Jalan Tanjung still closed to traffic

THE controversial Jalan Tanjung in Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, is still closed to traffic despite a call by Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim to open up the road a week ago.

The decision was made by the mentri besar on Nov 22, after meeting Bandar Utama City Corporation (BUCC) and Dijaya Corporation Bhd, who were the developers of Bandar Utama and Tropicana Golf and Country Resort, respectively.

The road was closed on Nov 16 because the piece of land in front of the 1-Tech Park, on which the road passes through, is owned by BUCC.

Residents from Tropicana and the surrounding areas want the road opened while Bandar Utama residents are lobbying for it to remain closed.

When met during Malaysiakini’s 10th anniversary dinner on Saturday, Khalid said there was still an ongoing dispute between the two developers involved.

“I will try to resolve it on Monday (today) when I meet the two developers, as I know one had taken the case to court,” Khalid said.

He reiterated that the road would be open for one-way traffic after he had clarified the issue with both developers.

“It will be open for two weeks to allow commuters to use it as well as to ease the heavy traffic flow from Persiaran Tropicana to Lebuh Bandar Utama.

“We will also be looking at the feasibility of widening Jalan Tanjung to four lanes,” said Khalid.

When BUCC closed the road on Nov 16, it also announced that it had filed a suit in court to protect its rights.

BUCC director Datuk Teo Chiang Kok said they wanted assurances that the request to reopen the temporary one-way access for two weeks should not prejudice their court case with Tropicana.

Therefore, they had sought from Tropicana for confirmation that the reopening of the road would not prejudice the court case.

However, according to Teo, Tropicana had replied with a solicitor’s letter dated Nov 26 that they were “not privy to the discussions between Khalid and BUCC.”

“We are ready to reopen the temporary access for two weeks but this current impasse has made it impossible for us to do so,” said Teo.

Teo added that since the agreement between BUCC and Tropicana was in dispute, “all traffic plying the route after the reopening of the temporary access constituted a trespass and they had asked the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) to take out the appropriate public liability insurance to protect these trespassers.

According to a Dijaya spokesman, there were no such conditions set during the Nov 22 meeting between the Mentri Besar, Dijaya and BUCC.

“We have no knowledge of these conditions so we cannot agree to them,” he said.

He said the public liability insurance was a request made to MBPJ and they had received a copy of the request.

Commenting on the court action filed by BUCC, he said neither their lawyers nor the company had been served the summons regarding the Jalan Tanjung issue.

Source : STAR

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Selangor state government to study feasibility of widening Jalan Tanjung to four lanes

THE controversial Jalan Tanjung in Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, will be opened to traffic coming out from Persiaran Tropicana to Lebuh Bandar Utama for two weeks.

According to a statement released by the office of Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim, this temporary measure will ease traffic congestion while the state government studies the feasibility of widening Jalan Tanjung to four lanes from the current two.

On Friday and Sunday, the Mentri Besar had held meetings with Bandar Utama City Corporation (BUCC), Dijaya Corporation Bhd and the residents whose housing schemes were affected by the road closure.

The Selangor Government is concerned over the predicament residents would face following BUCC’s decision to close Jalan Tanjung, which was temporarily built on the company’s private property.

The meetings were also attended by Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) officials led by mayor Datuk Mohamad Roslan Sakiman and Petaling Jaya district officer Datuk Zulkefli Ahmad.

Temporary measure: Jalan Tanjung in Bandar Utama, which had been closed to traffic, will be opened to traffic coming out from Persiaran Tropicana to Lebuh Bandar Utama for two weeks.

It was agreed by all parties that Jalan Tanjung be operated as a one-way road for two weeks to allow road users to exit from Persiaran Tropicana to Lebuh Bandar Utama.

“If it is feasible, we will work with BUCC to make Jalan Tanjung a permanent public road instead of a temporary one. In the event that it is feasible, the road will be reopened as usual while construction work begins,” Khalid said.

To ensure that traffic is not worsened by the temporary measure, the state has instructed the MBPJ to reassign the U-turn at the junction of Jalan Tropicana Selatan and Jalan Hilir Bandar Utama further up, near a nursery in the area.

A second measure is to build a road to link Jalan PJU1A/1 in Ara Damansara to Persiaran Tropicana.

These two measures, which will start immediately, are being taken after consulting MAG Technical & Development Consultant Sdn Bhd’s traffic consultant Goh Bok Yen.

Meanwhile, the state government is appealing to all residents to be patient while the feasibility study is conducted.

The discussions also identified poor planning in the past to be the root cause of the traffic woes in Damansara, which involved some 3,716,122 sq metres of development.

“It is obvious the traffic condition is bad since the level of service at all outlets from the area is ranked C, D and F. With or without Jalan Tanjung, the traffic is just bad. This is why the state is now looking into mid- and long-term solutions to the problem,” Khalid said.

Among the mid-term solutions are re-alignment of roads to avoid residential routes in Kelana Idaman and improving Persiaran Surian by building an overpass at Persiaran Mahogani.

As for long-term solutions, the state will be calling all developers in Damansara to work together to solve the traffic problems in the area.

The state plans to set up a special fund to improve the infrastructure in Damansara.

“It has to be a collective responsibility by every developer to improve the situation there. It is not only good social responsibility but also good for their business. If traffic is clear, not only will residents be happy, their property prices will also go up. So it benefits every one,” Khalid said.

Source : STAR

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MB: Jalan Tanjung opens to one-way traffic for two weeks

Jalan Tanjung Bandar Utama will be opened to one-way traffic for two weeks to allow road users to make their exit from Jalan Persiaran Tropicana to Lebuh Bandar Utama.

