Today I visited the site of the numerous accident at the junction right outside Columbia Asia Hospital at Bandar Puteri. A meeting was held there together with the IOI management Mr Esmond and his engineer; the MPSJ Engineering team led by Encik Adnan Director of Engineering Department, community leaders, Mr David & Mr Jacky (Acacia Puteri 7 RA), Mr William (Sri Camelia apartments), and Sargeant Matsood, Ketua Balai of Bandar Puteri.
After much extensive discussions and exploration here is what was decided collectively:
1. Immediately to cut the low bushes obstructing vision all along the island stretch on that portion of the Lebuh Puteri road.
2. The existing speed breakers on both sides of the road in the vicinity of the junction outside Columbia Asia Hospital will be thickened to slow down speeding vehicles.
3. It was also decided that these immediate measures will be completed latest by January 5th 2009.
4. Meanwhile IOI traffic consultants will immediately do further study of the situation to ascertain the possibility of setting up wide road humps on both side of the road, and also the installation of a traffic lights at the junction in question.
5. The findings should be completed latest by the end of January 2009 and will be forwarded to the MPSJ "Jawatan Kuasa" on Infrastructure for approval and to be carried out by IOI (The roads are still under the management of IOI as it is not yet handed over to the MPSJ)
With these measures in place we hope and plead that all parties especially the motorists and general public will cooperate to ensure road safety is top priority!