Works ministry reiterates 24hr pothole repair promise

Works ministry reiterates 24hr pothole repair promise

The works ministry, through the public works department will conduct pothole repairs through the Aku Janji Zero Potholes (“I Promise Zero Potholes”) campaign that was reintroduced last July, Bernama reported.

The works ministry said in a statement that the previous Aku Janji Zero Potholes campaign that ran from 2016 to 2018 aimed to strengthen the ministry’s commitment towards the maintenance of roads in the country.

“Under this campaign, pothole repairs will be done within 24 hours of its discovery or complaints and in three days for permanent repairs as stated in the Federal Road Maintenance contract,” said the statement, which defined pothole damage as holes with diameters ranging from 200 mm to 1,000 mm.

We have been here before. Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) said in February 2016 that the city will be pothole-free by 2017, and followed up a week later to say that the ministry had set a key performance indicator to ensure repairs of potholes or simple damages are acted on within 24 hours.

Works ministry reiterates 24hr pothole repair promise

Major or complicated damages will be acted upon within 14 days of receiving a report, or not more than one year for other damages, it said at the time. The same target was set for Johor in May that year.

Potholes of diameters less than 200 mm will be filled immediately, though these will not involve cutting. Holes that are 1,000 mm in diameter will require road cutting before the holes are filled, the latest statement said. “If the dimension of the hole exceeds 1,000 mm, then it needs to be considered as pavement failure,” it said.

The ministry had allocated RM1.09 billion for the maintenance of federal roads throughout the country, including for electricity, traffic lights and street lamp bills for 2021, according to its statement. RM100 million in allocations for the implementation of ‘weight in motion’ at federal roads have been approved by the government through the 2021 Budget, it said.

“The ministry will cooperate with the Transport Ministry to ensure that road surfaces are not easily damaged due to overloading of vehicles,” the statement read.

Works ministry reiterates 24hr pothole repair promise

A total of 4,091 complaints regarding public infrastructure were received by the ministry and the public works department as of November 30, and of these, 1,473 were for damaged roads. All complaints have been processed and action has been taken by the JKR, according to the statement.

Last year, almost 200,000 potholes were found and repaired through monitoring and patrols by PWD in 2019 while 64,000 potholes were recorded with action taken as of last June, it also said.

The issue of damaged roads returned to the scrutiny of the public after science, technology and innovation minister Khairy Jamaluddin was injured in a bicycle crash, which resulted from loss of control after hitting a pothole in the road.

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Comments

  • YB Albert on Dec 31, 2020 at 12:40 pm

    Why must it take a menteri to have a VVIP fall,to get VVIP treatment?
    You mean ,all this while the common rakyat not VVIP enough?
    Come on,this is abad 21..not stonehenge.
    The authorities are busy hiding their shit inefficiency behind the virus.
    Rakyat from pilots to janitors have lost their jobs,and yet we have a bunch of disgusting dudes asking for bonus somemore besides salary increments.Just shambolic.

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    • Ade Bran on Dec 31, 2020 at 1:54 pm

      Aku Janji Zero Potholes.
      Aku Janji Zero Corruptions

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      • Copy Paste on Jan 01, 2021 at 1:25 am

        Copy paste: “Welcome to Selangor. Pothole state of Malaysia. Guess who runs Selangor”

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        • Sick & Tired on Jan 01, 2021 at 11:33 am

          Backdoor geng.

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        • Selangor Darul Pothole

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          • Perusahaan e-Sampan National on Jan 04, 2021 at 10:57 am

            Power utility and telco sub contractors SOP always is if that road no potholes, we will bless those road with potholes.

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    • Damn straight

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    • Isaid on Dec 31, 2020 at 7:09 pm

      Hope no cartel here too

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    • seancorr (Member) on Dec 31, 2020 at 7:30 pm

      They used to say that the people is king for the ministers are just government servants to the people. In Malaysia its the other way around. Better to have your kids work hard become a politician. As long know how to talk kok and sing song your life will be smooth sailing d.

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      • Manifesto Dicapati on Jan 01, 2021 at 1:23 am

        Also make fantastic promises that have no intention to keep. That’s the ticket to No.1

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    • Crony on Dec 31, 2020 at 11:11 pm

      2016-2018 aku janji zero potholes
      2018-2020 aku janji ada potholes (untuk projek)
      2020-2025 aku janji zero potholes

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  • Potholes everywhere, no need to wait for repot la. Worst thing, if got repair after some people do digging for cable work, pipe work etc…

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    • Tuan Side on Dec 31, 2020 at 2:54 pm

      tomorrow alredi 2021. still bising abt Potholes.. how far Malaysia had came since 1957

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  • karam singh on Dec 31, 2020 at 2:02 pm

    whose fault if it is pavement failure? JKR or contractor
    ?

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    • Jonn Dol on Dec 31, 2020 at 3:20 pm

      This how our country being run … kelam kabut.

      Pembesar2 gile kuasa n dinar..negara lingkup. Its so obvious!

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  • Hangat-hangat tahi ayam.

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    • What an apt rhetoric for Malaysia current state. beribu2 Potholes jenuhh geng

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    • intermilan on Dec 31, 2020 at 9:27 pm

      Haha.. all sembang kuat BS.

