PJ residents regret KIDEX project cancellation

The Selangor government's decision to cancel the Kinrara-Damansara Expressway (KIDEX) project has left many Petaling Jaya residents disappointed.

Ajit Johl,45, said the decision shows the Selangor government is not concerned with the suffering of residents who have to endure severe traffic congestion daily.

"Since the Selangor government has cancelled the KIDEX project, please tell the residents what are your plans to resolve the bottleneck?

"I hope the Menteri Besar does not politicise the KIDEX project and make us the victims. We need an alternative route," he told Bernama here, Monday.

Selangor Menteri Bedar Mohamed Azmin Ali was urged to review the decision to cancel the KIDEX project and provide a better proposal to the residents.

Mohamad Rafiq Fazaldin,59, said all hopes for an alternative route were dashed when KIDEX was cancelled by an 'insensitive' Selangor government.

The Section 5 resident said the Selangor government did not care for the residents plight despite receiving many in support of KIDEX.

"The Selangor government does not need to spend on KIDEX. Those who are against KIDEX need not use it and leave those who are fed-up with traffic jams," he added.

Meanwhile, Faekah Hussin said the Selangor government did not have the jurisdiction to cancel KIDEX as it is a federal government project.

The former special aide to former Selangor menteri besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim, said Azmin should be more careful with his words as the Selangor government was only involved in planning approval.

"The Selangor government can only give or deny approval for the plans and cannot cancel the KIDEX project," she added.

Mohamed Azmin said the cancellation of KIDEX was because the concessionaire failed to comply with certain conditions set by the Selangor government.

They include not providing Traffic Impact Assessment, Social Impact Assessment and Environmental Impact Assessment, he said in a statement Monday.