23rd May, 2012
PUTATAN: The illegal railway crossing fronting Jamilah Enterprise here will not be closed until the slip road and drainage system has been repaired and improved.Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Yahya Haji Hussin said this after meeting the traders and owners of business premises at Jalan Putatan who are affected by the closure of the illegal bypass connection yesterday.Later speaking to the media, Yahya who is also Minister of Agriculture & Food Industry said this measure will be temporary after taking into consideration the condition of the adjoining slip road and the requests of the business operators there.“Business operators and premises owners had complained that due to the nonexistence of a proper drainage system along the slip road, flash floods often occur during heavy rain,” he said.The problem, said Yahya, was aggravated further by the poor and bad condition of the narrow slip road that also makes it almost impassable to heavy vehicles.The State Assemblyman for Petagas also urged the Sabah State Railway Department to apply for government funding to resolve the problem that has persisted over the years immediately.Yahya was accompanied by Sabah State Railway Department general manager Mohd Zain Said, Putatan district officer Awang Abd Ghani Pg Yusof, Ministry of Agriculture & Food Industry political secretary Haji Mahlan Zinin, local community leaders and members of the media.
New Sabah Times
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