The Borneo Post

Residents want developer to use alternativ­e access road

- By Lim How Pim reporters@theborneop­ost.com

It is also being used by nonresiden­ts and commercial vehicles using and passing from GreenHeigh­ts area to 4th Mile Jalan Penrissen which has further aggravated the traffic congestion during peak hours.

KUCHING: Residents and home owners of the Shefford View Neighbourh­ood located at Lorong Stampin Tengah 5E here want the developer of a condominiu­m project nearby to use an alternativ­e road into their project site.

They have protested to the use of Lorong Stampin Tengah 5E as a main access into the proposed condominiu­m project.

SUPP Public Complaints Bureau ( SUPP PCB) chief Wilfred Yap recently held a meeting with the affected residents numbering some 1,000 house owners in the neighbourh­ood.

During the meeting, Yap was told that the residents around Shefford View Neighbourh­ood objected to vehicles and machinerie­s of the condominiu­m developer using Lorong Stampin Tengah 5 to get into or out of the project site.

Yap said Lorong Stampin Tengah 5 (gazetted with maximum five tonnes tonnage road signs and having eight to nine bumps) was already experienci­ng heavy traffic by the over 1,000 residents.

“It is also being used by nonresiden­ts and commercia l vehicles using and passing from GreenHeigh­ts area to 4th Mile

Wilfred Yap, SUPP Public Complaints Bureau (SUPP PCB) chief

Jalan Penrissen which has further aggravated the traffic congestion during peak hours.

“SUPP PCB had, on Nov 10, 2016, on behalf of the affected residents of Shefford View Neighbourh­ood written to Resource Planning and Environmen­t Ministry and state Land and Survey Department to notify them on their protest on the said matter.

“However, SUPP PCB and the affected residents did not receive any response from the authoritie­s,” said Yap.

He said the affected residents of Shefford View Neighbourh­ood had requested SUPP PCB to convey their predicamen­t to Chief Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg.

The affected residents hoped that the relevant authoritie­s would ensure that the developer use Jalan Datuk Bandar Mustapha as the main access to their high density and commercial developmen­t, he said.

He noted that any further increase in traffic would further overload Lorong Stampin Tengah 5, causing the entire safety, social, well-being and peacefulne­ss of the 1,000 plus residents to be badly disrupted.

According to Yap, SUPP PCB is always ready to lend a helping hand to anyone facing problems or who come across problems of public interest but does not know how to deal with it.

Those requiring assistance can call SUPP PCB’s mobile number at 016-7797688 or 082-246999 or visit SUPP headquarte­rs.

 ??  ?? Yap (right) hands over a letter of appeal on behalf of the residents of Shefford View Neighbourh­ood to the Chief Minister’s Office.
Yap (right) hands over a letter of appeal on behalf of the residents of Shefford View Neighbourh­ood to the Chief Minister’s Office.

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