Jalan Tanjung users want state govt to speed up process of acquiring land

USERS of Jalan Tanjung in Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, are getting frustrated about the worsening traffic situation in the area.

About 30 residents from Tropicana, Riana Green condominium and the surrounding areas held a press conference at the Riana Green function room to highlight their plight.

“The state government had made an announcement in December to acquire the land belonging to BUCC (Bandar Utama City Corporation) and to widen the road but right now, nothing has been done,” said Action Group Against Closure of Jalan Tanjung Bandar Utama chairman Mohamed Shukri Zain.

He said the traffic had worsened since school reopened and it took at least 20 to 30 minutes just to get onto the Sprint highway from Jalan Tanjung.

Slow drive: The barriers in front of 1 Tech Park is slowing down traffic because the guards would stop cars coming from Riana Green and give priority to cars turning in and out of the Tech Park.

“The other alternative is through the tunnel in Persiaran Tropicana and that is also jammed as traffic gets backed up at the BU11 and BU12 area in Lebuh Bandar Utama,” he said.

Residents had brought up the matter to the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) and had requested for the timing of the traffic lights to be changed but all to no avail.

Shukri also said it was not right for BUCC to place barriers and speed bumps in front of the 1 Tech Park because it was out of the boundaries of its private land.

“They have reduced the road to only one way going out and the guards would stop the traffic to give priority to cars going into and out of the 1 Tech Park and this slows down traffic,” said Shukri.

Cita Damansara Condominium joint management body committee member Kenneth Tan said the whole issue had created an “us against them” border mentality between Bandar Utama and Tropicana.

“It shouldn’t be the case because many of us use the road to go to Bandar Utama,” said Tan.

SJK(C) Damansara board chairman Michael Tang said most cars using the road in the morning were heading towards the highway.

“The shopping centres in Bandar Utama are not open until 10am so how can they say that we are bringing congestion into their neighbourhood?” asked Tang.

Shukri said they just wanted answers as to when the road would be opened and the current status of the land acquisition.

“We are pleading with the state government to speed up the process so that we don’t have to suffer anymore,” said Shukri.

Riana Green joint management body committee member Kong Chock Heng said they had earlier received a letter from the Land Office to attend a meeting because some portions of their land was required for the road expansion.

“However, the meeting was later called off because of some legal matters,” said Kong.

Riana Green resident Udo Kraus, who is a retired mechanical engineer, conducted a study on the time and resources wasted by fellow residents since the road was closed.

“We now have to travel an extra 4.5km distance when using the Persiaran Tropicana or an extra 6km using the Kota Damansara way,” said Kraus.

He said this took a lot of time and fuel wasted for residents of the 1,200-odd units since the road was closed in November.

When contacted, BUCC general affairs manager Paul Fernandez said they had already received the acquisition order from the Land Office but they had also obtained an order from the court to put everything on hold until the case management and hearing of their pending case has taken place.

“We can’t go against the land acquisition order and we are just asking for it to be put on hold until the court has listened to all parties involved,” said Fernandez.

Regarding the barriers in front of 1 Tech Park, he said BUCC had to put in place a traffic management system for the office tenants and the guards were put there to manage traffic.

As of press time, the MBPJ has yet to give a statement regarding the status of the road and the traffic lights timing.

Source : STAR

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Jalan Tanjung to be made public road

JALAN Tanjung in Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, which has been opened one way to motorists from Tropicana to Bandar Utama, is expected to be turned into a public road.

On Wednesday, the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) put up a signboard near the SJKC Damansara announcing the proposal to to turn it into a public road.

Members of the public who would like to submit their objections could do so during the 30-day objection period between Dec 7 and Jan 5.

The road connecting Bandar Utama to Tropicana and its surrounding areas was closed on Nov 16 by the Bandar Utama City Corporation because a piece of land in front of the 1-Tech Park was owned by them.

Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim had ordered the road to be reopened one-way for 14 days to ease traffic congestion and to facilitate a traffic study.

The council said it would make a statement on this issue after a meeting between mayor Datuk Mohamad Roslan Sakiman and the mentri besar yesterday.

A spokesman from the Bandar Utama City Corporation said they would close the road on Dec 15, in accordance with the agreement with MBPJ.

