The group said it was only through media reports they found out that the new realignment plan for the PJD Link highway had been approved.
David Yoong, chairman of the Stakeholders cum Residents Against PJD Link group, said the matter was never discussed with residents. “We want to be provided with the complete information on the new alignment that was approved so we can review it,” he said.
He said the government and the relevant parties must be transparent about the costs involved, including the cost to reclaim the land and the expected revenue from the concession.
On Thursday, Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chean Chung said he had learnt at a parliamentary committee meeting that federal authorities had approved the new realignment plan for the PJD Link highway.
He said he attended a briefing held by the parliamentary select committee on infrastructure, transport and communications, at which MPs were informed that the Cabinet agreed on May 8 to allow project developer PJD Link (M) Sdn Bhd’s fresh proposal for a new alignment.
Lee said the ball was now in the Selangor government’s court, to decide whether the project will proceed or otherwise.
He said that before the state assembly elections last year, the Selangor leadership had pledged to ensure the project was scrapped.
On April 17, unity government spokesman Fahmi Fadzil said Putrajaya decided to cancel the project after the concessionaire failed to meet six out of 11 conditions set by the government.
The developer later said it was considering requests to review the alignment of the highway.
Separately, transport expert Rosli Khan, who attended the meeting with residents reiterated that building new highways would not resolve traffic congestions in the long run.
“To resolve such issues we need to improve public transport throughout the Klang Valley,” he said.
“We also need to revamp our toll system, by emulating Singapore,” he said. The republic has an open road toll system by which tolls are collected without the use of toll booths.
The proposed PJD Link would connect the north and south of Petaling Jaya, passing through Petaling Jaya Utara, Bandar Utama, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Petaling Jaya city centre, Taman Dato’ Harun, Taman Medan Baru, Taman Sri Manja, Bandar Kinrara and the Bukit Jalil Technology Park.
The proposal for the highway’s construction was approved in principle by the Cabinet in November 2017.