THE Subang Jaya City Council (MBSJ) has been urged to redevelop its multipurpose hall on Jalan Besar in Seri Kembangan, Selangor, and add more parking spaces to support a new market being built nearby.
Seri Kembangan assemblyman Wong Siew Ki noted that while the hall had undergone previous upgrades, its outdated design featured malfunctioning air conditioners, lacked a light-emitting diode (LED) screen, and suffered from severe parking shortages.
"The situation is even more dire now as construction begins this year on a new adjacent market, which has no planned parking facilities.
“The hall should be redeveloped and equipped with modern facilities and a multistorey carpark with at least 600 parking lots to service visitors of the hall, the market and the nearby commercial area,” she said while debating the Second Selangor Plan (RS-2) during the state assembly sitting at Bangunan Dewan Negeri Selangor in Shah Alam on Wednesday (Aug 12).
A StarMetro report published on Sept 10 last year revealed that a consultant had been appointed to study ways to increase parking availability near the future Jalan Pasar market site, located roughly 230m from the hall.
Upgrading the multipurpose hall was reportedly being explored as one of the methods to introduce additional parking facilities in the area.
Wong also called for a Madani Recreation Park to be built on an open space on Jalan SR1/5 (opposite the Serdang Raya Selatan MRT station).
“The park can not only function as an e-bike or e-scooter rental hub to support first and last mile connectivity, but can also become a recreation space which can generate positive impacts for local residents and visitors alike,” she said.
She also urged MBSJ to look into the uncontrolled pocket land development in Seri Kembangan, which has led to issues such as traffic congestion, natural disasters and dust pollution.
“Flat or strata projects with more than 30 storeys are often approved without preparing sufficient public facilities to accommodate their needs.
“MBSJ should draft a masterplan that outlines Seri Kembangan’s development needs for the next 30 to 50 years,” she said.
