PJD Link opponents to approach court if project approved by state govt

Residents opposed to the proposed Petaling Jaya Dispersal Link (PJD Link) highway will resort to legal action if the project is approved by the Selangor state government.

The group is currently raising funds to file a judicial review in court, said Petaling Jaya resident Ding Jo Ann.

“We hope to not reach the judicial review process and that the Selangor government will not approve this project, taking into account all the views (of the residents).

“However, in the event that the project is approved, we are preparing to seek a judicial review.

“We will take the matter to court to ask for a review on whether or not, proper steps have been taken and whether the decision made is a reasonable one,” said Ding, who is also the Sustainable Petaling Jaya Association secretary.

The group had earlier launched an independent social impact assessment (SIA) with the participation of 2,501 residents impacted by the proposed PJD Link highway alignment.

The purpose of the survey stemmed from a lack of transparency regarding the official SIA and to obtain views of stakeholders in the PJD Link construction area.

The strictly online survey held from Feb 6 to May 1 this year concluded that 88.6 percent of the respondents strongly disagreed with PJD Link.

Additionally, 93.6 percent of the respondents stated that they and their families will be impacted by this project.

Damansara Kim resident Dominic Wong said the group’s independent SIA was submitted to PLANMalaysia Selangor and Putrajaya on May 12 for consideration.

The group’s SIA was also submitted to the Department of Environment (DOE).

The Works Ministry on July 5, 2022, stated that the cabinet had already approved, in principle, the PJD Link project on Nov 12, 2017. The final approval is, however, subject to further negotiations.

According to the statement, a concession agreement was signed last April 5 last year, which required the developer to fulfil the requirements of the environmental impact assessment (EIA), SIA and traffic impact assessment (TIA) before the agreement could take effect and begin construction.

Bukit Gasing state assemblyperson Rajiv Rishyakaran, who was present today, said that the EIA, SIA and TIA have been received by the respective agencies and are currently being reviewed.

Kampung Tunku assemblyperson Lim Yi Wei who was also present added that the project has not yet been submitted for planning approval in Selangor.

“I need to stress that the papers have not reached this stage, and no decision has been made.

“But looking at things, we have not managed to find any collective residents that are pro-PJD Link.

“That is a very high indication. I hope the menteri besar and the exco in charge will consider this,” she said.

According to the PJD Link website, it will have a total of 11 interchanges spanning from Bandar Utama to the Bukit Jalil Highway, connecting with expressways such as the Federal Highway, Sprint, New Pantai Expressway and Kesas Highway.

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