New interchange to ease Puchong traffic congestion

MOTORISTS can now use the elevated interchange from the Damansara-Puchong Highway (LDP) to Jalan Utama 2, Puchong Utama.The road project, which aimed at easing congestion at the Puchong Perdana interchange and Puchong Utama/Dengkil interchanges, was opened to motorists on Saturday.

Southbound motorists can also make a right turn into Jalan Utama 2 and from Jalan Utama 2 onto the LDP.

Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Azmin Ali who opened the road last Friday said the “semi-diamond” elevated interchange that connects Taman Puchong Utama (east) to Taman Perindustrian Puchong Utama and Taman Maju Jaya (west), would benefit road users in Puchong Batu 14, Puchong Utama and Puchong Perdana.The project cost of RM28,997,559 was borne by MPSJ and 11 developers.The developers were required under Section 8 of the Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974 (Act 133), to contribute to the infrastructure work.The state government loaned the council RM18mil for the project.The 1.5km elevated interchange was approved by the Malaysian Highway Authority (MHA) and works began on Feb 17, 2014 and was completed on Aug 24.

MPSJ Engineering Department deputy director Mohd Haizi Harun said approximately 68,000 road users used the highway daily.

Source:TheStar

New services available at Kelana Jaya and Ampang

Finishing touches: Workers completing their work at the LRT track near the Putra Heights station along the Kelana Jaya line in Petaling Jaya

PETALING JAYA: The public transport network in Klang Valley is expected to enter a new phase with the opening of the extension to the two LRT lines – Kelana Jaya and Ampang – on Thursday.

Passengers can start taking the trains once the services are operational in the morning.

The launch will be carried out by the Prime Minister in the afternoon.

The launch of the extension to the two lines, which will serve dense residential areas such as Puchong, Subang Jaya, Ara Damansara and USJ, will benefit hundreds of thousands of commuters and form an important link to the entire network that will also see the construction and completion of three MRT lines and another LRT 3.

The Kelana Jaya extension, which will run for 17km with 12 new stations from Lembah Subang to Putra Heights, will see an additional 170,000 passengers daily while that for Ampang will see an extra 130,000 commuters every day.

In a statement yesterday, Prasarana Rail and Infrastructure Projects Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Datuk Zohari Sulaiman said it had received support letters from various agencies for its stations under the Kelana Jaya line, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ).

“The One Stop Centre of MPSJ has accepted, checked and acknowledged the submission, including the certificate of completion and compliance (CCC) issued by the architects.

“For the remaining three Ampang line stations, we have also received support letters from various agencies, including MPSJ, Syabas, TNB, IWK and the Fire and Rescue Services Department,” he said.

“Once the documents are submitted and acknowledged, the submission process is considered complete,” he said, adding that operations for the extension would start from Thursday as scheduled.

Zohari said it had already created more than 2,200 parking bays along the Kelana Jaya Line Extension as well as finalised the routes of the feeder buses.

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the newly-extended lines would encourage more Malaysians to use public transport.

“Well done, I’ve raised my own key performance index (KPI) from 470,000 to 500,000 ridership. The new extension will motivate more people to use public transport,” he said, adding that bus and taxi services would also be enhanced to help connect public to their homes and train stations.

“The railway lines are now fully utilised. We have trains travelling to Klang from Kuala Lumpur every 15 minutes and we are aiming to improve this to seven minutes.”

source: Thestar

Community Centre, Surau and Shops by Metrogen

MEX Seri Kembangan Interchange Now Operational

Maju Expressway (MEX) has announced that it began operations at the Seri Kembangan interchange (Exit 2004) yesterday, January 13. Toll payment is via Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) using Touch ‘n Go cards and SmartTAGs.
The toll rates are RM2.20 for Class 1 vehicles (with two axles and three or four wheels, except taxis and buses), RM4.40 for Class 2 vehicles (with two axles and six wheels, except buses) and RM6.60 for Class 3 vehicles (with three axles or more, except buses).
The rate for Class 4 vehicles (taxis) is RM1.10, while that for Class 5 vehicles (buses) is RM2.20.
The Seri Kembangan interchange provides access from MEX to Seri Kembangan, Serdang, Puchong and Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM).

