Phase 2 of the One Way Loop (OWL) includes removing road medians along certain parts of the route.
The Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) will proceed with implementing Phase 2 of the One Way Loop (OWL), which includes removing road medians along certain parts of the route.
“Other work also includes laying in the pedestrian and cyclist lanes, wiring closed-circuit television cameras for security, building bus-stops as well as landscaping,” said city councillor Lee Suet Sen after the council’s January full-board meeting.
MBPJ Deputy Mayor Puasa Md Taib explained that the council was engaging the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety (Miros) to conduct road safety assessments before, during and post-Phase 2 construction.
“The council has already engaged the contractor through open tender and awarded by the state’s tender committee, to conduct the Phase 2 construction works at RM23mil,” Puasa said.
Additionally, MBPJ is also in the process of engaging opinion research firm Merdeka Centre to conduct a survey on OWL stakeholders, especially business owners following complaints of a drop in business since the OWL took effect last year.
“We have not had any formal submissions, but there has been a lot of hearsay, so the survey will give us some solid numbers and a clearer picture on the business slowdown issue,” said Lee.
If the problem is widespread, the council would hold a dialogue before Chinese New Year, primarily with the business owners to see what the former could do to help rejuvenate business traffic.
“Other work also includes laying in the pedestrian and cyclist lanes, wiring closed-circuit television cameras for security, building bus-stops as well as landscaping,” said city councillor Lee Suet Sen after the council’s January full-board meeting.
MBPJ Deputy Mayor Puasa Md Taib explained that the council was engaging the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety (Miros) to conduct road safety assessments before, during and post-Phase 2 construction.
“The council has already engaged the contractor through open tender and awarded by the state’s tender committee, to conduct the Phase 2 construction works at RM23mil,” Puasa said.
Additionally, MBPJ is also in the process of engaging opinion research firm Merdeka Centre to conduct a survey on OWL stakeholders, especially business owners following complaints of a drop in business since the OWL took effect last year.
“We have not had any formal submissions, but there has been a lot of hearsay, so the survey will give us some solid numbers and a clearer picture on the business slowdown issue,” said Lee.
If the problem is widespread, the council would hold a dialogue before Chinese New Year, primarily with the business owners to see what the former could do to help rejuvenate business traffic.