Abdul Khalid Ibrahim

Announcing this today, Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said the decision was the outcome of a meeting with residents protesting the closure of Jalan Tanjung, with developers Bandar Utama City Corporation (BUCC) and Tropicana developer Dijaya Corporation Bhd, the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) and the Petaling district office over the weekend.

To ensure that traffic is not worsened by the temporary measure, the state has instructed MBPJ to reassign the U-turn at the junction of Jalan Tropicana Selatan and Jalan Hilir Bandar Utama further near a nursery in the area.

In addition to the reopening of the road as a one way street, a road to link Jalan PJU1A/1 in Ara Damansara to Persiaran Tropicana will be built. These two measures will start immediately, Abdul Khalid said in a statement.

The MB said these are temporary measures being put in place to ease the traffic congestion along Jalan Tanjung in Bandar Utama while the state government studies the feasibility of widening it to a four lane road from the current two lane.

Abdul Khalid said if it is feasible the state will work with BUCC to make Jalan Tanjung Bandar Utama a permanent public road instead of a temporary one.

"In the event it is feasible, the road will operate as usual during construction," he said.

These plans were mapped out after consultation with traffic consultant Goh Bok Yen from MAG Technical & Development Consultant Sdn Bhd, he said, adding that the state government appeals to all residents to be patient while the feasibility study is conducted.

The discussions also identified poor planning in the past as the root cause of the traffic woes in Damansara which involved some 40 million sq ft of development.

"It is obvious the traffic condition in Damansara is bad since the level of service at all outlets from the area is ranked C, D and F (A is the best rating)," Abdul Khalid said, adding that with or without Jalan Tanjung, the traffic is just as bad.

This is why the state is now looking into mid and long term solutions to the problem," he said.

Abdul Khalid said re-alignment of roads to avoid residential routes in Kelana Idaman and improving Persiaran Surian by building an overpass at Persiaran Mahogani are among mid term solutions.

In the long term, the state will call on all developers in Damansara to work together to solve the traffic problems in that area.

Selangor plans to set up a special fund to improve the infrastructure in Damansara, Abdul Khalid said.

"It has to be a collective responsibility by every developer to improve the situation there," he said.

Source : The Sun

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MB’s decision on Jalan Tanjung today

THE decision on the Bandar Utama Jalan Tanjung road dispute is expected to be made today by Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim.

Bandar Utama City Coporation Sdn Bhd had earlier announced that it would be taking back a piece of land belonging to it.

The road was used by motorists from Tropicana, Sunway Damansara and Kota Damansara to get to Bandar Utama and onto the Sprint Highway and the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE).

It was initially agreed by all parties to turn the road into a one-way street for six months, starting Nov 20, before closing it completely.

However, after much pressure from the action group formed to keep the road open, BUCC had closed the road on Nov 16 without prior notice.

Traffic coming out from Persiaran Surian onto Lebuh Bandar Utama at the BU11 area had been chaotic during the first two days but this had eased considerably after the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) changed the timing of the traffic lights at the junction of the Lebuh Bandar Utama bridge.

Residents of Bandar Utama were in support of the road closure while those in Tropicana and areas like Sunway Damansara and Aman Suria were against it.

Last Thursday, the developers and residents’ representatives from both sides were invited to attend the Selangor Economic Action Council (MTES) meeting.

Khalid had announced that he would meet with both developers on Friday.

During a fundraising dinner by Bukit Lanjan assemblyman Elizabeth Wong at the BU3 community centre on Saturday night, Khalid said he would settle the issue by Sunday night.

The war between residents on both sides of the divide has taken a new levels, with both sides putting up advertorials in local dailies.

Residents against the road closure put up a full-page notice last Saturday calling for the state to acquire the land and keep the road open.

On Friday, the Bandar Utama Residents Association (BURA) had also put in a half-page notice in StarMetro in a plea to keep the road closed.

Among the suggestions made by BURA were:

• To keep closed the temporary access road to ease traffic woes;

• That the residents in the other developments lobby their own respective developers to build proper accesses;

• That MBPJ appoint a traffic consultant to make a careful study and propose a good traffic dispersal system.


Source STAR

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Decision on Jalan Tanjung on Monday (23 Nov 2009)

THE MUCH anticipated decision by the Selangor state government on the Jalan Tanjung issue will only be knwon on Monday.

“We will meet both developers today and make the decision on Monday,” said Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim after the Selangor Economic Action Council (MTES) meeting at the SUK building in Shah Alam.

Representatives of residents associations for and against the Jalan Tanjung road closure were also invited for the meeting to present their views on the matter.

The road in Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, connecting Bandar Utama and Tropicana was closed on Nov 16 by the Bandar Utama developer without notice.

It was earlier announced that the road would first be turned into a one-way traffic flow for six months before being closed.

Jalan Tanjung was used as a temporary access road 12 years ago and the Bandar Utama developer owns part of the land in front of the Bandar Utama Technology Park.

Subang MP Sivarasa Rasiah, who was also present at the meeting, said they were not only looking at solving the Jalan Tanjung issue, but also the overall traffic problems in the area.

The road will remain closed until a decision is made.

As a temporary measure, the Petaling Jaya City Council has changed the timing of the traffic lights at the Lebuh Bandar Utama to ease the traffic congestion due to the extra load of vehicles coming out of Persiaran Tropicana.

Source

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BURA Advertorial to Keep Jalan Tanjung closed (Star Metro 20 Nov)

The Bandar Utama Residents Association (BURA) released an advertorial on Star Metro Page 26 today indicating that the Jalan Tanjung should remain closed.

Click on the picture for a larger view.

