(From left): Sime Darby Property Chief Executive Officer, Ir. Mohd Sohimin Mohd Alayedin, Sime Darby Property Group Managing Director, Dato’ Azmir Merican, Selangor State Executive Councillor (Chairman of Standing Committees for Investment, Industry & Commerce and Small & Medium Enterprise (SME)), YB Dato’ Teng Chang Khim, Klang Municipal Council’s Director of Buildings Department, Ahmad Khairi Md. Yusof, and Sime Darby Property Chief Operating Officer, Apollo Leong officially opened the Jalan Meru flyover in Bandar Bukit Raja, Klang last week. Image from Sime Darby Property
Sime Darby Property Berhad ("Sime Darby Property" or “Company”) has officially unveiled the flyover on Jalan Meru in Bandar Bukit Raja with Selangor State Executive Councillor (Chairman of Standing Committees for Investment, Industry & Commerce and Small & Medium Enterprise (SME) for industry and trade YB Dato’ Teng Chang Khim officiating at the ribbon cutting event last week.
The 420-metre flyover is expected to benefit the road users of Jalan Meru, with a dedicated ramp to ensure smoother traffic flow towards the West Coast Expressway (“WCE”). This flyover will connect road users from Persiaran Sungai Keramat, Persiaran Astana and Bandar Setia Alam, benefitting the residents of Bandar Bukit Raja, Meru and Kapar in Klang.
Sime Darby Property’s Group Managing Director, Dato’ Azmir Merican said that the development of the flyover is in line with the Company’s efforts to bring convenience to the residents and road users in one of its more mature townships in Selangor.
“Bandar Bukit Raja has grown exponentially since it was launched two decades ago, offering a diverse mix of residential projects and commercial properties. The township also contributes to the growth of the Company’s industrial portfolio, as home to some of our biggest industrial parks, namely the Bandar Bukit Raja Industrial Gateway and the newly launched E-Metro Logistics Park,” he said.
Dato’ Azmir added: “This flyover on Jalan Meru has been introduced as a solution to enhance the traffic conditions and add convenience to our township residents and communities in the surrounding area.”
Dubbed ‘The Pride of Klang’, Bandar Bukit Raja is a 4,333-acre freehold township envisioned as a fully integrated and self-sufficient township with a distinctive balance of residential, industrial, and commercial components. With an estimated population of 105,000 people upon completion, Sime Darby Property will continue to invest in infrastructure for the benefit of residents and the commercial development of the area.
Sime Darby Property invested RM73.5 million to build the flyover to provide seamless accessibility between the eastern and western segments of Bandar Bukit Raja which has approximately 40,000 residents to date. Construction of the flyover was fully completed in June 2022.
(17 August 2022)