Unused flyover near Cyberjaya collapses, no one hurt

PETALING JAYA: A flyover near Cyberjaya collapsed Thursday afternoon but no one was injured in the incident as the road has not been in use since December.
It is learnt that the collapsed flyover, an exit from the Elite Highway (KM P2.4) towards the Selangor Science Park 2, is managed and owned by the Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) and the road below it is managed by PLUS Malaysia Berhad.
According to reports on social media, the flyover collapsed around 12.40pm.
A main pipe running along the flyover also broke in the incident, sending thousands of litres of water gushing out.
PKNS is expected to release a statement on the collapse soon.
On Dec 9, the Malaysian Highway Authority (MHA) had diverted traffic at KM P2.4, at the interchange between the Putrajaya toll plaza and Putrajaya/Cyberjaya, on the Lingkaran Putrajaya stretch, to facilitate bridge inspection works.
Google map of the area.

Source:TheStar

60,000 Petition for Puchong Schools

PUTRAJAYA: Calls for the approval of Catholic High School 2 and SJK(C) Yak Chee in Puchong are gathering momentum after campaigners submitted 60,000 petition cards to the Education Ministry here. Catholic High School 2 Development Committee chairperson Chong Fat Leong said the group had previously met separately with Prime Minister Datuk Sri Najib Razak and his deputy Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin but their appeals had fallen on deaf ears. “That’s why we launched a signature campaign to show Tan Sri Muhyiddin (who is also Education Minister) that the public is demanding for the schools,” said Chong.Chong, along with 31 other representatives from Catholic High School, SJK(C) Han Ming, SJK(C) Sin Ming, and SJK(C) Yak Chee demonstrated outside the ministry before handing over the cards. They had approached Muhyiddin on Dec 24 last year while they also met Najib on Feb 17 to raise their concerns. There are currently 3,000 students in Catholic High School, which is situated in Petaling Jaya, and about 1,000 of its students live in Puchong. Chong said students from Puchong have to wake up as early as 5am and may only arrive home at 7pm due to the long distance of commuting. Due to the limited space available in Catholic High School, approximately 1,000 applications from parents have to be rejected as well each year. He also said the ball is now in the federal government’s court as the state government had already allocated land for the school. “The state government had already alienated a piece of land for the school, right now we are only waiting for the federal government’s approval,” said Chong.

Source: Selangor Times

Proposed Puchong Utama Interchange - Construction in April-May this year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subang Jaya City Council proposed building a highway flyover linking two places, Puchong Utama in the east and Taman Maju Jaya in the west.
The highway flyover’s tender is expected to start in next month and construction in April-May this year, and project would take two years for completion.

(蒲种14日讯）梳邦再也市议会拟议建设公路高架天桥，衔接位于白蒲大道东西两岸的蒲种乌达玛及成功花园两地车流往返通路。高架桥建设计划料于下月招标，今年4至5月开始建设，预计工程需时两年完工。雪州高级行政议员郭素沁指出，高架桥建设工程料将衔接白蒲大道以东的蒲种乌达玛及西岸的成功花园（Taman Maju Jaya）两地车流往来。

高架桥下往返各需4车道

上述工程完成后，预料将纾缓蒲种柏兰岭及蒲种乌达玛路口的塞车问题，而白蒲大道南部方向车流仍可右转，前往乌达玛2路，及从乌达玛2路车流可顺利前往白蒲大道。梳邦再也市议会早前预估上述计划将耗资2000万令吉，经马来西亚大道局在2009年建议需确保高架桥下公路往返方向，各别需有至少4条车道的空间，需有一条车道让蒲种白蒲大道方向车流左转前往蒲种乌达玛，预计工程开销将增至2550万令吉。“高架桥建议计划将衔接两地车流，对居民而言是项好消息。”郭素沁上午在蒲种成功花园召开记者会，公布上述消息。出席者有梳邦再也市议员黄思汉及麦克淡米拉勒森。

高架桥上车流 仍需经过交通圈

梳邦再也市议员黄思汉指出，市议会根据1974年道路、水沟及建筑物法令133第8条文，以当地11个发展商的贡献金建设高架桥计划。“工程建设是三面斜坡高架路口，惟从白蒲大道蒲种方向前往蒲种乌达玛工业园的车流，则需在高架桥上直驶入成功花园附近的达昔柏利玛交通圈，才能折返白蒲大道的路口。”

发展商缴千万贡献金

黄思汉说，高架桥工程计划包括将现有的达昔柏利玛左转路口提升成为区内的交通圈，白蒲大道蒲种方向前往蒲种乌达玛工业园路段附近有两座油站，预料新建高架桥启用后，高架桥上车流仍需经过交通圈，才能折返白蒲大道的路口前往蒲种方向。他提到，梳邦再也市议会早前计划建议高架天桥，纾解当地交通高峰时段塞车问题，目前市议会仅接获其中1100万令吉来自发展商的贡献金，高架桥建设计划将动用雪州政府的贷款，而发展商仍需持续缴付贡献金。他说，市议会早前已有制定政策，发展商需根据工程进展缴付贡献金，否则市议会将不批准前者提呈的发展图测。上述高架桥建设计划由市议会在2000年委任顾问公司设计及准备工程召标文件，计划已在2012年10月获批准。黄思汉补充，高架桥建设完成后，将移交白蒲大道管理，日后维修费由后者负责。

高架桥缩短半小时路程

梳邦再也市议员麦克淡米拉勒森指出，随着蒲种乌达玛成功花园及蒲种达昔柏丽玛一带地区，区内屋业蓬勃发展，近5年内有2万5000人口，逾1万单位住宅，高架天桥建设将有助纾缓车流。

“蒲种柏兰岭驾驶者前往蒲种乌达玛，平日高峰时段需半小时，预计有高架桥建设，居民料可3分钟时程到达对面。”他说，当地居民苦等高架桥建设已有10年，料高架桥建设之后，白蒲大道来自布城方向的车流可直接转进达昔柏丽玛花园，蒲种方向车流可进入昔柏丽玛花园，而桥下交通将畅通。

“工程召标需时3个月，预计今年4月或5月可动工，工程需时1年半至两年。”

居民争取10年

蒲种居协联合总会主席植清鼎指出，他三周前已获知市议会将落实高架桥建设，居民争取10年终有望落实。“有高架轿将减少蒲种乌达玛前往龙溪路口的大量车流，便于蒲种乌达玛两岸居民进出。”

 

Source: Nanyang.com

Link from Teluk Panglima Garang to Pulau Indah to be ready in September

AS ITS name suggests, the South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE) is a highway that connects cities in the southern part of the Klang Valley. Upon completion, the highway will span 51.7km from Kajang to Westport in Port Klang, providing access to KLIA, Putrajaya, Shah Alam, Cyberjaya, Klang, Banting, Teluk Panglima Garang, and Pulau Indah. At the moment, about 90% of the highway is completed, stretching from Universiti Tenaga Nasional in Kajang to Teluk Panglima Garang.
SKVE Holdings Sdn Bhd chief operating officer Teoh Jui Min said the company was currently constructing the third section of the highway.
“Section 3 covers the rest of the expressway from Teluk Panglima Garang to Pulau Indah. It is now 80% complete and we are targeting to open this section by the third quarter of the year,” he said.
Constructed in 2000 by the Federal Government, the highway was later taken over by SKVE Holdings Sdn Bhd. It recorded a daily traffic of 30,000 vehicles on the tolled section and 100,000 vehicles on the 7.9km non-tolled stretch. “Not many motorists are aware of the location of SKVE, but we are seeing a gradual increase in traffic volume,” Teoh said. He pointed out that SKVE had shortened the travel time for those travelling between Shah Alam and Putrajaya, Banting and KLIA, Banting and Putrajaya, among others. “Motorists can enjoy smooth traffic on our suburban highway, unlike other highways that are heavily congested. “SKVE is also very scenic as it is flanked by plantations, ponds and rivers,” he said. Since SKVE was built, small pockets of development have been planned along the highway. Teoh said restaurants in Banting also saw an increase in business, from 25% on weekdays to 40% on weekends.
SKVE can be accessed from the Damansara-Puchong Expressway (LDP), after the Serdang interchange for motorists heading towards Cyberjaya and Putrajaya. The highway is also linked to the Elite Highway at Saujana Putra Interchange, as well as the Kajang Seremban Highway (Lekas) and Kajang Silk Highway in Kajang. In future, SKVE will be connected to the West Coast Expressway (WCE) at Tanjung Dua Belas exit. The construction of this interchange and toll plaza have been deferred pending the opening of WCE. There are now three toll plazas at SKVE, namely Ayer Hitam, Saujana Putra and Teluk Panglima Garang. The toll rates are RM1.90 for Class 1 vehicles from Ayer Hitam to Saujana Putra or RM3.70 from Ayer Hitam to Teluk Panglima Garang.
Teoh said there would be another toll plaza in Pulau Indah in future. As for the exit at Pulau Carey, he said the construction was currently deferred. “We will only build the interchange should there be any development in Pulau Carey in future,” Teoh said. Among the facilities and services provided by SKVE are rest and recreation areas at Tanjung Dua Belas (both east-bound and west-bound) and half-hourly patrols. Its traffic monitoring centre is located at the Ayer Hitam toll plaza.

Source:TheStar

Majlis Rumah Terbuka Malaysia Tahun Baharu Cina 2013

16 Februari 2012, Sabtu
8.00 malam
Taman Puchong Utama, Puchong
Selangor ( sebelah Carrefour Puchong)
Dirasmikan oleh : YAB Dato' Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak