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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