GEORGE TOWN – Phase 1 of the Gurney Wharf project is expected to be opened to the public this July.
State Housing, Local Government, Town and Country Planning Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said the phase is 85.72% developed and is expected to be completed by June.
“Phase 1 of the project, which involves 27.53 acres of land, will have a playground, skatepark, south vantage point, kiosks, expressway reserve, open car parks and toilets,” he told reporters during his inspection of the project site today.
Also present at the site visit was the newly appointed Penang Island City Council mayor Datuk A. Rajendran.
Jagdeep said as of yesterday, Phase 2 involving 87.82 acres of land is 14.5% developed and is expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2024.
He said Phase 2 will have a hawker centre, north vantage point, water taxi jetty, water garden, beach, a boardwalk and more.
“Let me give you that commitment. To all Penangites, our green agenda is extremely important. We shall give it the utmost priority and Gurney Wharf is going to be a green lung, a new icon of Penang in July,” he added.
The RM200 million Gurney Wharf project is expected to be fully completed by 2025. – Bernama, May 11, 2023