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Jalan Tanjung Remains Open despite BU Residents Injunction

New Signage by MBPJ on Jalan Tanjung dated 7 December 2009

THE Shah Alam High Court has fixed March 18, 2010, for the Bandar Utama Residents Association’s (Bura) case against the Bandar Utama City Corporation (BUCC) and the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ).

Judicial Commissioner Datuk Zaleha Yusof fixed the date in chambers on Tuesday.

The residents had filed a writ summons and application for injunction against the defendents from reopening Jalan Tanjung in Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya to motorists.

MBPJ was named as the first defendant with BUCC named as second defendant. The Selangor Mentri Besar was named as the first defendant.

Bura was represented by counsel Puthan Perumal while counsel Datuk Harpal Singh appeared for BUCC.

“We informed the judge that BUCC had re-opened the road since Dec 1 to facilitate a traffic study.

“And it was recorded by the court.

“There was no mention of the injunction at all,” said Harpal.

The residents had taken legal action against the defendants after the issue of reopening Jalan Tanjung met a dead end.

Despite their objection, the Selangor Mentri Besar had requested for the road to be reopened to facilitate a traffic study. The developer, BUCC had granted permission to the MBPJ to remove the barricades on Dec 1.

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Jalan Tanjung Opens 1-way Today for 2 Weeks

A week after Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim made the announcement to re-open the road to ease traffic congestion, the Bandar Utama City Corporation (BUCC) had granted permission to the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) to remove the barricades on Monday night.

In an unexpected turn of events, the Bandar Utama Residents Association (Bura) representatives also showed up in front of the 1 Tech Park to prevent the road from being opened.

Bura chairman Datuk Manpal Singh had informed those present that they had at 6pm on Monday night filed a writ summons and application for injunction against BUCC and MBPJ to prevent them from opening the road.

Making their stand clear: The banners put up by Bandar Utama Residents Association around the Jalan Tanjung area calling for the road to be closed.

It was scheduled to be opened at 9pm but MBPJ officers and BUCC representatives debated the legality of opening it for more than an hour before deciding against it.

In the end, BUCC relented and re­opened the road at about 2.30am.

BUCC general affairs manager Paul Fernandez said they decided to reopen the road out of goodwill to facilitate the traffic study as requested by the Mentri Besar.

He said all legal matters would go ahead and they would attend the hearing fixed for Dec 8 at the Shah Alam High Court.

Meanwhile, the joint action group against the road closure headed by Tropicana Residents Association Mohamed Shukri Zain called for an emergency meeting yesterday morning at the Tropicana Golf and Country Resort to discuss the matter.

The group decided that they too would file an application for an injunction by Thursday but would discuss it with their solicitors on who to file it against.

About 50 people attended the meeting including those from Tropicana Residents Association, Riana Green, Citra Damansara, Palm Springs and Casa Tropicana.

During the meeting, some of the issues raised by the representatives of the joint action group included:

·The application of injunction filed by Bura, which would go against the Mentri Besar’s request to reopen the road to facilitate a traffic study;

·The setting up of a booth at the 1 Utama shopping centre by Bura to collect signatures for their petition to keep the road closed, raising questions to the credibility of the signatures collected; and

lThe putting up of banners along Jalan Tanjung to protest the reopening of the road by Bandar Utama residents, which is seen as in bad taste.

Meanwhile, the Selangor government thanked BUCC for re-opening Jalan Tanjung in Bandar Utama as agreed with the state, MBPJ and Dijaya Corporation at the meeting on Nov 22.

Khalid said as agreed at the meeting, the reopening of the road for two weeks would not prejudice the ongoing legal disputes between BUCC and Dijaya.

The move will now allow MBPJ to study the feasibility of widening Jalan Tanjung to a four-lane road from its current two-lane road.

He said this study was not limited to the widening of Jalan Tanjung and was part of a holistic traffic dispersal study to other access routes in search of long-term solutions to the problem of bad traffic conditions in Dama-nsara.

Apart from the reopening of Jalan Tanjung, MBPJ plans to implement the short-term measure to ease traffic congestion which includes reassigning the U-turn at the junction of Jalan Tropicana Selatan and Jalan Hilir Bandar Utama near a nursery further up in the area; and building a road to link Jalan PJU1A/1 in Ara Damansara to Persiaran Tropicana.

The state is committed to finding long-term measures to address the problem and will be calling all developers in Damansara to take part in the process.

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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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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.

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Protest in Star Metro Today

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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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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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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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