THE Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) has agreed to the Penang government’s proposal to build a light rail transit line from Komtar in George Town to the airport in Bayan Lepas.

The agreement was reached during a meeting on Tuesday between Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow and Transport Minister Anthony Loke and SPAD officials in Putrajaya, reports state government mouthpiece Buletin Mutiara today.