“Landmark market for Batu Kawan ready in 2027”

🗒 3 Jul, 2025

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AN UPCOMING market and hawker complex, costing RM46mil, will become a new landmark in Bandar Cassia, Batu Kawan, Penang.

Featuring 82 market stalls, 32 hawker lots, 20 enclosed stalls and 86 trader lots, it will include amenities such as a multipurpose hall, surau, toilets, waste depot and recycling area,

There will also be 449 parking bays when the project, on a 3.1ha land with a built-up area of 64,908 sq ft, is completed in mid-2027.

Speaking at the ground- breaking ceremony, Penang Chief Minis­ter Chow Kon Yeow said the project was to meet the needs of residents, especially in the rapidly developing Bandar Cassia area.

Since the opening of the Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'ad­zam Shah Bridge and the development of the Batu Kawan In­­­dus­­trial Park, he said the area was now a key hub for strategic investments in the state.

"The state, through Penang Development Corporation (PDC), remains committed to ensuring balanced and inclusive development.

“This market and haw­ker complex will serve not only as a local economic centre supporting small and medium enterprises (SMEs), but also as a core component of community well-being.

“It will offer safe, modern and comfortable spaces for traders, while promoting interaction and strengthening local community networks.

"Once completed, this complex will provide modern facilities under one roof for traders and the surrounding community,” Chow said.

He added that infrastructure upgrades, including the enhancement of the existing Jalan Batu Kawan were also part of the project aimed at improving mobility and traffic flow in the area.

Also present at the event were Penang local government, town and country planning committee chairman H'ng Mooi Lye, Bukit Tambun assemblyman Goh Choon Aik and PDC chief executive officer Datuk Aziz Bakar.

Premier Horizon Ventures is the project manager while Success Construction has been appointed the main contractor.

The development will proceed in two phases.

The RM7.6mil first phase involving earthworks began in November 2022 and was completed in January this year.

The second phase, involving the construction of buildings and infrastructure at an estimated cost of RM38.7mil, is scheduled to be completed by June 2027.

The development is a condition set by the Seberang Perai City Council (MBSP) for the issuance of the Certificate of Completion and Compliance for the broader Bandar Cassia development.

Upon completion, the market touted as the first and biggest in Batu Kawan will be handed over to MBSP, as official owner, to manage the facility.

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