MRR2 Reopens

Remember those famous words of one Samy Vellu, he said them on 10th Aug when the "Cracking Link" first surfaced. He said then ::

"This is no design failure. The engineer can sue them (those making such allegations). The design was submitted to our office. Noboby can simply open his mouth and say design failure. The question of design failure doesn't arise."

Well it took 3 different consultants to finally tell Samy the truth, the "Cracking Link" is due to design failure. Experts from Australia engaged by the original consultant of the project and experts from Germany engaged by the Public Works Department, both had come up with different views. The Works MINIstry subsequently appointed an independent consultant, Halcrow Group Limited to submit detailed report of the necessary rehabilitation work. Halcrow in its report attributed the cracks to design fault. Did anyone hear Samy denying this or apologising for his earlier 'outburst', claiming no design fault and threatening lawsuits? Don't we wonder who paid for all the 3 consultants.
Our Samy also said there had been "little cracks on the structure" of the MRR2. Now those little cracks need a whooping RM 18.3 million to rehabilitate! Really and truly little cracks! Now he is saying :: "We will see how much each pillar cost but the overall cost should not exceed RM18.3 million." Now don't be surprised that the amount needed to "rehabilitate those little cracks" ends up much much more. But now Samy says :: "The cost will be paid by the main contractor...The Public Works Department and an independent consultant will be here to supervise the job." Do mark his words. Samy had earlier said that the cost of repair may be difficult for the contractor to bear..
A stress test was carried out last Wednesday and it was announced that the highway would be opened to light traffic while furthher rehabilitation work was being carried out. Two lanes in both directions of the MRR2 near Kepong were opened to light traffic from 3pm yesterday, in time for the Raya rush.
Meanwhile, BERNAMA reports that discussion is still in progress among the parties involved in determining the rehabilitation work to be carried out. How confusing, are all the 31 cracking pillars gonna be repaired or just those 2 with significant cracks? We presume the Works MINIstry is trying to save the main contractors some money and meanwhile let the users of the MRR2 take some significant risks? How confusing. Please don't let the users be shortchanged, ensure all the pillars are repaired and the MRR2 safe for users, that was the way it was meant to be in the beginning.