KUALA LUMPUR: A section of the Bukit Jalil Highway will be closed for 10 days from Sunday to facilitate the construction of the light rail transit (LRT) Line Extension Project (LEP).
Head of the Group Communications and Strategic Marketing Department of Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad, the owner of LEP, Lim Jin Aun in a statement said the road would be closed between 11pm and 5am daily to facilitate the launching of segmental box girders (SBG) for the LRT LEP.
"The affected section is located across Jalan BK1/13 in Bandar Kinrara and during the temporary closure, Bukit Jalil-bound motorists can take the alternative route via Jalan BK1/14, Jalan Kinrara 2, and Jalan BK1/20 to avoid the construction zone and to re-enter the Bukit Jalil Highway," he said.
Puchong-bound traffic could still use the highway to reach their destinations since one of the lanes would be closed to accommodate the SBG launching works, he added.
He said flagmen had been assigned in strategic locations to facilitate traffic safety, and motorists plying the routes were advised to remain cautious and adhere to the speed limit, while indicators including road signs, blinkers, and plastic barriers had been placed along the highway.
The LEP is a Government initiative to extend the existing LRT system – Kelana Jaya and Ampang Lines – to bigger residential and commercial areas in the Klang Valley.
The Ampang Line is being extended by 17.7km to cover areas including Bandar Kinrara, Puchong and Putra Heights, while the Kelana Jaya Line is lengthened by 17km to include areas like Lembah Subang, Subang Jaya and USJ. Both lines will meet at an integrated station in Putra Heights. -- BERNAMA
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