Kuching: With the Jalan Mendu flood mitigation project more than eight months past its original completion deadline, Michael Kong Feng Nian has urged the Kuching South City Council (MBKS) to take immediate action to resume construction and provide the public with a clear completion timeline.
Kong, Special Assistant to Stampin MP Chong Chieng Jen, said the project was originally scheduled for completion on 9 February 2026, but there was still no clear indication of when the works would finally be completed.
“What makes this situation particularly frustrating is that, despite the prolonged delay, the construction site continues to appear largely idle. During my latest visit, I observed no manpower carrying out visible work, while the temporary plastic safety barriers were left sprawled across the roadway.
“How can we expect the project to be completed anytime soon if there are no workers on site and no visible progress being made?” he asked.
He said, this raises serious questions about MBKS’s supervision of the project, its monitoring of the contractor’s performance and what concrete action has been taken to address the delay.
“The people who use Jalan Mendu have already endured months of traffic disruption, congestion and inconvenience. They have also had to contend with the safety concerns arising from the poorly managed construction site, including temporary barriers that have repeatedly been found toppled or obstructing the roadway.
“I urge MBKS to take immediate action to require the contractor to resume work immediately and deploy sufficient manpower and machinery to expedite the project,” he said.
Kong also called on MBKS to provide the public with a clear and realistic target date for completion, so that the public knows when this prolonged disruption will finally end.
“A flood mitigation project is meant to improve public safety and protect the community from flooding. It should not become a never-ending source of traffic congestion, inconvenience and danger to road users,” he said.
