{"id":10127,"date":"2019-07-19T10:29:23","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T02:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iqiglobal.com\/blog\/?p=10127"},"modified":"2026-01-09T16:18:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T08:18:34","slug":"transport-ministry-approves-bayan-lepas-lrt-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iqiglobal.com\/blog\/transport-ministry-approves-bayan-lepas-lrt-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Transport Ministry approves Bayan Lepas LRT Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Transport Ministry has granted approval for the proposed Bayan Lepas Light Rail Transit scheme in Penang.<\/a><\/strong><\/span> However, according to Anthony Loke Siew Fook, the approval came with 30 conditions which needed to be fulfilled before the project can proceed.<\/p>\n

The project is subjected to conditions under Section 83 and 84 of the Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) 2010 (Act 715), where the applicant must deposit to the APAD office for public exhibition any documents of the project for a three-month period.<\/p>\n

The three-month period begins from the time a notice is put up in local newspapers, announcing the documents will be put up in public places, including government offices.<\/p>\n

Loke said after getting the feedback from the people, another final approval application for the railway scheme has to be submitted to the ministry for final approval.<\/p>\n

Elaborating on the 30 conditions, Loke said among the approvals needed were;<\/p>\n