Johor exco rep to meet relevant agencies to address JB congestion due to roadworks

JOHOR BARU: A meeting chaired by Johor exco member Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh will be called on Thursday (Oct 5) evening to address the heavy congestion in several main roads here due to roadworks.

Johor Investment, Trade and Consumer Affairs Committee chairman Lee Ting Han said the state government is aware of the complaints from road users who are forced to sit in traffic for hours.

“The heavy congestion at the main roads was because of ongoing roadworks in several areas including the Pasir Gudang highway where three lanes had to be reduced to only one lane in each direction.

“I have received many complaints and I can fully relate because I was also one of those affected by the traffic jam, both while being chauffeured and when I drove myself.

“It took me more than two hours to get home to Pasir Gudang from Kota Iskandar after work. I can imagine how the other road users feel,” the Paloh assemblyman told the media after attending the launch of Tesla’s first supercharging station in Johor at Sunway Big Box here on Thursday (Oct 5).

He added that the journey usually takes less than an hour in smooth traffic.

Lee said state Works, Transportation, and Infrastructure Committee chairman Mohamad Fazli would be sitting down with the relevant agencies today to come up with a solution and immediate measures to address the problem.

He added that some of the early measures that could be taken are stationing traffic police or local council enforcement teams at strategic locations to manage the traffic flow.