GEORGE TOWN: Penang today rolled out its latest attraction, the Gurney Bay.
The Gurney Bay project, valued at more than RM200 million, is divided into two phases.
Phase One, covering 11.2ha, includes a children's play area, skate park, south vantage point viewing deck, public toilets, pedestrian promenade, hawker stalls, retail areas, recreation park, hawker kiosks, open car park space, and south water body reclamation area.
Phase Two, measuring 28.8ha, encompasses a hawker centre, retail area, convenience stores, north viewing deck, public toilets, additional hawker kiosks, multi-storey car park, open car park, water garden, surau, water taxis jetty, man-made beach and boardwalk, refuse centre, north water body and more.
The second phase's progress is at 40 per cent and is expected to be completed in mid-2025.
To mark the official opening today, Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak and Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow went on a walkabout this morning.
Chow said 1,500 trees and 10,000 tree saplings had been planted in Phase One, and 3,041 trees would be planted in Phase Two.
He said Phase One took about 19 months to complete after the groundbreaking on May 14, 2022.
"I am pleased to witness the development of the Gurney Bay project.
"I hope the people of Penang will embrace this project and enjoy the space with their families."