Rebranding iconic Pekan Rabu
The iconic Pekan Rabu Complex will be demolished and rebuilt as a modern shopping venue with better facilities.
Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consu-merism Ministry Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the new building would cost RM55.58mil and cover an area of about 4,500sq metres.
It will be built on the site of the present Pekan Rabu building, which is about 4,200sq metres, in Jalan Tunku Ibrahim.
He said the present building would have to make way for the new building.
“The current 347 traders will be moved to a temporary site when construction starts,” he said.
Speaking at a press conference after launching the project here yesterday, Ismail Sabri said the new building would be built in two phases, with the first phase expected to kick off this year.
“The project is expected to be completed in two years.
“The first phase will include the demolition of the current Pekan Rabu building and the ground works.
“We have already received an allocation of RM15mil from the Federal Government for the first phase. The second phase involving RM40.58mil will start next year,” he said.
He also revealed that the new building, which will have 360 shoplots, will be seven storeys high with four levels for shop lots and three for 387 parking lots.
Pekan Rabu was opened in 1900 near Tanjung Chali before being relocated to its present site in 1932.
It was the brainchild of Tunku Yacob Sultan Abdul Hamid who wanted to provide the Malays with a proper trading facility.
The building was last renovated in 1995.
~News courtesy of The Star~
The iconic Pekan Rabu Complex will be demolished and rebuilt as a modern shopping venue with better facilities.
Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consu-merism Ministry Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the new building would cost RM55.58mil and cover an area of about 4,500sq metres.
It will be built on the site of the present Pekan Rabu building, which is about 4,200sq metres, in Jalan Tunku Ibrahim.
He said the present building would have to make way for the new building.
“The current 347 traders will be moved to a temporary site when construction starts,” he said.
Speaking at a press conference after launching the project here yesterday, Ismail Sabri said the new building would be built in two phases, with the first phase expected to kick off this year.
“The project is expected to be completed in two years.
“The first phase will include the demolition of the current Pekan Rabu building and the ground works.
“We have already received an allocation of RM15mil from the Federal Government for the first phase. The second phase involving RM40.58mil will start next year,” he said.
He also revealed that the new building, which will have 360 shoplots, will be seven storeys high with four levels for shop lots and three for 387 parking lots.
Pekan Rabu was opened in 1900 near Tanjung Chali before being relocated to its present site in 1932.
It was the brainchild of Tunku Yacob Sultan Abdul Hamid who wanted to provide the Malays with a proper trading facility.
The building was last renovated in 1995.
~News courtesy of The Star~
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