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Protest in Star Metro Today

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More Traffic Congestion with Jalan Tanjung Closed

We are seeing more traffic congestion along and around Opal Damansara with the close of Jalan Tanjung. Be it day time or night time ...... cars are all JAMMED up!

Something should be done about this sooon!

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Jalan Tanjung closed to traffic

MOTORISTS using the Persiaran Tropicana-Jalan Tanjung stretch in Bandar Utama yesterday morning were disgruntled to find that the road has been closed to traffic.

The entrance from Lebuh Bandar Utama turning into Jalan Tanjung has been barricaded, preventing cars from turning into SJK(C) Damansara, Riana Green condominium, Tropi­cana and also Kota Damansara.

Cars from Persiaran Surian and Sunway Damansara trying to go straight from Jalan PJU 3/22 were also prevented from going straight towards Jalan Tanjung.

Rela officers were stationed at the Lebuh Bandar Utama junction (near Bandar Utama Technology Park) while traffic police tried to control the traffic at the Riana Green junction, where a signboard with the words “No Through Road” was put up.

In place: Barriers were set up overnight to prevent motorists from turning into Jalan Tanjung.

However, that did not deter irritated motorists from trying to force their way through and many even shouted at the police officers for not letting them through.

Not being able to prevent the stubborn morning commuters from trying to turn in, the officers removed their motorbikes at about 8.30am and allowed cars to turn into Jalan Tanjung.

Motorists discovered that the road was closed and they had to make a U-turn at the Technology Park.

There was a long line of cars along Lebuh Bandar Utama at the BU11 and BU12 junction as cars exiting through Persiaran Tropicana spilled out onto the road.

The road was initially scheduled to be turned into a one-way traffic flow coming out of Tropicana on Nov 20 and to be closed six months later.

At about 1am on Monday, barriers were already put up at the junction and even though traffic was not heavy, some motorists trying to turn into Jalan Tanjung were confused when told that the road has been closed.

Bandar Utama City Corporation Sdn Bhd (BUCC) issued a notice in StarMetro yesterday explaining the history of the agreement between them and Dijaya Corporation.

Among some of the points raised in the notice were:

·A 1993 agreement granted temporary access to privately-owned land by BUCC to Dijaya Corporation;

·This temporary access was to be removed once Lebur Bandar Utama (completed in 1995) is completed, ready for Persiaran Tropicana to be connected;

·There are several approved and existing accesses to Tropicana like the Lebuh Bandar Utama, Persiaran Bukit Utama, Persiaran Surian, Kota Damansara-NKVE and the twin tunnels under NKVE along Persiaran Tropicana;

·The residents associations had reneged on the agreement to make Jalan Tanjung one-way on Nov 20 and to close it six months later. It was also agreed that with urgency MBPJ and their traffic consultant plan for more accesses to cope with the massive developments;

·BUCC is forced to close the temporary access after 14 years, especially when Bandar Utama residents are directly being affected by worsening traffic on a temporary access on private land not meant to be a road; and

·BUCC has also filed a case in court to protect their rights.

Source : STAR

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Access road tussle turns ugly

THE SUDDEN and immediate closure of Jalan Tanjung in Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, took many by surprise, especially urban commuters and parents who had to send their children to the SJK(C) Damansara.

Even police officers who were stationed at the junctions to direct traffic were shouted at as motorists demanded to know why they were prevented from using the road.

Those who were obstinate and insisted on turning into the road only to see the road blocked had to make a U-turn back to the Riana Green junction.

On the surface, the tussle is between the developers of Bandar Utama and Tropicana, as an agreement was signed in 1993 to use the land owned by Bandar Utama as a temporary access into Tropicana.

In reality, many developments including high-rise dwellings have sprouted along the area, and thousands of cars now ply the road as a shortcut between Kota Damansara and Bandar Utama, with access onto the NKVE and Sprint highways.

While the Bandar Utama developers have every right to take back what is theirs, the closure of the road would affect many residents from Tropicana and beyond.

Last week, more than 11,000 signatures were collected from residents who were calling for the state government to keep the road open.

The Bandar Utama Residents Association was in full support of the road closure. Some residents staying in BU11 and BU12 were angered because traffic coming in from Persiaran Tropicana, which was the approved permanent access road, would spill onto their part of Lebuh Bandar Utama.

The domino effect would also be felt by residents from Kampung Chempaka and Aman Suria, who also use Lebuh Bandar Utama as an access road.

There was a slight congestion at the Tropicana tunnel and the road leading into BU11 and BU12 on the first day of the road closure and the long queue of cars past the morning peak hour was unusual for that stretch.

Many felt that the congestion was alleviated due to the SPM examinations and that most secondary schoolchildren were on holiday.

The state government now has an important decision to make to not only appease residents on both sides of the divide but also be fair to all parties concerned.

Some residents I spoke to also resented comments made by Bukit Lanjan assemblyman Elizabeth Wong, who is also a state executive councillor, which they felt were one-sided and made without thorough understanding of the issue at hand.

Residents are getting agitated and they want a swift decision on the matter.

The MBPJ would also have to answer to taxpayers the reason it had approved so many developments in the area, knowing very well that the piece of land was privately owned and never surrendered as a permanent road.

The council had also allowed the PJU3/22 through road from Persiaran Surian that joins both Persiaran Tropicana and Jalan Tanjung, knowing that the latter sat on privately-owned land.

This tussle also saw the parties involved using the media to advertise their stand, with a full-page notice on Saturday jointly issued by the various RAs calling for the state government to acquire the land and a half-page notice yesterday issued by the Bandar Utama developer to explain their side of the story and why they are closing the road.

