Wangsa Maju bridge plan brings residents relief

A BRIDGE will be built over Sungai Bunus to benefit some 1,061 residents of the Wangsa Sari People’s Housing Project (PPR) Block 62 in Wangsa Maju.

Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Seri Fadlun Mak Ujud, who announced the approval yesterday, said the bridge to be built by City Hall (DBKL) was expected to be completed by year end.

“It will provide a safer and more convenient route for residents to access a nearby park,” he said during a press conference held at the PPR.

For years, the PPR residents have been dicing with danger by clambering onto a water pipe to cross the river.

They said it was the fastest way to reach the park behind their homes.

Otherwise, they would have to make a long loop via Jalan 2/27A.

PPR Residents Association chairman Noormah Shamsuddin said some residents had fallen while crossing the river.

“Luckily, the water was shallow and they only suffered minor injuries.

“Once the bridge is built, residents, especially teenagers and young children, will no longer need to use the water pipe to cross the river.

“Adults will be able to walk to the park for exercise,” she said.

Fadlun said DBKL was also looking at increasing parking space for the PPR, as the existing lot could no longer accommodate vehicles from residents living in the single 21-storey residential block with 272 units.

Also present were Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Hannah Yeoh and Wangsa Maju MP Zahir Hassan.

The mayor said DBKL had also allocated RM2.24mil to upgrade the PPR’s facilities and improve its maintenance.

The allocation includes repainting work (RM1.1mil), sub-main cable and main switchboard replacements (RM904,000), road resurfacing (RM136,000) and fire safety system upgrades (RM101,000).

The allocation is part of the RM300mil set aside under Budget 2026 for maintaining public housing facilities.

Yeoh said one of the reforms implemented this year was having Kuala Lumpur MPs monitor DBKL spending through an action committee.

“With feedback from all these MPs, our spending is now more transparent and aligns with the residents’ aspirations.

“As a result, we avoid wasteful spending because all of this involves essential basic infrastructure that residents need.

“We spent a lot this year on beautifying and upgrading PPR flats across Kuala Lumpur, including repainting the building in this PPR.”

Yeoh hopes resident representatives and the residents will maintain the facilities.