PLUS R&R

Rehat dan rawat (R&R) or rest areas were built all over the North South High way(PLUS). Although the building of the high way started with a lot of controversy none the less the high way had shorten the travel time.

We welcome the construction of the high way but definitely take objection to the frequent increase of toll charges as the traffic flow has also increased and has brought increased income to the PLUS operators. We are now given to understand that the terms and conditions of the concessioner agreement would be available for public scrutiny in January2009.

But one worrying set back of the R&R is that almost all of the food operators are run by bumiputras. We have no objections in bumis being given the major slice of stalls but to deny non-bumis from operationg is not only shameful but objectionable.

I have now received complaints that the only non-bumi operator at Ulu Bernam( a roti chani stall) will have to move out in January. Many have complaint to be the need to have multiracial stall operators along the PLUS high way.

To day I have written a letter to the PLUS operator to address this weakness.

The letter as follows:

Puan Noorizah Hj Abd Hamid
Pengarah urusan
PROJEK LEBUHRAYA UTARA-SELATAN BERHAD

Tingkat 9, Menara Korporat Persada PLUS,
Persimpangan Bertingkat Subang
KM15, Lebuhraya Baru, Lembah Klang.
47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Puan,

GERAI-GERAI DIKAWASAN REHAT DAN RAWAT DI LOKASI ULU BERNAM DAN TAPAH

Dengan segala hormat ta’zim sukacita saya menarik perhatian Puan merujuk kepada perkara diatas.

2. Saya difahamkam bahawa sepanjang Lebuhraya Utara Selatan hanya sebilangan kecil sahaja yang diperuntukkan bagi penjaja-penjaja bukan Bumiputra dikawasan Rehat & Rawat.

3. Untuk makluman Puan, beberapa penjaja-penjaja bukan Bumiputra akan ditamatkan tempoh penyewaan gerai dalam jangka masa yang terdekat tanpa memperbaharui premis tersebut kepada mereka..

4. Dalam hubungan itu, saya meminta pihak Puan untuk melaksanakan pemberian gerai-gerai dikawasan yang dinyatakan diatas secara komposisi bercampuran berbilang bangsa dengan kadar nisbah 60:40(Bumiputra : Bukan Bumiputra) ataupun pada kadar yang sewajarnya.

5. Sehubungan dengan itu, demi kepentingan semua laipsan masyarakat saya berharap bahawa pihak Pejabat Puan akan dapat melaksanakan satu kajian semula dalam sistem pemberian gerai-gerai tersebut.

Segala kerjasama dan bantuan Puan berhubung perkara ini, amatlah dihargai dan didahului dengan ribuan terima kasih.


Sekian dimaklumkan.

“BERKHIDMAT UNTUK RAKYAT”


Salam Ta’zim

M.KULASEGARAN
Ahli Parlimen Ipoh Barat




Sk : YB Dato’ Ir.Mohd Zin Bin Mohamed
Menteri
Kementerian Kerja Raya Malaysia


Y.Bhg. Dato’ Ir. Hj Mohamad Razali Bin Othman
Ketua Pengarah
Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia