TAMAN CHERAS JAYA - Kesesakan lalu lintas di Terowong Pengurusan Air Banjir dan Jalan (SMART) Selasa lalu adalah disebabkan penutupan laluan tersebut bagi mengalirkan air memasukinya.

Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran (JPS), Datuk Kiezrul Abdullah berkata, tindakan itu diambil setelah kuantiti air ketika itu mencecah kira-kira 750,000 meter padu.

"Hujan tanpa henti melanda sejak jam 5 petang dan bagi mengelakkan banjir teruk, kami menutup terowong terbabit pada jam 6 petang.

Gerik : The Perak State Parks Corporation Complex in Pulau Banding, which collapsed on Tuesday, was problematic from the start, Perak  Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Tajol Rosli Ghazali said on Friday.

He said the project was not well planned and there were problems with the design.

"I don't know about the technical aspects, but the project was not viable.

"It only had  14 rooms despite costing RM 4.5 million," he said after a visit to the site Temenggor Lake.

KUALA LUMPUR 20 Nov. - Kerajaan belum memutuskan bila perjanjian konsesi lebuh raya akan diumumkan kepada orang ramai, kata Menteri Kerja Raya, Datuk Seri S.Samy Vellu.

Beliau berkata, perkara itu masih lagi dalam perbincangan di peringkat Kabinet dan sebarang keputusan akan diumumkan nanti.

"Buat masa sekarang, ia tidak akan diumumkan kepada orang ramai lagi," katanya ketika ditemui pemberita selepas menghadiri Majlis Mesra Deepavali anjuran Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) di sini hari ini.

KUALA KANGSAR: A landslide along the North-South Expressway near here caused a massive traffic snarl which stretched for more than five kilometres yesterday. 

A 10-tonne lorry was badly damaged after it was hit by tonnes of earth, trees and vegetation in the 10am incident along Federal Route 1 at Km231.6 of the NSE.

"The lorry driver, 56-year-old Tay Hock Kee, was extremely lucky as he escaped with minor injuries," said Kuala Kangsar district police chief Supt Zakaria Pagan.

Projek pembinaan Lebuh raya'?Duke highway' yang giat dijalankan melintasi beberapa kawasan penempatan di Segambut Luar didakwa mendatangkan masalah kepada penduduk berikutan kerosakan jalan yang teruk.

Seorang penduduk Siti Haniza Samsi, 30 ketika menghubungi Sinar Harian berkata, laluan yang menjadi penghubung antara jalan utama menuju ke Kampung Pasir dan Benteng berkenaan mengalami hakisan yang teruk dengan kesan lopak air dan lubang yang besar.

"Seharusnya pihak pemaju bertanggungjawab menurap atau membaiki struktur jalan agar lebih selesa dilalui oleh pengguna.

GEORGETOWN: Ketua Menteri, Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon, menafikan Jambatan Pulau Pinang mengalami keretakan serius sehingga memaksa kerajaan negeri mengeluarkan araha  tidak membenarkan kenderaan berat melaluinya.

Beliau berkata, kerajaan negeri tidak menerima sebarang laporan daripada mana-mana pihak mengenai status struktur jambatan itu yang dikatakan berbahaya berikutan kerja pelebaran yang sedang dijalankan.

KUALA LUMPUR: There are no worrying cracks on the Penang Bridge that can compromise the safety of the structure, Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said here Wednesday. 

"The bridge structure is strong and people can use it any time without worry," he said. 

Samy Vellu was commenting on Sungai Dua assemblyman Datuk Jasmin Mohamed's allegation at the Penang state assembly on Tuesday that there were serious cracks on the bridge. 

Samy Vellu said the engineering consultants had also certified the strength of the structure and the safety of the bridge. 

KUALA LUMPUR: The Penang Bridge does not have any serious cracks that will endanger motorists, Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said yesterday. 

"The structure of the bridge is solid and motorists can safely use the bridge anytime." 

Samy Vellu said the engineering consultant appointed to inspect the bridge had established that the strength of the structure was good.

He was responding to allegations raised by Sungai Dua assemblyman Jasmin Mohamad in the Penang state assembly on Tuesday that there were serious cracks in the Penang Bridge.

MOTORISTS heading into Bandar Puteri Puchong can expect to experience smoother traffic flow around the Giant hypermarket traffic lights area by April next year. 

This is because developer IOI Bhd is currently constructing a flyover to alleviate congestion around the area. It is expected to be completed in April.  

There will also be multi-storey car parks made available in the near future to ease parking constraints.  

PENGGUNA boleh menggunakan Jambatan Pulau Pinang pada bila-bila masa tanpa rasa takut kerana jambatan berkenaan selamat digunakan untuk semua kenderaan.

Menteri Kerjaraya, Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu memberi jaminan Jambatan Pulau Pinang tidak mengalami sebarang keretakan serius yang boleh mengancam keselamatan pengguna.

Menurutnya, struktur Jambatan Pulau Pinang masih kukuh dan tiada sebarang masalah yang boleh menghalang pengguna untuk melalui jambatan berkenaan pada bila-bila masa.