As reported in China Press
2道路擴建 亞依淡有望擺脫塞車
（檳城1日訊）亞依淡區長期以來面對交通擁擠問題，有望在進行兩項道路擴建工程后，獲得舒緩。
為舒緩交通，天德園大道雙車道將擴建至3車道；峇都蘭章巷也會加寬5至8尺。
亞依淡區州議員黃漢偉說，天德園大道約800公尺長路段將擴建成3車道。
他今早巡視天德園大道及峇都蘭章巷擴建工程時，這麼說。
他指出，這項擴建工程是由四季豪園公寓及四季新天地商場的發展商佳景集團負責，該公寓及商場就坐落于天德園大道旁。
佳景集團工程總經理林明豪說，公寓有800個單位，公寓及商場將在年尾落成，屆時該處車流量會增加，因此必須擴建道路應付車流。
修改圖測避開墳墓
“擴建工程是州政府當時允許發展商，興建公寓及商場的條件。”
另一方面，黃漢偉說，原本擴建圖測波及路旁的墳墓，不過在修改圖測后已避開墳墓。
他說，峇都蘭章巷在繁忙時段交通流量高，附近4所學校上下學時都會導致交通阻塞。
他說，該道路擴建后，從州回教堂路路徑峇都蘭章巷，左轉駛入天德園大道的車輛不必停車，有足夠空間可以直接左轉。
檳島市政局工程師拉詹德蘭說，該擴建工程由市局負責，耗資30萬令吉，預計在8月完成，擴建路段共150公尺。
他也說，工程會保留路旁的人行道，方便行人使用。
As reported in The Star
RM300,000 council project to widen Lorong Batu Lanchang and Lebuhraya Thean Teik
By MUHAMAD SYAKIR ABDUL WAHAB
north@thestar.com.my
TWO major trunk roads will now be upgraded at a cost of RM300,000 by the Penang Municipal Council (MPPP) to make it easier for residents in Air Itam to commute in and out of the locality.
The roads are Lorong Batu Lanchang and Lebuhraya Thean Teik, two major roads which link one of the island’s most densely populated centres to the rest of Penang.
According to the MPPP senior traffic engineer A. Rajendran, a routine five-minute journey from the Batu Gantong crematorium to Air Itam would take up to 45 minutes during rush hours because the two roads are simply too congested.
The main problem for Air Itam is that the roads leading to the township are narrow and bogged down by an increasing load of vehicles, he said.
Daily bottleneck: Vehicles during peak hour at Lebuhraya Thean Teik
It is made worse by the presence of several acclaimed schools on the same roads.
Both Lorong Batu Lanchang and Lebuhraya Thean Teik are two-lane roads with 2.9m in width for each lane, 0.35m less than its standard size.
Lorong Batu Lanchang will be widened and a triangle island will be built at the T-junction in front of SM Teknik Batu Lanchang while walkways will also be built to ensure the safety of pedestrians who are mostly students.
Rajendran said the upgrading was based on a MPPP study of the roads two years ago.
State Town and Country Planning, Housing and Arts Committee chairman Wong Hon Wai, who has been caught in the congestion many a time when he commuted to work, said the state government would try to ease the bottleneck there, assuring that the solution was aimed at helping the residents.
The upgrading and widening of the roads will cost RM300,000 and estimated to finish by August, Rejendran said.
Belleview Group general manager Lim Beng Hoe, who was also present, said his company, now developing the Old Season housing project at the Lebuhraya Thean Teik, would also widen the road.
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