Samy Vellu ancam larangan motosikal guna lebuh raya
PARIT - Setelah melihat sendiri empat penunggang motosikal berkuasa besar berlumba di Lebuh Raya Utara-Selatan kelmarin, Menteri Kerja Raya, Datuk Seri Samy Vellu berkata, kerajaan mungkin mengharamkan motosikal daripa menggunakan lebuh raya jika mereka ini mengaancam nyawa pengguna lain.
Beliau berkata, langkah drastik itu terpaksa diambil jika penunggang morosikal terus mengabaikan undang-undang dengan berlumba di lebuh raya.
Buck up or be sacked, contractors warned
KUALA LUMPUR: Contractors whose projects are delayed may see their contracts terminated.
Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said nine contractors were given final warning letters yesterday after a consensus in the cabinet on the matter.
He warned contractors to commence work or provide reasonable explanation within a month, or face the sack.
"We have issued them several warnings," he said after launching the "First Class Work Culture" campaign in his ministry.
Sembilan kontraktor diarah laksana projek dalam sebulan.
KUALA LUMPUR: Sembilan kontraktor yang gagal menyiapkan projek termasuk Lebuh Raya Pantai Timur (LPT) Fasa 2, akan ditamatkan kontrak keseluruhan bernilai RM518 juta jika tidak menunjukkan sebarang kemajuan projek dalam tempoh sebulan, bermula semalam.
Amaran keras itu adalah tindakan drastik dan terbesar Kementerian Kerjaraya menangani kerenah kontraktor yang gagal menepati jadual pembinaan hingga menyebabkan banyak projek terbengkalai walaupun sudah menerima notis amaran.
Operasi pengalihan banjir SMART berjaya
KUALA LUMPUR 5 Sep. - Operasi pertama pengalihan air menggunaka Terowong Jalan dan Pengurusan Air Banjir (SMART) pada Isnin lalu berjaya mengelak beberapa kawasan sekitar ibu negara daripada dilanda banjir.
Pengarah Projek Tebatan Banjir Kuala Lumpur, Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran (JPS), K. J. Abraham berkata, air di Sungai Klang dan Ampang yang naik mendadak ekoran hujan lebat selama enam jam pada hari tersebut berjaya dialihkan ke Kolam Takungan Kampung Berembang.
Tunnel proves its worth
KUALA LUMPUR: The Storm-water Management and Road Tunnel (Smart) justified its RM2 billion waters form the city on Monday.
The tunnel diverted more than 550,000 cubic metres of rain water which would have flooded parts of the city.
The success proved a double celebration for Smart as it was also the tunnel's first flood diversion exercise since its completion in late June.
"Monday's incident proved that Smart was capable of battling flash floods," said Kuala Lumpur flood mitigation project director John Abraham.