The Bertam- Komtar bus service caters for civil servants. Pic by Ramdzan Masiam
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang government recently extended its Bridge Express Shuttle Transit (BEST) Komtar service coverage to include a new route from the Bertam kiosk to Komtar administrative centre.
Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the civil servants who worked at the administrative centre had requested for the new route.
"For a start, one bus has been deployed for this service. There are now about 40 people who are ready to board at any given time.
"This service is provided by Plusliner," he said during the launch of the service at Komtar here recently.
Also present were State Secretary Datuk Farizan Darus and Konsortium Transnasional Bhd (KTB) chairman and managing director Datuk Seri Mohd Nadzmi Mohd Salleh.
The bus leaves the Bertam kiosk on the mainland at 6.40am and departs from Komtar at 5.20pm.
Lim said a random survey carried out by the Traffic Management Unit under the Local Government division showed that all BEST commuters were satisfied with the service provided.
He added that many had expressed hope that the BEST service, notably BEST Komtar, be extended to other districts such as Jawi/Nibong Tebal, the Penanti-Kulim border, Air Itam, Balik Pulau, Bayan Lepas, Juru, and that the number of buses deployed be increased in Bertam and Seberang Jaya.
The state government introduced the BEST Komtar service on Dec 3, 2012 to fulfil the request of the civil servants at Komtar.
Two Plusliner buses are deployed for this initial service, which sees the bus leaving Sunway Carnival in Seberang Jaya at 6.50am and departing from Komtar at 5.20pm.
The overall BEST service commenced in March 2011 with the aim to ease travel to and from the workplace.
The first introduced was BEST FTZ covering the Bayan Lepas area which currently has 13 main line buses and four feeder buses. By Melissa Darlyne Chow
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