New access road a boon

Amirudin (fourth from right) giving away goodie bags to motorists at the opening ceremony of the new access road for Taman Raintree residents.

AFTER years of putting up with a narrow, pothole-ridden back lane as an alternative route, residents in Taman Raintree, Batu Caves, Selangor, now have a new, two-lane road.

Now known as Jalan Raintree Utama, residents said its construction, which is off Jalan Station, began six months ago.