The state JKR has blamed the consultant who failed to submit its design plan for the delay in the building of a retaining wall at Taman Terubong Indah (Majestic Heights) Phase 1 project site. 

Refuting state executive councillor Datuk Dr Loh Hock Hun’s claims that the department was sitting on the matter, its director Datuk Dr Ashaari Mohamad said JKR did not want to rush things. 

“We wanted to ensure that everything was done properly in line with safety precautions,” he added. 

He said a tender for the RM2mil project would be called next month and work would kick off by November. 

State executive councillor Datuk Dr Loh Hock Hun, who is also Paya Terubong assemblyman, had recently ticked off JKR for ignoring the state government’s directive to complete the retaining wall. 

On concerns by residents that the wall would not be completed in time for the issuance of certificate of fitness (OC), Dr Ashaari said the retaining wall was scheduled for completion in four months. 

Purchasers of the housing project had recently demanded for an assurance from the state government that JKR would complete the retaining wall. 

In 1999, the state had said that it would spend RM1.2mil to take over remedial work from the Majestic Heights project developer to rectify part of Jalan Paya Terubong following a landslip.  

JKR was told to repair the slope and build a retaining wall immediately. 

The project hit a snag when the developer faced financial problems in 1998.