The long-awaited redevelopment of the Bukit Mertajam city market has moved ahead with piling work for a multi-storey automobile park alongside Jalan Pegawai scheduled to start immediately.
Seberang Perai Metropolis Council (MBSP) councillor Bernard Cheen Goon Hooi stated the automobile park, positioned subsequent to the present market, will function a brief buying and selling house for over 300 merchants through the building of the brand new market. Merchants are anticipated to relocate by July subsequent yr, with the total mission focused for completion by July 2027.
Initially deliberate as a two-storey market, the design was revised to a single-storey construction following suggestions from merchants, who feared diminished buyer visitors on the higher flooring. “We listened to the merchants’ issues and made changes to make sure the brand new market advantages everybody,” Cheen defined.
The present market, in-built 1967, has lengthy struggled with ageing infrastructure. Requires redevelopment intensified after a hearth in 2014 broken the part often called the “Pasar Rooftop.” In 2023, Housing and Native Authorities Minister Nga Kor Ming confirmed RM24 million in funding to modernise the ability.
The redevelopment plan features a everlasting new market, a brief buying and selling space, the multi-storey automobile park, upgraded public services, and a neighborhood centre throughout the market grounds.
To make sure one of the best design, MBSP and the Northern Chapter of the Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) launched a nationwide competitors, which attracted 75 entries.
As soon as accomplished, the mission is anticipated to revitalise Bukit Mertajam’s historic buying and selling hub, providing merchants and guests a safer, extra fashionable, and community-friendly atmosphere.
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