The Federal Public Works Department (JKR) is pushing to finish the Jalan Batu Arang Interchange before Hari Raya.

Rawang assemblyman Gan Pei Nei said she was informed of this by senior JKR officers during a site visit to the Batu Arang Interchange/Flyover, which was supposed to be completed nearly a year ago. The interchange is situated right after the Rawang toll exit of the North-South Expressway.

“Many Rawang residents are concerned and wondering when the flyover and interchange will be ready,” said Gan.

In briefing Gan on the status of the project, a Federal JKR officer said the contractor in charge of the project had been paying RM3.2mil in liquidated and ascertained damages (LAD) charges to-date.

“Each day, the LAD is RM9,000” the senior officer said.

“Once they finish laying the crusher run (gravel-laying process), the contractor will start filling in the kerbs and tarring the surface,” the officer explained.

If the contractor failed to complete the project by the new deadline, it is highly likely that its CIDB (Construction Industry Development Board) and Contractors Service Centre registrations will be revoked, the officer added.

“The situation is much better now that the main line is open and 96% of work is complete.

“The only concern is that since the interchange’s flyover is so wide, the bottleneck further down near Aeon Jusco Rawang may be a problem, but that portion of the road is under the state government’s control,” said the officer.

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