GEORGE TOWN, Feb. 28 -- The Penang state government has approved a proposal to change the alignment for the third link, previously known as the undersea tunnel project.

Penang Chief minister Chow Kon Yeow said the state exco has authorised project contractor, Consortium Zenith Construction (CZC), to continue with feasibility studies on a change to the alignment.

"A new alignment is proposed for the third link after taking into consideration the future Penang Port expansion plan and traffic dispersal in Gurney Bay," he told a press conference here after handing out allocation to mission schools in Penang.

However, Chow remained non-committal about whether the third link will still be the initially proposed undersea tunnel or a bridge. ...