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Situated on one of the last parcels of freehold lands in Petaling Jaya North growth area along the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport Road and within the vicinity of established residential and commercial areas of Damansara and Kelana Jaya, the 299-hectare AraDamansara, is fast joining the league of the preferred address in exclusive townships, in the Klang Valley.

Besides easy accessibility via the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) and Federal Highway, Ara Damansara's rapidly expanding and improved infrastructure is also a plus point that will further enhance the township's value and appeal.

Developed in November 1999, Ara Damansara has to date launched 2,678 units of mixed properties including double-storey linkhomes, double-storey semi-detached homes, bungalows, medium-cost apartments, low-cost apartments, neighbourhood shops and shopoffices.Developed by Sime Pilmoor Development Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sime Darby Berhad, and managed by Sime UEP Development Sdn Bhd, Ara Damansara will encompass approximately 4,000 units of various property types once completed in the next 4 years.

Closure of 1st tunnel

Article & Pictures By LeeYK

The opening of the 2nd tunnel has brought some relief to the congestion problem at the first tunnel. Some users have started using the 2nd tunnel but volume of traffic is still low. It is either a case of people not awared that the 2nd tunnel is now open or maybe they still prefer the first tunnel because it offers a shorter and faster route. Last week, a reader wrote to the Star and complained the opening of the 2nd tunnel has created traffic problems at Kelana Idaman. He claimed that it is difficult to get out of his house because of the increased traffic. If you have taken this new route via the 2nd tunnel, you notice the houses at Kelana Idaman are back facing this road and thus the residents there should not have the same problems faced by residents of Taman Emas. Traffic should be smooth flowing and the only potential bottleneck is where this road exits at Jalan PJU 1A/46.

With the opening of the 2nd tunnel, MBPJ has plans now to close the first tunnel. Though I fully understand the traffic problems faced by residents of Taman Emas, I think closing the tunnel is a very bad move. The traffic problem at the first tunnel is because of the volume of traffic in the area and the T junction near NZX. The opening of the 2nd tunnel will now allow better traffic flow as there is an alternate route. Once equilibrium has set in, traffic congestion at the first tunnel should be a thing of the past (I hope!).

There is now a signature drive organized by residents of the Crimson Condo against the closure of the 1st tunnel. The counter is opened from 6 - 8pm every day from now till 3rd August. I am not sure if it is opened to non-residents but I think this is an excellent idea and I will drop by to support this initiative. In case they restrict it to only residents there, I like to suggest other RAs in our area take up a similar initiative and show MPBJ that the residents in Ara Damansara and surrounding areas are against the closure of the tunnel.

Let's do something before MBPJ put up the barricades.