00:00A large sinkhole appeared in Bayan Lepas on Tuesday evening.
00:06Penang Infrastructure and Transport Committee Chairman Zairil Khirjohari
00:10said the State Public Works Department had closed parts of the area
00:14near the Jalan Datuk Ismail Hashim and Jalan Kenari Junction in Sungai Ara.
00:19He said the road closure is to allow authorities to conduct further checks
00:23on the pipe assets underground and determine the cause of the incident.
00:27Bayan Lepas Assemblyman Datuk Azrul Mahathir Aziz
00:31said the sinkhole was measured at about three meters in depth.
00:35He said the authorities had been directed to stop their work
00:37to cover up the sinkhole as they need to find out the cause.
00:41He said the Public Works Department will seek feedback
00:44from other agencies and experts on mitigation work.
00:48He said the road had been closed except for traffic bound for Perkan Sungai Ara.
00:57The B
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