By Fitri Hazim Hazam
SHAH ALAM, July 30 — The Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) has upgraded the pedestrian walkway at the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Phileo Damansara station since July 1 to provide comfort to its commuters.
Mayor Mohamad Zahri Samingon said the upgrades also involve the walkways along Jalan 16/11 and Jalan 16/15 in Section 16, which are expected to be completed by November 18 this year.
“The project was implemented after considering feedback from various parties to ensure that users and nearby residents are comfortable and safe when using public transportation services,” he said during the MBPJ monthly meeting yesterday.
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Petaling Jaya Mayor Mohamad Zahri Samingon chairs the Petaling Jaya City Council monthly meeting at the council's headquarters along Jalan Yong Shook Lin in Petaling Jaya, on July 29, 2024. — Picture via FACEBOOK/MAJLIS BANDARAYA PETALING JAYA[/caption]
Zahri added that the project was carried out per the Petaling Jaya Local Plan 1 and 2 (2017) to make Petaling Jaya a 'first and last mile improvement' area.
“The plan identified a total of 25 stations with transit-oriented development (TOD) elements.
“Of this number, 20 stations are existing stations, while the other five are new MRT station routes that are currently under construction,” he said.
Meanwhile, Zahri said that MBPJ recently conducted a gotong-royong activity with residents to destroy mosquito breeding sites, in collaboration with the Petaling District Health Office.
The programme is carried out from time to time to control the increase in dengue cases and to raise public awareness about the disease's hazards.
“This activity is conducted in several locations including Kampung Sungai Kayu Ara, Apartment Indah PJU 10, Apartment Pelangi Damansara PJU 6, SS 5C, Flat Impian Baiduri, and Flat Desaria PJS 5.
“We hope that with this gotong-royong, we can help clean areas that could lead to the breeding of Aedes mosquitoes, the carriers of dengue fever.
“Our effort aims to inspire the entire Petaling Jaya community, especially in dengue ‘hotspot’ areas, to take proactive steps in maintaining a cleaner environment,” he said.
Concerning dengue, Zahri said 133 new fever cases, with a cumulative total of 4,220 cases, were reported during the Epidemiological Week 28 (ME28) from July 7 to July 13.
“This indicates a one per cent decrease in dengue cases compared to the previous Epidemiological Week (27/2024). There was one fatal case at Permai Apartment PJU 3 at the end of May.
“Meanwhile, the number of dengue fever cases for the other two local authorities in the Petaling district this year is 5,543 cases for the Subang Jaya City Council and 3,892 cases for the Shah Alam City Council,” he said.
