Langkawi bridge will cause traffic jam, says Dr M

LANGKAWI, Sat: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said there is no need for the government to build a bridge linking Pulau Langkawi and the mainland as it will only cause traffic congestion on the island.
He said if too many vehicles converged on Langkawi, it would create traffic congestion and hamper efforts to turn the island into a tourist destination of international standard.
He said this when asked to comment on the request by the Langkawi Umno division head, Datuk Nawawi Ahmad, that the government build a bridge between the island and the mainland through Kuala Perlis for the convenience of the people on the island.
Nawawi said the islanders had requested that the bridge be constructed as this would save cost and time for them to travel between the island and the mainland.
Dr Mahathir said Langkawi would develop rapidly into a popular tourist destination because several villages such as the French Village, Italian Village and British Village had been created.

tunku : this nawawi must be out of his mind. leave langkawi as it is now.let is be what it is meant to be, an international tourist destination. don't ruin it with building a bridge that will make the island into a heavy traffic congested island and lost it charms.the most important bridge that the government need to build now is the bridge to singapore replacing the causeway.