KUALA LUMPUR: Several stretches of highway in the Klang Valley had been blocked and toll plazas closed since Saturday (Dec 18) afternoon because of heavy rain from Friday (Dec 17) inflicting flooding and forcing motorists to search out various routes.
According to the Malaysian Highway Authority’s (LLM) Twitter platform, they’re the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE), North-South Expressway Central Link (Elite) and the Shah Alam and Bukit Raja toll plazas.
Based on an replace at 6.07pm Saturday, flooding at KM8.3 southbound on the NKVE from Shah Alam to Setia Alam had blocked all lanes and a compulsory exit lane had been created on the Subang toll plaza.
All lanes right here northbound on the NKVE from Setia Alam to Shah Alam had been additionally blocked.
Additionally, all lanes northbound and southbound at KM3.0 (Shah Alam/Seafield) on the Elite had been blocked and motorists needed to discover one other method.
A flood at KM8.7 northbound from Setia Alam to Shah Alam additionally compelled the closure of all entry lanes on the Bukit Raja toll plaza since 3.36pm and on the Shah Alam toll plaza since 2.29pm.
At USJ, motorists driving in direction of Shah Alam on the NKVE needed to make a detour to Exit 104 Subang because of flooding.
A number of Bernama journalists had been additionally stranded whereas reporting on the flood in Kuala Lumpur and the Klang Valley.
During their commentary on the Federal Highway, they noticed tens of automobiles marooned in flood water following heavy rain since Friday afternoon.
Jalan Raja Muda Musa in Kampung Baru was inundated and visitors jams had shaped in Jalan Kuching, Jalan Kinabalu, Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah and Jalan Ipoh.
Sungai Gombak was virtually bursting its banks, as nicely.
In Shah Alam, Bernama noticed roads connecting Setia Alam with Bandar Bukit Raja and Meru underneath 2m of water in some locations.
People had additionally swarmed grocery and comfort outlets for necessities akin to meals as they had been anxious the floods might last more. – Bernama
