Some 20% of the East Coast Expressway 2 (LPT2) requires attention, especially near road structures and bridges, Works Minister Datuk Fadillah Yusoff has said in The Star report. Following the first assessment, soil erosion and water retention were found to be key culprits in crash-prone areas. The latest report highlights bumpiness and ponding in certain stretches of the highway.
Yusoff, who recently toured the expressway in a road scanner owned by Ikram Paves Sdn Bhd (IPSB), highlighted that the problems in a few areas were quite “critical.” Local company IPSB is currently tasked to carry out the independent audit on the LPT2.
“The reading of the road scanner shows that certain areas were bumpy, while some smaller areas were critical,” the works minister said. On that note, water retention or ponding has also caused some 72 accidents this year, according to police statistics.
Acknowledging that water would pool especially after heavy rain, Yusoff said that a drainage system would be built as an initial preventive measure. This will allow for water to flow better, thereby reducing any form of ponding. As the highway is still under the defect liability period, bumpy stretches would be rectified by contractors, he said.
Since the LPT2 opened in 2011, there have been a total of 85 fatalities and a staggering 1,991 accidents. While the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) found that 70% of accidents were due to human error, the remaining 30% were due to faulty roads.
The Terengganu government has said previously that it will take measures to curb fatal accidents on the LPT2. This includes stationing of Malaysian Civil Defence Department team along the route, placement of more signboards and more R&R stops.
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under DLP period..contractor should bear the cost..padan muka
Don’t worry, concessionaire will ask the Government for money. At the end of the day concessionaire is owned by the Government through various GLCs, EPF, Khazanah and PNB etc.
So, they will just quietly ask the Government for money.
It is your money and my money.
Remember, in Malaysia, it is the only country in the world where 1KM of highway cost over RM100million to build (without land and house acquisition). This also Government happily pay them not asking any questions despite using cheap Bangladeshi workers.
All these contractors from BN gang of brothers, they will get billions of donation to fix these roads. More signboard, more R&R, more patrol vehicles means more billions come.
More sensible explanation given after inspection using scanner. If not, 99% of accidents will always be blamed on road users
This is what you get when you asked a cobbler to make a hat for you.
PARTY HARD will spin and says its actually 80% needs attention, and 20% is critical.
No one fault.. Hahahaha..gov will have to cover all cost
Later put high toll cost..
Btw.. That scanner is brand new right..? Purchase only because of this problem?
from KL to kuala trengganu is about 600km. no one is able to drive straight without feeling sleepy. factors including
1. tired after driving for 3 hours without proper rest.
2. not enough rest before journey starts
3. long straight stretches
4. inside car full of non-fresh air (breathing own CO2 which can cause sleepiness or to an extent passed out. many modern cars will automatically open the fresh air flap several times in an hour to allow new supply of oxygen to enter. example are volkswagen cars)
5. age factor, at 50 one is not as fit as when he was 25.
when driver becomes sleepy, he will start to lose focus and not able to balance between speed or lane control. he may hold the steering wheel with only 1 hand, which he park on the arm rest.
lets see the highway fixed and whether the number of accidents reduced.
i say it will remain the same, good chance it will go up.
Have u been driving on those roads? If you haven’t please do so.
You can feel the straight stretch is bumpy and hell it is tricky. It looks straight and u are confident your vehicle under control.. u thought a little pool water is nothing.. But in split second it send your vehicle spinning. Scary right.
Again.. Please experience the highway before u comment.
yes, i did drove and rode on LPT and LPT2 just to get the exposure. i got sleepy after temerloh though… long and quite straights at 120kmh.
LPT admitted certain stretches maybe dangerous due to changes to earth surface, but if it involves only 8km (example) out of 300km that doesnt give anyone the right to call the entire highway as dangerous. this is the biggest problem with malaysians – poor mentality.
It is you that have poor mentality..u test until temerloh..that is LPT1..i travelled on LPT2 almost everyday since opening and it is worst from day one, not because of the settlement but poorly constructed by crony contractors..pahang stretch (LPT1) is ok..the problem is the terengganu stretch (LPT2) where most parts were constructed by Mat Said’s cronies
I wonder why the did not allocate budget for RAJA BOMOH to do the survey, with his bamboo teropong and coconuts.
Don’t blame the road la, blame nasi lemak.
All this is no thanks to the former Terengganu MB’s inexperienced cronies who messed things up – the ECE2 got delayed for so many years and even after its eventual completion, more problems cropped up…
What a screw-up job of epic proportions and no wonder PLUS had to come in and manage that stretch of road! :(
More statistics on cars involved…have vsc or not?
Toyota?
Asking because of the recent Camry an Proton Wira
the model involved has VSC on the 2.4 V (high spec Vanguard)
too bad, if it was a 2.0E/G
Ohhh so that bloody Korean sponsor that car?