Source: http://paultan.org/2016/01/14/mex-seri-kembangan-interchange-now-operational/

Kerajaan Pusat Lulus RM20 juta untuk Klinik Kesihatan Batu 14

PUCHONG – Kesesakan di Klinik Kesihatan Batu 14, di sini bakal diatasi apabila kerajaan pusat meluluskan peruntukan sebanyak RM20 juta bagi pembinaan semula kemudahan itu.
Ketua MCA Bahagian Puchong, Datuk Wong Hock Aun berkata, projek kini memasuki fasa tender dan ia diiklankan secara terbuka di akhbar pada 23 November tahun lalu.
Projek dijangka bermula pada akhir Januari ini dan siap sepenuhnya pada Januari 2018 dengan tempoh pembinaan mengambil masa 24 bulan.
“Dengan pembinaan semula klinik, dijangka dapat mencapai matlamat meningkatkan kualiti perkhidmatan dan keselesaan kepada pesakit terutama penduduk yang berpendapatan rendah,” katanya.
Ketika ini beliau berkata, penduduk Puchong yang ingin mendapatkan rawatan kesihatan kerajaan boleh ke Klinik Kesihatan Batu 6 ½ Puchong, Klinik Desa Batu 13, Puchong dan Klinik Kesihatan Batu 14 selain mendapat perkhidmatan daripada Hospital Serdang.
“Kami gembira projek di tanah seluas dua hektar dapat diluluskan kerajaan untuk keselesaan rakyat,” katanya.
Kemudahan itu katanya, bagi menampung jumlah penduduk Puchong yang dianggarkan berjumlah hampir 400,000 orang ketika ini.
Sementara itu, Pengerusi Tetap MCA Bahagian Puchong, Datuk Yap Pian Hon berkata, permohonan bagi menaiktaraf klinik bermula pada 2004.
Klinik tersebut wujud sejak 1970-an bagi menampung keperluan penduduk ketika itu yang berjumlah kira-kira 30,000 orang.
"Pada mulanya klinik itu hanya memberi khidmat untuk kanak-kanak dan wanita hamil sebelum perkhidmatan pergigian ditawarkan kepada penduduk.
“Pembangunan pesat di Puchong menyebabkan kita memohon supaya kemudahan ini dinaik taraf,” katanya.
Menurutnya, kementerian memberi maklumbalas cadangan membina semula bangunan klinik tersenarai di bawah Rancangan Malaysia Kesepuluh (RMK-10) dalam satu surat bertarikh 6 Disember tahun lalu.
“Projek akan dilaksanakan Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR) yang dilantik sebagai agensi pelaksana oleh pihak Kementerian Kesihatan.
"Pembinaan klinik kesihatan jenis tiga ini tidak melibatkan bangunan sedia ada, ia akan beroperasi seperti biasa,” katanya.

Source: http://www.sinarharian.com.my/edisi/selangor-kl/kerajaan-pusat-lulus-rm20-juta-1.471119

Contraflow Traffic System @ Puchong Batu 14

蒲種14哩交通樞紐解塞‧9月改道“逆向行駛”

有關耗資250萬令吉的永久性改道措施，是仿效白蒲大道摩哆羅拉天橋下的逆向雙邊行駛方式來解塞。

一旦改道措施展開，在天橋上，蒲種山莊方向來的駕駛人士將被禁止直通往布城 ，以讓蒲種山莊方向來的駕駛人士右轉使用逆向車道，再以S型的路線通往富吉花園和布特拉柏蘭嶺一帶。

在同時間內，布城方向來的車輛可右轉，使用逆向車道和S型路線，直驅蒲種14哩。

參考摩多羅拉高架橋交通

有關方案屬於逆向方案，將原本的4層次（Fasa）改為3層次交通，以加速車輛流通。

環城大道公司（LITRAK）副經理兼工程組主任法蘭茲斯哥安東尼指出，蒲種山莊來往布城方向直行的方向禁止通行，而右轉駛入十字路口的路線也稍作改變。

他說，這項措施有如白蒲大道摩多羅拉高架天橋下的S字形路線一樣，屆時從蒲種山莊及從布城方向上橋的車輛可以同時間行駛，省下通行的等候時間。

法蘭茲斯哥安東尼今日在行動黨蒲種國會議員哥賓星召開的新聞發布會上，這麼指出。

耗資250萬

他說，雖然蒲種山莊來往布城方向直行的方向被禁止通行，不過民眾可以選擇天橋底下白蒲大道現有的路線直走。如果車已駛上了天橋處，則可左轉駛入蒲種路，再右轉駛入蒲種烏達瑪商業區的BPU 2路及BPU 5路，進入白蒲大道往布城方向。

