Council to leave traffic routes as it is for the time being
A view of Jalan Liu Shan Bang in Kota Sentosa.
Chong (centre) stressing a point during the discussion. With him are Lo and Chiew.
Its chairman Lo Khere Chiang said the council could not reopen it just because of complaints highlighted by Kota Sentosa assemblyman Chong Chieng Jen.
Lo said MPP had requested the police to facilitate traffic flow, and if traffic woes remained, the council would seek other solutions.
“We wrote to the police last week, and I have spoken to the police too. We will give it a month to see if the situation improves.
“If we are wrong, we will find other ways to improve it,” he said after a two-hour discussion with Chong and Batu Kawa assemblywoman Christina Chiew at MPP in Kota Padawan yesterday.
Before the discussion began, Chong, who is also Bandar Kuching MP, requested that the complainants be allowed to sit in, but Lo declined.
He reasoned there was no point in bringing them in as the council had briefed them many times on the situation before.
The discussion then proceeded with a presentation on the first phase of Proposed Improvement to Traffic Circulation at Kota Sentosa Commercial Area by the project consultant L&P Associates.
The proposal was presented to a council committee in October and November 2011, and again in January, April and August 2012 after embedding inputs gathered from the ground.
After the presentation was over, Chong again requested for the complainants to be included in the discussion, but Lo was firm in his stand.
Chong said it was inappropriate for MPP to rely on the police to direct traffic flow and address double-parking issues.
“How long can you ask the police to do that? Police can be there for one day and not be available the day after.”
He insisted that the median be re-opened as he claimed that traffic congestion had worsened after its closure.
It is understood that the median was closed on Dec 18 last year, and within a week Chong wrote in to request the council to revert to the old traffic plan.
According to the consultant, about 3,000 vehicles moved in and out of Kota Sentosa per hour.
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