Media Statement by Rajiv Rishyakaran, ADUN for Bukit Gasing,
on Monday, 28th April 2014.
CEO cannot claim Kidex is the best option without proof
I refer to the claim by Kidex CEO, Datuk Mohd Nor Idrus
Before Kidex can attempt to claim that its proposed highway
is “best way to ease congestion”, they must be forthcoming and reveal the
Traffic Impact Assessment, that has surely been commission by the company.
The proposed highway will definitely have an impact on
existing local roads in Petaling Jaya – the question is for the better or
worse?
We can see from the little that Kidex has thus shared on
their website and public displays, that there are few ramps connecting the
elevated highway to existing local roads. The public has a right to know
whether these connections will cause more congestion, or actual relieve. From
other examples of highways that we have, we can see that it is a real
posibility that the highway might make congestion worse for PJ folk.
If Kidex can really claim to bring down the pass thru
traffic in Petaling Jaya by whatever amount, it must be ready to show studies,
by professionals to back that claim. And it must open that study to scrutiny by
MBPJ, the Selangor Government and 3rd party professionals.
The public has been waiting for far too long for this. Its
time Kidex comes clean on it.
