IPOH: The East-West Highway, which has been impassable since Wednesday, will remain closed to traffic for up to two weeks, said state Public Works Department director Datuk Dr Safry Kamal Ahmad.
He said the department had to extend the closure because of more landslides along the highway.
“There were four landslides, at Km69, Km79, Km87 and Km90,” he said, adding that three of the landslides were in Perak, while the Km90 site, the worst of the four, occurred in Kelantan.
Safry said the department had initially sought to reopen the highway for between three and seven days.
He said 23 roads in the state had been closed to traffic, mostly in Perak Tengah and Hulu Perak districts.
Motorists can call the department at 1800-88-3377 for more information on road closures.