The Star, Friday January 6, 2012

Lorries damaging residential roads

HEAVY vehicles going through Taman Sri Langat, Kajang, are damaging the residential roads which are now riddled with potholes.

Taman Sri Langat Residents’ Association (RA) chairman Kusni Ahad said the lorries were from a factory site near the residential area.

Damaged roads: Heavy vehicles have caused the roads to be riddled with potholes.

 

“Previously the vehicles exited to the main road via a private road. However, about five years ago, that road was closed, hence the drivers started using residential roads instead.

“We have complained to the council but to no avail,” he said.

RA vice-chairman J.S. Tan said the lorries would pass by their houses daily.

“Our cars have been scratched by the heavy vehicles while using the narrow roads in the residential area.

“The lorry drivers would even ask us to remove our cars to make way for them,” he said.

Residents, Serdang MP Teo Nie Ching, Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj) officers and councillor Adram Musa, as well as officers from the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) went to the factory site yesterday where the lorries were transporting cables.

There were a few lorries parked at the site. It was observed that the site was also a hostel for workers.

A worker at the site said it was not a factory but merely a storage area for lorries and goods.

Teo said DID officers would check the status of the land to determine if the owner had encroached the land reserve.

“Their application will not be approved as it is situated near a residential area. Furthermore, while some of the land used is private, it is only for agriculture use, not industrial,” she said.