Floods: Heavy rain in Klang Valley forces highway closures

Several people could be seen braving the flood waters at Batu Tiga, along the Federal Highway on Saturday (Dec 18) evening. - Photo: Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: Several stretches of highway in the Klang Valley were blocked and toll plazas closed since Saturday (Dec 18) afternoon due to heavy rain from Friday (Dec 17) causing flooding and forcing motorists to find alternative routes.

According to the Malaysian Highway Authority’s (LLM) Twitter platform, they are the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE), North-South Expressway Central Link (Elite) and the Shah Alam and Bukit Raja toll plazas.