Unless the state government steps in to find an amicable or at least workable solution soon, the brewing tension could turn into a second episode of the Bandar Mahkota Cheras drama.

Source : STAR

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Sudden closure of Jalan Tanjung catches residents by surprise

The sudden closure of Jalan Tanjung in Bandar Utama here today, caught residents by surprise, leading to a protest mounted by about 100 representatives from 19 Residents Associations (RAs) this evening.

Jalan Tanjung at Bandar Utama road close

The protest was one of four decisions reached at an hour-long meeting among about 50 representatives of the RAs following the closure of the road by Bandar Utama City Corporation (BUCC) early in the morning.

The group also decided to:

>> lodge a police report against BUCC for barricading part of the road that is public property;

>> consider seeking a court injunction against BUCC; and

>> confirming with the mentri besar whether he and the state executive councillors will be meeting with representastives of the RAs on Thursday.

Action Group Against The Closure of Jalan Tanjung, Bandar Utama chairman Mohd Shukri Zain said: "BUCC only owns 800m of the road but they barricaded more than that."

He said part of the land where the barriers were placed -- where the i-Tech building was located -- did not belong to BUCC and was public property.

Mohd Shukri, who is also the Tropicana RA vice-president, said the closure of the road "during the wee hours of the morning" caught many residents by surprise.

"I was informed by a Tropicana resident at 1am that the road closure had been enforced despite BUCC saying the closure will only be enforced on Friday," he said.

"I went to the site at 2 am and found several plastic and concrete barriers put up in front of the entrance to Jalan Tanjung near the traffic lights and also near the i-Tech building."

Mohd Shukri said the barricading of the road had inconvenienced many residents and created a massive traffic jam.

He also said he would be calling Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim tomorrow to ascertain if there would be a meeting between him, the Selangor state executive councillors and representatives of the RAs on Thursday "as said by Bukit Lanjan assemblyman and exco member Elizabeth Wong.

One of the representatives of the RAs had reported receiving a message from Wong asking them to stay calm and "not do anything rash" as a meeting was being arranged for Thursday.

According to the representative, the message indicated the state government may consider acquiring the land in question from BUCC.

Last Tuesday, Mohd Shukri led a 19-man delegation to hand over a petition to Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) urging it and the state government to intervene and stop the closure of Jalan Tanjung.

Residents stage a peaceful protest at the barricade.

The petition, received by deputy mayor Puasa Md Taib, contained 11,000 signatures, including those from the officials of 19 residents associations, a school, and commercial managements in the affected areas of Tropicana, Kota Damansara and Sunway Damansara, covering some 20 housing estates.

The next day, Puasa announced that the council would write to BUCC to postpone its decision to close down the ungazetted road until a more viable solution was found.

BUCC ran an advertisement in an English language daily today to explain its side of the story.

It had also put up notices to inform motorists that the ungazetted Jalan Tanjung would be turned into a one-way street on Friday and closed for good six months later.

Shukri also denied a claim that the RAs "reneged on the agreed agreement" supposedly reached after a series of meetings held with Wong, MBPJ officers and councillors.

"We did not agree on the decision to make Jalan Tanjung a one-way street, except for the Bandar Utama representatives who were present," he said, adding that the RAs had the minutes to prove it.

BUCC had, in 1993, signed an agreement allowing Dijaya Corporation (Dijaya) to use the land temporarily to access areas for Tropicana development.

Source : The Sun

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Re-Open Jalan Tanjung on Facebook

On 16/11/2009, the Bandar Utama City Corporation (BUCC) closed Jalan Tanjung, one of the key access roads to Tropicana, Aman Suria, Sunway Damansara and Kota Damansara. The BUCC has proceeded with this closure despite many pleas by the resident associations and groups representing the many affected areas, a petition signed by 11,000 signatories to the MBPJ and also a study by the MBPJ's Infrastructure and Road Traffic Advisory Committee that the road should continue to operate as usual.

Join this Facebook Group if you want to Re-Open Jalan Tanjung : http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=176206584209&ref=nf

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Star Metro : Hundreds of irritated motorists forced to make U-turns and detours

Hundreds of irritated motorists forced to make U-turns and detours due to closure of Jalan Tanjung in Bandar Utama - read StarMetro tmrw.

Guess we'll have to wait to tomorrow to see the outcome of these complaints!

Follow StarMetro on Twitter Now! - http://twitter.com/thestarmetro

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Bandar Utama Advertisement in STAR (16/11/09)

Bandar Utama response to the Jalan Tanjung Road Closure.

Hmm... rather cheeky of them to start it off with Michael Jackson's song "This Is It!" .... click on the picture for a larger view.

Stated in Point 9 : BUCC have decided to CLOSE THIS TANJUNG ROAD (Temporary Access) and have filed in court to protect BUCC rights!







Source : STAR

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Jalan Tanjung issue to go up to the MTES (Selangor Economic Action Council)

THE PETALING Jaya City Council (MBPJ) will present its findings on the Jalan Tanjung issue to the Selangor Economic Action Council (MTES).

It was announced recently that the road in Bandar Utama, which is used as a connection between Bandar Utama and areas like Tropicana and Sunway Damansara, would be closed after being used as a temporary access road for 12 years.

“We will submit a proposal to the state, taking into account the views of the residents,” said Petaling Jaya mayor Datuk Mohamad Roslan Sakiman after launching the MBPJ crow-shooting competition at its headquarters yesterday.

He said that one of the alternatives presented to the state was to acquire the piece of private land belonging to the Bandar Utama developer.

“We are also looking at widening the road because it is a heavily congested,” said Roslan.

If the developer was not in favour of selling the land, then the council would leave it to the state government to decide on the matter.

