KUALA LUMPUR – The Kajang-Seremban Sdn Bhd Highway (Lekas) will be closed temporarily to all vehicles starting from 5pm on Saturday (October 15) until 4am on Sunday in conjunction with the annual night cycling race – RHB Lekas Highway Ride 2022 (7th Edition) – that involves 5,618 participants.
Lekas chief executive officer Wan Salwani Wan Yusoff said the road closure will start from the Kajang Selatan interchange to the Paroi junction, with approximately 19 other junctions being closed for the event.
She added that Lekas has also identified several alternative routes during the closure to facilitate the mobility of road users on the said days.
“Once the road closure takes place, northbound and southbound road users, like from Kuala Lumpur, Cheras, Kajang, Seremban, Senawang, and Kuala Pilah are advised to use Federal Route 1 or the PLUS Highway to continue their journey,” she said in a statement today.
Meanwhile, she said that the event had also obtained approval from the Works Ministry and the Malaysian Highway Authority to sponsor the venue as well as the Bukit Aman Traffic Division for a traffic management plan on total road closure for the event.
”In addition, Lekas also obtained approval from the Malaysian sports commissioner to organise this cycling event. Projected traffic loss involved during this road closure is around 40,000 highway users.
“We would like to convey our gratitude to police for their cooperation and support by providing officers from Kajang, Mantin, Nilai, and Seremban to assist in the road closure,” she said.
Lekas also extended its apology to road users for any inconvenience caused. – Bernama, October 12, 2022
