No To Link

It does appear that the fight, if there ever was any in the first place, has fizzled out. Save one lone voice?

A USJ3A Resident via The Star: No To Link.

Sometime ago, residents of USJ had protested against the proposed flyover link which was supposed to connect Subang Hi-Tech Industrial Park in Batu Tiga to USJ, Subang. After more than six months of waiting, its fate is finally known.

Despite all the concrete concerns raised by residents directly affected by the link, neither the local authorities nor the state government were bothered to listen to us. It appears that the proposed link is more important than the lives of thousands of residents.

Can I ask why the flyover should be built? Often, in such a case, no concrete reasons are offered to citizens by the local authorities. Despite all the trouble taken by the various community groups to brainstorm on its issues, their efforts are put to waste.

Had this development already been decided from the very beginning? If so, what is the point of having public hearings? Is it merely a show to satisfy Local Agenda 21?

One cannot deny that the proposed development will bring more harm than good.

More traffic will enter the already congested Jalan Tujuan, concerns over school children’s safety as a school directly fronts the main road leading to this flyover, and noise and dust pollution. And there are gas pipelines intersecting the road leading to this flyover.

Perhaps the most feasible solution would be to install I-beam gantries to prevent heavy vehicles accessing the flyover. But then again, such structures can easily be removed at the stroke of a pen. Hardly anyone from our Government bothers to take note of the rakyat’s concerns despite our many attempts to inform them.

Wouldn’t the construction of this flyover defeat the purpose of upgrading road works in Jalan Tujuan, which was primarily done to ease traffic congestion within USJ/Subang? Why waste taxpayers money?

USJ/Subang is already blessed with many access roads. Why build a flyover access which will end in a bottleneck – a tunnel at Batu Tiga? How will it help reduce traffic woes within USJ, Subang?

I strongly urge the local authorities to work together with residents. We are not against development or change, as long as it brings real benefit to all.

USJ3A Resident

No one is talking. Not the USJRA. Not the Action Committee. Not even the residents themselves.

The USJRA which spearheaded this campaign needs to be reminded that "No COMMUNICATION is still COMMUNICATION." You need come forth and show that you are still relevant.