SUBANG Jaya City Council (MBSJ) has begun construction of a scupper drain across Jalan SS14 to address recurring flash floods affecting the intersection with Jalan SS14/7F in Subang Jaya, Selangor.
This follows a StarMetro report on June 1 highlighting residents’ struggles with flash floods after heavy rain.
The project overseen by MBSJ’s Engineering Department aims to divert surface runoff before it overwhelms the drainage system.
The solution involves a diagonal scupper drain spanning 16m across Jalan SS14.
This will channel water into the existing drain bordering the field of SK Subang Jaya.
To accommodate increased water flow, the existing drain will be widened to one metre.
A MBSJ department engineer said the project involved widening a 30m stretch of old drainage culverts along the school field, before reaching the sump at Jalan SS14/8H.
Additionally, plans are also underway to construct a similar scupper drain some 90m before Jalan SS14/7C.
Despite initial delays due to an accidentally damaged asbestos pipe on June 28 resulting in temporary water disruption in SS14, the project is now underway and is expected to be completed within a week.
This initiative addresses the safety concerns raised by residents like Ahmad Nazli Hashim, 72, whose corner lot house in Jalan SS14/7F was affected by flooding due to overflowing drainage.
He said following road resurfacing works five years ago, Jalan SS14/7F and Jalan SS14 became slightly elevated and when it rained, drain water would overflow resulting in flash floods.
