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ONE of the possible solutions to the traffic congestion in Persiaran Kewajipan is to take away the traffic lights in front of the Summit USJ.
In a meeting with USJ 9 and USJ 11 residents, Subang Jaya municipal councillor Rajiv Rishyakaran said the four-phase traffic lights at the interchange was holding up the traffic.
“If we remove the traffic lights, motorists travelling along Persiaran Kewajipan can enjoy free flowing traffic to get to USJ or Subang Jaya.
“Kesas, the highway concessionaire for Shah Alam Express-way, has to build two U-turns - one in front of the Sunway toll plaza and the other in the opposite direction — to facilitate motorists going to Puchong or Shah Alam,” he said.
He said Kesas had recently agreed to look into this suggestion.
On the parking nightmare in the USJ 9 commercial area, Rajiv said the council was planning to take measures and one of it was to legalise double parking to manage the situation.
“We can probably draw boxes for double parking but the vehicle owners must leave their contact numbers and respond within three to five minutes when the other car owners want to leave. Otherwise, their vehicles will be towed away,” he said.
However, Rajiv said this suggestion had received mixed reaction and as such nothing had been finalised yet.
Subang Jaya assemblyman Hannah Yeoh, on the other hand, updated the residents on various issues in the area, including her plan to turn Millennium Park into a Speakers’ Corner.
Also present were Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony Pua and Kelana Jaya MP Loh Gwo Burne.