Special Lane for Bus, Taxis in Jln Tun Sambanthan Beginning Aug 20

KUALA LUMPUR, The Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Ministry will create a special lane for buses and taxis in Jalan Tun Sambanthan heading to Bangsar and Seputeh, while maintaining Jalan Sultan Abdul Samad as one-way street starting on Aug 20.Its minister, Senator Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin said the move was hoped to provide more comfort to the residents, traders and road users in Brickfields who have been suffering traffic congestion and noise pollution due to ongoing work on a traffic dispersal system there which began in October last year.

"The main problem faced by road users and residents is traffic congestion and noise pollution especially in Jalan Sultan Abdul Samad as the road is the main road for buses heading to Seputeh and Bangsar," he said in a statement here today.He said since Aug 3, 2010, the traffic congestion eased after the road was turned into a one-way street and thus, the ministry and Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) were planning to maintain the one-way traffic flow."However, if there is a need to turn Jalan Sultan Abdul Samad back to a  two-way street, it will be studied and reviewed," he said.

    
Meanwhile, he said the creation of a special lane for buses and taxis in Jalan Tun Sambanthan heading to Taman Seputeh or Jalan Travers in Bangsar would also help in diverting the buses from entering Jalan Sultan Abdul Samad.To facilitate pedestrians, especially the blind, Raja Nong Chik said five overhead pedestrian bridges would also be built in Brickfields, with two of them equipped with elevators for the disabled."Apart from that, elevated parking lots would also be built in Jalan Tun Sambanthan 1 near the DBKL Sports Club and in Jalan Tun Sambanthan 6 near the Brickfields Post Office," he added. 

Source : Bernama