DESPITE the Selangor state government giving its assurance that the Petaling Jaya Dispersal Link (PJD Link) project is subject to conditions for approval pending on their evaluation, four residents of Petaling Jaya and Kinrara have filed for Judicial Review of the controversial project.

Caretaker Selangor menteri besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shaari had told business radio station BFM that if the proposed highway turns out to be similar to the scrapped Kinrara-Damansara Expressway (KIDEX) project, then it will not be approved by the Selangor State government.

The four plaintiffs are residents from Petaling Jaya and Kinrara whose actions are coordinated by a residents’ group known as Persatuan Petaling Jaya Lestari which has engaged a lawyer to file the judicial review as they are unconvinced with Amirudin’s answer which hinges on the big “IF”.

The residents’ group wants a commitment from both the Works Ministry and the Selangor State Government that the project would not proceed as they claim that it would affect local businesses and result in environmental degradation.

Stuck this here instead of News because apparently this is being positioned as an election issue. (apparently got petition but only seen on the flyer pic, so, RIP accessibility. Anyway: saynotopjdlink.org )

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