Cameron Highlands Tapah route to be widen

It's about time they widen the Tapah route to Cameron Highlands. It is really narrow and winding and it is shorter distance if coming from the south like from Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, Johor or Singapore. Sometimes those buses use up both lanes when they turn a corner and it is very difficult to overtake them!

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Road to Cameron Highlands to be widened
11/Dec/2009 -- The Star

IPOH: The 45km stretch of road from Tapah to Cameron Highlands will be widened to allow for smoother traffic flow.

Perak state executive council member Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon said the Public Works Department would submit a proposal on the matter to the Government under the 10th Malaysia Plan.

"The present road is too narrow for the increasing number of vehicles using that stretch, especially lorries ferrying vegetables from Cameron Highlands," he said Friday.

Speaking to reporters after visiting his Chenderiang constituency in Tapah, 60km from here, Dr Mah said with the wider road, motorists could have an alternative to the Simpang Pulai-Cameron Highlands route.

To complement the widening of stretch, Dr Mah said the turning after the Tapah toll exit would also be widened.

"Several nasty accidents have occurred at that stretch before and the department has suggested that measures be put in place," he said. -- The Star News.

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Paving way to wider road
By Sylvia Looi 16/Dec/2009

THERE are plans to widen the 45km stretch of road from Tapah to Cameron Highlands for a smoother traffic flow.

Perak executive council member Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon said the state Public Works Department (PWD) would submit a proposal on the matter to the Federal Government for the 10th Malaysia Plan.

Site of many accidents: Dr Mah (left) inspecting Jalan Chenderiang with PWD officials including Dr Safry (third left).

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"The present road is too narrow for the increasing number of vehicles using it, especially lorries ferrying vegetables from Cameron Highlands," he told reporters on Friday after visiting his Chenderiang constituency in Tapah, 60km from here.

Dr Mah said that with the wider road, motorists could have an alternative to the Simpang Pulai-Cameron Highlands route.

To complement the widening, Dr Mah said the turning after the Tapah toll exit would also be ex-panded.

"Several nasty accidents have occurred at that stretch before and PWD has suggested that measures be put in place," he said.

On another matter, Dr Mah said the perennial flash flood problem affecting 1,000 villagers along Jalan Pahang in Tapah would be a thing of the past when the JKR deepened and widened the drains.

"A 1.2m wide box culvert will also be put in place along Sungai Cheroh to ensure better flow of water when it rains," he said.

He added that the project was expected to cost RM300,000.

He added that villagers had been putting up with flash floods for years due to shallow drains. -- The Star News.