PARKING BAYS TO BE CLOSED TO MAKE WAY FOR PSP SYSTEM INSTALLATION

GEORGE TOWN, July 16 (Bernama) — A total of 997 parking bays around Penang will be closed in stages from July 19 to August 25 to allow work on the installation of the Penang Smart Parking (PSP) sensor system.

State Housing, Local Government, Town and Rural Development Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said the first phase of the sensor installation would be implemented at 647 parking bays on the island area and 350 bays in Seberang Perai.

“This process will take until next year to complete, and this will involve two locations, namely the area around the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) World Heritage Site in Georgetown as well as in Langsat Lane and Icon City in Seberang Perai.

“This pilot project will be launched by Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow on August 18 and members of the public may download the PSP application from Google Play Store or the App Store to make online payments using the e-wallet process as the operation will commence on Aug 19,” he told a press conference here.

Jagdeep added that the state government had agreed that parking rates would be maintained  at 80 cents per hour on the island and 40 cents per hour in the Seberang Perai area. For monthly passes, the rate t would remain at RM150 per month on the island area and RM75 in Seberang Perai.

In another development he said the state government would soon be announcing on the chargeable parking rate based on time and day which would be standardised throughout the state.– BERNAMA