MCO: Gombak police announce 5 roadblocks, 9 road closures – Selayang, Rawang and KL-Ipoh ‘old road’

MCO: Gombak police announce 5 roadblocks, 9 road closures – Selayang, Rawang and KL-Ipoh ‘old road’

Following the announcement of roadblocks and road closures in Subang, the Gombak district police has released a list of roadblocks and road closures across the police district. This is of course for the phase two of the movement control order (MCO) that started yesterday and will go on until April 14, if it’s not extended.

In a statement released yesterday, Gombak district police chief ACP Arifai Bin Tarawe said that in the MCO phase two, the police will be proactive in tightening the movement of the public on the roads. He also advised the public to follow the MCO fully and be patient.

The Gombak district police has set up five roadblocks and will gradually close nine roads, and this will be enforced 24 hours, round the clock.

The five roadblock locations are: KM14 Jalan KL-Ipoh from Rawang to KL, KM14 Jalan KL-Ipoh from KL to Rawang, before the Rawang toll plaza from Rawang to Sungai Buloh, before the Gombak toll plaza from Gombak to Bentong, and Jalan Desa Aman Puri in Desa Jaya.

MCO: Gombak police announce 5 roadblocks, 9 road closures – Selayang, Rawang and KL-Ipoh ‘old road’

The nine roads and thoroughfares that will be closed in stages are: Batu 20, Jalan KL-Rawang near May Plastics (alternative route: Rawang bypass – Templer Park); the way to Kundang and Bandar Tasik Puteri from Bandar Country Homes in Rawang (alternative route: Latar highway); turn off to Latar from Jalan Rawang-KL (alternative route: Jalan Ipoh-KL, U-turn at the road block at KM14); Latar U-turn from Jalan Rawang-KL (alternative route: Jalan Ipoh-KL, U-turn at the road block at KM14); and U-turn after Shell Templer on Jalan Rawang-KL (alternative route: Jalan Ipoh-KL, U-turn at the road block at KM14).

Closer to KL, the closures are at the road to Land Office at Jalan Rawang-KL (alternative route: Jalan Ipoh-KL, traffic lights at KM14 – Jalan Selayang Segar); the main road out from Selayang Utama (alternative route: Jalan Selayang Utama – Jalan Selayang Jaya – Selayang Kepong bypass); turn off to Kg Selayang Pandan from Jalan KL-Ipoh (alternative route: KM14 Jalan KL-Ipoh – Selayang Jaya); and the Selayang Baru main road before Petron on Jalan KL-Ipoh (alternative route: Jalan 2 Selayang Baru – Petron – Pasar Borong – Jalan KL-Ipoh). Check out the images below for a clearer picture.

If you’re familiar with the roads in this northern part of the Klang Valley, you can picture how tight this choke hold is (and how long the detours are), so the “old road” from KL to Rawang is best avoided in both directions. No more “free pass” for those wanting to escape the PLUS highway blocks. It’s just best to stay in your hood, keep distances to 10 km and comply with the one person per car rule to avoid trouble, and Covid-19.

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Comments

  • Rakyat Malaysia on Apr 02, 2020 at 12:02 pm

    Unsurprisingly city folks are the most stubborn and not following authorities orders to stay inside. They are going crazy and maybe because they don’t have a kampung to return back home. Don’t be so stubborn, please stay indoors and don’t make trouble for our abang-abang polis and tentera.

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  • vivizurianti on Apr 02, 2020 at 7:36 pm

    As covid19 virus spreads….poor homeless ppl had no home to go, while ppl with home dont want to stay home….Oh wai!

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    • Someone once gave this advice, if these people chaff at staying home better they trade places with these homeless people if they can’t stand staying at home. This I fully agree.

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    • Homeless tested negative on Apr 04, 2020 at 2:01 am

      Datuk Nor Hisham Ahmad Dahlan
      The Movement Control Order is hard on people but for some, finding a safe space is already a task. Fortunately, some 501 homeless have now been homed in two transit and four community centres around the capital under a Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) mission to track and keep them safe while the MCO is taking place.
      Aside from the homeless transit centres in Jalan Pahang and Anjung Singgah, KL mayor Datuk Nor Hisham Ahmad Dahlan said four community centres and multipurpose halls under the city council – the Sentul Perdana and Setiawangsa community centres, and Alam Damai Cheras and Tasik Ampang Hilir multipurpose halls – have also been turned into temporary shelters.
      “We will continue looking for them in the capital and saving them throughout the MCO. Some are in hiding to protect against Covid-19,” He added they have been tested for Covid-19 before they are homed and so far no one has tested positive.
      The placement is based on three categories: the healthy; those with a communicable disease, mental illness, drug abuse issues; and non-citizens.
      “The healthy are being housed at the Sentul Perdana community centre and Tasik Ampang Hilir multipurpose hall with 181 and 62 people each, while the Setiawangsa community with 95 people, is for those with issues and the Alam Damai Cheras multipurpose hall has 30 non-citizens,” Nor Hisham said.
      99 men are staying at the Jalan Pahang transit centre, and 43 men and women, including three children, are at Anjung Singgah, with both places run by Yayasan Kebajikan Negara. DBKL is also keeping biometric data on the residents to help agencies channel aid and so forth.
      Hisham said any NGOs are welcome to contribute to these shelters but they must get the help of the Welfare Department (JKM) and follow the National Security Council (MKN)’s standard operating procedure.
      “Right now, there is no food distribution at Medan Tuanku… not allowed to do it in a group because we want to maintain social distancing,” he said.
      According to a study conducted by DBKL, it’s revealed that the number of homeless people in KL stands at 1,500 – 2,000 as of February 2016. This number shows a threefold increase since 2014, where only 600 homeless people were recorded. Although providing shelter for the 501 people is lauded, there are still over a thousand homeless in KL according to the stats (that are from 2016 – there should be more by now).

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