‘Noise will be an issue’: Penang elevated highways will pass near highrise apartments

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“Noise and vibration from traffic movement” will be an issue for residents living in a string of apartment blocks, according to the environmental impact assessment for three proposed highways in Penang.

The tower blocks affected are:

Package 1

  • Taman Leader Condominium
  • Surin Condominium
  • Taman Tanjung Bungah
  • Waterfront Condominium
  • Coastal Tower
  • Desa Mar Vista Apartment
  • Beverly Hills
  • Sri Sayang Service Apartment
  • Ferringhi Delima Condominium

Package 2

  • All Season Palace Condominium
  • Boulevard Condominium
  • Greenlane Heights
  • Delima Palace and others

The visual landscape will also change. “Residents in the highrise buildings will no longer see clear sky but in place an elevated road passing their homes”, which will “change the visual aesthetics in the area”. 

Check out the impact of the noise in visual form.

See what the noise levels mean in this chart.

Wildlife in forest reserves will also be affected:

About 38 hectares of ‘state land forest’ and forest reserves will be damaged or cleared:

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Roche
Roche
6 Aug 2017 11.20am

Have you not heard noises from rakyat pertaining to high cost of living?

Ringgit is plummeting. Is Bank Negara printing more money?

HBK
HBK
28 Jul 2017 1.29pm

A good relief from noises/stress from Barang Naik:

Cartoonist Zunar is holding a “Ketawa Pink-Pink” roadside exhibition in Lebuh Pantai from 8am till noon on Sunday.

The exhibition is named after the RM117 million pink diamond mentioned in a US DoJ suit, which alleges that the jewel, set in a necklace, was purchased using money stolen from state investor 1MDB.

This Sunday’s exhibition comes 8 months after red thugs wrecked Zunar’s last show in Penang and his artwork, which were then taken away by police.

Please show up to lend your support.

HBK
HBK
29 Jul 2017 8.39pm
Reply to  HBK

Zunar has cancelled his first street exhibition in Penang, after learning that troublemakers from Penang Umno Youth was distributing posters to get members to “visit” the exhibition.

ramsoon
ramsoon
24 Jul 2017 5.02pm

….Good jobs!! Hope federal and state gov build more wide roads and highways in the future

Please demolish all old houses at heritage site also(those were an eyesore for we youngsters), if possible…..

Shirish
Shirish
27 Jul 2017 12.36pm
Reply to  ramsoon

Stupid statement. Will you abandon your aging parents when they are old, fragile and weak?

Many youngsters are eyesore today with their hairdo, dressing, poor manners and behaviour. Your writing certainly reflect that. Maybe you are blaming your old parents for your poor upbringing.

Ramsoon
Ramsoon
28 Jul 2017 4.41pm
Reply to  Shirish

I think you are the one who are really stupid…..I’m saying demolish old houses at HERITAGE SITES, did you get that? We don’t need the so called “UNESCO blah blah heritage sites” title….and i’m not interested in talking about anyone’s parents…..thank you!

greg
greg
24 Jul 2017 11.26am

Penangites will make noise when they read today’s front-page headline of Kwang Hwa Jit Poh (quoting Numbeo report) that the cost of living in Penang is 2.4% higher than that in KL.

http://www.kwongwah.com.my/?p=360544

https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Penang

Puspha
Puspha
24 Jul 2017 12.47pm
Reply to  greg

Cost of living in Penang … Up up up

https://www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living/georgetown-penang

HBK
HBK
27 Jul 2017 11.57am
Reply to  Puspha

Brace yourself for another round of barang Naik:

The Energy Commission (EC) has warned Malaysians to brace for possible imposition of an electricity surcharge as rebates will not continue forever.

Acting chief executive and senior director of Electricity Industry Development and Market Regulation Azhar Omar said the rebate would not last long and Malaysians needed to be prepared for the inevitable and use electricity prudently.

HBK
HBK
31 Jul 2017 12.00pm
Reply to  Puspha

Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysis (KR1M) is not sustainable and has been a massive loss-making CSR (corporate social responsibility) project for Mydin.

