Selangor MB cancels controversial PJD Link

The Selangor government has decided to scrap the construction of a controversial highway in Petaling Jaya, citing dissatisfaction with the impact assessment reports for the Petaling Jaya Dispersal or PJD Link.

In a statement, Selangor Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari said the proposed highway construction had received approal in principle from the Cabinet on Nov 12, 2017. 

He said a concession agreement between the developer and the government, led by Perikatan Nasional at the time, was signed on April 5, 2022, on condition that the company first carry out an environmental impact assessment (EIA), social impact assessment (SIA) and traffic impact assessment (TIA). 

"In relation to the submitted impact assessment reports, especially the social impact report, this administration is not satisfied with the plan as it does not meet the conditions set by the state government," he said. 

"Therefore, the Selangor government does not intend to proceed with this proposal, and has decided to cancel the application for the construction of the PJD Link highway."

The PJD Link was planned as a four-lane dual expressway to commence after the NKVE toll plaza on the Sprint Highway, ending at the Bukit Jalil Highway Interchange.

It would have linked Petaling Jaya North, Bandar Utama, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, the Petaling Jaya city centre, Taman Dato Harun, Taman Medan Baru, Taman Sri Manja, Bandar Kinrara and Bukit Jalil Technology Park, affecting a number of state constituencies including Bukit Gasing, Bandar Utama and Kinrara.

Petaling Jaya residents had raised concerns about the highway, pointing out its similarities to the Kidex Highway and asking why a project that had been cancelled in 2015 now appeared to be making a comeback in the form of the PJD Link.