Monday, June 08, 2009

Walkabout by Lau an eye-opener

GUARDRAILS, bus shelters, streetlights and re-routing of the traffic flow are some of the plans in the pipeline for parts of SS1 in Kampung Tunku Petaling Jaya.

This was decided after Kampung Tunku State assemblyman Lau Weng San went on a recent walkabout around several congested roads in the old neighbourhood.

For the past few years, residents have been complaining of problems that have been affecting them, but nothing has been done.

Lau met residents who briefed him on the frequent accidents at the junctions of Jalan 1/36 and Jalan 1/32 and Jalan 1/36 and Jalan 1/26.

They also expressed concern over the heavy traffic flow on Jalan 1/36 that made it dangerous for pedestrians to cross the road.

"I will propose to Petaling Jaya City Council that guardrails be placed at the junctions to help minimise accidents," Lau said after the walkabout.

He acknowledged that motorists coming from nearby areas like SS5, SS4 and SS3 used Jalan 1/32 and Jalan 1/38 as shortcuts to get to other parts of PJ and the Federal Highway. This made conditions worse at the already congested roads in the neighbourhood.

To alleviate the traffic snarl along Jalan SS1/ 22, Lau proposed that traffic emerging from SS1/26 should be allowed to only turn left on to the main road.

Getting to PJ New Town or Old Town or to the hospitals like University Malaya Medical Centre is also an acute problem for these residents as bus services are sorely lacking. "There has to be an efficient bus service here. I will be contacting RapidKL soon," he said.

Due to the high crime rate in the area, residents are asking for more streetlights, which Lau also promised to look into.

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