km

   MBSB Bank has allocated RM78 million in shariah-compliant financing for solar energy projects at 32 Syarikat Air Darul Aman (SADA) facilities in Kedah. The first phase will install 2,500 solar panels at three water treatment plants in the Baling area, including the Kuala Ketil and Sungai Ular plants.