Thursday April 28, 2011
Potholes not patched despite complaints to City Hall
By THO XIN YI
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THE roads in Kuala Lumpur are still filled with potholes despite numerous complaints.
Seputeh MP Teresa Kok said she was frustrated with Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) for not taking action to patch up the potholes that she had highlighted.
Since August last year, her office had written four letters to DBKL Public Works Department regarding the problem.
The latest, dated April 22, identified nine locations in Happy Garden, Taman Salak Selatan, Taman United, Taman Kuchai Jaya, Bandar Baru Sri Petaling and Taman Overseas Union.
“Driving on Jalan Awan Besar is like riding on a horse,” she said.
Kok said the roads were supposed to be retarred every five years.
“However, the roads in my constituency have been left unattended. We have raised the issue with Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Seri Ahmad Fuad Ismail several times too.
“DBKL said some of the potholes are caused by utility companies, which did not patch up the roads after completing repair works.
“DBKL had also said it has allocated RM54mil to retar roads, starting with the city centre.
“But we don’t know when the project will come to this area,” she said.
She added that many residents accused her of not fulfilling her responsibilities as an elected representative because of the potholes.
“I hope the residents understand that I am not Kuala Lumpur mayor or DBKL Public Works Department director.
“They can help to pressure DBKL to look into the problem by calling 1800-88-3255,” she said.
Kok and a group of residents gathered at Jalan Selesa 1 in Taman Gembira to show their displeasure over the problem.
A resident, Loo Swe On, 72, added that a field in the area is uneven, causing it to be a breeding ground for mosquitoes.
This is because the uneven patches contain stagnant water.
“The drains in the backlanes are also broken,” he said.
Dear Teresa
I am a resident of Sri Petaling. In addition to the potholes, may I draw your attention to the rubbish scattered all over the township?
Is it possible that an event to be organise with SPRA a gotong-royong to help to clear existing rubbish dumpsites which are normally located at road junctions?
In addition is it possible that YB put up SIGNAGES to discourage residents from throwing rubbish on the roadsides?
The new commercial area in Jalan Radin Bagus is getting worse by the day with haphazard parking everywhere.
One final issue are banners and buntings that are an eyesore making the whole township looks like a “cowboy” town.
Perhaps you should engage SPRA more. I appreciate YB has more pressing matters to attend but it needs a leader to kick up a campaign of any sort.
Thank you.
KP Mak
dear theresa…it is not very weird about these potholes. they are everywhre in the city of kl. there is one stretch along jln genting klang from mrr2 infornt of tar and some army camps/barracks….its the worst among all the potholes that the city hall have been keeping all these while. either city hall is incapable to supervise the job or the contractor is very good at ‘covering ‘the potholes..
KP Mak, may I say that this country is lawless?
Yes, there are plenty of laws in our statute books but almost none of them are enforced.
Even policemen are regularly breaking the laws that they are supposed to enforce.
Have you seen police vehicles parked blatantly on five-foot-ways, just a few meters from the traffic police HQ in Jalan H S Lee?
It’s happening daily!!
As for having signboards to discourage residents from throwing their rubbish helter-skelter, have you seen signboards put up by city hall in KL regarding hefty fines for throwing rubbish and to find bags of rubbish RIGHT AT THE FOOT OF THE SIGN? Daily?
All in all, this country has gone to the dogs!
That’s why Malaysians have to go all out to put the PR in Putrajaya WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY!!!