GEORGE TOWN, Feb. 27 -- The Penang government has approved a new alignment for the RM2.93 billion North Coastal Paired Road (NCPR) project that links Tanjung Bungah to Teluk Bahang.

Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow told a press conference that the project - Package One of the three paired roads and third link project under the Penang Transport Master Plan - is expected to start in two years.

"The estimated costs for the project is RM2.43 billion while the estimated costs of land acquisition is at RM500 million," he said in Komtar today.

He said the project, by Consortium Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd (CZC), will take five years to complete.

The NCPR will stretch 10.61km, starting from Lembah Permai Road in Tanjung Bungah with a coastal sect...