MB: Jalan Tanjung opens to one-way traffic for two weeks
Jalan Tanjung Bandar Utama will be opened to one-way traffic for two weeks to allow road users to make their exit from Jalan Persiaran Tropicana to Lebuh Bandar Utama.
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To ensure that traffic is not worsened by the temporary measure, the state has instructed MBPJ to reassign the U-turn at the junction of Jalan Tropicana Selatan and Jalan Hilir Bandar Utama further near a nursery in the area.
In addition to the reopening of the road as a one way street, a road to link Jalan PJU1A/1 in Ara Damansara to Persiaran Tropicana will be built. These two measures will start immediately, Abdul Khalid said in a statement.
The MB said these are temporary measures being put in place to ease the traffic congestion along Jalan Tanjung in Bandar Utama while the state government studies the feasibility of widening it to a four lane road from the current two lane.
Abdul Khalid said if it is feasible the state will work with BUCC to make Jalan Tanjung Bandar Utama a permanent public road instead of a temporary one.
"In the event it is feasible, the road will operate as usual during construction," he said.
These plans were mapped out after consultation with traffic consultant Goh Bok Yen from MAG Technical & Development Consultant Sdn Bhd, he said, adding that the state government appeals to all residents to be patient while the feasibility study is conducted.
The discussions also identified poor planning in the past as the root cause of the traffic woes in Damansara which involved some 40 million sq ft of development.
"It is obvious the traffic condition in Damansara is bad since the level of service at all outlets from the area is ranked C, D and F (A is the best rating)," Abdul Khalid said, adding that with or without Jalan Tanjung, the traffic is just as bad.
This is why the state is now looking into mid and long term solutions to the problem," he said.
Abdul Khalid said re-alignment of roads to avoid residential routes in Kelana Idaman and improving Persiaran Surian by building an overpass at Persiaran Mahogani are among mid term solutions.
In the long term, the state will call on all developers in Damansara to work together to solve the traffic problems in that area.
Selangor plans to set up a special fund to improve the infrastructure in Damansara, Abdul Khalid said.
"It has to be a collective responsibility by every developer to improve the situation there," he said.
Source : The Sun
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