In conjunction with the upcoming Chingay parade, several main roads in Johor Bahru will be closed in stages starting from tomorrow (February 26) until Monday (February 29), Bernama reports.
According to Johor Special Branch chief Datuk Ramli Hassan, the following roads will be closed from 10.30am, Friday to 1.30pm the following day – Jalan Gereja, Jalan Tun Razak, Jalan Ulu Air Molek, Jalan Yahya Awal, Jalan Ayer Molek, Jalan Susur Ibrahim and Jalan Wong Ah Fook.
Meanwhile, Jalan Trus, Jalan Ngee Heng, Jalan Tun Razak dan Jalan Ulu Air Molek will be closed on Saturday from 8.30am to 2.30pm. The Saturday closures are to facilitate the float procession that starts from the Kuno temple at Jalan Trus, ending at the Xing Gong temple at Jalan Ulu Air Molek.
At the height of the parade on Sunday, several main roads will be closed in two stages. The first stage takes place from 3.30pm to 5pm, involving the junction of Jalan Gertak Merah/Jalan Dato’ Menteri and Jalan Ayer Molek.
The second stage meanwhile, takes place from 5pm to 3am, Monday, and involves the junction of Jalan Sungai Chat/Jalan Abu Bakar, Jalan Ayer Molek/Gertak Merah, Jalan Dato’ Onn traffic light junction/Jalan Ayer Molek, Jalan Wong Ah Fook, Jalan Meldrum, Jalan Siu Nam, Jalan Siu Chin, Jalan Tun Sri Lanang U-turn, Jalan Station, Jalan Abu Bakar and the Susur Lingkaran Dalam/Jalan Abu Bakar.
Ramli advised motorist to use alternative roads such as the Singapura-Jalan Skudai-Lingkaran Dalam-Jalan Skudai (Lido beach) dan Singapura-Kota Tinggi-Kuala Lumpur-Eastern Dispersal Link (EDL)
Additionally, the the Tiong Hua Johor Bahru association has also prepared a free shuttle bus service from the Tan Sri Hassan Yunos stadium, Larkin for the Danga City Mall and Wisma Maria route from 4pm to 2am to minimise road congestion.
On Monday, the following roads will be closed from 11am to 12pm – Jalan Tun Razak, Jalan Ngee Heng dan Jalan Trus to allow the procession to return to the Kuno temple (Jalan Trus) from the Xing Gong temple (Jalan Ulu Air Molek).
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Since when gay parades are allowed in Malaysia,let alone Chinese one??
Ur reply show ur damn ignorance. This is one of the largest and oldest Chinese temple parade in Malaysia. It involves one of the oldest temple in Malaysia history which is located just behind JB City Square. You can see the real parade possesions in the movie “The Journey”. Get a life, jangan jadi katak bawah tempurung.
Chingay parade is just a name… It’s has none similarities to gay parade…. maybe you are new here, it’s better for you to move back your native country!
why can’t police comes out with a diagram depicting affected route….. words are complicated…. Just simple road map with RED as close section, just like those road closure affected by MRT construction…..
Because there are no instruction from the BOSS.