PUTRAJAYA (April 17): The Cabinet on Wednesday decided to discontinue the construction of the Petaling Jaya Dispersal Link (PJD Link) highway project in the Petaling Jaya area, as the developer, PJD Link (M) Sdn Bhd, had failed to meet a number of conditions precedent.
Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil, who is also the spokesman for the unity government, said the decision also saw no extension of time after the conditions set failed to be met by the project concessionaire.
"The Cabinet today (Wednesday) decided not to continue discussions with PJD Link. PJD Link has applied for an extension [of time] to meet a number of conditions precedent, but this has been rejected by the government, and the decision is not to continue.
"As a result of that (failure to meet a number of conditions precedent), the project will not continue," Fahmi said at a press conference here on Wednesday.
PJD Link is the concessionaire for the proposed 25.4km two-lane dual carriageway (four-lane expressway), which would start after the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) Toll Plaza at the Sprint Expressway, Damansara. It would end at the intersection of the Bukit Jalil Highway.
The project aimed to improve traffic congestion and accommodate future vehicle growth in Kuala Lumpur and the Klang Valley. PJD Link signed a concession agreement with the Malaysian government on April 5, 2022.
Fahmi said the Ministry of Works will issue a statement regarding the matter in the near future.
In other developments, Fahmi said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had expressed his appreciation to the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) for the success of enforcement activities to ensure sufficient supply of basic necessities and controlled prices during the Aidilfitri festival season.
"KPDN has been active in terms of enforcement to ensure that prices of goods are under control, and that there are no problems related to supplies such as chicken, eggs and so on.
"The response from the people so far has been positive," Fahmi said, while describing the success as the first achieved by the ministry during the Aidilfitri festival season.
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