Bridge linking KL and Raub closed


End of the road: Liow (second right) surveying the caved-in section of the bridge in Bentong. Looking on is Pahang Public Amenities and Environment Committee chairman Datuk Mohd Soffi Abd Razak.

BENTONG: A bridge linking Kuala Lumpur and Raub and the rest of southern Kelantan has been temporarily closed to traffic due to damage caused by swift currents on Sungai Bentong.

Both ends of the bridge along Federal Route 8 (Jalan Bentong-Raub) were damaged following heavy rain on Saturday night.

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