By YB Rajiv

In reference to the comments by traffic consultant Goh Bok Yen (https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2019/07/21/wheres-traffic-impact-study-for-highway-takeover-says-expert/ with all due respect he is missing the point of the highway take over exercise by the government.

Traffic Impact Assessments (TIA) is a very useful and necessary exercise when building a new highway, or realigning interchanges on existing highways or when major developments are being proposed. However, this is not the case in the take over of the 4 highways that is ongoing, namely Lebuhraya Damansara Puchong (LDP), Sistem Penyuraian Trafik KL Barat (SPRINT), Lebuhraya Shah Alam (KESAS) dan Terowong SMART (SMART).

Now, PJDLink developers need to produce all the TIA, SIA, EIA, and also get them endorsed and approved, before they can even say they have some form of blueprint. Till then, they have no right to see RA reps, as this is bypassing the State process.