IPOH: The continuous heavy downpour yesterday evening has triggered a landslide along Jalan Raba in Tronoh here.
State Public Utilities, Infrastructure, Energy and Water Committee chairman Datuk Zainol Fadzi Paharudin said, the affected stretch has been closed to traffic for clearing-up and repair works.
He said the road will be temporarily closed for two weeks after it was buried by a landslide that hit at 4pm.
“We believed the 40 metre landslide was caused by the continuous heavy downpours that hit the area in the past few days,” he said.
Zainol revealed that the repair works is estimated to take two-week time and will cost about RM250,000.
“The installation of canvas is being conducted to prevent the erosion from getting worse,” he said when contacted today.
He advised motorists to use alternative road, Jalan Batu Gajah, for the time being.