VANDALISME BY SEWERAGE WORK

DEEP…. The deep sewerage pit excavation (30ft)

By : DAP MEDIA

THE WORK to install sewer pipes all over Kota Kinabalu City had caused numerous complaints and grouses from the public. The Kota Kinabalu Member of Parliament office have in the past years had received many such complaints from cracked roads, settlement to shops and houses and damaged properties.

KK MP Hiew today was accompanied by the JKR sewerage engineers, the consultant, the contractor representative and the Sabah DAP Vice chairman Edward Ewol Mujie to attend to the latest complaint in Kolombong, Inanam.

This is about the deep excavation work to construct a deep manhole which is very close to a building. The owner is very worry about whether the deep excavation work will cause damage to his building. The excavation is as deep as 10 meters (30feet). The previous excavation to construct the pump house had caused severe cracks and settlement to the nearby building.

Hiew had asked the contractor to be more careful in executing their work especially in all deep excavation and take full measure to protect the nearby properties and roads. JKR engineer had also promised to supervise constantly on the method of work and on how the work protection to safeguard the other properties.

Hiew requested the contractor to provide more shoring to the deep pit to stop soil settlement which will caused cracks on road and buildings.

DISCUSS….. Hiew and Edward discussing the work with JKR engineers and contractors.

On the other hand, KK MP Hiew requests the people to inform him immediately if they fell that the work might affect them and caused damage to their properties.

JKR told Hiew that sewerage in the Kota Kinabalu will be completed soon and they hope there will be not much excavation work involved. The section of execution work now in Kolombong should be the last to lay the big diameter pipe.

The deep excavation work is not going to be easy due to the very deep trench. There will be certain disturbance and interference to the nearby properties. They hope the people can bear with them while the work is ongoing, and they will make good any damage.

Hiew hopes the work on the sewerage pipe laying work will be completed soonest possible because the work is already overdue from its original completion date. Any delay can caused more inconvenience to the general public.

There should be adequate road warning sign boards especially those on the main road to warn the motorists of the dangerous deep hole on the road sides. Many road accidents had occurred due to the excavation work.