[The Star] Drama unfolds as cops step in to block road
No through road: Police officers were at the junction at 8am to close the road.
Temporary measure: (From left) Seri Kembangan assemblyman Ean Yong Hian Wah, Tan, Serdang MP Teo Nie Ching, Hulu Langat MP Che Rosli Che Mat and PAS representative Mohd Sany Hamzan trying to calm the residents.
By GEETHA KRISHNAN
MORE drama unfolded at Bandar Mahkota Cheras yesterday when the Kajang police temporarily closed the controversial road offering toll-free access to the Cheras-Kajang Highway.
Several patrol cars were used to block the road under the flyover leading to the Cheras 11th Mile toll plaza from 8am to 9.50am. This led to a large group of angry residents gathering at the site to protest the move.
Cheras MP Tan Kok Wai, who arrived at the scene at 9am, called Kajang OCPD Asst Comm Shakaruddin Che Mood to seek an explanation.
“I have spoken to the OCPD and he said it was done to protect road users’ safety as the traffic lights at the junction have not been synchronised.
“The police fear accidents may occur,” Tan said.
He appealed to ACP Shakaruddin to allow residents to use the road for another day, pending the outcome of the survey to determine who has the right of way over the road at a meeting at Menara MPKj in Kajang at 3pm.
Police personnel later removed their vehicles to allow motorists to pass through.
The access road built by Bandar Mahkota Cheras developer Narajaya Sdn Bhd was opened in September 2005 and closed soon after by highway concessionaire Grand Saga Sdn Bhd, who cited a loss of toll collection as the reason for the closure.
On Monday, residents defied an order from the Selangor government and opened the road.
The government had wanted a survey to be carried out with reports from the Hulu Langat Land Office, Kajang Municipal Council, Narajaya and Grand Saga.
At a press conference later, the surveyor said he needed a few more days to prepare the report and it would be ready soon.
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This article is taken from the Web Portal of "The Star" newspaper.
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Malaysian Bar Council 
1樓
1樓搶頭香
Traffic Police again....are these people hire
by Grand Saga? So "called" government servant,
but "close a raod" for a private highway
organiser....how can such thing happenned in
Malaysia?
2樓
2樓頸推
My dear Kajang People,
Do u know why 2 of d traffic police were
helping Grand Saga? i'm sure u know d
answer...d answer is we are not as rich as d
party that "asked" d help of them to close d
road! Cubalah bayang setiap kali kalaulah
trafik tahan kenderaan di tepi jalan, apakah
gambran dalam otak kita? Adakah kita ni pikir
yg si trafik ni tega jalankan tugas?
Sg Long - Sahidi
3樓
3樓坐沙發
Come on dont talk about our traffic police, u
r spoiling my mode! But i think d Pakatan
Rakyat should say thks 2 them, because by
doing so they r definately helping Pakatan 2
win in d next GE.
4樓
福樓
Traffic Police! All of us should know why they
were helping Grand Saga on 24 April 8:00am
early morning. They were there mainly because
Grand Saga wanted them to go! Our former MB,
Khir Toyo, can openly backup this highway
operator, what can these 2 traffic police do
when they being instructed to close the road?
So, please do not put the blame on them only!
Pakatan Rakyat should question Khir Toyo, are
he being "instructed" to backup Grand Saga
recently in papers!
Just Because We Care (JBWC)
5樓
專業的5樓
Traffic Police! Who like them in Malaysia!
Ah Hui - Sg Long
6樓
6樓
Ah Hui,
You are totally wrong! A lot of people like them
very much....I don't have the proof but the picture
shown that Grand Saga's boss much be loving them
very much. Just imagine....how proud he is now! Can
you ask our PDRM to do work for you? Am I right?
Tell me when you have "sucessfully" get PDRM to
solve your problem without any ........?
Sungai Long - Ah Kam
7樓
7樓
My fellow Kajang People, Sahidi, Ah Soo, JBWC,
Ah Hui & Ah Kam,
Cantonese proverb "buy coffin does not know
the place", don simply criticize our so
called "government servant".....you all know
ISA? Our Hawaii 5 Blacks still inside the
Kemunting Lockup! Besides, our poor Muar Boy,
Ah Wee, whose accidentally "made" a joke on
Negara Ku, still waiting for the date to
return to M'sia from Taiwan. Remember
(Cantonese proverb again) "be careful in order
to sail for ten thousand years of ship"!
Kajang - Ah Boy
8樓
8樓
JBWC, YB Teo is from Chinese Schoollah, i'm
sure
she know wat is given name & wat is family
name. Don kaa-pu (Hokkien means busy body) OK?
But please give u support 2 YB Teo OK! We need
quality MP in the Parliament not MP only
seeing Longkang (drain) OK? So don get angry
with me OK?
Kajang - Ah Boy
9樓
9樓
Lee Wee Tak & Tan, my buddy-buddy don't talk
too muchlah, please go to Mahkota Cheras and
show that we are keen and we are backing them
up. I'll be going back to Kajang on 1 May,
I'll bring my family there to show that we are
concern.
Kajang - Ah Boy
10樓
10樓
I read that the Grand Saga company's capital
to build the highway was around RM287 million.
The toll collected has exceeded RM300 million.
So why still suck money from poor Malaysian by
collecting tols?
I was driving to work every morning. I was
placed in a long frustrating queue leading to
Phoenix Plaza only after paying toll! What a
joke!! Pay to get frustration, waste of time,
and traffic jamm??
Closing the access road is unethical. Why
should Selangor Gov compensate Grand Saga
which has already made profit while selangor
has no contract? Denying the access road has
caused loss of time, petrol, convenience, etc
to the affected residents. Instead of asking
compensation, Grand Saga should COMPENSATE the
residents for their loss resulting from road
closure!!