A temporary repair on the expansion joint that caused motorcyclists to crash has been performed. This follows viral news of motorcyclists falling through no fault of their own on a dangerous stretch of flyover near the Kampung Pandan roundabout entering the Maju Expressway (MEX) and MyTown flyover.
In a social media post, Works Minister Alexander Nanta Linggi said the hole in longitudinal bridge expansion joint has been temporarily repaired by City Hall (DBKL). The joint in the flyover was constructed for a road widening project under the purview of City Hall and does not fall under the Limit of Maintenance Responsibilities (LMR) of MEX.
According to Linggi, an investigation revealed the damaged longitudinal bridge joint caused motorcyclists to skid and fall. At the time of writing, the hole in the expansion joint has been covered with concrete by DBKL.
The long term solution requires replacement of the expansion joint as well as remedial work. The Selangor Works Department (JKR) will prepare a cost estimate and forward an application within a week to the Road Facility Repair Department (CSFJ) and JKR for an allocation to repair the bridge structure and expansion joint.
After a discussion between JKR, the Highway Authority (LLM) and MEX, Linggi instructed an in-depth discussion be held with City Hall to resolve the issue of the longitudinal bridge joint. At another location on the Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2), another faulty expansion joint has caused mishaps.
At the onsite inspection on the same day Linggi called for immediate action. Pothole patching was carried out by the developer and JKR Gombak with Linggi saying any issue with potholes or road traffic should not be taken lightly as this is an issue involving human lives and safety.
It should be noted a temporary repair using concrete affects the expansion and contraction of the joint. Expansion joints are a necessary feature in the construction of bridges and flyovers but these are usually set perpendicular to the road direction and not parallel.
wow, filling up the expansion joint means has stopped the allowable for thermal expansion, that pressure can cause crack to the structures.
2 issues of current expansion joint:
1. Gap without movable cover : use heavy duty movable cover.
2. Wide surface without grip for Bike, Cars, Lorry:
it have to comes with Asphalt/Tarmac or eqv grip material, not epoxy with bad wet resistant.
Suggested material:
Hercules Rubber Joint (HRJ)
Work Minister got do work
Thank you Unity Gov’t
the proposed solution doesnt look technical compliance,
but,
well done for immediate safely barricading the unsafe path.
where got immediately…
https://paultan.org/2023/10/13/rain-and-bad-road-design-causes-riders-to-fall-at-kg-pandan-flyover-three-riders-down-in-five-minutes/#comment-5245464
read this article first… how many have fallen!!
10 people standing by… which means 10 people not doing anything but hujung bulan dapat gaji!!
Dah mengaku tu.. boleh la saman. Yg cedera.. yg rosak motorsikal
Dear Paultan,
Just wondering. If lets say cases like this or damage of the vehicle caused by drain cover, potholes, etc., can we claim from the municipal? Or if anyone understands the law, can kindly share. If I remembered, we can claim damages to the vehicle and hospital bills to them if it is caused by damage roadworks.
They need to go out and check all sorts of problems which arises during and after heavy rain. Don’t wait public to complaint then take action.
Yup …. Time to bring DBKL to court
Engineers who have blinders on. Basic engineering training is to look out for possible dangers at the design stage. All scenarios should be anticipated. Like building a house destined to collapse.
Exactly…. always after the event before the fact. I guess the gov does not do FMEA analsysi!!
Only thing v cheap now a days is human being life, always something happened then all so call concerned departments come and throw their expertise to that particular place where accident happened with all media pple and foto session is complimentary too.
Pls do something quickly. There were 6 accidents happen last week on 19/10/2023 between 4pm – 7pm of which I’m one of the victims. Pls close the area or at least barricade the expansion join as to avoid more incidents happen. I saw nothing have been done there on 20/10/2023 and believed that the repair work on 16/10/2023 doesn’t work well. Do we need Super VVIP to visit the area then the rectification can be done ASAP? Our life is not cheap ya….