The Selangor state government aims to make pothole repairs a more expedited process with a new Jetpatcher machine, which has been acquired from the United Kingdom, reported Selangor Journal.
The RM1 million machine will require just 15 minutes to repair a pothole, compared to existing methods which require more than one hour for each pothole, said Selangor state executive councillor for infrastructure and agriculture Izham Hashim.
“Typically, repairing a pothole requires a team of 15. The process involves cutting the hole to size, drying it, and then applying the patch. Rain can delay repairs by several days. With the new method, just two people are required to operate the Jetpatcher and two more to manage traffic. The machine can patch approximately 80 holes in a single day if used continuously,” Izham said.
The new machine is claimed to deliver superior results and patches of higher quality compared to traditional methods, according to the report.
“Starting [September 10], the machine will be used to patch roads around Kuala Selangor. There are 15 trainees who will operate the machine under the supervision of representatives from the UK. If the results are satisfactory, we plan to purchase additional units,” Izham said.
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Happy to see some initiative are taken. Our roads especially in city and towns are horrible.Highway is decent. Tourist comes and get the impression that we are a 3rd world country seeing all the uneven patch and pot holes. Plus we still have a lot of old cars on the road because many cannot afford new cars thanks to our high tax and AP. Does not look good on world stage
too many high rise construction adjacent, a newly patch road will be litter with loose gravel spilled concrete from lorry mixer or dumpster in no time. otherwise overloading heavy vehicle can easily damaged the road becomes pothole….
Good to see you for once not saying something stupid. Keep the momentum please!
Honestly this seems like a very good deal in comparison of those free dishing of direct negotiation tender given to cronies at inflated price for road works especially from the guy who claims to wanna save Malaysia.
15mins to repair but can last for 15mins only?
Mix it with gambir can last 150mins…
I don’t think it will last more than 3 months or maybe days with this kind of quick patch job. Fast yes, but is it durable? Might turn into a good money making machine. They probably charge more since its faster.
we are a third world country
Fuiyo, too good
Now I wish all road unevenness can be settled too,
Especially those ugly Manhole and cable trench.
Can some please recommend this to DBKL. Kuala Lumpur roads are the worst.
No worries DBKL will bring in much more sofisticater road patcher machine and they will do 150 pot holes per day.
So instead of actually repairing the road, they are gonna just use Jet spray to repaint the patch and call it fixed?
O.M.G!
How silly is this statement O.M.G!
How silly is PH goons still supporting them. O.M.G!
All state governments should a trial on road repairs from 9pm to 6pm. This would reduce man hours lost in long traffic jams. Regards.
Yes, 15 minutes to repair a pothole. 30minutes to call and inform the pothole, months to arrange staff come over…………….
Great! Now there’s no reason for potholes anymore.
Wahh…..so many keyboard engineers……
Yang buat kerja seorang dua, yang bergambar menengok punya ramai..
15 min job takes years to do. Only see several yesrs or coming election then come do sloopy job, worst charge several hundread bucks andask you do you want tepair
After 6 months sleeping,no spare parts.Become white elephant.
Finally……
I can save on my shock absorbers