A s s i s t a n t M i n i s t e r o f Infrastructure Development, Datuk Haji Daud Abdul Rahman said the population in Matang area had reached about 50,000 people and the number of vehicles had also increased.
“The problem of traffic congestion is really worrying especially in the early morning when parents are sending their children to schools and during peak hours,” he told reporters when checking on the problems of traffic congestion at the Matang By-Pass temporary road infront of SMK Matang Jaya here Wednesday.
Daud said, the temporary road measuring a distance of three kilometers had been completed about four months ago.The road now is being used by various types of vehicle and they were all avoiding using the Matang Road which lead to the Datuk Temenggong Abdul Kipli Abang Akip roadabout .
“We made a thorough study and present the matter to Public Work Department (JKR) and the professionals to find the most effective ways to overcome the problem of congestion in the Matang area,” he said.
He added that there is no plan to construct a fly-over in Matang area but his ministry will wait for the result of a study that had been carried out to identify the most effective ways to reduce the problem of congestion in the areas.
“I agree with the statement issued by the Minister of Housing and Urban Development Datuk Amar Abang Haji Johari Tun Openg recently that the construction of a viaduct will not be able to solve the problem of traffic congestion but however, I am not against its construction,” he said.
Meanwhile, he said after the connection of Federal Road which passes through Matang area is completed in 2012, he hoped the problem of traffic congestion there would be reduced in the future.
Daud who is also Tupong Assemblyman said an alternative road had been planned to be built at Paroh in Matang and it is included in the 10th MalaysianPlan.
“Proposal to build this new road is now being considered in the 10th Malaysia Plan and if there is no problem, we are scheduling the road to be built by next year,” he said.
He said, the residents in the Matang areas should accept the fact that the problem of traffic congestion is something that cannot be avoided.
“The government is certainly making effort to find the best ways to reduce this problem of traffic congestion because it happen everywhere especially now that Kuching City is rapidly growing,” he said.
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