      Yang penting allocated budget all finished… Into which holes it goes I don’t know.

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  • This is surely a joke by the authorities…just take a drive ANYWHERE and you will see potholes, badly patched roads, uneven surfaces and waterlogged patches. You can complain to heavens come, the problem will remain unsolved!

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  • problem is JKR will sub-con the job to a contractor who then sub-con it to another contractor..

    in the end, nobody from JKR comes to do the QA after the job. after couple of weeks/months (not even a year), the potholes emerge again…

    how many times we’ve seen the balance tar/gravel being sold to houses who wants to resurface their premise entrance at RM 100-200 and the contractor pockets it ?

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    • 25Yrsold on Dec 31, 2020 at 9:52 pm

      Well you guys know me, I am not the kind who loved to rant. But all these acronyms make me real sad… JKR, MAA, LTH, 1MDB, PN, FGV, MCO.

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    • Ethan on Jan 01, 2021 at 10:18 am

      Contractors may intentionally perform a subpar job to get repeat business again

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  • Fariz on Dec 31, 2020 at 2:44 pm

    Aku Janji .. Aku Janji .. daripada sekolah Aku Janji .. akhirnya ??? We don’t your empty promises. Prove your commitment through ACTUAL WORK.

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    • Amran on Dec 31, 2020 at 10:05 pm

      Akh Janji .. Seperti dijanjikan, harga kereta akan diturunkan secara berperingkat hingga 2017 .. Saya akan pastikan setiap janji ditepati.

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  • Mann Bell on Dec 31, 2020 at 3:02 pm

    if KJ didnt fall from his bike, this article would not have existed.

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  • FudgeMeSideways on Dec 31, 2020 at 3:28 pm

    Wayang la. Klang full of potholes.

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    • Rosman on Dec 31, 2020 at 11:12 pm

      Welcome to Selangor. Pothole state of Malaysia. Guess who runs Selangor

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  • azrai on Dec 31, 2020 at 3:54 pm

    It will repaired in 24 hours. Yes it is. 1 hour in January, another 2 hour in February, so on and so forth. Complete 2 years cycle total 24 hours.

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  • Gomorrah on Dec 31, 2020 at 4:08 pm

    Self absorbed minister complains of potholes just because he had a small mishap and JKR starts jumping. Rakyat dealing with potholes day in, day out, complain also nothing happens. In lots of places in Malaysia the rakyat doesn’t have access to sealed roads/electricity/piped water…I’m not hearing how this minister plans to deal with those issues. Wayang only la all this.

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  • Vanguard on Dec 31, 2020 at 4:16 pm

    The govt loves dishing-out useless slogan and lingo. Aku Janji, huh? Cepat and tepat, huh? Sedia Berkhidmat, huh? Bersih dan Amanah, huh? Taknak, huh?

    To begin with, it IS JKR’s job and sole responsibility to ensure the road in good condition. Damn pathetic that JKR ppl are makan-gaji-buta all these while.

    Number of penjawat awam kept increasing, their gaji tarak potong even economy is bad, dapat bonus, dapat alauns, etc…..yet tarak kerja.

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    • Venza on Dec 31, 2020 at 4:58 pm

      Imigresen – Integriti Profesional Mesra.
      PDRM – Tegas, Adil dan Berhemah..

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    • New slogan on Jan 03, 2021 at 1:05 pm

      Should all adopt the mother of all slogan. “Jom minum KoPi”

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  • Give them a couple of weeks, and then the ‘tak apa’ attitude return.

    Nothing new, and it’s not new normal for them.

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  • 20 years ago i remember very frequent see JKR signboard placed on road during road repair etc…

    Nowadays hardly see JKR signboard…
    I guess they have taichi the road repair to local council’s subcontractor rite? ^^

    If want to join gomen office, please apply JKR…easiest department…goyang kaki everyday

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  • Matchy on Dec 31, 2020 at 6:04 pm

    The problem is the subpar repair… making the road uneven after the repair! No difference from before repair.

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  • seancorr (Member) on Dec 31, 2020 at 7:25 pm

    Should have brought my bengkok rim to claim back from them and I haven’t count in the wheel alignment and balancing costs.

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  • driver on Dec 31, 2020 at 7:56 pm

    What lar? They are potholes still everywhere especially road in KL. Where’s the money spend? Why make a “road bump” in the middle of road of speed limit of 80km/h.. what kind of works is this?! Ridiculous!

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  • ROberto on Dec 31, 2020 at 8:55 pm

    HAHAHA THIS IS A JOKE!! Jalan Chan Sow Lin giant pothole not filled for more than 3 weeks already!! people sendiri put cones and barriers to prevent motorist from dying.

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  • macampondan on Dec 31, 2020 at 10:34 pm

    promise to fail …. as usual. nothing new

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  • The entire jalan meru to setia alam stretch is full of potholes.

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  • BH LOY on Jan 03, 2021 at 8:22 pm

    how do we make complains to JKR. Plenty of potholes ard ARA DAMANSARA area! TQ

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  • Chong KL on Jan 05, 2021 at 3:42 pm

    Cakap saja pandai!

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