The Star, Monday July 27, 2009USJ 3 residents say no to flyover, for now
NO flyover until all conditions are met — that was the strong message sent out by the residents of USJ 3 A,B,C,D last Saturday.
More than 100 of them gathered at the entrance of the construction site of a flyover linking their area and Batu Tiga in Shah Alam to reiterate their stand.
“The developer agreed to build an access road from USJ to Kesas Highway to prevent a bottleneck at Persiaran Tujuan, but where is the slip road now?” USJ 3 A,B,C, D neighbourhood watch pro tem chairman Jason Lee asked.
The flyover across Kesas Highway is now being constructed to provide access to the USJ Heights and Subang Heights residents to enter Subang Jaya.
The residents feared that motorists from Shah Alam would use this flyover as a shortcut to head towards Subang Jaya and Puchong, making the rush hour jam in Persiaran Tujuan worse.
Thus, a slip road is necessary to alleviate traffic woes but the developer had informed the residents that it was not feasible.
“A main concern is the safety of SMK USJ 12 schoolchildren. During peak hours, you can see traffic coming to a standstill and many children are seen using the sidewalk,” Lee added.
The residents submitted a memorandum to Subang Jaya assemblyman Hannah Yeoh, who said she had written to Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim regarding the matter.
“I have asked to bring up the issue with the Selangor Economic Action Council (MTES). Alternatives to the slip road must be identified to address the traffic problem.
“Furthermore, the traffic impact assessment done in April last year only focused on the slip road and not on the volume of traffic using the flyover,” she said.
The residents of USJ 3ABCD gathered for a protest on one of the conditions imposed by the former State Government for the opening of the bridge connecting USJ 3ABCD to USJ Heights. The condition : (e) Menyediakan jalan susur keluar / masuk di flyover SS19 / USJ 3 ke KESAS is yet to be fulfilled by the developer as LLM and Kesas are not agreeable to the construction of the slip road.
The matter will soon be raised to the new Selangor State Goverment for a solution as the condition was imposed by the former Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri. The residents want to meet our Menteri Besar and I have requested for a meeting.
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