The KR1M stores were launched in 2011 as a BN government-backed initiative to mitigate rising costs of living.

http://m.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/kr1m-a-loss-making-social-responsibility-venture-mydin-says

Barang Naik is real!

Sim
Sim
24 Jul 2017 5.32pm
Reply to  greg

The consolation is that Klang Valley folks are less happy living in the city compared with those living in Penang – according to TheEdgeProperty.com-Lafarge Happiness in the City Index 2017 survey.

http://www.penangpropertytalk.com/2017/07/survey-shows-penang-is-the-happiest-state/

Shirish
Shirish
27 Jul 2017 12.38pm
Reply to  Sim

Penang people can live within their means and stay happy and not being influenced by branding of premium goods as advertised and commercialised by the media. This will include those overhyped and overpriced hawker food.

HBK
HBK
7 Aug 2017 9.03am
Reply to  greg

How well Prime Minister Najib Razak addresses the rising cost of living and other bread-and-butter issues affecting most of the electorate will be crucial in determining his chances of victory in the 14th General Election, which must be called in less than a year, reported Bloomberg.

https://www.themalaysianinsight.com/s/9882/

While Barisan Nasional secured strong wins in state races last year and has benefited from opposition infighting, the rising cost of living could now chip away at Najib’s support.

HBK
HBK
7 Aug 2017 12.45pm
Reply to  greg

The impact of the current economic downturn would be greatly felt by the B40 group which was already struggling to make ends meet, in part because of the loss of jobs to cheap foreign labour. This was an example of a structural issue affecting the Indians which the government has failed to tackle.

https://www.themalaysianinsight.com/s/9854/

An opportunity for PSM to launch its own blueprint for poor Indians?

Furious9
Furious9
23 Jul 2017 7.48pm

Why no new posting on this blog?
I rather go play Mobile Legend instead of coming to this site.

Puspha
Puspha
24 Jul 2017 10.54am
Reply to  Furious9

Anil needs to take Sunday rest to recharge his mind and body, hence no update so far.

Sim
Sim
24 Jul 2017 4.53pm
Reply to  Furious9

Sunday is Sabbath Day – In Scripture, Sabbath is given as a day of rest, every seventh day (Exodus 20:8)

Wonder Woman
22 Jul 2017 11.54am

he visual landscape will also change. “Residents in the highrise buildings will no longer see clear sky but in place an elevated road passing their homes”, which will “change the visual aesthetics in the area”.

When GreenLane Heights was built, residents of Island Park could not see clear sky and get TV reception. I welcome the road.

Khun Pana
Khun Pana
21 Jul 2017 10.19pm

What noise? In most parts of China’s towns and cities,their motorist honks almost non-stop. Now, that is noise but they can live with that. Anyway, modern and futuristic cars/bikes are going electric. In the near future , the only noisy vehicles are diesel powered vehicles ,the die hard “mat rempit” and those very kiasu VIP motorcades with all sirens wailing for them. It was the car owners that clamour for more roads and more parking slots. It was them who jammed up the roads nearly all the time. Small price to pay in exchange for more roads. But of course,… Read more »

Damien
Damien
22 Jul 2017 9.02am
Reply to  Khun Pana

Go to Hanoi or HCM, live in inner cities you absorb the motor kapcai atmosphere, then comparatively you can bear with what’s going to happen surrounding LRT Penang.

greg
greg
22 Jul 2017 11.38am
Reply to  Khun Pana

Penang island is a congested cosmopolitan city with high volume of personal vehicles on the road. Noises from the road is inevitable For peaceful and cheaper retirement living, better retreat to mainland small town for serenity and fresher air.

Sim
Sim
20 Jul 2017 4.49pm

Speaking of ‘noise’, Malaysia has banned the sexually-charged song ‘Despacito’ after critics labelled it ‘un-Islamic’. The Muslim-majority country will no longer air the popular tune on its public broadcast stations after the government received numerous complaints over its racy lyrics.