Meanwhile, MBPJ secretary Puasa Md Taib earlier told StarMetro that the council would also send a letter of request to the developer to put on hold the closing of the road.

“We are in the process of determining the status of the land on which the remainder of the road sits on, as the different portions belonged to different owners,” he said.

CPO Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar said that the police have not been consulted on the proposed road closure.

“They have not invited us for any discussion on the traffic situation there.

“We will wait and see. If invited, we will give our views on the matter,” he said.

Commenting on a full page notice in the StarMetro on Saturday jointly issued by the various residents associations calling for the state government to acquire the land, Bandar Utama Residents Association (BURA) chairman Datuk Manpal Singh said that the association would continue to support the closure of Jalan Tanjung.

“We are requesting for the developers within Tropicana to find another access road out of their area as the current bridge can’t cope with the traffic,” said Manpal.

He said that there are still ongoing high-end development within Tropicana which would rely on the same infrastructure. This would generate additional traffic.

“Why must BU residents continue to bear the brunt of the traffic problems as a result of the increase in the number of developments in the Tropicana area?” said Manpal.

He added that there was currently a way out through Persiaran Surian leading onto the highway.

He reiterated that only a minority of BU residents who do not understand the situation appeared to support the petition of the road.

“The only one who has an legitimate claim on using the road is the school (referring to SJKC Damansara), as parents have to send their children to school,” said Manpal.

Source : STAR

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Jalan Tanjung Closed Early - 16 Nov 2009?

We were informed by various sources that the Tanjung Road leading out to Bandar Utama from Tropicana was closed to Traffic this morning itself (16 Nov 2009).

If anyone has more information please let us know.

The below photos are taken at the Traffic Light Junction of Jalan Tropicana Utara, The School & Riana Green & Sunway Sutera Condo!

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Road Closure Advertisement on SUN Newspaper

Residents of Tropicana, Sunway Damansara, Bandar Utama, Aman Suria, Kota Damansara & Its Surrounding Seek Much Needed Assistance from the Selangor State Goverment.

Source : Sun newspaper

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Tanjung Road matter remains unsolved

THE Jalan Tanjung service road in Bandar Utama does not sit on the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) highway reserve.

The road, which served as a connection between Bandar Utama and areas like Tropicana, Sunway Damansara and Kota Damansara, was scheduled to be closed in six months because part of the land which it passes through belonged to a private developer.

The other part of the road was believed to be sitting on LLM reserve but a LLM spokesman said only a small portion was built on their reserve and they had no use for that bit of land, which was on a slope.

Bukit Lanjan assemblyman Elizabeth Wong said if that was the case, the state would look into taking back the land.

To accommodate the closure: For six months, the traffic flow in Bandar Utama would be changed to a one-way system and only cars coming out of Tropicana would be allowed.

She said the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) had received the petition from residents and it would be up to them to make recommendations to the state regarding this matter.

“They should submit a paper to be tabled at the state exco meeting,” said Wong, adding that if land acquisition was an option, the council should discuss who should bear the cost of acquisition and compensation.

Representatives from various residents associations in the area had on Tuesday handed over a petition with more than 11,000 signatures to the council to call for the road to remain open.

The council had discussed the matter during the traffic and infrastructure sub-committee meeting recently but has yet to make an announcement on the outcome.

“We’re are now exploring all options that will benefit the residents,” said Wong.

Spokesmen from Highway concessionaires PLUS and Sprint have said that they have no expansion plans for their respective parts of the highway in the area.

Source : STAR

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Jalan Tanjung access road reopened to traffic

SIGNBOARDS informing motorists that the access to Jalan Tanjung in Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, was closed have been covered up with black plastic bags.

Jalan Tanjung has been used as a connection between Bandar Utama and areas like Tropi­cana, Sunway Damansara and Kota Damansara.

The Bandar Utama developer announced recently that the road would be closed after 12 years of being used as a temporary access road as a piece of land near the Bandar Utama Technology Park belonged to them.

The agreement was for the road to be changed to a one-way flow coming out of Tropicana starting from Nov 20 for six months before being closed.

Covered up: The ‘Access Closed’ signs in front of the Riana Green condominium covered with black plastic bags.

After the announcement that the road would be closed, residents from areas like Tropicana and Sunway Damansara submitted a petition to the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) on Tuesday.

Many were also against the closure because of the potential increase in traffic going into Persiaran Tropicana and into BU11 and BU12.

Residents who submitted the petition at the MBPJ headquarters in Jalan Yong Shook Lin also protested when signboards with the words “Access Closed” had been put up near the Riana Green Condominium.

Bandar Utama Development Sdn Bhd director Datuk Teo Chiang Kok told StarMetro that his contractors were not supposed to put up the signboards until later and had asked them to cover the signs for now.


Source : STAR

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BUCC to be asked to postpone road closure

The Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) will write to Bandar Utama City Corporation (BUCC) to postpone its decision to close down an ungazetted road sitting on its land until a more viable solution is found.

Puasa Md Taib

"MBPJ will write to BUCC to request it to postpone its decision to turn Jalan Tanjung into a one-way street from Nov 20 and close it completely after a certain time," Deputy Mayor Puasa Md Taib told theSun today after a three-hour intense meeting with the councillors at its headquarters.

The decision was made following more than 11,000 signatories petitioned to the mayor on Tuesday to stop the closure of Jalan Tanjung which partially sits on land belonging to BUCC.

Puasa, who chaired the meeting in the absence of the mayor said this is the outcome of the meeting after taking serious consideration from all parties.

"Nevertheless it is totally up to the discretion of the land owner to take the necessary action about matters concerning his land," he said.

