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A traffic rerouting plan is expected to be implemented this year along Persiaran Bayan Indah, the main road fronting Queensbay Mall, as part of broader traffic reorganisation efforts in the Queensbay area. According to a news report by the Chinese daily Kwong Wah Yit Poh, the existing two-way road will be converted into a one-way system, while the roundabout in front of Summerton will be reconfigured from a four-arm junction into a three-arm junction.

Under the proposed arrangement, motorists travelling from Jalan Aziz Ibrahim towards Queensbay Mall will no longer be able to enter directly. Instead, they will be required to detour through the small roundabout at Persiaran Bayan Indah 2, proceed to Jalan Bayan Indah, and then pass the roundabout near the Queens Residences Q1 before reaching Queensbay Mall. Conversely, drivers heading from Queensbay Mall towards Summerton will need to use Jalan Aziz Ibrahim and make a U-turn at the traffic lights to reach their destination.

MBPP infrastructure and traffic committee alternate chairman, Chan Soon Aun, confirmed to Kwong Wah Yit Poh that the rerouting plan will be rolled out within the year. He said the developer is currently finalising the detailed road diversion and traffic restructuring plans. The move comes amid increasing congestion in the Queensbay area, where multiple development projects have contributed to frequent traffic bottlenecks during peak hours.

According to Chan, the proposed traffic plan is now at its final stage. Once formally submitted by the developer and approved, it will be gazetted and implemented on a three-month trial basis. Preliminary plans indicate that one direction at the existing four-way roundabout in front of Summerton will be closed, effectively converting it into a three-way roundabout.

He explained that movements which were previously straightforward will require additional manoeuvres after the change. For example, motorists travelling from Queensbay towards Batu Uban, who previously exited the roundabout directly, will instead need to turn left and make a U-turn further ahead. Similarly, vehicles coming from Bayan Mutiara towards Queensbay will no longer be able to use the same direct approach and must instead route through Queens Waterfront via Jalan Bayan Indah, which will remain a two-way road, with only the stretch in front of Queensbay Mall becoming one-way.

Tan added that the city council had convened a coordination meeting on October 23 last year involving management representatives from 14 nearby stakeholders and relevant public agencies to discuss the proposed changes and traffic management along Persiaran Bayan Indah. While acknowledging that the plan has drawn objections from one high-rise residential management body, he said most stakeholders understood that the proposal is aimed at easing congestion in the area and that its overall benefits outweigh the drawbacks.

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