Penang Bridge

I made a posting before under the title Dr Koh - Useless in Sept 26, 2007. In that posting, I mentioned about the bad bad traffic situation on Penang bridge. Here is a an excerpt of my comments then

"There are lots of things the state govt can do to ease the traffic for the time being. Heavy vehicles should be barred from using the bridge at designated peak hours. It was done before nationwide during the Kongsi Raya few years back. Certain heavy vehicles were barred from the road."

I am for one glad to read this in The Sun today under article titled "Guan Eng: Criticisms of buying voters make no sense" Here is the excerpt below.

On another matter, in a few months, heavy vehicles such as trailers with containers will no longer be allowed to use the Penang bridge during peak hours in the morning and evening.

Penang Public Works, Utilities and Transport Committee chairman Lim Hock Seng said Works Minister Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamad has agreed for this to be gazetted.

"This is to reduce the congestion on the bridge during peak hours," he said.

Once gazetted, heavy vehicles will not be allowed to use the bridge between 6am and 9.30am and 5pm and 8pm.

Action above really shows that a simple act of kindness on the hardsip of commuters of Penang Bridge, really goes a long way to show that the DAP state govt under Pakatan Rakyat really prihatin towards the people.

This is what I call a people's government. Thank You DAP for taking this simple but yet effective step.