Traffic along Persiaran Kewajipan to and from Kompleks 3K to DaMen has been a longstanding issue for residents of Subang Jaya.
As such, MPSJ has been working on a traffic management plan to improvise this stretch of road, reports Subang Jaya assemblywoman Michelle Ng Mei Sze in a recent Facebook post.
“Having researched and consulted experts and stakeholders including KESAS, I would like to inform residents of Subang Jaya that MPSJ will be running a trial for a new traffic management plan at the interchange between Persiaran Kewajipan and Shah Alam Expressway (Kesas) over two months, effective 9 June,”
Michelle reports that northbound vehicles travelling from USJ will not be allowed to turn right onto Kesas to head to Kuala Lumpur. Instead, these vehicles must turn left towards Shah Alam and take the nearby elevated U-turn.
The left-most lane of the four-lane northbound carriageway from USJ 1 to SS14 will be closed to allow smoother traffic flow.
“Southbound motorists will no longer be allowed to make a U-turn at the traffic light in front of Da Men shopping mall. Motorists from Kuala Lumpur who are headed to SS14 must instead go past the interchange, take the elevated U-turn and exit Kesas via the slip road. I am aware of a longer route that some of us might have to take. Hence in the next two months from 9 June onwards, I encourage Persiaran Kewajipan users to ask whether their overall travel time has been shortened after sufficient time has been given for drivers to get used to the new traffic.”
Michelle expresses that if it has, this will be a short term pain for a long term gain. Meanwhile, if it hasn’t tempered with the driver’s travel time, then Subang would have at least exhausted an option in trying to resolve this issue, adding that it really is only a matter of coming up with another solution to the problem.
“This was not a decision reached in haste. I would need all of Subang to work together to solve this. Thank you in advance, Subang.”
