‘Clear more areas to create parking bays’

Kg Chempaka residents want organised system so village can look tidy, attract visitors

KAMPUNG Chempaka residents are hoping more areas will be cleared to make way for an organised parking system, after seeing the 21 new bays created in the Petaling Jaya village.

The new parking bays, built by Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ), are located on the Jalan PJU 1/1 road shoulder, beside a monsoon drain.

Kampung Chempaka village head Theresa Lim said four years ago, 90 parking bays were created near the basketball court.

“New villages commonly do not have proper parking and people park wherever there is space,” she said.

She highlighted the need for an organised parking system to cater to visitors.

Lim: There is a need for organised parking in Kampung Chempaka to cater to those visiting village stalls.

“There is a growing need for proper parking as there are about 60 stalls selling food here.

“These stalls are attracting many people from Kelana Jaya, Bandar Utama and Taman Megah.

“The 21 parking bays were created after a few abandoned vehicles, overgrowth and illegal structure were removed to make space.

“This is good as we want our village to look clean and tidy,” said Lim.

Former area councillor John Leong said the village head submitted a request to the Housing and Local Government Ministry for the bays.

MBPJ built the bays at a cost of RM160,000 after the request was approved.

Leong: Jalan PJU 1/1 used to be congested but traffic flow is so much better now.

“The city council did not face resistance from locals when it cleared unwanted items and removed overgrowth from the road in September last year.

“Jalan PJU 1/1 used to be so congested but there is better traffic flow now,” said Leong.

He added that the village’s 30-year-old drainage system would be repaired soon.

This drainage project, costing RM800,000, will use funds from the Malaysian Road Records Information System (Marris).

Leong said the village was frequently flooded in the past but there had been no incident in the past three years after a river upgrading project.

“In spite of this, a 1.5m retention wall will be built,” he said.