BUTTERWORTH: The RM5 million temporary bus terminal at Pengkalan Sultan Abdul Halim here is expected to be operational before the end of next month. It will replace the terminal, under a flyover, after a fire gutted the three-storey bus complex belonging to the Penang Port Commission in 2001. The new terminal would have 34 ticketing booths, 28 bays for express buses, a surau, a police booth and a spacious waiting area.It is expected to be operational for the next two years until a multi-storey complex, known as the Penang Sentral, is ready. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi performed the ground-breaking for the RM100 million Penang Sentral last August.
(12-1-2008 New Straits Times)
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