Puasa said the matters discussed in the meeting will be informed to the Selangor state government, however there are certain aspects of enforcement and execution that empowers the city council to make its own decision.

"We will refer to the state government in all the developments of the issue but MBPJ still has more discussions and meetings to go before the final decision can be made," he explained.

"We also need to re-discuss the matter further with all the residents associations and the developers and will solve this issue in stages."

BUCC has put up notices to inform motorists that the ungazetted Jalan Tanjung would be turned into a oneway street on Nov 20 and closed for good six months later.

Motorists use the road daily to access Lebuh Bandar Utama, Jalan Tropicana and the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE).

BUCC had in 1993 signed an agreement allowing Dijaya Corporation (Dijaya) to use the land temporarily to access areas for Tropicana development.

On Tuesday, Tropicana Residents Association led a 19-man delegation to hand over the petition to MBPJ urging it and the state government to intervene and stop the closure.

The petition carries 11,000 signatures, including those of officials of 19 residents associations, a school and commercial managements in the affected areas – Tropicana, Kota Damansara and Sunway Damansara covering some 20 housing estates.

Source : Sun

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Residents continue to protest planned closure

ABOUT 100 residents showed up at the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) headquarters in Jalan Yong Shook Lin to hand over a petition against the closure of Jalan Tanjung in Bandar Utama.

The residents from areas like Tropicana, Aman Suria, Palm Spring @Damansara Condominium and Bandar Utama are against the closure of the road.

Also present were representatives from SJK (C) Damansara and Dijaya Corporation.

United front: Residents from several areas gathered at the MBPJ headquarters to voice their displeasure about the closure plan.

It was recently announced that the road, which served as an entrance and exit point for motorists travelling between Bandar Utama and Tropicana, would be closed.

A signboard was also put up, announcing the change of traffic flow to one-way coming out of Tropicana.

Action group chairman Mohamed Shukri Zain, who is also Tropicana Residents Association vice-president, said they had collected more than 11,000 signatures from residents who were opposed to the road closure.

The MBPJ was surprisingly organised this time around, preparing a room for the residents to hold a press conference and to hand over the petition.

Petaling Jaya deputy mayor Puasa Md Taib was present to receive the signatures and to take note of the issues and concerns raised by those present.

Shocking sight: Signs saying that the access has been closed have already been placed in Jalan Tanjung.

MBPJ engineering head Ismail Shafie was also present during the meeting.

Shukri said during several meetings between residents, the Bandar Utama developer and MBPJ, most of the residents were against the road closure.

“It is a critical road for many residents besides those from Tropicana. If the road is closed, then the council should also consider closing off access from Kota Damansara (via Persiaran Surian) as many cars from outside use the road,” Shukri said.

A Bandar Utama resident said those staying in Bandar Utama were also affected as they also had to deal with the traffic congestion.

“Bandar Utama has already waited 12 years to take back the road.

“Why can’t they wait a bit longer while we find an alternative road?” Aman Suria Residents Association chairman Wendy Chan asked.

Several residents said they saw a signboard on Tuesday morning in front of the Riana Green Condominium saying that the access to the road was closed.

Puasa said the matter would be brought to the traffic and infrastructure sub-committee that would meet today and he assured residents that the road would not be closed until Nov 20.

“Our traffic consultant has also done a traffic study and has concluded that Jalan Tanjung was one of the major roads that needs to be considered in view of development in the area,” Puasa said.

For the sake of public interest, Puasa said it was an option for the state to buy over the land but that would only be decided after the sub-committee had gone through all the details.

When contacted, Bandar Utama Development Sdn Bhd director Datuk Teo Chiang Kok said he was disappointed to see that residents have reneged on the agreement reached during the previous meetings, which was to change the traffic flow to one way for six months before closing the road.

“There are already many approved access roads which residents can use. This is not an approved road.

“We also have to mitigate our losses because we’ve lost a multinational company which was renting our building before this. We also have more land to develop.

“We hope that they understand and look at the bigger picture. Jalan Tanjung was supposed to be a temporary access and, after 12 years, it’s only fair that we close the road,” said Teo.

Commenting on the “Access Closed” signboards, Teo said the contractor was not supposed to put up the boards until later, and he would ask them to cover up the boards for the time being.

Source : STAR

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11,000 Reasons to keep the Bandar Utama Road Open

Tropicana Resident Association vice president Mohd Shukri Zain (right) handed over 11,000 signatories and petition to Petaling Jaya City Council(MBPJ) deputy mayor Puasa Md Taib yesterday urging the council and Selangor State Government to stop the road closure.

More than 11,000 households today petitioned the mayor to stop the closure of the a road which partially sits on land belonging to Bandar Utama City Corporation (BUCC).

BUCC has put up notices to inform motorists that the ungazetted Jalan Tanjung would be turned into a one-way street on Nov 20 and closed for good six months later.

Motorists use the road to access Lebuh Bandar Utama, Jalan Tropicana and the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) -- see map .

BUCC had in 1993 signed an agreement allowing Dijaya Corporation (Dijaya) to use the land temporarily to access areas for Tropicana development.

Today, Tropicana Residents Association vice-president Mohd Shukri Zain led a 19-man delegation to hand over the petition to the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) represented by Deputy Mayor Puasa Md Taib.

The petition, carrying 11,000 signatures, including those of officials of 19 residents associations, a school and commercial managements in the affected areas -- Tropicana, Kota Damansara and Sunway Damansara covering some 20 housing estates.

Puasa said the council’s Infrastructure and Road Traffic Advisory Committee would meet today to decide whether to allow the road closure or not.

