MOTORISTS are advised to be cautious and anticipate lane closures when using Jalan Kepong and Pintasan Segambut as Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) is resurfacing the roads.
DBKL is also resurfacing neighbourhood roads in Jinjang Utara, Kuala Lumpur.
A DBKL spokesperson said the road resurfacing works in Pintasan Segambut was expected to finish next month, while Jalan Kepong and Jinjang Utara works were expected to be completed in August.
Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng’s assistant Dic Lai said the last major road resurfacing work on Jalan Kepong was done in 2023, covering the stretch outbound from Kuala Lumpur to Kepong.
“The current roadwork will cover the stretch going inbound from Kepong to Kuala Lumpur.
“There will be lane closures along the construction zones.
“Work on these projects will be from midnight until 6am so that rush-hour traffic will not be affected,” he said at a press conference at Jalan Kepong.
He said once the main roads were done, residential roads in Kepong Baru would be targeted for resurfacing.
Lai said the biggest challenge faced was the aged water pipes underneath Jalan Kepong.
“These pipes are susceptible to leakage or pipe bursts due to the water pressure as they are more than five decades old.”
The City Hall representative said some 5.5km of Jalan Kepong and Pintasan Segambut would be resurfaced.
“The repavement in Jalan Kepong will begin from the Kepong police station to Jalan Jambu Jerteh, which is 4km.
“Meanwhile, the repavement in Pintasan Segambut will begin at the Jalan 1/40 and Pintasan Segambut junction going outbound to the Jalan Kepong junction, totaling up to 1.5km.
“As for Jinjang Utara, works will cover several neighbourhood roads in the residential area,” he said.
The spokesperson said the road resurfacing works was expected to cost RM10mil.
“RM4mil has been allocated for Jalan Kepong while RM3mil was set aside for the construction works in Pintasan Segambut and Jinjang Utara, respectively.”
