KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — Six highways and 25 main roads around the Klang Valley will be closed in stages from Friday (May 23) until May 28, in conjunction with the Asean Summit, to ensure smooth traffic flow.
Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) director Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said the roads that will be closed include the routes to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and Subang; the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC), Istana Negara, and the accommodation hotels.
The list of roads that will be closed is as follows:
Friday (May 23) to Monday, May 26 (7am until all the delegates arrive in stages)
- KLIA Expressway.
- North-South Expressway Central Link (ELITE) (KLIA-Putrajaya).
- New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) (Subang-Jalan Duta).
- Guthrie Corridor Expressway (GUTHRIE).
- North-South Expressway (PLUS) (Sg Buloh-Jalan Duta).
- Maju Expressway (MEX).
- Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway (Sg Besi-City Centre).
- Lingkaran Putrajaya.
- Jalan Istana.
- Jalan Damansara.
- Jalan Tun Razak.
- Jalan Ampang.
- Jalan Sultan Ismail.
- Jalan Bukit Bintang.
- Jalan Imbi.
- Jalan Parlimen.
- Jalan Kuching.
Monday, May 26 (8am until completion of arrivals; 5.30pm until completion of arrivals; and 7pm until arrivals)
- Intersection of Jalan Ampang-Jalan P. Ramlee.
- Intersection of Jalan Sultan Ismail-Jalan P. Ramlee.
- Intersection of Jalan Perak-Jalan P. Ramlee.
- Intersection of Jalan Perak-Jalan Pinang.
- Intersection of Jalan Stonor-Jalan Kia Peng.
- Intersection of Jalan Stonor-Persiaran KLCC.
Tuesday, May 27 (8am to 10.30am)
- Intersection of Jalan Ampang-Jalan P. Ramlee.
- Intersection of Jalan Sultan Ismail-Jalan P. Ramlee.
- Intersection of Jalan Perak-Jalan P. Ramlee.
- Intersection of Jalan Perak-Jalan Pinang.
- Intersection of Jalan Stonor-Jalan Kia Peng.
- Intersection of Jalan Stonor-Persiaran KLCC.
Tuesday, May 27 (11.45am to 1pm)
- Jalan Tun Razak
- Jalan Mahameru
- Jalan Sultan Abdul Halim
Tuesday, May 27 (1.45pm to 3pm)
- Jalan Parlimen-Jalan Kuching
- Jalan Sultan Ismail
- Intersection of Jalan Sultan Ismail-Jalan P. Ramlee
- Intersection of Jalan Perak-Jalan P. Ramlee
- Intersection of Jalan Perak-Jalan Pinang
- Intersection of Jalan Stonor-Jalan Kia Peng
- Intersection of Jalan Stonor-Persiaran KLCC.
Wednesday, May 28 (8am)
- KLIA Expressway.
- ELITE Expressway (KLIA-Putrajaya).
- NKVE Expressway (Subang-Jalan Duta).
- GUTHRIE Expressway.
- PLUS Expressway (Sg Buloh-Jalan Duta).
- MEX Expressway.
- KL-Seremban Expressway (Sg Besi-City Centre).
- Lingkaran Putrajaya.
- Jalan Istana.
- Jalan Damansara.
- Jalan Tun Razak .
- Jalan Ampang.
- Jalan Sultan Ismail.
- Jalan Bukit Bintang.
- Jalan Imbi.
- Jalan Parlimen.
- Jalan Kuching.
Yusri said the closure would be done in phases, each lasting 30 minutes, to enable the convoy or motorcade of the summit participants and guests from each country to reach the destination on time.
He advised the public not to park their vehicles indiscriminately along the roads involved in the closure to ensure smooth traffic flow.
Enforcement action will be taken against vehicles parked on the closed roads, including having the vehicles towed away.
In addition, Yusri said that business and heavy vehicles are also not allowed to enter the city centre from 6.30am to 7.30am and from 4.30am starting today until May 28.
Traffic control rehearsals will be carried out on Wednesday (May 21) and Thursday (May 22), involving elements of convoy control (motorcade), route control, location control, and other tasks.
"The rehearsals at the actual locations will provide road users with information about the road closures that will be implemented,” he said.
— Bernama
