BATU ARANG, Jan 22 ― The Selangor government has yet to summon the developer of the planned Damansara-Shah Alam (Dash) expressway despite the expiry of its concession agreement almost a month ago.
Selangor Mentri Besar Azmin Ali appeared surprised today when told that Dash developer Prolintas Bhd's concession deal with the Works Ministry had lapsed on December 24, after being extended once before.
It was previously reported that Azmin had planned on summoning Prolintas after a closed-door meeting with anti-Dash lobby Say No to Dash (SNTD) last month.
“I have heard from the people from Kota Damansara. I will bring this to the attention of the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM),” Azmin told reporters after officiating an event here.
Works Minister Datuk Fadillah Yusof had said that any decision on extending the concession agreement of the Dash expressway would be made only after a “detailed discussion” with government entities including the Ministry of Finance (MoF), the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) and the LLM.
SNTD previously claimed that Prolintas Bhd tried to conceal the fact that work on the Dash project has already begun despite no official confirmation from the Works Ministry or the Selangor government.
According to Prolintas, Dash will be a 20.1km, three-lane, dual carriageway expressway starting from Puncak Perdana in Shah Alam to the Penchala interchange.
With 12 interchanges, the RM11.5 billion expressway plans to link drivers to Lebuhraya Damansara Puchong and Sprint highways, which residents claimed are already congested during peak hours.
Dash will serve motorists from Puncak Perdana, Alam Suria, Denai Alam, Kampung Melayu Subang, Jalan Sungai Buloh, the Rubber Research Institute Malaysia, Kota Damansara, Damansara Perdana and Mutiara Damansara, Prolintas said.
SNTD and residents opposing the Kinrara-Damansara (Kidex) expressway are planning a rally at Dataran Petaling Jaya this Sunday to protest against the Kidex and Dash highway projects, amid Putrajaya’s and the Selangor government’s inaction on their complaints.