從布城方向往蒲種山莊方向的車輛也是如此，不過是取道柏西蘭蒲種富吉而行。

“這座建於1999年的高架天橋隨着車流量越來越多，從2008年的C級交通狀況變成了最低的F級。根據研究，將交通原本的4層次改為3層次，加上逆向行駛，將有助改善交通情況。”

他表示，環城大道公司共耗資250萬令吉進行這項工程，6月6日已開始動工。涉及的單位包括大馬大道局、梳邦再也市議會以及公共工程局。

蒲種路，再右轉駛入蒲種烏達瑪商業區的BPU 2路及BPU 5路，進入白蒲大道往布城方向。

從布城方向往蒲種山莊方向的車輛也是如此，不過是取道柏西蘭蒲種富吉而行。

“這座建於1999年的高架天橋隨着車流量越來越多，從2008年的C級交通狀況變成了最低的F級。根據研究，將交通原本的4層次改為3層次，加上逆向行駛，將有助改善交通情況。”

他表示，環城大道公司共耗資250萬令吉進行這項工程，6月6日已開始動工。涉及的單位包括大馬大道局、梳邦再也市議會以及公共工程局。

開放一個月聽取民意

哥賓星指出，有關工程仍進行中，預計9月能完工及實施，惟目前未能敲定實施的確實日期，一旦確定日期後，他將會再召開新聞發布會宣布。他希望有關工程盡快完成，以早日紓緩當地的交通阻塞問題。

梳邦再也市議員陳仕邦披露，梳邦再也市議會將有關工程的完工日定在9月16日。

哥賓星說，剛實施逆向措施期間，可能會引起交通混亂，因此他促請大道公司屆時派員協助指揮交通。

他表示常接獲民眾指該高架天橋的交通十分阻塞的投訴，因此希望有關改道措施實施後，能夠大大改善交通情況。

他說，一旦實施逆向方案後，當局也會開放一個月時間給民眾提供意見。

哥賓星說，環城大道公司也在附近一帶懸掛有關改道措施的布條，並提供熱線號碼，公眾亦可致電查詢詳情。

高架橋工程完成70%

行動黨金鑾區州議員黃思漢指出，相信一旦該措施實施後，可讓周圍超過1萬名居民受惠。

此外，他說，截至今年7月杪，銜接白蒲大道及烏達瑪2路的高架天橋工程已完成71%。

他指出，許多居民誤以為該工程已停頓，但他向梳邦再也市議會了解到有關工程在進行中，而且工程沒有延誤。

出席者新聞發布會者包括蒲種14哩新村村長黃健生。

 

(星洲日報‧大都會)

Tender for Construction of Community Hall @ Taman Putra Prima

New Traffic Lights @ Lingkaran Putra Prima

The new traffic lights will be installed at Lingkaran Putra Prima - Puchong Utama T-junction