One politician went as far as to label the words as ‘porn’. Communications and multimedia minister Salleh Said Keruak said the lyrics were ‘not suitable to be heard’ and added that he hoped private broadcast stations would follow the government’s example.

greg
greg
22 Jul 2017 11.42am
Reply to  Sim

I think RTM should ban Dr Vida’s “I Am Me” viral song instead for its suggestive lyrics that could arouse the desire:

I want i want i want i want you
muah muah muah muah muah x2
I am fun
I am pretty
I am beautiful
I am a queen
I inspire Your desire

https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/groove/2017/07/258748/dr-vidas-music-video-i-am-me-gets-more-600k-views-just-five-days

Khun Pana
Khun Pana
23 Jul 2017 8.49pm
Reply to  greg

Ban this and bans that. But what does it actually means?
Banning songs, movies ,books,dances , performances etc are all tell tale signatures of communism system.
Or it shows the rise of religionist encroaching into our society and life.
We should “bans” such silly politicians or such group/s instead.
Never expected such silly rabble-rouser coming from PKR
Typically “umno-ist” of that politician.
.

tunglang
24 Jul 2017 12.32am
Reply to  greg

Let us all become Nusantara …
See no evil, hear no evil (including songs), speak no evil, wear no short pants.
Then the world of BolehLand will be idiotically peaceful cos there’s no more evil to blame & then to ban anymore.
Did the ‘Gods’ created us as idiot monkeys?
Charles Darwin could be right after all! – The Origin of Stupidity (of 1 Species).

zoro
zoro
24 Jul 2017 6.30pm
Reply to  Sim

Be the lucifer the resistor and spilling vermon like serpent the great? God create so smart and orso think evil and scheming? Of course one can be yang the other the yin. One lim kopi the other teh. We say something you can disagree. You say something, we too can say the other to show the stupidity of the originator.

Ong Eu Soon
20 Jul 2017 1.02pm

Money paid to CCCC can (be) channel to foreign bank account(?)

Ong Eu Soon
20 Jul 2017 1.02pm

CCCC was banned by world bank for corruption deal

Ong Eu Soon
20 Jul 2017 1.01pm

Why STP2 use CCCC?

Zoro
Zoro
21 Jul 2017 6.51am
Reply to  Ong Eu Soon

Stp2 private or tax payer penang Lang project?

Ong Eu Soon
20 Jul 2017 1.01pm

Why ECRL use CCCC?

Zoro
Zoro
20 Jul 2017 7.27pm
Reply to  Ong Eu Soon

Our Calvin can enlighten us with his profession research? Or he is true blue saga seed?

Ong Eu Soon
20 Jul 2017 1.01pm

Why cccc is banned by world bank?

Horace
Horace
20 Jul 2017 10.49am

Planting trees to serve as green wall along the road can cut noises and beautify the city. No need for concrete walls.

Toma
Toma
20 Jul 2017 10.35am

Every day people will keep blaming this or that. Been travelling almost half of my life like a rolling stone month in month out. Comparatively, Penang is for sure not bad at all !

zoro
zoro
19 Jul 2017 8.17pm

Another side track from star paper which said properties are most expensive in the world. Even more than New York or Tokyo. Main reason is supply of land. Land for housing, airport, hospitals, fans etc.
No worries, penang have plenty of untouchable land. Cannot cut hills, cannot reclaim from sea or demolish old bldg and rebuild new houses. Must be widely spread and not congested

nn80160
nn80160
20 Jul 2017 1.26am
Reply to  zoro

Instead of worrying about the noise, I think Set back and pedestrian walkway with trees are the main issues of these three expressway projects. The width btw the elevated expressway with the buildings along the alignment is an issue that we shouldn’t compromise at all, because it will create a lot of problems for our city. We might cost more in land acquisition for the expressway, but at least we can have a better living environment and economy effect for long term. I have the biggest concern for Package Three, from Gurney to LCE expressway, double decker elevated expressway along… Read more »

Hoi
Hoi
21 Jul 2017 9.05pm
Reply to  zoro

Star gains ad revenue from property developers, sure say price is right and no oversupply.

zoro
zoro
22 Jul 2017 7.32am
Reply to  zoro

If developers are cronies of dap and the star newspaper is orso a crony of dap for promoting developers and building more properties?

Toma
Toma
19 Jul 2017 5.08pm

Now, it seems everything is turning political ? Comparing around Penang is getting “narrower and narrower” day by day !

