Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Worst example of ramp construction at PJD Tower, Jalan Tun Razak

I had an appointment at PJD Tower off Jalan Tun Razak in the afternoon. Visually you can access the tower once you follow the left most lane however it will only lead you either to Setapak or a u-turn. One thing for sure, there's no immediate access from Jalan Tun Razak if you are coming from Jalan Duta's direction, so you have to make a u-turn, and take a left-turn in front of UMNO Tower, then another left-turn in front of the Mall, before another left-turn at a traffic light ahead which would lead you to Jalan Ipoh, then anpther left-turn to Jalan Pekeliling (i think) before you come to the same traffic light that you had your first u-turn and stay on the right lane because you need to turn to immediate right to get to Jalan Tun Razak. Access to the PJD Tower would be the first left exit with immediate right to get into the tower's compound! Sounds chaotic right, well it figures!

Anyway, I found the most 'outstanding' carpark ramp in my entire life - the turning radius and the gradient was so steep that there're already some marks on the wall that people had already bang into it from difficulties to make an immediate u-turn from its entrance. Imagine if you were driving some big-cars like BMW 7-series and such - OMG!! I really wish that i could stop in the middle of the ramp and snap some photds just to proof it so but there're cars behind me so i have to make it quick, and with such ramp condition you can't get moving any faster than 5km/hr!!! Lot-10 carpark ramp is much better of design with clean swirl and smooth gradient all the way. Buckle up the so call designer!!

Owh, when my meeting was over around 530pm, the traffic at the opposite direction of  Jalan Tun Razak was already halted still, so I decided to take the main road and head to Jalan Ampang taking up AKLEH to exit at Jelatek intersection, go through slight congestion at Jalan Jelatek before entering DUKE at Setiawangsa interchange and direct exit to NKVE via Jalan Duta. Despite the drizzle, and some congestion here and there, I was faced with another crawl just before Duta exit..gosh, it took me almost 40minutes to get through the toll booth...and deep down, I feel blessed that I don't have to go through such congestion at everyday rate