Daily sufferings are coming to an end/soon for those who live or work in Bangsar and Damansara Heights, as well as Sprint users from PJ to KL. The flyover from Jalan Maarof to Jalan Semantan – which has caused congestion in the area and introduced detours affecting local residents – will finally open July 1.
Final. But according to Starwho contacted DBKL, only two of the three lanes of the new overpass will open next month – the third lane will only open in December 2023. In March, it was reported that two lanes would be opened. opened in May, but that didn’t happen didn’t happen.
According to sources in the English daily, the project contractor was unable to complete the May deadline due to the authorities’ restrictions on closing the lane earlier, which has affected important bridge works. important.
Estimated at RM211 million, the public-private partnership project (Pavilion, which is building a shopping mall in Pusat Bandar Damansara, as part of bill payments) started in December 2017 and was approved by FT Minister then it was Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor started in March 2018.
The 1.34 km long overpass will allow motorists from PJ to avoid the ramp from Petron station to Semantan metro station. It will have a Jalan Maarof exit for those coming to Bangsar. Traffic gets worse when this happened in october 2022. We will see if this new road system reduces congestion in the area. The countdown begins, July 1st.
