HULU LANGAT, 29 Apr: The route at Kilometre 17, Jalan Sungai Lalang, near the Semenyih Dam near here, which experienced a landslide on November 29, 2012, will be reopened to the public no later than the end of May.
The Executive Councillor of Youth and Sports, Infrastructure and Public Utilities, Dr Ahmad Yunus Hairi, said that the slope and road reparation process takes about 10 months, at a cost of over RM7.052 million, allocated by the Selangor Government.
He said that the reparation work is carried out by rebuilding the embankment which collapsed, including the usage of rockfill embankment because not only is it cost effective, but the construction time needed is much shorter.
“Syarikat Pembinaan Era Dinamik Sdn Bhd has been offered the contract to repair the landslide, with the contract period being seven months, and it will be fully completed on April 30 (tomorrow).
“Among the work carried out is to rebuild the road, the slope, drainage system and planting grass. Although this project has experienced some delays, we are confident that the result is the best,” he said in a press conference after visiting Jalan Sungai Lalang today.
The landslide in 2012 at Jalan Sungai Lalang, which links Semenyih and Batu 18, Hulu Langat, as well as Kuala Klawang in Negeri Sembilan, caused the road at the Semenyih Dam to be cut off and not passable to all vehicles.
Following that, the existing road, with a length of about 200 metres, collapsed to a depth of 100 metres, causing five people, including a three year-old child, to have survived after three vehicles were caught in the sunken soil.
Yunus said that the erratic weather, like heavy rain, is among the problems faced by the contractor in their effort to complete the project, causing a delay of almost three months.
He said that the State Government is satisfied with the reparation work carried out and hopes that the route will serve the local residents when it is reopened.
“The land structure previously was not strong because there was only one culvert pipe for the passage of water from the hill to the dam, causing the surface of the land or road to sink.
“So, when we install more culvert pipes which are larger in size, this problem can be resolved and not occur again,” he said.
