North Coastal Paired Road

North Coastal Paired Road, Penang (15 February 2020)




North Coast Pair Road (NCPR) is a motorway being planned by the Penang State Government for the northern side of Penang Island. Planned to connect Tanjong Tokong to Teluk Bahang, the 10.53km road is intended to relieve the congestion on the existing Jalan Batu Ferringhi, a winding road that skirts the hillside of the northern coast, built during the British colonial period. At time of writing, planning and studies on the road is still in progress.

Updates on the North Coast Pair Road

1 July, 2019: The Star reports that the North Coastal Paired Road project is expected to be awarded to Vertice Bhd.

30 December, 2017 The Star reports (Project far from international waters) that the Department of Environment (DoE) has approved the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) on the North Coast Pair Road.

11 October, 2017: NST reports (Contractor's priority are mega road projects in Penang, not undersea tunnel) that the Penang Undersea Tunnel feasibility study report has finally reached 92.9 per cent completion, 30 months after it started. According to Datuk Zarul Ahmad Mohd Zulkifli, senior executive director of Consortium Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd, they are concentrating on the Lebuhraya Air Itam - Lebuhraya Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu, and the North Coast Pair Road projects.

The focus on completing the feasibility study for the Penang Undersea Tunnel project will only be done after the two road projects start. They were waiting for approval from the Department of Environment on the Environment Impact Assessment report for the road projects.

North Coastal Paired Road, Penang (15 February 2020)

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