+1 agree.

http://www.sarawakreport.org/2015/04/the-p...nection-expose/

Have a read above to know that highways in Malaysia are not always built in the best interest of the Rakyat.

From the above report, the government practice of appointing so-called ‘main contractors’ to ‘project manage’ major developments has quite rightly raised considerable criticism in Malaysia and Sarawak.

Particularly when these middlemen have been appointed without any open tendering for the job.

This is because it has become a great way for politically connected companies to skim off vast tranches of the public money awarded to government projects, before sub-contracting the jobs to actual construction companies.

Currently, the DASH highway is based on flawed TIA and EIA reports to start with. So, why the rush to start it n doing it not according to correct procedure??

This post has been edited by tangtang22: May 12 2015, 09:56 AM

Agreed.

Say No To Dash group mulls legal action over highway alignment
BY NOEL ACHARIAM

Published: 22 May 2015 8:49 AM

Petaling Jaya councillor Peter Chong signing the petition to be handed to Selangor Menteri Besar Mohamed Azmin Ali. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Noel Achariam, May 22, 2015.


The Say No to Dash (SNTD) group is prepared to take legal action against concessionaire Projek Lintasan Kota (Prolintas) and the government if the alignment for the Damansara-Shah Alam expressway(DASH) project is not changed.

They reiterated their stand that they don't want the highway passing through their housing scheme in Damansara Perdana, Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

The residents also want Selangor Menteri Besar Mohamed Azmin Ali to listen to the grouses of the residents.


SNTD spokesperson Michelle Wong said they would not compromise by having further discussions with the authorities on DASH.
"Only if there's a discussion on realignment. If it's just redesign of the project, then there is no point," she said.

Wong said that the group was currently seeking legal counsel to prepare the paper work and ground work needed should they have to pursue legal action.

"We are already in the midst of discussions with our lawyer in the eventuality that the alignment is not changed and it goes through Damansara Perdana.

"Now, we leave it to the Selangor state government to decide," she said at a briefing with Damansara Perdana residents last night.

Wong hopes that Azmin could give an assurance that the alignment would be altered.

"We hope that Azmin keeps his word that if the residents object to the alignment then the project will not pass though our residences. We hope that he will look into our grouses," she said.

Wong also said that they had organised their last petition drive last night. They would be presenting the petition to Azmin today.

"We have been sending our petitions to the Malaysian Highway Authority the Works Minister and Menteri Besar's office. Now, it is back to the Selangor state government to make a decision on this issue," she said.

Bukit Lanjan assemblyman Elizabeth Wong who attended the briefing said that Azmin had agreed during a meeting that the alignment of DASH should not be included in the Petaling Jaya Local Plan (RTPJ2).

The residents had objected to the DASH since 2012 as it was too close to residential homes in the area, with some sections barely 30 metres away.

DASH, costing about RM4 billion, will be a 20.1 km, three-lane, dual carriageway expressway. Among the proposed route for it are Shah Alam's Puncak Perdana U10, Alam Suria, Denai Alam, Kampung Melayu Subang, Rubber Research Institute Malaysia, Kota Damansara, Mutiara Damansara and Damansara Perdana.

It will then link users to Lebuhraya Damansara Puchong (LDP) and Sprint highways.

The expressway will also serve motorists from Puncak Perdana, Alam Suria, Denai Alam, Kampung Melayu Subang, Jalan Sungai Buloh, the Rubber Research Institute Malaysia, Kota Damansara, Damansara Perdana and Mutiara Damansara. – May 22, 2015.


- See more at: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/citynew...V.jBWZ3afL.dpuf

Great, Well done!!

This is good news for residents of Damansara Perdana

+1 Say yes to DASH!

+++1

Say YES to DASH!!!

I think most of residents in klang n shah alam want Dash.

so what's the currect status of the project?

For those who say YES to DASH, feel free to sign the petition.

https://www.change.org/p/the-damansara-shah...he-dash-project

Already sign and have requested all my families members and friends to sign in support of Dash!

Wonder whether government still has the fund to start the project.

Pakatan now in deep shit

bad news to some, good news for others
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/citynew...L.CZlEh9hF.dpbs

This post has been edited by LMN9997: Jun 28 2015, 08:34 PM

We will wait for Selangor’s decision on expressway, says anti-DASH group

BY NOEL ACHARIAM
Published: 27 June 2015 4:59 PM

Residents in the Damansara Perdana area are against the DASH expressway which they said was too close to their homes. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, June 27, 2015.
Residents in the Damansara Perdana area are against the DASH expressway which they said was too close to their homes. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, June 27, 2015.
The Say No to DASH (SNTD) group will wait for the Selangor government's decision on whether the Damansara-Shah Alam (DASH) expressway project will start next year.

