The Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) has announced that it will close several roads and intersections for two and a half hours in the evening from March 1 to trial contraflow routes at these locations. The road closures will take place from 5pm to 7.30pm on weekdays (except public holidays and when it rains) for a period of three months, the Selangor Journal reports.
According to a statement released by the council’s corporate communications unit, the roads and intersections involved are the Jalan Othman–Jalan Templer intersection, the Jalan Gasing–Jalan Templer intersection, the Jalan Templer–Jalan 6/29 intersection and every median opening on Jalan Templer.
It advised motorists coming from the direction of Jalan Gasing heading to Jalan Othman or the kawasan Melayu to use Jalan Changgai 6/22 or Jalan Anak Gasing 6/5-Jalan Tinggi 6/12-Jalan Selangor. As for those travelling from the direction of Jalan Othman to New Pantai Expressway (NPE) to make a u-turn at the Assunta roundabout.
The council said that road users travelling from Petaling Jaya city centre and Section 52/Federal Highway can use this contraflow route for smoother driving. It advised motorists to drive carefully and obey the signs provided at the location.
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Such a nightmare road during peak hour. Problem now was old klang road into jalan puchong, jammed up till cannot get out from templer.
I am 74 year old and live in Petaling Garden, Section 5 for more than 45 years. With this contra road, how am I getting out of Petaling Garden to buy food in the evening?
Petaling Garden also got food.
look at this guy driving a huge polluting car out just to “buy food” and jamming up the place… cook at home or use grab or just get food inside your area dude
Mr Eric, perhaps you would consider getting food before the contra road starts? Yes, it will be a change for you, but you would agree that road is congested and any car entering it would be stuck for an hour at least. So, even without the contra-exercise, you’re best to avoid that stretch during peak hours.
I live in a terrace house in Sek6, which is adjacent to Jalan Templar. For years now, during rush hour, I cant even leave my own front gate. The trafik jam trying to avoid jalan Templar will start using the small taman roads in front my house. I cannot even leave the house. Hope authority can solve this traffic problem asap.
Sorry Rahmat i am also sometime will use these taman roads because otherwise i cant reach home before 9pm.
So it’s a trial of a solution to improve traffic flow during the evening rush hour?
It has started a partial trial since weeks ago. yesterday it was GOOD. the polis were there to help cars bypass some of the traffic lights. It is working.
good work to the parties involved with this solution/testing. I use this stretch of road (jln Templar, uurgh!)
Jalan Templar road where the Masjid Jamek is located, that is the area where always stuck for 1 hour, eventho only just 1km distance. If they resolve this stretch, then all will be good.