Trouble-shooting: Wong (seated, in white), Ang (right) and a representative from the Public Works Department (partly hidden behind Wong) together with Taman Thean Teik residents studying a map of the development project along Lebuhraya Thean Teik
As reported in The Star
THE Public Works Department (JKR) and Belleview Group will work together to come up with a solution for residents staying along Lebuhraya Thean Teik where road widening works are underway.
Representatives from JKR and Belleview met with state Housing Committee chairman Wong Hon Wai and Taman Thean Teik resi-dents to discuss issues about their safety as the back of their homes are practically adjacent to the widened road.
Businessman Richard Ooi, 55, said that apart from concerns of cars crashing into their homes, the drainage system would also be a problem.
“We are concerned that if there is no proper drainage system, our drains will not be able handle the water from a nearby river.
“Another issue is the traffic flow along the highway. There is a bottleneck at its middle (from three lanes to two lanes on either side) and this is going to cause jams,” he said.
The representative from JKR said they would have a discussion with Belleview to address these issues, adding that they were confident of coming up with a ‘win-win’ solution.
Paul Ang, a supervisor from Belleview, said that he would inform his superiors about the situation.
Regarding the drainage problem, he said they were building an underground retention pond in the deve-lopment area.
Wong said these were legitimate complaints by the residents and they needed to be addressed.
“We hope that the JKR and Belleview will make adjustments in their plans to solve the impending problems.”
On Monday, The Star highlighted the concerns of residents worried about cars crashing into their homes as well as the noise and dirt from the road works.
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