KUALA LUMPUR: Several major roads in the federal capital will be closed on Monday in conjunction with the KL International New Year Run 2018, as well as New Year celebrations.
Kuala Lumpur Traffic Enforcement and Investigations Department chief Supt Ahmad Adnan Basri said that for the Run, roads will be closed to vehicular traffic from 4.30am to 9am and reopened in stages beginning 9.30am.
The roads are Jalan Raja Laut, Jalan Mara, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Tun Perak, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Jalan Tun Razak, Jalan Kia Peng, Jalan Perak, Jalan P. Ramlee, Jalan Ampang, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Jalan Kuching, the Segambut roundabout, Jalan Langgak Tunku, Jalan Tun Ismail, Jalan Kinabalu, the Hishammuddin roundabout, Jalan Lebuh Pasar and Jalan Yap Ah Loy.
Several roads will also be closed on Monday for the New Year celebrations from 5am to 9.30am, and will be reopened in stages from 9.40am.
The roads are the Bukit Aman tunnel/Dataran Merdeka, Jalan Tun Perak/Jalan Pudu, Jalan Sultan Ismail/Jalan Bukit Bintang, Jalan Ampang/Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, Jalan Raja Laut/Jalan Dang Wangi, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman/Jalan Sri Amar, Jalan Damansara/heading to Mahameru, Jalan Duta/Jalan Langgak Tunku.
Other roads are Jalan Tun Razak/heading to Jalan Kuching, Jalan Kuching/heading to Jalan Tun Razak, Jalan Tun Ismail/heading to Jalan Kuching, Jalan Maharajalela/the Chinese Assembly Hall, Jalan Syed Putra/heading to Jalan Kuching, Mahameru Highway/heading to Jalan Parlimen, Jalan Mahameru/heading to Jalan Parlimen, and Jalan Duta/heading to Jalan Parlimen.
Ahmad Adnan advised the public to adhere to traffic rules and to use public transportation if possible to avoid congestion.
Road users are also advised not to park their vehicles on road shoulders, especially along the routes involved.
The public can contact the police at 03-20719999 or visit the PolisKL and TrafikKL Facebook pages, or the Trafik_KL Instagram account to make enquiries. -- BERNAMA