RESIDENTS of Bandar Kinrara 2, Puchong, want the Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) to ensure that appointed contractors who carry out maintenance work do their jobs properly.
They are upset with the lack of procedures in a tree-trimming and clearing exercise carried out in Jalan BK 2/7, BK 2/10 and BK 2/12, as the branches are left by the roadside.
Residents said the problem was worsened by contractors of two telecommunications companies digging up Jalan Kinrara 2 to lay cables.
Jalan BK 2/13 resident Jesse James Jeremiah said his sports utility truck was damaged when he accidentally ran into some branches left on the road.
“The incident happened at about 5.30am on Thursday.
Job not well done: Wong (second from left) and Ng (left) at the site where the tree-trimming exercise was carried out. “I contacted the MPSJ after lodging a report with the police, and was informed that the council would pay for the damage.
“However, the MPSJ subsequently called me and said the contractor should be held responsible instead,” he said.
Jeremiah, 42, who would be getting a quotation on the repair cost today, is worried as to whether the contractor would foot the repair bill or if the matter would be pushed back and forth between the council and contractor.
Bandar Kinrara 2 resident Richie Ng said the tree-trimming exercise was carried out a week ago following a downpour in April when strong winds blew tree branches and leaves onto residents’ homes.
“The contractor only started clearing the branches three days after trimming the trees,” he said.
Ng said road-digging for the cable-laying job was so extensive that the road was now badly damaged.
Puchong MCA division chairman Datuk Wong Hock Aun believed that the contractors had not been adhering to the procedures in carrying out their jobs.
“The felled branches should have been disposed of in a proper manner. The contractors had left the branches near road causing obstruction to motorists.
“The waste is taking up space while obstruction from the cable-laying work is worsening the traffic congestion near three schools in the area,” he said.
He added that the council should have also monitored the contractors to ensure that the work was carried out properly.
“Since Jalan Kinrara 2 is badly damaged, the MPSJ should use the deposit imposed on utility companies to repair the road.
“This main road is used by many residents and it is pertinent for it to be repaired soon,” Wong said.
Puchong MCA division secretary Liew Yew Fook, who is a former MPSJ councillor, said Jeremiah had the right to claim from the MPSJ after an official complaint had been lodged with the council.
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