The congestion on the Damansara-Puchong Highway (LDP),has been blamed on the several unexpected and large-scale developments on the stretch in the last five years.

For instance, projects like the Desa Park City, Sunway Syarikat Permodalan Kebangsaan (SPK), Damansara Perdana, Mutiara Damansara, Kota Damansara, Sunway Damansara, Bandar Utama, Kelana Jaya, Dataran Prima, Bandar Sunway and Puchong, Unfortunately, they were without alternative traffic dispersal points.

SEPANG: Traffic madness on the Damansara-Puchong Highway (LDP) may come to an end as the government is planning to build an alternative highway to it. 

Works Minister Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamed said the ministry was studying a proposal by Plus Expressways Berhad (PLUS) as the LDP had reached its full capacity.

He said the alternative highway was considered a pressing matter as the LDP had reached a critical stage, especially at the Sunway, Puchong, Sungai Penchala and Daman-sara toll plazas.

"We have received many complaints from commuters.

LDP must come up with incentive plan, says engineer

A CONSULTING engineer has suggested the concessionaire of the Damansara Puchong Highway (LDP) come up with an incentive plan to ease the traffic flow which has reached a critical mass.

"The operator must offer some kind of carrot in order to ease the jam, like providing reduced toll rates for vehicles with more than one passenger," said vice-president of Institute of Engineers Malaysia, Datuk Ir Dr Rashid Maidin.

THE Government is studying a proposal for an alternative highway to the Damansara-Puchong Highway (LDP), which has now reached full traffic capacity.

Works Minister Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamed said traffic congestion at certain places along the highway such as the Sunway and the Sg Penchala tolls was "now at a very bad stage."

"The traffic jam at these two tolls are categorised at Level E, which means it is very bad. The proposal for an alternative highway was submitted by Projek Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan. The proposal is being studied by the Economic Planning Unit," said Zin.

SEPANG: Plus Expressways Bhd. Di minta memperbaiki kemudahan di semua kawasan Rehat dan Rawat (R&R) untuk memberi keselesaan kepada penguna yang dijangka membanjiri lebuh raya sepanjang cuti Aidilfitri, bulan depan.

Menteri Kerjaraya, Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamed, berkata ia berikutan lebuh raya akan mengalami kepadatan luar biasa pada musim perayaan kerana kebanyakan warga kota pulang ke kampong halaman untuk menyambut Aidilfitri.

KUALA LUMPUR 12 Okt. - Langkah Projek Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan (PLUS) yang meletakkan ucapan Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri dalam tulisan jawi di plaza-plaza tolnya di seluruh negara perlu dikekalkan.

Pejuang bahasa Melayu, Profesor Datuk Dr. Abdul Latiff Abu Bakar berkata, langkah PLUS yang memilih tulisan jawi untuk mengucapkan Selamat Hari Raya kepada pengguna lebuh raya patut dipuji.

''Saya berharap langkah berkenaan tidak hanya bermusim seperti pada sambutan Aidilfitri sahaja.

SEPANG 14 Sept. - Semua lebuh raya dan Jalan Persekutuan di negera ini termasuk kawasan Rawat dan Rehat (R&R) akan dinaik taraf demi keselesaan pengguna semasa musim perayaan ini.

Menteri Kerja Raya, Datuk Ir. Mohamed Zin Mohamed berkata, Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR) dan Projek Lebuh Raya Utara Selatan (PLUS) telah diarahkan melakukan kerja-kerja menaik taraf serta membaik pulih infrastruktur kawasan berkenaan bagi memastikan ia berada di tahap terbaik.

KUALA LUMPUR Pengguna Lebuhraya Utara Selatan terutama yang tidak sempat sampai ke destinasi masing-masing sebelum waktu berbuka, kini boleh mendapatkan pelbagai juadah berbuka puasa di beberapa kawasan Rehat dan Rawat (R&R) dan hentian sebelah.

Ini berikutan langkah PLUS Expressways Berhad (PLUS) membuka bazar Ramadan di kawasan terbabit sepanjang lebuh raya itu sejak 13 September lalu hingga 6 Oktober ini.

SEPANG: Kerajaan sedang mempertimbang cadangan mewujudkan laluan alternatif bagi mengatasi masalah kesesakan lalu lintas teruk yang sering dihadapi pengguna di Lebuh Raya Damansara Puchong, sejak sekian lama. 

Menteri Kerjaraya, Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamed, berkata pihaknya sudah menerima dan mengkaji kertas cadangan pembangunan laluan alternatif dikemukakan Plus Expressways Berhad (Plus). 

KUALA LUMPUR: Pengendalian lebuh raya, Plus Expressways Bhd (Plus) akan mengumumkan jadual perjalanan berperingkat di Lebuh Raya Utara-Selatan pada 28 September ini yang dibuat sempena cuti Aidilfiri bulan depan bagi melancarkan laluan trafik.

Pengurus Besar Komunikasi Korporat Plus, Khalilah Mohd Talha, berkata syor berkenaan antara lain mencadangkan waktu perjalanan paling sesuai bagi pengguna yang mahu ke destinasi tertentu untuk kemudahan serta keselesaan pengguna.