Due to inconvenience and a longer commuting time, residents that often use Jalan Damanseri in Kuala Lumpur are unhappy over the closure of the link bridge that connects Jalan Damanlela with Jalan Damansara, reported The Star.
As such, they are calling the authorities to re-open Jalan Damanseri following its closure on 6 May, given that the road has been existing for around three decades and serves as an important access way for the residents of Damansara Heights and Federal Hill.
Chua Ying, a resident of Persiaran Jelutong, said they were not informed in advance regarding the closure of Jalan Damanseri, which they regard as a public road.
“A (closure) notice was put up by a private developer by the roadside and when we enquired about it, the developer’s contractor claimed that there was approval from the Malaysian Highway Authority.”
The notice also stated that the road was closed due to the redevelopment of Pusat Bandar Damansara near the link bridge, which would eventually be torn down. It said the closure is “indefinite”, but there is a trial period of one month.
Without the link bridge, she explained that people travelling to Damansara Heights from Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya would need to take a longer route. “Residents will be redirected to the Sprint Highway and Jalan Damanlela which are often congested.”
Due to this reason, Chua said they intend to gather 1,000 signatures from affected residents and send a petition to DBKL, the Public Complaints Bureau and the Federal Territories Ministry. For the meantime, she hopes the authorities would temporary re-open the road.
When contacted, a representative from Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) said Jalan Damanseri is a private road. But he revealed the developer failed to inform them about the closure on 6 May.
“Any road closure affecting the public should get an approval from DBKL,” he noted.
Meanwhile, the developer that owns the road and is involved with the redevelopment of Pusat Bandar Damansara responded that Jalan Damanseri was closed to improve the traffic system in the vicinity.
However, there are no plans to reopen the road, and the people who use it are advised to take alternative routes to get to their destinations, said a spokeswoman for the developer.
“There is an alternative road now for them to use while the construction for the new project is on-going,” she said, adding the new roads and traffic system are expected to be ready by 2020.
Among developments in and around Damansara are:
2. Hampton Damansara
Image sourced from The Star
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