Selangor Times Writer: Brenda Ch'ng
At the press conference together with residents of Saujana Residency at Jalan ss16/1
SUBANG JAYA: Daily traffic gridlock at apartments next to Empire Shopping Gallery has become worse since the explosion, and residents are urging the municipality to act.
"It takes me close to an hour to get from Carrefour to my home at Saujana Residency, a short stretch measuring about 400 meters," said Saujana Residency joint management body( JMB) chairperson Marcus Tan.
Tan, who has been living there for more then a year, said the traffic situation is getting from bad to worse.
The situation was exacerbated after the main junction leading to the mall was closed due to the gas-leak explosion on Wednesday (Sept 28).
As a result, there is now more indiscriminate parking on Jalan SS16/1. "Yesterday alone, I did a rough count, and there were about 200 to 300 illegally parked vehicles here," said Tan.
He said many letters and complaints have been sent and made to the Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ), but to no avail.
"There are actually numerous empty carpark lots at Subang Parade, which is just across the road, but people just don't want to pay the fee," Tan said.
To make matters worse, three to four buses are parked along the one-lane road right behind Carrefour, making it hard for vehicles to manoeuvre past without obstructing traffic coming from the opposite direction.
Motorists are also seen making illegal Uturns near the entrance to the Subang Commuter station, and also at the traffic light between Subang Parade and Carrefour on Jalan SS16/2.
Delivery vehicles, waiting taxis and shoppers also tend to park their vehicles at Carrefour's side entrance (SS16/2), turning the two-lane road into a singlelane.
To solve the problem, Tan has proposed for MPSJ to study the traffic situation and turn Jalan SS16/1 into a one-way road.
He said MPSJ's enforcement officers should also be proactive and tow illegally parked vehicles.
"I agree with Tan that something serious has got to be done by the council immediately to rectify the traffic situation here," said Subang Jaya assemblyperson Hannah Yeoh.
Yeoh urged council officers to have a sense of urgency when reviewing the proposal and in making SS16/1 a one-way road.
"Making the road a one-way street is not difficult, and it doesn't incur much cost on the council either. So I see no reason why traffic changes cannot be done immediately," she said.
She also wants MPSJ to patrol the area more often, especially during peak hours, and tow away illegally parked vehicles.
"I've been told by MPSJ that they have issued 976 summonses last month for this road alone, but with the many cars still illegally parking, I don't think summonses alone are effective anymore," she said.
Subsequently, MPSJ has agreed to patrol the area more often and tow vehicles away after an hour's notice.
"First we will give warning via the loudspeaker asking them to move their vehicles. If they don't, we will issue summonses after half an hour.
"If they still don't move after one hour, tow trucks will be contacted and vehicles towed away immediately," said the council's enforcement assistant director, Ainol Salnee Salim.
Since last week, MPSJ has towed away about 10 cars daily from the area.
All cars towed will be brought to a site in USJ 3A, where vehicle owners will have to pay a minimum fee of RM200 before their vehicles are released.
"If records show they have outstanding summonses from the past, they will also have to clear their debt before their vehicles are returned," Ainol said.
இவ்வாறு செய்வதும், இந்திய மாணவர்களை அவமானப் படுத்துவதும், இந்து மதத்தையும் நம்பிக்கையும் கலாசாரத்தையும் இழிவுப் படுத்துவதும்தான் ஒரே மலேசியா கொள்கையா என பாதிக்கப் பட்ட மாணவர்கள் ஒருவரின் தந்தையான லட்சுமணன் கேள்வி எழுப்பினார்.