Puchong Utama Interchange - Update 25/5/2014

(雪蘭莪‧蒲種24日訊）居民引頸長盼14年的蒲種烏達瑪交通樞紐將動工，預料2016年2月正式通車後可紓緩白蒲大道的交通，令逾5萬人從中受惠。該交通樞紐將橫跨白蒲大道，銜接蒲種烏達瑪第二區和蒲種成功花園（Taman Maju Jaya），一旦該交通樞紐啟用，料可紓緩蒲種14英里交通樞紐和白蒲大交通阻塞的問題。
據瞭解，梳邦再也市議會在2000年已委任顧問公司設計該交通樞紐及準備工程招標文件，鑑於該計劃的工程費估計耗資2千萬令吉，以致計劃被擱置。
工程開銷增至2550萬
大道局也在2009年提出，該交通樞紐須提供來回4條車道，同時須開闢一條車道讓白蒲大道的車輛可左轉至蒲種烏達瑪花園，以致該工程開銷增至2千550萬令吉。
後來，市議會在2012年10月批准該項計劃，並在2013年宣佈重新招標，以在同年4、5月動工，詎料最後還是無法落實。
發展商貢獻金僅1100萬
雪貸款支付不敷費用
行動黨金鑾區州議員黃思漢向《大都會》社區報透露，市議會在今年2月初已完成招標程序，受委承包商料在提呈所有文件後就可動工。
他說，據瞭解，蒲種居協聯合總會早在十多年前就已向市議會提呈興建交通樞紐的建議，他在擔任市議員期間也協助爭取，市議會在3年前基於僅收到其中1千100萬令吉來自發展商的基本建設貢獻金，導致該計劃的進度被拖延。
“市議會已在去年獲得雪州政府貸款以支付不敷的費用，因此市民大可放心，該計劃將會依據原定計劃進行。”
他坦言，蒲種烏達瑪交通樞紐雖呈鑽石形，但基於白蒲大道與打昔柏麗瑪花園路交界處設有2間油站，導致從蒲種烏達瑪第二區欲右轉至白蒲大道往蒲種IOI廣場方向的車輛，必須在打昔烏達瑪花園路的交通圈U轉，再駛出白蒲大道往目的地前進。
“根據市議會的交通樞紐發展藍圖顯示，當局將拆除打昔柏麗瑪花園路與柏西蘭柏蘭嶺三岔路的交通燈，打昔柏麗瑪花園路靠近湖泊的位置則增建交通圈。”
下班時段車龍塞3公里
蒲種居協聯合會主席植清鼎指出，蒲種人盼望了十多年的交通樞紐終有了眉目。
他說，近年來，蒲種14英里至16英里一帶的屋業發展迅速，人口和車流量劇增，現有的蒲種14英里交通樞紐根本無法負荷龐大的車流量，尤其是上下班繁忙時段，堵塞情況更是嚴重。
“蒲種14英里交通樞的交通阻塞已嚴重影響了白蒲大道的交通順暢度，尤其是下班時段，車龍長達3公里延伸至蒲種鑽石花園交通樞紐。”
他認為，一旦該交通樞紐啟用後，蒲種烏達瑪第二區的居民可直接從白蒲大道駛入，該區的居民可縮短至少5公里路程。
交通樞紐2016年啟用
該居協聯合會副主席陳韋鳴坦言，該計劃雖遲了14年，但總算如願以償落實，有望在2年後啟用，紓緩蒲種區擁擠的車流量。
“據悉，一項五星級酒店工程正於蒲種打昔柏麗瑪附近興建中，若民聯雪州政府數年前建議的公教中學分校和蒲種益智華小分校的建議得以落實，該交通樞紐可帶來巨大的幫助。”
他促請市議會需如期完成該計劃，以免市民的希望又再度落空。

(星洲日報‧大都會）

Puchong Utama Interchange - Tender Awarded

Construction is expected to be completed in 2016

Puchong I-Hub: New Road Being Built

A new section of road (blue line) being built near the southwest boundary of Taman Putra Prima. Once completed, this new road will lead you to Puchong I-Hub. More info on Puchong I-Hub Here

Taylor's International School (Puchong) to open in Jan 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taylor's Education Group, which is one of Malaysia's most successful private education providers, is building a new international school in Bandar Bukit Puchong. Known as Taylor's International School (Puchong), or TISP, the school will provide Early Years, Primary and Secondary education for children aged 3-16.
Located on a 7.88-acre site, the school will cater to more than 2,000 students. The campus is designed to accommodate 1,000 students in the first phase.
The school will follow the British curriculum which leads the students to secure IGCSE qualifications. The new school will have a state-of-the-art campus with environmentally sustainable design (ESD) architectural and building elements to reduce the campus' carbon footprint. The school is expected to be officially open in January 2015.
The school's facilities will include:-

• Air conditioned classrooms with interactiv whiteboard
• 1 to 1 laptop policy with whole-campus WIFI access
• Double-story library
• Science laboratories
• Visual and performing arts centre
• Design and technology workshops
• Football field, tennis court, basketball courts and swimming pool
• Indoor gymnasium and multipurpose sports hall
• 600-seat cafeteria
• Infirmary
• Book store
• Basement carpark

Traffic Lights Will Be Installed @ Puchong Tekali Exit

Traffic lights will be installed at Lingkaran Putra Prima - Taman Puchong Tekali T-junction, closing date of the tender is 11/7/2013.

MPSJ to build community hall and access road in Taman Puchong Utama

Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) will undertake the construction of a community hall in Taman Puchong Utama, Puchong and an access road to SK Taman Desaminium, costing RM2.5mil and RM1.2mil respectively, to serve the needs of residents.
The hall on a 0.6ha site in Jalan Puchong Utama 7 will include paving the area and putting up fencing.
The community hall will offer residents facilities such as a stage, three badminton/sepak takraw courts, one volleyball court, changing rooms and toilets for men and women as well as parking space for vehicles and motorcycles.
The hall is to enable community activities to be carried out and to foster closer ties among the multi-racial community.
Meanwhile, work on the access road to the school in Bandar Putra Permai, Seri Kembangan will begin soon and is expected to be completed by July.
The project will include a drain and street lighting and is a relief for the pupils, parents and teachers, as the school presently has no proper road to its premises.
The pupils currently use an unpaved and dusty road to get to school.