Horace
Horace
20 Jul 2017 11.00am
Reply to  Toma

Penang old roads are built for 1300cc cars and kapcai hondas. Now cars are bigger and wider, so such roads look narrower.

Better walk more for healthy living to burn away the excessive fats.

glissantia
glissantia
19 Jul 2017 4.29pm

Constant noise from any source including airport, factory, etc. leads to high blood pressure. Proximity to a highway leads to low intelligence in schooling children. The claims of all the major car and lorry manufacturers that they comply with the tightening laws elsewhere have been exposed as false. The exhaust brings more than poisonous gases and particles that cause lung diseases. PM 2.5 particles enter the bloodstream and cause “non-communicable” diseases that are now common. The smallest particles cross the barrier into the brain. Urban areas are already about 10 degrees C hotter than elsewhere due to (a) paving that… Read more »

zoro
zoro
19 Jul 2017 7.54pm
Reply to  glissantia

Very good point. Drive or take mtr or public bus less, walk or bicycle more. Most of all use computer less and comment less to reduce electricity consumption. Eat cooked good less, eat salad or fruits more. Oops, if eat more raw vegetables, we need more water to wash them. How can we use less water?

tunglang
25 Jul 2017 9.13am
Reply to  zoro

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…

Damien
Damien
19 Jul 2017 4.17pm

Problems solved if Penangites choose public transport or e-hailing cab services and don’t own private vehicles. Productivity, connectivity, punctuality, affordability not issue as all gear towards such environmental moves.
Anilnetto.com then focus on delicious Penang food when CAT transport expenditures diverted to feed the mouths of rakyat.

But then, cannot discount BinChui factor the evil of all.

YS Chee
19 Jul 2017 2.32pm

Of course, Pg needs these systems to improve the present traffic situation but some guys just want everything in perfect 10 condition. Go to stay in the jungle , swinging from tree to tree as there will be no noise there.

Alloy
Alloy
19 Jul 2017 12.04pm

Honestly, noises from PCM’s Huan and Gerakan minions are more irritating.

Horace
Horace
19 Jul 2017 2.14pm
Reply to  Alloy

Well said.

Felix Cat
Felix Cat
19 Jul 2017 11.41am

Noise from cars, reduce car population is the way to go.

tunglang
19 Jul 2017 7.41am

The Impact Of Noise Pollution On Your Health



Compared to ringing in the ears, noise pollution from highway vehicles is worse.
Unless one is staying in serene Jalan Pinhorn!

zoro
zoro
19 Jul 2017 10.59pm
Reply to  tunglang

Article here highlight cars contribute noise pollution. Serene Jln Pinhorn means less noise pollution also means less cars? Most residentsresidents including cm must be walking or riding bicycles?

tunglang
19 Jul 2017 7.32am

Traffic noise pollution Chris and Joe

Ayan Leo
19 Jul 2017 12.17am

Penang need LRT kind of public transport.

passion
passion
21 Jul 2017 8.04am
Reply to  Ayan Leo

LRT still produce that rumbling noise when a train passes. However, its good for pedestrians only.
A Highway can take heavy traffic out of the congested town area.
Heavy vehicles can avoid being the cause of traffic jam.
However, it would be good if these proposed highway need not cut through residential and business areas.
In KL, one raised highway cut across Kg Pandan to Jln Chan Sow Lin, and businesses along that stretch died.
From Batu Ferringhi, to the north, tunnel it.

Zororr
Zororr
21 Jul 2017 8.01pm
Reply to  Ayan Leo

Being an island in one corner, heavy vehicles will be less than Lumpur unlike Lumpur where factories are all over the places and criss cross Lumpur. Make sure the Enginner who used to give dap ~ dam arrogant points do not over design due to less heavy vehicles unlike Lumpur and plus road.

tunglang
25 Jul 2017 9.14am
Reply to  Zororr

Pls don’t waste space with too many identities: zoro + Zororr!

Wonder Woman
30 Jul 2017 5.37pm
Reply to  Ayan Leo

LRT is expensive and noisy. Cut hills more useful