Buck up! Maintenance of public areas lacking

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Last week, I did a random check on maintenance works at SS15 and SS19. I will continue to do random checks to ensure that MPSJ’s contractors perform.

Hazardous!…Hannah is obviously not very pleased with the condition of this children’s slide located in SS19.

Random Check by ADUN Subang Jaya discovers amenities upkeep shabby in SS15 and SS19 Gaping hole in the middle of the children’s slide in SS19.

Missing manhole covers, shabby benches, precarious and rusting signages, uncollected garbage, broken children’s slides and potential mosquito breeding grounds. Within an hour, a random check by ADUN Subang Jaya Hannah Yeoh of two locations, one each in SS15 and SS19 unravelled a potpourri of bad maintenance by contractors engaged to upkeep the recreation fields in the municipality of Subang Jaya.

Hannah having a look at this signage which is not buried into the ground at the SS15 Hexagon field along SS15/3B.

In the SS15 Hexagon field along SS15/3B itself, she noticed exposed wires from a light pole, benches which were in bad shape, broken basketball court frames, litter (which included many empty beer bottles) and rubbish bins filled to the brim.

Time to replace or a new coat of paint?

What’s happened here?

A check along Jalan SS15/3B found workers now repairing and replacing manhole grills which had gone missing more than a month ago, leaving huge holes along the road which posed a danger to motorcyclists and cyclists.

Replacing work being carried out. The grilles are now made of concrete to prevent theft.

In SS19 field, infrastructure was unkempt and were potential breeding grounds for mosquitoes. Rubbish strewn all over which included styrofoam packets, whisky bottles, plastic were found around the racing track for the miniature motorised race cars. A children’s slide was found broken, posing a risk to children who may unknowingly play and use it. A gaping hole right in the middle of the slide obviously caught Hannah’s attention and concern.
“This is a risk to children who may unknowingly use the slide. They can hurt themselves”

Hannah taking photos of rubbish all over the area in SS19. Even the structure needs a new coat of paint and repairs.

“Rubbish all over can also become a potential health hazard to the vicinity as they can become mosquito breeding grounds,” she said to SJ Echo in a random check around the neighbourhood.

Rubbish everywhere in the SS19 playground

“I want the contractors engaged by the Subang Jaya Municipal Council to buck up.”
“I will immediately bring this to the attention of the council and want to see action taken to address these shortcomings,” she said, adding that she was disappointed by the level of maintenance of public amenities in the two areas.

Time to change this signboard?

Uncut grass, untrimmed trees and vandalism on the public amenities made Hannah frown.
The message after the one hour check was clear – Buck Up or Else!