We will toe the line if third bridge project gets govt go-ahead - Penang CM

The DAP-led Penang government has promised to abide by all the rules if the federal government gives the approval, in principle, for the proposed third bridge.

Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the third bridge was a multi billion-ringgit project as it involved major construction and a huge area.

Currently, he said, the state was funding the RM305 million feasibility studies scheduled for completion early next year.

"We know that research need to be carried out, such as environmental impact assessment (EIA) and the like.

"As they are not cheap, we hope the federal government will give us the approval in principle so that our resources will not go to waste,” he said after launching Hepatitis Day at Gurney Paragon here today.

Previously, the works ministry, through minister Datuk Seri Fadilah Yussof, said discussion on the third bridge was closed and would only be reconsidered once the state government provide the ministry with the feasibility report.