IPOH, May 10 -- Visitors to Ipoh's Old Town may soon be able to leave their cars behind and explore the city on foot through a new pedestrian bridge and riverfront development linking key tourism hotspots along Sungai Kinta.

The core objective is to connect Ipoh's main tourism clusters into a seamless network, Perak Tourism, Industry, Investment and Corridor Development Committee chairman Loh Sze Yee said.

"People drive from one spot to another, creating traffic jams, wasting time and reducing the enjoyment of their holiday.

"The new development seeks to change that by allowing visitors to park once and explore multiple areas on foot," he said when met at the project site here recently.

Improving access and reducing car dependency

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