Councilor Tan Jo Hann (left) in deep discussion with MPSJ engineering officer, resident and IOI representatives.
Today 26 Dec 2008 Councilor Tan Jo Han together with the IOI management Mr Esmond and his engineer, the MPSJ Engineering team led by Encik Adnan Director of Engineering Department, community leaders, Mr David Yap & Jacky Teh (RA BP7), Mr William (Sri Camelia apartments), and Sargeat Matsood, Ketua Balai of BP went for a site visit at the Columbia Asia Hospital road junction of Lebuh Puteri. This is a follow-up visit of the accident site involving a motorcycle and a car that took place on 23 Dec 2008.
Full story also reported at Acacia Puteri 7 RA blog.
Tan Jo Hann's statement reproduced verbatim :
"Today I visited the site of the numerous accident at the junction right outside Columbia Hospital at Bandar Puteri. A meeting was held there together with the IOI management Mr Esmond and his engineer; the MPSJ Engineering team led by Enc Adnan Director of Engineering Department, community leaders, Mr David Yap & Jacky Teh (RA BP7), Mr William (Sri Camelia apartments), and Sargeat Matsood, Ketua Balai of BP.
After much extensive discussions & exploration here is what was decided collectively:
1. Immediately to cut the low bushes obstructing vision all along the island stretch on that portion of the Lebuh Puteri road.
2. The existing speed breakers on both sides of the road in the vicinity of the junction outside Columbia Hospital will be thickened to slow down speeding vehicles.
3. It was also decided that these immediate measures will be completed latest by January 5th 2009.
4. Meanwhile IOI traffic consultants will immediately do further study of the situation to ascertain the possibility of setting up wide road humps on both side of the road, and also the installation of a traffic lights at the junction in question.
5. The findings should be completed latest by the end of January 2009 and will be forwarded to the MPSJ "Jawatan Kuasa" on Infrastructure for approval and to be carried out by IOI (The roads are still under the management of IOI as it is not yet handed over to the MPSJ)
With these measures in place we hope and plead that all parties especially the motorists and general public will cooperate to ensure road safety is top priority!
Councilor Tan Jo Hann, Zone 16"
