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Township residents fume over access road closure |
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Written by Metro - Central
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Tuesday, 15 August 2006 |
 POLICE had to step in and disperse a large crowd that gathered at the main entrance to the Bandar Mahkota Cheras township to stage yet another protest against the closure of the township’s toll-free access road.
It took a while for the police to convince the residents to disperse peacefully but they gathered again – at the developer’s office next.
The office was closed that day even though it was supposed to be open from 10am to 5pm on Sundays.
The residents, who turned up in full force, demanded to know why Grand
Saga Sdn Bhd, the concessionaire for the Cheras-Kajang Highway, had put
up concrete barriers at the toll-free access road.
The closure of the access road forced residents
to travel an extra 6.5km using the access road to Bandar Sungai Long to
the Cheras 11th Mile toll plaza.
Bandar Mahkota Cheras resident’s association chairman Tan Boon Wah said
the access road meant for the township was closed to avoid loss of toll
revenue.
“When we first bought the houses here, we were promised the toll-free
access road. Now the developers have completely ignored our requests to
solve the matter with the highway concessionaire,’’ said Tan.
Tan said it was unfair on the part of the concessionaire to close the
access road built by the developer soon after it was opened.
He said the concessionaire had claimed that by opening the access to
the toll-free road, residents of Bandar Sungai Long would also use the
road to avoid paying toll at the Cheras 11th Mile toll plaza.
“This is not our problem. We are only asking what has been promised to us when we purchased properties here,’’ he added.
Read the complete article about the protest here.
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