SNTD adviser Mak Khuin Weng said in a statement that the DASH project by Projek Lintasan Kota Holdings Sdn Bhd (Prolintas) had yet to be included in the Petaling Jaya Local Plan 2.

"Prolintas can expect to start work next year, but I expect them to never start work at all. Expectations are just that.


"Prolintas does not have approval from the Selangor government to proceed and the Petaling Jaya Local Plan 2 has not been amended to include the highway," he said.

Mak, a former Petaling Jaya councillor, said that until all the legal matters had been addressed by the government, the project would not be able to take off.

He was responding to a report in The Malaysian Insider this morning which quoted Prolintas group chief executive Datuk Zainudin A. Kadir as saying that construction of the expressway was expected to start in March next year.

Zainudin had said at a buka puasa event yesterday that the company was waiting for the alignment to be included into the draft plan by the local authorities.

"The Shah Alam City Council has included the alignment into the plan and we are now waiting for the Petaling Jaya City Council (to do the same). Once it is included in the plan, we can start construction," he had said.

Zainudin had also announced that Prolintas would be building a dedicated RM50 million ramp from Damansara Perdana Jalan 8/1, in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, to Penchala Link for the convenience of residents.

"This ramp is not part of the DASH project but we are building it for the residents there. This is an additional cost for us and there will also be no toll charges," he had said.

Zainudin had said Prolintas would also be erecting two sound barrier tubes in front of Emerald Perdana condominium and Ritz Perdana condominium in Damasara Perdana.

Mak said Prolintas did not give SNTD their proposal for the sound barriers and a ramp at Damansara Perdana Jalan 8/1 to Penchala Link in writing.

"They 'proposed' verbally and showed us slides. We asked for black and white, including data on noise pollution and traffic studies to justify their 'proposal'. We also asked if their proposal was approved by either the federal or Selangor government.

"They could not give us a proposal in black and white, which legally means there was no proposal at all. How can we consider a proposal that was never formally tendered to us to be presented to the public for consideration?" he said.

Say No To DASH adviser Mak Khuin Weng says they did not receive the proposals in writing from Prolintas. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, June 27, 2015.
Say No To DASH adviser Mak Khuin Weng says they did not receive the proposals in writing from Prolintas. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, June 27, 2015.
Mak said that if Prolintas was confident that their proposals were good, they would publish everything online for everyone to see, not just show some slides to SNTD committee members and consider that a proposal.

He also claimed that there was no about turn by SNTD on its stand not to allow DASH to pass through Damansara Perdana.

"We made it clear we are against the expressway coming through Damansara Perdana and we are only interested in alignment and nothing else," he said.

Mak said that SNTD was consulting a lawyer on the legal issues.

"The lawyer is still advising us on a friendly basis and not incurring a fee while we compile the paperwork.

"When the time is right, we will announce a fundraiser campaign. We do not wish to announce the details prematurely and confuse the residents if things change midway.

"It is a lot to do and we are all volunteers, so please be patient," he said adding that there are laws like the Town and Country Planning Act that protects the people's rights and Prolintas is not above the law.

The residents had objected to DASH since 2012 because it was too close to residential homes in the area, with some barely 30 metres away from the expressway.

DASH, costing about RM4 billion, will be a 20.1 km, three-lane, dual carriageway expressway. Among the proposed route for it are Shah Alam's Puncak Perdana U10, Alam Suria, Denai Alam, Kampung Melayu Subang, Rubber Research Institute Malaysia, Kota Damansara, Mutiara Damansara and Damansara Perdana.

It will then link users to Lebuhraya Damansara Puchong (LDP) and Sprint highways.

The expressway will also serve motorists from Puncak Perdana, Alam Suria, Denai Alam, Kampung Melayu Subang, Jalan Sungai Buloh, the Rubber Research Institute Malaysia, Kota Damansara, Damansara Perdana and Mutiara Damansara. – June 27, 2015.

Well done asvita and sntd group! Keep it up! No dash running through dp! Why don't they run it through another estate.

For about RM4 billion amount, it is fair to assume that Prolintas can spend some budget to do more study on various route options that are satisfactory.

The news article omitted Elmina which is the biggest proposed township of 8k acres.

Without DASH, I cannot foresee good road connectivity for at least a future population of 300k.

If selangor govt want to abolish Dash ... then they must build other road to support the traffic from pck alam, saujaan utama & elmina.

Peoples are good at object the solution but never provide a better solution, just say re-align to other estate, fine... where to ?