Having first been cancelled in July last year, and then said to be open to revival in the future should it meet requirements, the Petaling Jaya Dispersal Link (PJD Link) elevated highway project is back in the news.
Last weekend, a residents association highlighted the possibility of the project coming back to life following reports of an alleged meeting between developer PJD Link and the Selangor Economic Action Council (MTES), in which approval was given to the former to submit impact assessment reports, the New Straits Times reports.
This prompted Stakeholders cum Residents Against PJD Link (ScRAP) to raise concerns that plans were being made to revive the project. It was later confirmed that the meeting did take place, on January 10, but as The Star reports, the decision on whether or not to revive the project has been postponed until further notice.
A source familiar with the matter told the news publication that while PJD Link has submitted all the reports, it was concerned with the high level of protest over major segments of the highway. “We are postponing the decision until further notice,” the source told The Star. When contacted, the company told the news publication that it would comment on the matter in due course.
The proposed PJD Link is a 25.4 km-long, dual-lane elevated expressway aimed at connecting Damansara to Bandar Kinrara in Selangor, linking the north and south of Petaling Jaya by passing through Petaling Jaya Utara, Bandar Utama, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Petaling Jaya city centre, Taman Dato’ Harun, Taman Medan Baru, Taman Sri Manja, Bandar Kinrara and Bukit Jalil Technology Park.
It would also have 11 interchanges located at Bandar Utama, SPRINT, Damansara Intan, Jalan Universiti, Federal Highway, Jalan Barat/Jalan Sultan, NPE, KESAS, Jalan Puchong, Jalan Kinrara 1 and the Bukit Jalil Highway. The expressway, which was to be 100% privately funded, was targeted to commence construction in mid-2023 with an estimated completion time of three years.
The project was approved in principle by the cabinet in November 2017 before the state government approved the project, again in principle, in September 2020, subject to environmental impact (EIA), social impact (SIA) and traffic impact (TIA) assessments.
On July 31, then caretaker Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari had announced the state government’s decision to scrap the project due to unsatisfactory impact assessment reports. However, he later said the project could be revived in the future if it met requirements and satisfied the public.
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This madness have to stop. Better build public transport instead
Just a matter of time this project will revived.
shelve this permanently
The fact that politicians are willing to listen to the PJD Link behind peoples back shows you whose interest they are protecting. Stop idolizing politicians, stop calling them YB. There is nothing ‘berhormat’ with most of their conduct.
Luckily the RA managed to get the info, but the developers will keep at it until they manage to break through.
Similar issue with the Rawang Incinerator project.
But is the RA targeting the local authority who have changed Section 13 industrial area to high density residential mixed commercial that will create the need for a traffic dispersal solution? Its all madness but the problem is really multifactorial. Take away the reason for high traffic flow and the need for this highway disappears.
this hard-on with building new highways must stop. people in power need to realize the solution to traffic jam is better public transport AND pedestrian infra. build better walkways first, then you can see more people using feeder buses to go to train stations. that’s how you eliminate cars on roads
People would not mind this if it was toll free and that is what PMX and PH had promised when they are Gomen, and now they are Gomen for >1 year dy so where is the janji?
Under kerajaan Madani, cukai dan kroni didahulukan. It will definitely be bulldozed through.
kidexxx…
Please revive, can cut down travel times massively. Those butthurt can live in the jungle
Should have revived it! Old Klang Road nowadays jam like hell!!! Revive it please! I don’t understand those fker who oppose it. Mind you the amount of new cars flood the road every year, while the road still remain. I bet those fker who always whine about improving public transport will never take public transport. They even own several cars and they expect other people to take the transport while they can continue enjoying their cars.
With the coming increase in sales tax and petrol prices, you won’t be enjoying it for long. Only rich fkers will be able to drive their cars. More and more people are resorting to public transport due to the high costs. You will have no choice soon.
This is pre-planned highway to disperse the south klang valley congestion, if you are good then you buy the house nearby the pre-planned Road.