STATE exco for Works, Utilities and Transport Lim Hock Seng (DAP-Bagan Jermal) in his winding up speech in the state assembly gave a detailed account on the allocation for his portfolio so as to improve road conditions in the state.
According to the 2016 Budget, the state government received a total RM26.11 million for six construction and upgrading projects for roads in the state and with an additional of RM17.45 million solely for the purpose of widening roads.
Such projects, according to Lim, are aimed at developing infrastructure to enable the state to be in line with the status of a developed international city.
Furthermore, such measures are also to alleviate traffic congestion and to improve the existing public transport system.
Responding to a question by Yeoh Soon Hin (DAP-Paya Terubong) regarding massive traffic jams along Jalan Paya Terubong caused by heavy vehicles, Lim said the state does not have the power to stop such vehicles from using the road.
“What more the road is a federal road. Suggestions to ban such vehicles from the mentioned road have not been put into practice on any other roads in the state. The state government, however, is confident conditions would improve once the Twin Road Project involving Jalan Paya Terubong and Jalan Bukit Kukus is completed in January 2019,” Lim said.
The state exco member also replied to Berapit assemblymember Ong Kok Fooi’s suggestion to the Public Works Department (JKR) to construct
a road hump at Jalan Berapit due to frequent road accidents.
“The suggestion by YB Berapit to construct a road hump does not meet the safety requirements because Jalan Berapit is a main road and vehicles using it are often speeding. As an alternative, JKR will put up transverse bars on the road which have the same function of gettingvehicles to slow down,” Lim told Ong.
Improving our roads for public safety
