New Brickfields multistorey car park to open by end March

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 16): Stakeholders in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, hope that a new RM26 million Kuala Lumpur City Hall-built car park on Jalan Thambipillay will reduce illegal and haphazard parking in the area.

Brickfields Rukun Tetangga chairman S.K.K. Naidu said motorists must use the car park at the back of SMK Vivekananda to help reduce traffic congestion on Jalan Tun Sambanthan.

“There should not be any more excuses for illegal parking in the area. The car park should be able to accommodate a lot of vehicles,” he said.

Naidu also said that City Hall should be out in force to catch drivers who ignore the new facility.

“We want City Hall to issue compounds and tow vehicles away. Illegal parking has been long a standing issue here,” he said.

Naidu said that City Hall should also look at the parking rates and ensure the fees are reasonable.

“The rates should be flexible. If not, motorists will continue to park their vehicles illegally,” he said.

Naidu also wants City Hall to convert the existing car park bays on Jalan Berhala next to the post office and at Jalan Tun Sambathan next to Hong Leong bank into parking for motorcycles.

“This is to prevent the motorcyclists parking on the pavements,” he said.

Little India Petty Traders Association president G. Gunasegaran agreed that the parking fees imposed must be affordable.

“There should be a minimum fee for those who are just parking for between 15 and 30 minutes. This will then deter motorists from double parking on the already congested Jalan Tun Sambathan,” he said.

Gunasegaran said that City Hall should also erect ample directional signboards throughout Brickfields to highlight the new car park.

“The car park is on Jalan Thambipillay, which is on the inner road in Brickfields. The signs will be helpful for motorists to locate it,” he said.

City Hall Project Implementation and Building Maintenance Department director Hew See Seng said the car park, which was 99% complete was expected to be ready by the end of March.

“At present, the project’s physical work is almost complete. We are now at the final stage of dealing with the respective authorities to carry out the final inspection. We also have to install meters and obtain the supporting letters for the Certificate of Completion and Compliance (CCC). After the architect issues the CCC, then the project will be handed over,” he said.

Hew said that the project, which was supposed to be completed in 2014, was delayed because of physical hindrance.

“The underground utilities had to be resolved and also involved several design changes. We had to set back the car park from SMK Vivekanada, to accommodate the existing Hindu temple, divert underground sewers and accommodate a community hall on top of the car park,” he said.

The car park will consist of 327 parking bays including four bays for the disabled and 51 motorcycle parking bays. The community hall will also be able to cater to 500 people.

The car park will be managed by City Hall’s Finance Department and the operations will be outsourced to company it finds suitable. -- The Malaysian Insider

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