TELUK INTAN: Villagers of Kampung Baru Palawan close to Langkap right here have recommended that the ‘jalan tikus’ (rat trails) in Ladang Bikam be turned into an alternative street for customers of the North-South Expressway when the freeway is congested, particularly throughout festive seasons.
Lee Kim Chin, 65, one of many males aiding street customers to beat the site visitors jam through the use of the Ladang Bikam rat trails on the fourth day of Syawal, mentioned it may additionally shorten the journey to Kuala Lumpur.
“Road customers solely must journey about three kilometres earlier than exiting onto the primary street in Kuala Bikam heading south,” he informed eNM right now.
Lee mentioned the villagers have been pleased to open up the path, a sandy and rocky route used solely by lorries, four-wheel-drive autos, and bikes.
Another villager, Law Kian Ming, 52, mentioned throughout the incident, his pals have been having espresso at his espresso store in the village at about 10 pm once they observed many autos turning again.
“We used a backhoe belonging to a buddy to stage the route with sand but it surely couldn’t maintain up for lengthy and continually want levelling. We even needed to restore the street right now,” he mentioned.
Meanwhile, Lee Weng Foong, 52, mentioned they didn’t count on the help offered by the villagers to go viral, including that they supplied assist no matter race and with out anticipating any rewards.
“As Malaysians, we should unite and assist one another in order that we will reside in concord,” he mentioned.
A street person, Zairul Annuar Mohd Zain, 47, uploaded a video of him utilizing the Ladang Bikam path to return to Nilai, Negeri Sembilan on Saturday (April 13) after a bunch of villagers went out of their approach to stage the bumpy route in order that common autos may move by.
Using the Google Maps software, Zairul Annuar mentioned he tried to make use of inner routes from Gopeng to Ladang Bikam to return to Nilai after spending the Hari Raya holidays with family members in Ipoh.
The video of the heartwarming incident went viral the following day.
