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Wednesday, August 11, 2004

The Cracking Link

::What used to be called the "Missing Link" of the Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2) ie the 1.7km flyover of the MRR2 in Kepong has now become the "Cracking Link" of Kepong. The flyover was closed recently because cracks have appeared on several tiers supporting the flyover, so reported the Star. It was named the "Missing Link" as it was the last portion of the MRR2 to be completed in 2002.

The RM238.8mil MRR2 package was awarded to a consortium made up of Sukmin Sdn Bhd, Bumihiway (M) Sdn Bhd and Konsortium Kontraktor Melayu (Wilayah) and the construction was carried out between 1999 and 2002. It has been in use for the past two years or so.

The decision to close the link was made by the JKR and is reported to be in the interest of public safety, it is also probably the safest option available. But with its closure the downside is the resultant masssive traffic crawls and jams. Samy Velu feels that proper signage and rerouting would help but as we all know, the state of JKR signage in this BolehLand of ours has been found wanting many a times. At the best of times, confusing and the worst, no guesses to be made.

As to how a relatively new flyover can become the "Cracking Link", our Samy Velu, our MINIster and whom we all know is an architect too, knows for sure it is not design failure. And he has more or less invited the designer and syarikat to sue anyone making such allegations. Bernama has this to report ::

"This is no design failure. The engineer can sue them (those making such allegations). The design was submitted to our office. Noboby (sic) can simply open his mouth and say design failure. The question of design failure doesn't arise," he told reporters after witnessing the signing ceremony awarding the contract to upgrade the Route 5 Ipoh-Lumut road to Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB), here

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Why there should be no possiblity of design failure? Samy's simple reason is because "the design was submitted to our office". Those who may think otherwise should just keep their mouths shut or risk being sued. Meanwhile the Star says :: "Meanwhile, Samy Vellu has issued a gag order stopping parties from commenting on the issue." Our Samy certainly has taken care of all stops.

Why should there be a need for joe-public to debate the closure and the causes of the cracks, the JKR and 2 foreign consultants [one from Monash, Australia appointed by the contractors and the second from Germany appointed by the JKR] are already cracking theirs. After having cracked their heads over it, they are now cracking Samy's. For it appears that, and this has been revealed by our MINIster, the 2 foreign consultants have given 2 differing recommendations! So what action will our public safety conscious MINIster and his JKR be doing? Engage a third consultant to give its opinion and recommendation! And if this third recommendation again differ, engage the 4th and so on and so forth till an independent recomendation can be found. After all who will be footing the bills; BolehLand joe-public ultimately. But hold on, aren't the 2 present foreign consultants' recommendations independent enough. Why the need for another consultant, foreeign at that, surely there are local Boleh consultants in BolehLand who can give their expert and independent recommendations?

Another funny thing happening is that in the presence of differing recommendations and even before the 3rd consultant has given its independent views, the contractors are busy repairing the said flyover. See this pic in the Star. But then again, anything and everything is Boleh in BolehLand.

| ¶ 8/11/2004 04:13:00 PM

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