PWD steps up monitoring of retaining walls in the state

THE Public Works Department (JKR) has assured the public that there is no immediate danger of any retaining wall collapsing in the state.

State JKR director Datuk Dr Safry Kamal said his officers had been instructed to step up on the monitoring of such structures following the recent collapse of a concrete embankment in Bukit Setiawangsa, Kuala Lumpur.

On Dec 28, residents of Bukit Setiawangsa were rudely shocked when the land erosion caused most parts of a 43m concrete embankment in the area to collapse.

The incident left the retaining wall , that was holding up luxury bungalows to partially collapse, destroying one of the bungalows and leaving more than 100 homes and shops in jeopardy.

So far, there is no cause for concern in Perak but we will keep up with round-the-clock monitoring.

At the same time, existing projects in the state are also safe, he said.

Dr Safry said in Perak, retaining walls similar to the one in Bukit Setiawangsa were located along the Simpang Pulai-Cameron Highlands Road, the East-West Highway (Gerik-Jeli stretch) and the Tapah-Cameron Highlands Road.

He advised the public to alert the department should they come across any damaged retaining walls by sending emails to aduan@jkr.com.my or call 05-253 4041.

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PWD steps up monitoring of retaining walls in the state