He said based on a traffic study conducted early this year, “it is better to let the road operate as usual”.

“This is just an opinion and a decision will be made by the committee chaired by the mayor, after taking into consideration views from both parties, including BUCC.

“MBPJ will also ensure that till Nov 20, the road will not be closed to public because it will worsen matters,” he added.

Shukri lamented MBPJ’s lack of response to the issue and urged it to push for a decision to acquire the land on which Jalan Tanjung sits.

“We cannot accept (Bukit Lanjan assemblyman and state executive councillor) YB Elizabeth Wong’s statement that it is not feasible for the Selangor government to acquire the land,” he said on behalf of an action committee formed by the 19 aggrieved groups.

The petition claimed if the road was closed, it would inconvenience some 20,000 daily users.

“The usual 15-minute journey would become an hour-long one due to the existing daily traffic congestion. It will affect thousands of pupils of SJK(C) Damansara located on Jalan Tropicana Selatan,” said Shukri.

He said Jalan Tanjung had been in use since 1996 by commuters from Kota Damansara, Tropicana and Bandar Utama.

BUCC only owns a small portion of the road, about 8,600 sq ft, representing about 4.75% of Jalan Tanjung to Lebuh Bandar Utama and NKVE.

The agreement between Dijaya and BUCC was to allow Dijaya temporary access into Tropicana Golf & Country Resort (TGCR) and the land be returned after a permanent road is constructed.

However, Jalan Tanjung evolved into a “public road” since then as several more development projects were approved in the area over the past 10 years.

“If Jalan Tanjung is closed, traffic volume will be diverted to Persiaran Damansara Indah, Persiaran Tropicana and Persiaran Surian which are already congested,” Shukri explained.

“At valuation, the part of the land which BUCC owns may not cost more than RM1.5 million. Why is BUCC adamant in closing this road and not yield in the interest of the public?” asked Shukri.

On Aug 28, last year BUCC issued a 14-day closure notice to TGCR after which two meetings were held among the aggrieved groups, the two developers, MBPJ officers and Wong to try and resolve the problem.

BUCC proposed to turn the road into a one-way street exit road temporarily, while the entry road should be through Persiaran Bukit Utama from Nov 20 and six months later the road will be closed for good.

Shukri said none of the groups present at the meetings agreed with the decision but it was put to them as a “no-choice-option”.

“All the 19 aggrieved parties want the status quo to remain, that is to allow the public to use the road freely,” he said.

Shukri said closing the road just because part of it was on private property “is unfair” and it deprives the rights of the public”.

“Furthermore, the owner does not have any plan to use the land for any development,” he said.

Meanwhile, Wong told theSun: “The state government has no intention to acquire the land as it has no clear objectives to do so. The land was not supposed to be a road in the first place.”

She said the land, however became a “road” when the public started using it to get across more conveniently.

However, the aggrieved parties said they could not confirm from the state government Wong’s statement on the acquisition.

Wong said Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia (LLM), which owns about three quarters of the land where Jalan Tanjung sits, has submitted a proposal to expand the toll plaza on the highway and thus there was no point to acquire the land.

On this, a resident commented that the extension of the toll plaza, if any, has no relevance to the road closure and would not become an alternative route. The resident stated that that he was surprised with Wong’s solution to the problem.

The residents want the state government to step in to address the problem and not let BUCC to close the road arbitrarily.

Since the land involved is small, which may cost some RM1.5 million based on current valuation, there is a suggestion that the few developers in the area should chip in if the state says there is no budget allocated for an acquistion.

Source : Sun Newspaper

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Chronology of events - Leading to Road Closure of Jalan Tanjung

Chronology of events

Late 1980s: Plans to develop Bandar Utama approved

1992: Tropicana Golf & Country Resort (TGCR) developed

April 1993: Agreement signed between Dijaya Corporation and Bandar Utama to use the land belonging to Bandar Utama as a temporary access to the Tropicana development. Once the permanent access road was completed, the land should be handed back to Bandar Utama. Both parties entered into an agreement to jointly build the overhead bridge linking the northern and southern developments of Bandar Utama. TGCR contributed 25% to the bridge and eastern ramps; bore 100% of the cost for the western ramps, traffic lights and northern and southern access points and paid for the right of way to PLUS.

1996: The bridge and the access points were completed and opened to the public

January 1997: Bandar Utama completed its portion of the permanent access road via BU 11

2006: The western ramp (giving direct access from Bandar Utama onto the NKVE) was closed. Traffic from Bandar Utama heading towards the NKVE now have to make a U-Turn under the Kg Kayu Ara flyover

2008: Following an increase in traffic and complaints from the public, MBPJ widened the Lebuh Bandar Utama bridge


Source : STAR

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Elizabeth Wong: Not feasible to acquire Jalan Tanjung land

Wong: Not feasible to acquire Jalan Tanjung land

IT IS not feasible for the Selangor state government to acquire the land to make Jalan Tanjung in Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, a public road.

“A part of it belongs to the Bandar Utama developer but three quarters of it belong to the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM),” said Bukit Lanjan assemblyman Elizabeth Wong during the launch of the Youth for Change programme at the 1 Utama Shoping Centre on Saturday.

It was recently announced that the road, which served as entrance and exit points for motorists travelling between Bandar Utama and Tropicana, would be closed.

For all to see: A signboard informing motorists that Jalan Tanjung would be turned into a one-way street for cars coming out of Tropicana starting from Nov 20.

Wong said proposals had already been submitted for expansion work on the Sprint and NKVE highways that run parallel to the road.

“Tropicana developer Dijaya Corporation should undertake the social responsibility to conduct a traffic study in the area as it has several developments there,” she said.

