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Jalan Tanjung issue to go up to the MTES (Selangor Economic Action Council)

THE PETALING Jaya City Council (MBPJ) will present its findings on the Jalan Tanjung issue to the Selangor Economic Action Council (MTES).

It was announced recently that the road in Bandar Utama, which is used as a connection between Bandar Utama and areas like Tropicana and Sunway Damansara, would be closed after being used as a temporary access road for 12 years.

“We will submit a proposal to the state, taking into account the views of the residents,” said Petaling Jaya mayor Datuk Mohamad Roslan Sakiman after launching the MBPJ crow-shooting competition at its headquarters yesterday.

He said that one of the alternatives presented to the state was to acquire the piece of private land belonging to the Bandar Utama developer.

“We are also looking at widening the road because it is a heavily congested,” said Roslan.

If the developer was not in favour of selling the land, then the council would leave it to the state government to decide on the matter.

Meanwhile, MBPJ secretary Puasa Md Taib earlier told StarMetro that the council would also send a letter of request to the developer to put on hold the closing of the road.

“We are in the process of determining the status of the land on which the remainder of the road sits on, as the different portions belonged to different owners,” he said.

CPO Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar said that the police have not been consulted on the proposed road closure.

“They have not invited us for any discussion on the traffic situation there.

“We will wait and see. If invited, we will give our views on the matter,” he said.

Commenting on a full page notice in the StarMetro on Saturday jointly issued by the various residents associations calling for the state government to acquire the land, Bandar Utama Residents Association (BURA) chairman Datuk Manpal Singh said that the association would continue to support the closure of Jalan Tanjung.

“We are requesting for the developers within Tropicana to find another access road out of their area as the current bridge can’t cope with the traffic,” said Manpal.

He said that there are still ongoing high-end development within Tropicana which would rely on the same infrastructure. This would generate additional traffic.

“Why must BU residents continue to bear the brunt of the traffic problems as a result of the increase in the number of developments in the Tropicana area?” said Manpal.

He added that there was currently a way out through Persiaran Surian leading onto the highway.

He reiterated that only a minority of BU residents who do not understand the situation appeared to support the petition of the road.

“The only one who has an legitimate claim on using the road is the school (referring to SJKC Damansara), as parents have to send their children to school,” said Manpal.

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Sunday, November 15, 2009 News, Road Closure 0 comments