A proposed 2km flyover in Subang Jaya, which is facing protests from some residents, is part of a traffic dispersal plan for the city involving three phases, say assemblyman Michelle Ng and city councillor N Balachandran.
Ng and Balachandran acknowledged protests against the proposed flyover connecting Jalan Lagoon Selatan to the Subang-Kelana Link, but said the project in its current form would mitigate the traffic problems while meeting Subang Jaya’s mobility needs.
In a joint statement, they said the three-phase traffic dispersal plan would eventually help alleviate traffic congestion in the USJ, SS12-19 and Bandar Sunway areas.
The first phase involves upgrading the NPE-Persiaran Kewajipan roundabout and building an additional road with parking behind three houses of worship on Persiaran Kewajipan.
The second component involves the Jalan Lagoon Selatan-Subang-Kelana Link ramp while the third is the construction of a tunnel and upgrading roads from Sunway City to Jalan Lagoon Timur.
“It has been suggested that the flyover will only benefit residents from Bandar Sunway. This is not accurate. It will form part of a larger traffic dispersal plan for a rapidly expanding Subang Jaya.
“The direction of traffic flow that this flyover intends to discharge is traffic from Sunway to the NKVE and Federal Highway,” said Ng and Balachandran, both from DAP.
They said the current traffic flow was affecting USJ and SS12-19 as vehicles from Bandar Sunway must travel into these areas in order to access the Subang-Kelana Link, which would then connect them to the NKVE or Federal Highway.
The RM200 million project will reportedly be fully funded and constructed by Sunway South Quay Sdn Bhd.
On Saturday, several SS14 residents held a protest against the project, claiming they were kept in the dark on its details even after their last engagement with the Subang Jaya City Council (MBSJ) in August.
They were concerned that it would worsen congestion in their area instead of actually serving Subang Jaya residents. They also claimed MBSJ refused to share the traffic impact assessment (TIA) report it had prepared for the flyover.
MBSJ, however, said the project had gone through the necessary evaluations, including the TIA, and a development order had in fact been approved by its one-stop centre committee.
It said the social impact and environmental impact assessments were unnecessary as the project did not require land acquisition.
Ng and Balachandran said they were able to achieve resolutions to some of the concerns raised by residents, including the removal of a ramp from the flyover to Persiaran Kewajipan and the extension of sound barriers under the project.
They also pointed out that four town halls and seven meetings with residents had been held since April 2023, on top of MBSJ’s various meetings with the office of the local councillor, assemblyman and Subang MP.
Ng and Balachandran said it was difficult to strike a balance as there were residents who were supportive of the project and those who opposed it.
“We understand many are deeply concerned about the impact of the flyover on traffic flow, noise and the surrounding environment. These concerns are valid.
“At the same time, there are residents who experience daily congestion and have long supported efforts to ease traffic between Sunway, the SS areas, and USJ. The reality is we would not be able to please everyone.
“As people who are pro-public transport, we have realised that until the country is ready to implement a vehicle demand management regime, road infrastructure upgrades would continue to be necessary to ease congestion,” they said.
Ng and Balachandran added that their offices remained open to receive “respectful feedback” from people in Subang Jaya.
