Consortium Zenith BUCG Sdn Bhd (CZBUCG), has delayed the construction of the 7.2km undersea tunnel linking Penang to the mainland. This is due to the high volumes of traffic that need to be diverted away from the tunnel site. They will need to build three new highways to allow for the dispersal of this traffic. The north coastal paired Road from Jalan Tanjung Bungah to Teluk Bahang (Package 1), the Air Itam to Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway bypass (Package 2) and the bypass from Gurney Drive to Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway (Package 3). 

The consortium has appointed China Railway Construction Corp Ltd (CRCC) as its engineering, procurement and construction contractor for the project. The state government is going to appoint an independent environmental consultant to allow for approval from the Department of Environment (DoE) for the three highways. The highways will take about six years to be completed. CZBUCG will begin the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) application for the undersea tunnel by 2017 or 2018 and construction should begin in 2021. Click my/15 for tunnelbuilder archive. Visit  http://www.zenithbucg.com/  and https://www.penang.gov.my.  05/16.