Several roads to be closed on nomination day

KUALA LUMPUR: Several roads in the Klang Valley will be closed to accommodate the nomination process for the state elections tomorrow.

In Ampang, the closure of certain routes to two nomination centres will start from 7am, to allow for the nomination of candidates for Bukit Antarabangsa, Lembah Jaya, Pandan Indah and Teratai.

Ampang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Azam Ismail said the roads would be closed until the nomination was concluded.

“Nomination will be conducted at Dewan Dato Ahmad Razali and traffic diversion and filtering of vehicles will be carried out at the Taman Dagang traffic lights from the direction of Kuala Lumpur,” he said.

Vehicles from Kuala Lumpur heading towards Lembah Jaya would be instead diverted to Jalan Merbau-Jalan Pinang-Jalan Ampang, he said.

“Vehicles coming from the direction of Lembah Jaya towards Kuala Lumpur will be diverted at Jalan Wawasan-Jalan Merdeka-Jalan Ampang,” he said.

ACP Mohd Azam said for routes near the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council hall at Jalan Pandan Ilmu, vehicles from Jalan Pandan Utama towards Jalan Bunga Raya would be diverted at Jalan Pandan Aman-Jalan Mawar-Jalan Bunga Raya.

“The road from Jalan Bunga Raya towards Jalan Pandan Utama will be closed fully, so those intending to head to Jalan Pandan Utama can use the route of Jalan Bunga Mawar-Jalan Pandan Aman-Jalan Pandan Ilmu.

“Those with enquiries can contact the Ampang Jaya police headquarters traffic hotline at 03-9274 0112,” he said.

Several roads in Hulu Langat, Semenyih, Kajang and Bangi will also be temporarily closed to ensure a smooth nomination day.

Kajang OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Zaid Hassan said the nomination for Dusun Tua would be held at Dewan Al-Zamakhsyari Sekolah Agama Menengah Batu 10 Cheras, Hulu Langat.

“The Semenyih nomination will be at Kajang Municipal Council (MPKJ) complex in Setia Ecohill Semenyih.

“The nomination for Kajang will take place at MPKJ Seri Cempaka Hall at Persiaran Saujana Impian, Kajang,” he said.

ACP Mohd Zaid said nomination for Sungai Ramal and Balakong would be held at Demesne main hall, Hulu Langat district administrative complex, Bangunan Sultan Hishamuddin Alam Shah, Persiaran Pusat Bandar 1, Seksyen 9 Bandar Baru Bangi,” he said.

For the Dusun Tua constituency, he said the closure would involve the entry to the school compound, he said.

“Jalan Hulu Langat from the direction of Grand Saga towards Batu 9, Cheras police station will be partially closed,” he said.

In the case for Semenyih, Jalan Ecohill 1 – starting from Persiaran Ecohill Timur until Jalan Ecohill 1 roundabout – will be partially closed and one side will be used for two-way traffic.

As for the Kajang seat, he said Jalan Impian Perdana from the traffic lights at Persiaran Impian Perdana/Jalan Impian Perdana until Jalan Impian Gemilang would be closed.

ACP Mohd Zaid said for nominations in the Sungai Ramal and Balakong seats, Jalan Persiaran Pusat Bandar 1 – starting from the traffic lights at the junction of Jalan Persiaran Pusat Bandar 1/Persiaran Bandar until the traffic lights at the junction of Persiaran Pusat Bandar 1/Persiaran Kemajuan – would be closed.

“Jalan Persiaran Pusat Bandar 1 until Jalan Medan Bangi will also be closed as well,” he said.

The roads involved will be closed from 6am until 11am tomorrow.

In Petaling Jaya, road closures will begin from 5am till 1.30pm. This is to accommodate the nomination process at Dewan Sivik MBPJ and Dewan Komuniti BU 11.

“The closure in Jalan Yong Shook Lin will consist of the area in front of IJM until Menara Choy Fook Onn. The Jalan 52/18 closure will be from the Texas Chicken (restaurant) until Restoran Ajmeer,” police said.