KUALA LUMPUR – A total of 98 federal roads and 126 state roads were affected by the floods that hit seven states, namely, Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Terengganu, Kelantan, Melaka, Pahang and Kedah, according to the Disaster Operations Control Centre of the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma).
In a statement issued today, it said the roads involved were affected by flash floods, floods, landslides, cave-ins, sedimentation, and damaged bridges at 224 locations in the seven states as at 2pm today.
“Some routes are still closed to all types of vehicles, while some are open only for heavy vehicles,” it said.
The routes that have been opened for all types of vehicles are the Jeli-Dabong route in Kuala Krai and Jalan Padang Kambing in Alor Gajah, Melaka.
Two routes that are only open to light vehicles are GAP-Bukit Fraser in Hulu Selangor and the Jenderam-Sepang road.
Among the routes opened to heavy vehicles are the Seri Keledang road in Hulu Selangor, Kg Jenjarom road in Kuala Langat and Banting-Semenyih road in Selangor, while in Pahang, they are the Jerantut-Maran road, Bukit Setongkol 2 road in Kuantan, Jalan Desa Mesra, Jengka North/South main road in Maran and Pekan-Batu Balik road in Pekan. – Bernama, December 21, 2021
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