We never said DASH approved, S’gor exco claims
Elizabeth Wong says technical aspects of the Damansara-Shah Alam Expressway are still not approved and discussions on the proposed alignment, still ongoing.
(Free Malaysia Today) – The Selangor government has not given the go-ahead to developers of the Damansara-Shah Alam Expressway (DASH) project, said state executive councillor Elizabeth Wong, despite there being claims to the contrary.
In a report in Malay Mail Online, the state lawmaker said many technical aspects of the project had yet to be approved, and discussions on the proposed alignment of the highway were still underway, with no final decision having been arrived at yet.
“We never said the highway was approved. It is still being discussed. The Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) has approved (DASH) in its local plan, but in Petaling Jaya discussions are still ongoing,” said Wong.
“The DASH alignment has so far only been incorporated within the Petaling Jaya 2 Local Plan (RTPJ2) up to the NKVE (New Klang Valley Expressway).”
Wong said that there were still concerns about the alignment, on which the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) would continue to consult affected residents from Mutiara Damansara and Damansara Perdana.
She made these clarifications in response to a claim by Kota Anggerik assemblyman Yaakob Sapari who said the Selangor government had approved the DASH highway on all technical standpoints, and that the green light for the project had been kept under wraps due to protests from various quarters.
“I spoke to YB Yaakob this morning and he claims to have said that the highway was approved in principal but final approval was still under discussion,” Wong clarified.
