The Star, Monday November 19, 2012

Hydroseeding to strengthen slope at Ampang Look Out Point

Flashback: The danger of the slope was highlighted on Saturday in StarMetro.

 

JALAN Ampang-Hulu Langat, which was closed since Thursday night due to a landslide at the Ampang Look Out Point, has been re-opened on Saturday night.

Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj) corporate communications head Shariman Mohd Nor said Public Works Department (PWD) had approved the reopening of the road and would carry out works to strengthen the slope.

“The PWD slope department will use hydroseeding (a planting process that aids erosion control) and fibremat (used to stabilise surfaces) to strengthen the slope. The cost will be borne by PWD.

“PWD will also build a new drain in place of the one that gave way after the landslide.

“Remedial work, which takes three to four days, is expected to start today, depending on weather conditions as the process has to be carried out in dry conditions.

“A part of the road will be closed to facilitate the work,” he added.

Shariman said the council had removed all rocks, trees and soil on Friday. Three open tipper trucks and 50 workers were mobilised by MPKj for cleaning works.

“We did a spring cleaning on Saturday and washed the roads using water jets. The mud cake was 5cm thick and it had to be manually removed,” he said.