Penang Sentral (Panang Central) - Part 1

Penang Sentral (Penang Central)

Penang Sentral(PG Sentral) is one of the major development project which under the Northern Corridor Economic Region(NCER) planning with in number Ninth Malaysia Plan(9MP). PG Sentral is a modern transportation and logistics hub will be built on the site of the Butterworth ferry terminal, railway station and replace former bus terminal which burnt down in May 2001. The project, which aims to transform Butterworth into a modern metropolitan area, covers 6 million square feet of development, which including One Stop Transportation Hub, retail & commercial central, residential and Hotel, development by Malaysian Resources Corporation Bhd(MRCB) and Pelaburan Hartanah Bumiputra Bhd.

According to planned schedule, PG Sentral will begin construction from year 2008 until year 2025 with total 7 phases development, however it was several times delay due to the expropriation land process has involve many parties. On year end 2014 MRCB had announce that PG Sentral is finally begin construction and expected get off on year end 2017 form phase 1. In the phase 1 development, MRCB will development an One Stop Transportation's Hub, which link dual track railway station, Butterworth ferry terminal, bus terminal, taxi terminal and sky cable car which under proposed on April 2015.

Following the phase 2 development will construction 10 storeys retail & commercial central building, MRCB also will invite a famous department store into this commercial central. MRCB expected phase 2 will get off on year 2019. In phase 3, MRCB will constructions a 24 storey high hotel with have 307 rooms and other necessary hotel facility ready by year 2021. It is worth mentioning that the development plan for PG Sentral phase 1(except sky cable car) until phase 3 has been approved by the Penang State Government and Majlis Perbandaran Sebarang Perai (MPSP) on October 2014, it was influence Penang Transport Master Plan.

Below is the summary for the whole PG Sentral Development:

Phase	Development	Expected Ready
1	One Stop Transportation Hub	2017
2	10 Storeys retail & commercial central	2019
3	24 storeys high hotel with have 307 rooms	2021
4	Residential (To Be Confirm)	-
5	To Be Confirm	-
6	To Be Confirm	-
7	To Be Confirm	-

                        

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Penang Sentral (PG Sentral)

Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER)

Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB)