[sustran] fwd: Plan for more bus lanes in Kuala Lumpur

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The Star
Tuesday, January 25, 2000

Plan for more bus lanes in Kuala Lumpur
By Angela Rao 

CITY HALL is planning to introduce more bus lanes and withdraw existing
ones which are under-utilised in Kuala Lumpur. 

Its economic planning and social infrastructure unit deputy director, Haji
Salleh Yusop, said bus lanes, which came into effect on Feb 15 1997, had
come under close scruntiny as some of the lanes in Jalan Semantan (near
Jalan Damansara) and Jalan Syed Putra were found to be redundant. 

"Very few buses and taxis plying this route," he said. 

He added that roads such as Jalan Raja Laut, where the project proved to be
highly successful, would be upgraded and better bus shelters built. 

"We will continue to upgrade the roads in these areas," Salleh said. 

He said RM1mil had been allocated under the 2000 budget for the creation of
bus lanes. 

Salleh said the project would be implemented in stages after a careful
study of the traffic pattern at the major roads in the city. 

He said there were still buses which strayed into other lanes and motorists
who used bus lanes. 

Salleh said new bus lanes would be implemented in areas with high commuter
density. 

The lanes were introduced to allow exclusive access for buses and taxis for
speedier public transportation. 

The bus lanes are located in Jalan Raja Laut, part of Jalan Ipoh, Jalan
Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Raja, Jalan Pahang, Jalan Syed Putra, Jalan
Bangsar, Jalan Travers, Jalan Damansara, Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin, Jalan
Pudu, Jalan Pantai Baru and Jalan Dang Wangi. 

The others are contra flow bus lanes in Jalan P. Ramlee, Jalan Raja Chulan
and Jalan Ampang. 

The lanes were gazetted in Oct 9 1997 under the Road Transport Act 1987. 

Motorists who stray into bus lanes face a RM300 fine or RM1,000 if the case
is brought to court. 

The bus lane ruling is enforced between 6am and 8pm daily expect weekends
and public holidays. 

 
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