Road closures have been announced for the Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2017 that happens this Sunday, May 21. The arrangement is almost identical to last year, with the Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE) and Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH) being the main highways closed.
All lanes of the DUKE in the west-bound direction will be closed from 2:30am to 11:30am, while AKLEH will be shut down in its entirety from 1:30am to 10:30am. A stretch of the Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2) connecting the two highways will also be closed from 4:30am to 9:30am.
Other closures include a 3:30am to 10:30am shutdown on Jalan Raja Laut, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Jalan Raja Chulan, Jalan Dang Wangi, Jalan Ampang, Jalan Perak, Jalan P. Ramlee, Jalan Tun Razak, Jalan Jelatek (until 9:30) and Jalan Kuching towards the Segambut roundabout. Part of Jalan Kuching from Lebuhraya Sultan Iskandar (Persiaran Mahameru) to Jalan Parlimen will also be closed until 11:30am.
Meanwhile, Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman will be closed from 12am to 10am, as will Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim (Jalan Duta) and Lebuhraya Sultan Iskandar from 2am to 12:30pm, and Jalan Sultan Salahuddin from 2:30am to 10:30am. Also closed will be Jalan Parlimen from Bank Negara to Jalan Tanglin from 3am to 11am, and from Bank Negara to Lebuhraya Sultan Iskandar from 4:30am to 12:30am.
A 4:30am to 10:30am closure will affect the Segambut roundabout, Jalan Langgak Tunku (until 11:30am), Jalan Tunku, Jalan Tun Ismail, Jalan Damansara (until 12:30pm) and Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin (until 12:30pm). Jalan Tanglin will be closed from 5am to 11 am, Jalan Lembah from 6am to 11 am, the Sultan Hishamuddin roundabout from 12am to 11:30am and Jalan Kinabalu from 12am to 2:30 pm.
Lastly, Jalan Raja will be closed starting this Friday at 8pm, only reopening on Sunday at 2:30pm. As usual, commuters are advised to use public transport to get around the city on race day.
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why can’t they just run around putrajaya or bangi where there is less traffic?
this is such a nuisance.
Penang, pj, cheras, balakong or even jinjang would be a better choice..no traffic there…people too busy complaining there than to drive…
Why don’t have all these runs and marathons in Putrajaya?
Have in KL, businesses lose tens of millions. Have it in Putrajaya. Dead town after all.
Overweight Pemimpins should take part and enjoy road without cars for once…
You are the one dead bodoh…
Those complaining….The run itself is called “KL International Marathon”…..thats why the run is around KL…unless they change it to Jinjang/Putrajaya/PJ/Cheras international marathon then can change venue ; )
That’s why they name it KL marathon not Bangi Marathon.
Kipidap Standard Chartered!!
Rakyat sihat, Negara makmur.
Best reply here. Direct & factual. No talk 3 talk 4 or Putar Belit. Cheers…
New York hosting marathon just fine..New York is much much bigger than kl.
Run at ur taman, then call it Bangau marathon. Boleh?
Get off PT site for few hours Folks! And Run off your nasi lemak calories.
Burp! Hmm… I think me bakuteh need to burn more calories.
@BenYap, do not be so selfish. It is only once a year event and it is on a Sunday. The roads are closed when you are still sleeping on your TV couch. Putrajaya already has another marathon named after it which will be held later this year. Do not be a NIMBY.
They can just run in a stadium, with proper track. Instead they choose to inconvenient tax paying motorists.
run 42km in a stadium??? kahkahkah
this is a joke or what.
just say u are fat n lazy bum..u hate fit pipu.
Then why some pipu insist in doing their activities on jalan even thou polis says no?
You pay roadtax for your vehicle because it contributes to pollution, noise, wear and tear road surfaces etc etc, it is not because you’re vehicle is so special.
It’s only for a day, you couch potatoes!
kacau aje,,,pergi putrajaya la
let’s have a healthy lifestyle….it’s just for a few hours once a year. The runners have been training on public roads risking their life…
yes..another stupid decision by DBKL, such a waste of tax payer money.
make road for other to run?.
go run in the stadium lah..bukit jalil oso can.
when PR rules the country, this stupid decision will no longer have.
rakyat oredi donwan this stupid event like this.
i believe only pro gomen people will participate in the event..for sure lah
It’s an international event la bro. Go back to and stay under your tempurung. By the time you come out, event is finished and all roads are opened.
coming more KL car free day in the future
this totally nuisance, the organizer must think if got any emergency for those people want go to hospital