KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — Opponents to the Damansara-Shah Alam Expressway (Dash) project left their meeting with its developer disappointed after the latter offered a “redesign” of the highway instead of the sought realignment.

The Say No to Dash (SNTD) group also complained that developer Prolintas Bhd did not provide documents that they had previously requested in writing prior to the meeting, preventing further evaluation.

“They made cosmetic changes to the structure to add a bit of distance from highway to the condominium. Add a ramp and fancy noise barrier… that is their improvement plan,” SNTD representative Michelle Wong said.

“We are terribly disappointed.”

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Wong said SNTD was unable to reveal further details of the proposed changes as Prolintas did not provide documents to substantiate the alterations.

Wong added they also requested for the Social Impact Assessment (SIA) report, but was told this was in the Works Ministry’s possession.

The meeting was attended by Prolintas employees and a representative from Malaysian Highway Authority, with the Works Ministry and Selangor government not taking part.

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Another SNTD representative, Mak Khuin Weng, said they have asked Prolintas about their next step but was not given an immediate answer.

“They just told us that they will reply in black-and-white about what they intend to do,” Mak said.

SNTD said they would write to Selangor Mentri Besar Azmin Ali once they receive the written reply from Prolintas and after they have briefed the residents in the area.

SNTD previously claimed that Prolintas 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.