A bridge, fresh paint and ‘like Deepavali’: Wangsa Sari PPR in KL gets a transformation

Wangsa Sari PPR resident Jasbee Kaur, 67, talks to Malay Mail about the prepared pedestrian bridge and the facelift.– Picture by Firdaus Latif

By Muhammad Yusry

Released: Wednesday, 07 Oct 2026 1:27 PM MYT

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7– The park is simply throughout Sungai Bonus, however for kids at the Wangsa Sari People’s Housing Programme here, arriving has actually indicated stabilizing along pipes.

By the end of this year, they ought to have the ability to just stroll throughout, with an 18-metre-long, two-metre-wide pedestrian bridge anticipated to be finished behind the 21-storey block.

It will cause Padang Wangsa Sari and decrease the requirement for locals to utilize the narrower Jalan 2/27A.

Local Mohd Fazil Md Noor, 56, stated it would likewise provide kids a more secure and simpler method to get to SK Wangsa Maju Section 1, where some presently stroll or cycle.

“We truly require the bridge that is going to be constructed due to the fact that when it is finished, it will end up being the primary path for our kids to get to and from school.

“The school is less than 5km from this PPR. If they cross the bridge, it will be much more detailed, possibly cutting about 1km off the journey. A few of our kids stroll or cycle to school, so developing this bridge is actually perfect. This is something we have actually been expecting,” he informed Malay Mail when fulfilled today.

The concept started when Wangsa Maju MP Zahir Hassan checked out the location in 2023 and discovered that citizens of the flats had minimal access to leisure centers in spite of a park being throughout the river.

“After winning the 2022 basic election, when I came here in 2023, we walked the location and discovered that there were inadequate centers.

“We saw that there was a park throughout the river and asked how we might make optimal usage of the park,” he informed Malay Mail throughout a check out today.

Zahir stated he later on raised the matter with Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Fadlun Mak Ujud, after discovering that kids had actually fallen under the river while trying to cross utilizing the pipes.

“When the kids had actually fallen, they did not believe of it as a catastrophe due to the fact that they fell under the water, however it threatened. We were stressed over what would occur if the water level was high,” he stated.

Fadlun stated Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) had actually designated an extra RM200,000 for the bridge and would attempt to accelerate its building for conclusion before completion of the year.

When total, the bridge is anticipated to serve all 1,061 homeowners and motivate higher usage of the park for workout and neighborhood activities.

Another citizen, Jasbee Kaur, 67, who has actually lived at the Wangsa Sari flats– frequently understood by the abbreviation PPR for Projek Perumahan Rakyat– for 19 years, stated locals had actually invited the bridge, which she thought would make it much easier for kids to return home from the park.

“The bridge is required. When the kids are tired, they will have a faster way to come home and it will be simpler for them to go into the taman next door,” she stated.

53-year-old resident Nurazlina Abd Aziz stated security issues would stay as soon as the bridge is finished, especially with bikes parked behind the block.

“Many motorbikes are parked at the back, so there might be a boost in theft. If the kids wish to go to school, yes, however we likewise need to consider their security,” she stated.

The bridge becomes part of a broader facelift for Wangsa Sari PPR, which was integrated in 2008 and has 272 property systems real estate about 1,061 homeowners.

The block, formerly painted completely white, now has a two-tone beige and white palette under a RM2.24 million updating task covering the structure and its fundamental facilities.

Of the allotment, RM1.1 million was invested in repainting the structure, RM904,000 on changing the sub-main cable television and primary switchboard, RM136,000 on roadway resurfacing and RM101,000 on updating the fire security system.

Federal Territories Minister Hannah Yeoh stated among the reforms presented was enabling MPs, through a committee established to keep an eye on DBKL costs, to supply feedback on how the municipal government designates funds.

“With feedback from all these MPs, our costs is more transparent and likewise fulfills the requirements of citizens. We do not have inefficient expense due to the fact that all of this includes standard facilities required by locals,” she stated.

She stated the repainting was likewise planned to enhance the self-respect of PPR homeowners, with the brand-new neutral palette picked by Fadlun.

“I concur that PPR structures are generally painted in a lot of colours, to the point that they appear like kindergartens. Now, all the colours are neutral and look good,” she stated.

Fadlun stated DBKL had actually finished nearly 70 percent of updating tasks including the city’s 64 PPR and public real estate plans under the RM300 million allotment this year.

He stated expense was anticipated to reach 90 percent of the allotment by year-end, with about RM23 million to be continued to finish the staying tasks.

Fazil, who has actually lived at the PPR for about 15 years, stated the transformation seemed like a joyful event.

“Our structures have actually likewise been repainted. It seems like Hari Raya, whatever looks brand-new, Alhamdulillah. The circuitry and lights have actually likewise been changed, and we have actually seen the enhancements,” he stated.

Jasbee, inquired about Fazil’s Hari Raya description, chuckled and offered the remodeling her own joyful contrast.

“For me, it’s like Deepavali!” she stated.

She stated the enhancements had actually likewise brought a restored sense of neighborhood amongst homeowners, whom she referred to as cooperative and encouraging of one another.

“Our locals are really cooperative. We stick to each other,” she stated.

Still, she has one ask for the federal government.

“We desire the federal government to open the chance for us to purchase these homes. We are still leasing them. We require to be able to purchase them,” she stated.