IT'S A LIE! Kidex never submitted any Detailed Alignment & Traffic Study to MBPJ - councilor

I am referring to the claim by Kidex Sdn Bhd. Chief Executive Officer Datuk Mohd Nor Idrus in The Sun Daily yesterday that all relevant information on the proposed highway has been provided to the technical team of the MBPJ engineering department. Director of Engineering for MBPJ, Ir Ismail bin Shafie and Assistant Director of Engineering, Puan Hanizah binti Katab have confirmed that MBPJ have yet to receive any Detailed Alignment and Traffic Impact Study from Kidex Sdn Bhd till today.

I would like to take this opportunity to let Datuk Mohd Nor Idrus understand that by presenting the concept in Power Point format is not good enough for MBPJ to look into the proposal.

Detailed alignment means MBPJ need to know the exact location of the highway, the exact width of it, the exact height of it, the exact set back of it from buildings, the exact locations of ramp in/ out etc. Traffic Impact Study is whether the Level of Service (LOS) on PJ local roads will be improved from LOS of D to C or B, the improvement of waiting time for vehicles at junction especially Ramp in/ out, the impact on 1 way traffic loop at Jalan Utara/ Timur/ Barat etc.

I want to stress that MBPJ as local council is unable to process any application for zoning exercise of amendments in local plans (RTPJ1/ RTPJ2/ RKK13) when relevant information like detailed alignment and TIA are not available. Local plan is not any ordinary plan as it involves the definition of land usage at the particular place in Petaling Jaya. MBPJ have to be convinced that the proposal of Kidex Sdn Bhd is to the benefit of development in Petaling Jaya.

Kidex Sdn Bhd may have submitted the relevant documents to other Government agencies, but, definitely not at MBPJ. MBPJ is an established City Council. Kidex’s claim that it could reduce 20% PJ Local roads traffic, but, without releasing the facts and figures will not convince residents in Petaling Jaya.

My advice for Kidex Sdn Bhd is present your Detailed Alignments and Traffic Impact study to MBPJ and PJ residents as soon as possible. We have requested such information since December 2013 and still unavailable for us to evaluate the proposed elevated highway.

Ir Lee Suet Sen is a Councilor in the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ)