Merdeka Street Party on Road 8&9

Reported by Dom (Southern Zone)

Residents of SS20 Road 8 & 9 celebrated Merdeka together by having a street party. The rain had stopped at 5:15 pm just In time for the party to start at 5:30 pm. 

Special guest and speeches made included:

Yang Berhormat Yeo Bee Yin - who gave us a warm Merdeka message and her hopes for change in the nation

Encik Zainuddin - Damansara Utama Residents Owners Association  who gave us an update on DUROA and welcomed DUROA South Zone group who has just started their security program of guarded roads on road 8&9

Corporal Azmi - who gave his sharing on how the police is working to safeguard residents and also on police updates

Puan Nor - Chairman of the voluntary residents security committee for road 8&9 who thanked everyone for coming to the street party and contributing to the potluck including updates on the security program for road 8&9.

The residents then adjourned for food and mingled to get to know one another. 

Damansara Utama residents want right turn on LDP reopened

DAMANSARA Utama residents want the right turn near the TTDI Interchange reopened instead of using the new underpass and making a U-turn along the Damansara-Puchong Highway (LDP).


Damansara Utama Residents and Owners Association (Duroa) chairman Rajes Patel called for a meeting with Lingkaran Trans Kota (Litrak) representatives at the BHP petrol station in Jalan 21/56 last Friday evening to voice their dissatisfaction with the new traffic scheme.

Clearing the air: Doss (in reflector vest) and Litrak communications head of department Shah Rizal Mohamed Fawzi (centre, in white), discussing the reopening of the closed-off right turn from TTDI interchange to the LDP, with residents from Damansara Utama and Rajes (right, in blue shirt) .

The residents are dissatisfied because the right-turn from the TTDI Interchange, which runs under an LDP flyover, had been closed thus denying direct access to their homes.


Furthermore, the new underpass leading to the LDP does not allow for traffic to enter Damansara Utama. Read more .....