This article explores the challenges and opportunities presented by underutilized flyovers in Kuala Lumpur. It highlights the case of Warrior’s Trail, a tourist attraction that has become derelict, and discusses the potential for repurposing these spaces for commercial and community use.
In addition to Warung Cherry, other food stalls are also operating under the Penchala Link flyover in Kuala Lumpur . — Photos: GRACE CHEN and IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star Originally meant to be a tourist draw, Warrior’s Trail or Jejak Pahlawan located at the Dato Onn Roundabout and under Jalan Kinabalu flyover, has turned into a white elephant. Launched on March 1, 2022, by then Federal Territories minister Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim, it now looks derelict and is also prone to flooding.
It comprises an elevated pedestrian walkway, concrete promenade, vertical garden and terraced seating. According to the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) website, the 4,400 sq m area can accommodate up to 300 people and costs RM1,000 per day to rent as an event venue.Jejak Pahlawan at Bulatan Dato Onn under the Jalan Kinabalu flyover also doubles up as an event space.Most dead spaces under flyovers are usually turned into carparks, such as the one in Jalan Yew-Jalan Sungai Besi. There are two public toilets, carpark and Alam Flora office under this flyover, which is undergoing a RM96mil widening project to improve connectivity between the Sungai Besi Highway and Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway.This is expected to increase the parking capacity under the flyover by 40%. Persatuan Penjaja Penjaja dan Peniaga Peniaga Kecil Pudu Kuala Lumpur chairman Lim Kin He said a new approach was sorely needed. At present, the area is plagued by issues like vagrants, parking touts, illegal trading, abandoned vehicles and rubbish problems.“Some of them have become ‘storerooms’ for traders,” said Lim. In September 2024, Cheras MP Tan Kok Wai confirmed that soil testing to build the structure for the mechanical parking bays was completed with the results submitted to DBKL. The latest update from Tan is that the RM6.5mil project is awaiting approval from the Economy Ministry. Abd Rauf says he has received verbal assurances that he can operate from underneath Penchala Link in Kuala Lumpu
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