Barriers at Jalan Dato Abu Bakar to Jalan 16/11 (above) have caused concern, including that of motorists cutting across the road to access SPRINT Highway — Photos: KAMARUL ARIFFIN/The Star
A CONDOMINIUM developer has been ordered to remove road barriers that have caused a traffic gridlock in Section 16 of Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Petaling Jaya mayor Mohamad Zahri Samingon said barriers at the end of Jalan Dato Abu Bakar into Jalan 16/11 were placed without approval from Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ).
“The developer has not applied for a permit to use the road.
“Our officers who visited the site ordered them to be removed,” he said of barriers facilitating lorries accessing the site of the condominium project.
A check by StarMetro yesterday found barriers along Jalan 16/11 removed, while those closing the access road from Jalan Dato Abu Bakar to SPRINT Highway remained.
Motorists heading to SPRINT have been cutting across Jalan 16/11 to get to the highway.
MBPJ said the stretch of road that remained closed to traffic was under the jurisdiction of SPRINT.
Motorists cutting across the road to access SPRINT Highway .
A SPRINT spokesperson, when contacted, said they were looking into the matter.
R. Priya, who works at Phileo Damansara, said the barriers had narrowed Jalan 16/11 while making it dangerous because of motorists wanting to get to SPRINT highway.
“I feel nervous turning from Jalan Dato Abu Bakar to Jalan 16/11 as some cars stop abruptly at the corner to turn into SPRINT,” she said.
