Pasir Gudang City Council (MBPG) will conduct a large-scale Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA) to find long-term solutions for congestion issues.
Pasir Gudang mayor Datuk Asman Shah Abd Rahman said the assessment would involve all property developers and private sector stakeholders in the region.
Asman Shah says the TIA will help the city council plan better for road and land reserves in future developments.The goal was to help the city council plan better for road and land reserves in future developments, he said.
“The TIA will begin at the end of this year and is expected to be completed by next June.
“After that, we will meet with developers and landowners to discuss possible actions, especially if they have upcoming projects.
“Some roads in Pasir Gudang, particularly in areas like Seri Alam, will be upgraded to three lanes due to the increasing congestion.
“This problem has arisen from new housing developments, which have created bottlenecks in certain areas. That is why we are involving developers in this TIA.
“Currently, each developer conducts a TIA based on its own project.
“This time, the city council will lead the study and include everyone,” he said.
Asman Shah said the city council had also submitted a proposal to Transport Ministry regarding installation of height restriction gantries on some roads in Pasir Gudang to prevent large vehicles from using them.
“Recently, MBPG carried out road upgrades and diverted heavy vehicles to other routes. We noticed that traffic flowed smoothly even during the roadworks.
“However, when heavy vehicles returned, it caused severe congestion.
“This observation led us to introduce this TIA to determine if the plan is viable,” he added.
Asman Shah said the TIA results were also expected to benefit other local councils within the Greater Johor Baru area, especially once the Johor Baru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link project has been completed.
“This is a shared responsibility among the four local councils under Greater JB, as we want to understand the traffic flow from each council administrative area,” he said, adding that this was also discussed in a recent MBPG full board meeting.
When asked if the city council planned to upgrade the train tracks in Pasir Gudang for passenger use, Asman Shah said the idea was being considered.
“We have four locations in Pasir Gudang-Pasir Putih, Taman Cendana, Alam Masai, and Seri Alam that can be developed into transit-oriented developments (TODs).
“If we pursue this, our first step would be to create park-and-ride areas at these sites, where residents can leave their vehicles and take a shuttle to the nearest RTS station.
Cia urges MBPG to explore the possibility of introducing a third bridge, connecting Pasir Gudang to Singapore.“Once people are familiar with these locations, we can begin upgrading the tracks.”
Meanwhile, MBPG councillor Cia Chow Hui urged the government to explore the possibility of introducing a third bridge, to connect Pasir Gudang to Singapore.
“This bridge will make it much easier for Singaporeans to visit Pasir Gudang, especially if the bridge is built in Pasir Putih, which is close to Punggol.
“It could also attract more investors to Pasir Gudang, in line with the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ),” Cia said, adding that a third bridge would also help reduce congestion in the city centre.
