Puchong residents will be given a new year gift by the Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ).  It will built three vital link roads in the bustling township at the end of the year to ensure smoother traffic flow and better inter-connectivity among the neighbourhoods here.

The first link connects Bandar Puteri Puchong to Puchong Hartamas, the second links Puchong Permai and Pangsapuri Puchong Permata, and the third links Pusat Bandar Puchong and Puchong Jaya Selatan.

According to Awtar Singh, the personal assistant to Sri Serdang assemblyman Datuk Satim Diman, the new links would act as alternatives in diffusing congestion at the usually busy routes, and provide residents with short cuts from one housing estate to another.

"At present, there is no link between Bandar Puteri Puchong and Puchong Hartamas, so residents are using the old Puchong road to travel between the two residential estates," Awtar said.

"The proposed link is a 500m which would be constructed by the MPSJ at a cost of about RM500mil.  The developer of Puchong Hartamas will foot half the bill of RM250 mil.  Flora Development will provide the other RM250mil since the road would go across the border of its land.

Work is schedule to start in December, and will take six months to complete.  Once ready, this four lane-link would connect Persiaran Hartamas at Puchong Hartamas and Laman Puteri at Bandar Puteri.

Another piece of good news, Awtar said, was the drainage system and road widening works along the front portion of Jalan Bakawali, the main entrance from the old Puchong road, would be completed by next month, and this would provide smoother and wider access for residents.

Works on the link between Puchong Permai and Pangsapuri Puchong Permata is also scheduled to start in December.

Awtar said it was an important alternative road that would benefit residents of Puchong Prima, Puchong Intan, Puchong Permai and Desa Millennium.

"There is a masive after-work jam every evening at the junction of Persiaran Puchong.  It is not just people travelling from their homes to USJ, but also those going into the various housing estates and those travelling to Putrajaya.  The propsed 1km link will be a good short cut to and from USJ," Awtar said.

The construction cost for this second link would be borne by MPSJ.  According to Awtar, the second link was planned a long time ago but construction was frustrated by the problems of squatter relocation.

The third vital link to be built, meanwhile, will connect Persiaran Wawasan at Pusat Bandar Puchong to Jalan Serindit at Puchong Jaya Selatan.

"There is no such route in the plan but the MPSJ has decided to built it.  Works will also start in December and once completed, road users no longer need to use the LDP whenever they want to access Pusat Bandar Puchong from Puchong Jaya Selatan and vice-versa.  This link will be two-lane road meant only for light vehicles," Awtar said.