The Star, Tuesday April 23, 2013
Finding
a way out: The effectiveness of the Jalan Besar project remains to be
seen as the project has not been completed yet. — filepic
SERI
Kembangan, a township located between Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, has
seen rapid development in recent years. The development has made traffic
congestion a constant nightmare for residents.
In January last year, the state government announced an initiative to tackle the traffic jams in Jalan Besar.
The idea was to turn part of Jalan Besar into a one-way street and link it with Jalan Raya 1 and Jalan 1/10 to form a ring road.
In
other words, the stretch of Jalan Besar, which is currently a
dual-carriageway with two lanes in each direction, will only allow
traffic to head towards the direction of Serdang Raya and South City
Plaza in the future.
While the effectiveness of the project
remains to be seen as the project has not been completed yet, criticisms
and doubts have been raised.
Meanwhile, a new interchange
linking Jalan Putra Permai to Maju Expressway (MEX) is another project
that will hopefully alleviate the traffic situation in Seri Kembangan.
The interchange, approved by the Cabinet last June, will shorten the distance from Seri Kembangan to Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.
Seri
Kembangan also made headlines when the morning market and night market
were relocated in a bid to ease the nagging traffic woes at the old
sites.
Although the relocations drew objections, they were
eventually carried out and the markets are now located in Jalan SK 6/1
and Jalan PSK 7 in the Seri Kembangan Commercial Centre, respectively.
In the 13th general election, incumbent assemblyman Ean Yong Hian Wah is defending his seat.
His
opponent is Seri Kembangan MCA service centre chief Raymond Chin Toong
Kang, who works alongside Serdang parliamentary constituency coordinator
Datuk Yap Pian Hon.
Serdang MCA chairman Datuk Liew Yuen Keong,
who lost to Ean Yong in the last general election by 7,244 votes, has
not been named as a candidate.
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