GEORGE TOWN, April 18 -- The Penang state government has yet to make a decision on its proposed undersea tunnel project linking Gurney Drive on the island to Bagan Ajam in Seberang Perai.

Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the state will still need to wait for recommendations from the state steering committee on the project.

"We have waited for more than a year for the Penang Port Commission to finalise and approve its 30-year PPC Development Master Plan.

"So now after the plan is approved, whether the tunnel will continue, whether its alignment will be changed or whether it will be relocated, we will wait for recommendations from the steering committee," he said during a press conference at his office in Komtar today.

He said t...