Is SMART Tunnel doing what it is supposed to or do we need another one?

The recent heavy rainfall happening around Malaysia has caused much concerns for residents all over the country. States are experiencing heavier rainfall than before and some are even plagued with floods that have caused much hardship. While it is hard to stop these problems especially with places which are flood-prone, the same cannot be said about Kuala Lumpur where it has one of the most technologically advanced flood mitigation system in the SMART tunnel.

When it was built, the SMART Tunnel was considered to be one of the mega projects which was hugely successful to curb the flood problem that created havoc in the city centre. In fact, it was an architectural wonder having been built in record time although it was very costly. The longest and biggest storm drain project in South-East Asia became the pride of the nation where it managed to solve  the flood water problem then. Read more