Expert: Planned highway may impact fault lines of Penang Dam

At least three places along the fault lines of the island will be breached by the planned highway between Gurney Drive and Bayan Lepas, but the stability of the granite bedrock has never been studied.

Scientist Dr Kam Suan Pheng (pic) said one of the major fault line crossings was at the valley between the Ayer Itam Dam and Kek Lok Si Temple.

“The detailed environmental impact assessment (DEIA) report on the highway – Pan Island Link (PIL) 1 – stressed that areas that intersect with fault lines are highly fractured and vulnerable, but does not evaluate the impact of the tunnelling.

“It also does not study how PIL 1 can affect the stability of Ayer Itam Dam,” she said.

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