Congestion on Federal Highway due to LRT3 bridge installation

KUALA LUMPUR: Congestion on the Federal Highway on Friday (April 12) is due to the installation of an overhead pedestrian steel bridge near the Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Light Rail Transit 3 (LRT3) station, says the Public Works Department (JKR).

JKR said congestion occurred on the Federal Highway on Wednesday (April 10) from 7.30pm to 1.30am the next day.

"The road closure notice was issued by LRT3, Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB) and JKR on March 27 and was announced through social media and radio stations after receiving permission from the Works Ministry, JKR, Transport Ministry, the police and Shah Alam City Council.

"Road closures and traffic diversion were carried out after taking into account various factors such as the Aidilfitri holiday (non-peak hours), traffic on the Federal Highway, risk assessment on the safety of road users while the works spanning the overhead bridge are carried out, as well as the availability of alternative traffic routes," JKR said in a statement on Friday (April 12).

It added that the road closure and traffic diversion starts from the Ideal Convention Centre (IDCC), Persiaran Selangor to the Jalan Padang Jawa bypass for the direction from Kuala Lumpur and Shah Alam to Klang and from Station 14 of the UiTM LRT3 to Shell Station towards Kuala Lumpur.

In addition, an alternative route is available through the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) with an exit at Bukit Raja to Shah Alam and Kuala Lumpur as well as an inner route passing through Section 14, Section 2 and Section 7 of Shah Alam.

"The temporary closure was implemented from 7pm, April 10 and reopened exactly at the promised time at 7am, April 11. The installation work of the 56.64m bridge by LRT3 and MRCB went smoothly according to set safety standards," it said.

The UiTM station is part of the entire LRT3 Package GS05 construction project at KM8.7, Federal Highway. – Bernama