Wong said exit points were already available for residents in that area, with the approved one being the exit going out to BU11.

She added that about 20 new projects were expected to come up in the area and the developers of the current and upcoming projects should look into alternative routes.

Wong said the more sensible approach would be to find an access to get onto the NKVE.

Cause for concern: A bird’s eye view of the Lebuh Bandar Utama bridge. Traffic is usually busy during rush hour with cars coming in from the Sprint Highway using the ramp (top right) and cars coming from Aman Suria and Kampung Chempaka from the right of the bridge.

She also stressed that the ultimate solution was public transport and not to build more roads.

Bandar Utama Development Sdn Bhd director Datuk Teo Chiang Kok said the road was initially used as a service road when construction of the Tropicana area began 12 years ago.

“We initially agreed to let them use the road for two years but it has gone on for 12 years,” said Teo.

He said during the meetings held with residents, many of the residents association representatives had agreed to the implementation of a one-way traffic coming out of Tropicana for six months.

“The area behind Bandar Utama is four to five times bigger in terms of density and the traffic from there was never meant to spill into Bandar Utama,” said Teo.

Dijaya Corporation Berhad executive director C.H. Quek acknowleged that there was an agreement signed between the two parties to use the land belonging to Bandar Utama Development Sdn Bhd as a temporary access.

“We have completed the permanent access (Persiaran Tropicana) but it was originally only meant to cater to traffic from our development. Circumstances have changed since then and traffic in the area has increased from the many developments in the area. Even motorists from Kota Damansara and Sg Buloh are using the roads to get to Bandar Utama,” said Quek.

He said the permanent access through Persiaran Tropicana should be an addition to the Jalan Tanjung access and not a replacement in view of the additional developments that had mushroomed.

He added that it was unlikely that PLUS or the LLM would use the highway reserve for widening work because there was a constriction beneath the Lebuh Bandar Utama bridge with only two lanes heading towards Damansara, and there would be a bottleneck from the six lanes at the toll plaza.

He added that for the sake of public interest, the road should remain a public road as the part belonging to Bandar Utama amounted to only a small area of about 800sq metres.

Quek said although the traffic light system would be reduced by one phase (from Jalan Tanjung), when the road was closed, the green time for traffic heading towards Centrepoint from BU11 would need to be increased to cater to the additional traffic so the waiting time for other cars remain unchanged.

A PLUS Highway spokesman said they did not have any plans to extend their Damansara toll plaza.

Source : STAR

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Most residents against road closure

AMAN Suria Residents Association chairman Wendy Chan feels that Jalan Tanjung should remain open.

“The problem of the Tropicana tunnel has just been solved and when Jalan Tanjung closes, the tunnel will pose another problem as the traffic will spill into BU11 and BU12,” said Chan.

She said many people used the road as an alternative to go to Kota Damansara and Sunway Damansara.

“Those staying in TR1 would have to make a big turn just to go home. It will also be a nightmare for parents who are sending their children to the SRJK(C) Damansara,” she said.

SRJK (C) Damansara board chairman Michael Tang said the road closure would have affect the school as there would be no holding area for parents’ cars.

“There is a road divider there now and if they close the road, parents won’t be able to turn into the school,” he said.

Tang added that it would be difficult for parents from areas like Damansara Utama, Damansara Jaya and Bandar Utama to send their children to school.

Bandar Utama Residents Association chairman Datuk Manpal Singh said the residents of Bandar Utama had no objection over the road closure.

He said the move would help to ease the traffic congestion in Bandar Utama.

“There are no objections so far from the area committee of BU11 and BU12.

“We don’t think traffic spilling into these areas will be significant,” he said.

Source : STAR

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Residents Against Road Closure

A NOTICE announcing the closure of Jalan Tanjung in Bandar Utama has residents in the area up in arms.

The road serves as an entrance and exit point for motorists travelling between Bandar Utama and Tropicana.

The road was also frequently used by motorists from Bandar Utama and Tropicana to get to and from Kota Damansara and Sunway Damansara via Persiaran Surian.

Tropicana Residents Association vice-president Mohamed Shukri Zain said they were in the process of collecting about 6,000 signatures from residents in the area, including Sunway Damansara, Sunway Opal, Damansara Lagenda and Riana Green Condominiums.

One way only: A signboard informing motorists that Jalan Tanjung will be turned into a one-way street for cars coming out of Tropicana starting Nov 26. Motorists are advised to use Persiaran Bukit Utama as an alternative road into Tropicana

“Many of the residents do not want the road to be closed. We will be meeting the mayor (Datuk Mohamad Roslan Sakiman) to hand over a petition,” said Shukri, who is heading the action committee.

He said that even though the road was owned by the Bandar Utama developer, it was a matter of public interest as many other people used the road besides Tropicana residents.

“When the agreement was made between the developers of Tropicana and Bandar Utama to temporarily use the road as an access, there were no other residential areas.

“But, over the years, many other developments have sprung up,” Shukri said.

He said the main access through the Tropicana tunnel would not be able to cope with the traffic if Jalan Tanjung was closed.

“It would merely shift the congestion from that junction to the BU11 junction,” he said.

He said that in the interest of public convenience, residents were calling for the state government to acquire the land under the Land Acquisition Act 1960.

Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) public relations officer Zainun Zakaria said the notification signboard to change the traffic flow to one-way was put up by the developer, not the council.

“So far, the council has not made any decision on the road closure. Any decision would have to go through the Infrastructure and Traffic sub-committee,” she said.

She added that the council would discuss the feasibility of acquiring the land for public use.

The sub-committee is scheduled to meet on Nov 11.

STAR

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