Source:TheStar

Proposed Puchong Utama Interchange - Call for Tender

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

Collapsed bridge in Puchong put motorists in danger

IT was a rocky year for road users this year with collapsed roads and bridges in Semenyih, Hulu Langat and Sepang.
In Puchong, a bridge along Jalan Pulau Meranti near Masjid Meranti that links Kampung Pulau Meranti to Cyberjaya, Putrajaya and Puchong has partially collapsed, cutting off a key access road for thousands of residents in the area.
Many motorists use the route to avoid paying toll for a highway.
The hole was estimated to be around 3.5m wide and 3m deep.
Residents said numerous complaints to the village chief about tell-tale cracks and small holes found along the bridge was made as far back as six months ago.
Residents said they complained to the Public Works Department (PWD) and the Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) five months before the incident, when they noticed erosion on the river bank where the bridge was sitting on.
The departments required six months to investigate the collapse and carry out repair works.
A temporary bridge was installed.
To make matters worse, an erosion occurred in Jalan Desaria, Puchong, not far from Jalan Pulau Meranti, a week after the bridge had collapsed.
Sungai Rasau overflowed during Hari Raya Haji on Nov 5, causing water levels to rise to knee-high.
Within 10 minutes, Jalan Desaria was submerged.
Taman Kipark management office had written a letter to the Sepang Municipal Council and DID about the erosion.
However, DID cited a lack of funds as the reason for not fixing the river’s embankment.
Meanwhile in Hulu Langat, a section of Jalan Sungai Tekali was closed after one of its lanes caved in.
This happened less than two weeks after the landslide at the Ampang Look Out Point, which was less than 10km away.
The road, used as an alternative route to Semenyih, has caved 100m to 150m in depth.
A few days later, a road collapsed near the Semenyih dam following a minor landslide in Jalan Kechau.
Five people, who were travelling along the road when the incident occurred, narrowly escaped death.
Related news: http://putraprimapuchong.blogspot.com/2012/10/jalan-pulau-meranti-closed-after.html

Source:TheStar

LRT extension to be ready by 2015

KUALA LUMPUR: The light rail transit extension project will only be ready in 2015.

Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd group managing director, Datuk Shahril Mokhtar, said it was originally scheduled to be completed in 2014, but faced a setback due to land acquisition issues in Puchong.
"The project is now 30 per cent completed, with main works carried out including relocation of utilities, construction of rail guideway and box girder (beam). Despite this, we try to manage the cost within the budget," he said.
The disputed land is located within the approved alignment at Lebuhraya Damansara-Puchong (LDP) next to SRJK (T) Castlefield and squatter houses there.
The RM7 billion project commenced early this year with the Kelana Jaya line extension.
On the company's plan, Shahril said a major corporate restructuring within the Prasarana top management would take place next month. He, however, did not divulge the details.

New interchange along LDP

PUCHONG: A new interchange to ease worsening traffic congestion from the Puchong Barat Toll towards Klang will be opened along the Damansara-Puchong Highway (LDP) from 12am this Saturday ( Dec 22).
This new traffic management system, called the Subang Jaya South Interchange, consists of a 500m elevated bridge built alongside the existing highway.
Previously, there was no direct route towards Klang and all motorists hadto go through Subang Jaya, thus causing jams along the LDP.
“Before this there were only three lanes from Klang to the toll plaza but none going the other direction.
“Now we added on three more lanes on the other side of the bridge, heading towards Klang,” said MCT Consortium Bhd head of architecture department Shawn Chong.
Only two lanes will be open this Saturday. It is scheduled to be fully opened in February.
Construction of the RM60 million bridge started in October last year.
Chong urged motorists heading towards Subang Jaya to keep left while those going to Klang, Shah Alam and Hicom should stay right onto the new interchange.
“We will also try our best to create awareness by hanging bunting on pedestrian bridges and banners on streetlight posts along the LDP highway before the interchange,” he said.
Motorists passing through the toll plaza will also be given flyers informing them of the change.
The new interchange will also cater to the upcoming 77 acres mixed commercial development called One City which will be fully completed in 2018. .
The MCT development will include office blocks, a shopping mall and retail shops.
Joining him at the press conference was Lingkaran Trans Kota Sdn Bhd head of engineering Francisco Anthony, who explained that the cost of this bridge is funded by MCT as part of the infrastructure works to compliment their new development.

Source: Selangor Times