Several roads in KL city centre will be closed this Sunday, 7th August, so that 35,000 runners can safely participate in Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2016. Some roads will be partially closed while others will be fully off-limits until the race is over. Also due to be closed are the DUKE and AKLEH highways. The DUKE will be closed from 2:30am to 11:30am while AKLEH will be closed from 1:30am am 10:30am.
Also, Jalan Raja will be shut down from 9:00am on Friday, 5th August until 12:30pm on Sunday, 7th August. The other roads will be closed between 3:30am and 12:00pm.
Some roads that will be closed are:
- Jalan Raja (Dataran Merdeka)
- Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman
- Jalan Sultan Ismail
- Jalan Ampang
- Jalan P. Ramlee
- Jalan Raja Chulan
- Jalan Bukit Bintang
- Jalan Tun Razak
- Jalan Kuching
- Jalan Dang Wangi
- Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim (Jalan Duta)
- Jalan Langgak Tunku
- Jalan Bukit Tunku
- Jalan Tunku
- Jalan Tun Ismail
- Jalan Dato Onn
- Jalan Sultan Salahuddin
- Jalan Parlimen
- Jalan Damansara
- Lebuhraya Sultan Iskandar
- Jalan Kinabalu
- Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin
The KL Marathon website has a full list detailing all the roads that will be affected and the times they are expected to reopen.
Map of road closure
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