THE two-way traffic in Jalan Midah 5, Taman Midah, Cheras, may be converted into a one-way street. However, the matter is still pending approval from the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).
The conversion is to resolve the shortage of parking space in the area.
Highly inconvenient: Jalan Midah 5 is a two-way road, and motorists often find it hard to negotiate through due to cars parked illegally along the road. Due to the shortage, most motorists resort to parking illegally on one side of the road, resulting in a narrow space for motorists from two opposite directions to negotiate through.
Are have been many cases, when motorists do not want to give way to the other, causing friction and tempers to flare.
Taman Midah A Rukun Tetangga president Raymond Ng said he had already seen two fights between drivers along the road.
“One incident was when a lorry and a car wanted to pass through at the same time.
“Because both did not want to give way, the lorry just barged through and hit the car causing a commotion,” said Ng during a site visit to the area.
Present was the DBKL urban transportation department officials together with Cheras MP Tan Kok Wai.
Tan said the DBKL had proposed to turn the street into a one-way street three years ago but the plan was met with objections from shop operators who were worried their businesses would be affected.
“Now we have no choice but to go ahead with the plan. A one-way street will resolve all the problems,” said Tan.
He also asked DBKL to do a comprehensive overall traffic review from Jalan 1 to Jalan 5, adding that there were a lot of banks along these roads, hence the parking problem.
Meanwhile, at a small lane fronting Jalan Midah Besar, the DBKL had already repainted parking bay lines immediately after the site visit.
The lines had earlier faded and became less visible over the years resulting in officers issuing parking summonses to motorists thinking they had parked illegally.
Tan said hopefully the one-way road could be implemented soon provided they were no objections from people in the area.
He also spoke on the need for a police station in Taman Midah, which he claimed was the biggest housing estate in Cheras.
“With a 50,000 population, there is still no police station,” said Tan, adding that the area was listed as a top crime spot.
“In fact, the police had asked the residents to look for a place to house the station, and they found a corner house in Jalan Midah Besar, which the police was supposed to have moved into four months ago,” said Ng.
He added that since the police did moved in, the owner who had initially agreed to rent it out to them was unable to hold on any longer.
When contacted, Cheras OCPD Asst Comm Ahmad Amir Mohd Hashim said what was important to him was the participation of residents in helping to curb crime and also to feed information to the police.
As for the station, Ahmad Amir said they were still waiting for approval from Bukit Aman and asked the residents to be patient.
“Even without the station, I have my men going on their rounds, as well as a 24-hour mobile beat base to serve Taman Midah,” said Ahmad Amir.
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