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PETALING JAYA: Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang Elevated Highway (SUKE) developers were instructed to check all gantries and launching beams at a construction site after three people died after a crane collapsed there.
The Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) said contractors have also been instructed to halt all work at the site, but stabilization work and recovery efforts by rescuers are allowed to continue.
“Developers are also tasked with constructing a temporary access lane for residents at the nearby Puncak Banyan Condominium and must inform all expressway users through all communication channels,” LLM said in a statement on Tuesday (March 23).
LLM said these decisions were reached at a meeting between SUKE and LLM on Tuesday.
Also at the meeting were representatives from the Ministry of Public Works, the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), as well as consulting architects and contractors.
LLM said that the roads in Taman Leng Seng (Zone 2) and Jalan Alam Damai (Zone 3) have also been closed to road users for safety reasons.
It added that SUKE would need to identify an alternative route for road users to take in Persiaran Alam Damai (Zone 1) in case there is a decision to block that route as well.
“DOSH and CIDB are investigating the cause of the incident and will submit a report to the government,” LLM said.
Construction of the SUKE began in late August 2019 and is 88.8% complete.
The 24.4 km highway is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2021.
On Monday (March 22), a crane at the construction site collapsed and crushed a passing car.
The accident claimed the lives of Chinese citizens Ding Kunfu, Jiang Jinboa and Mu Tong Zheng.
Ding and Jiang are believed to have died after falling 36.6 m and their bodies were recovered on Monday. Efforts are underway to rescue Mu’s remains.
The driver of the car was also injured.
This is the second incident involving SUKE this year, as five people were trapped in a van traveling on the MRR2 highway near Bandar Tasik Selatan on March 3 when a part of a bridge under construction fell on it around 5.58pm after he was hit. by a trailer carrying heavy machinery.
In the previous incident, two women were killed and three others were seriously injured.
Following the above incident, Projek Lintasan Sungai Besi-Ulu Klang Sdn Bhd confirmed that the trailer that collided with the scaffolding at the SUKE construction site was a private vehicle and was not involved in or affiliated with the construction of the road in any way.
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