“Many of the residents do not want the road to be closed. We will be meeting the mayor (Datuk Mohamad Roslan Sakiman) to hand over a petition,” said Shukri, who is heading the action committee.
He said that even though the road was owned by the Bandar Utama developer, it was a matter of public interest as many other people used the road besides Tropicana residents.
“When the agreement was made between the developers of Tropicana and Bandar Utama to temporarily use the road as an access, there were no other residential areas.
“But, over the years, many other developments have sprung up,” Shukri said.
He said the main access through the Tropicana tunnel would not be able to cope with the traffic if Jalan Tanjung was closed.
“It would merely shift the congestion from that junction to the BU11 junction,” he said.
He said that in the interest of public convenience, residents were calling for the state government to acquire the land under the Land Acquisition Act 1960.
Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) public relations officer Zainun Zakaria said the notification signboard to change the traffic flow to one-way was put up by the developer, not the council.
“So far, the council has not made any decision on the road closure. Any decision would have to go through the Infrastructure and Traffic sub-committee,” she said.
She added that the council would discuss the feasibility of acquiring the land for public use.
The sub-committee is scheduled to meet on Nov 11. |
