Traffic Announcement: Continuation of Temporary Road Closures and Traffic Diversions on Jalan Ikhtisas, Shah Alam and KM8.5 to KM9 on Federal Highway (KL-bound) from 15 June 2019 to 9 July 2019

SHAH ALAM, SELANGOR – 12 June 2019: MRCB George Kent Sdn Bhd (MRCBGK), the contractor of the Light Rail Transit 3 (LRT3) project, wishes to inform that there will be a continuation of temporary road closures and traffic diversions to facilitate piloting and utilities relocation works for the LRT3 project on Jalan Ikhtisas (heading towards Persiaran Dato’ Menteri) and KM8.5 to KM9 of Federal Highway (KL-bound)  from 15 June 2019 to 9 July 2019 (Monday to Saturday), 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.

Location 1: Jalan Ikhtisas

During the temporary road closures, traffic from Jalan Ikhtisas will be diverted to Jalan Pembangunan as indicated on the map below:

Location 2: KM8.5 to KM9 of Federal Highway (KL-bound)

Traffic will be diverted as indicated on the map below:

Stage 1

There will be a temporary road closure from the entrance of Petronas until its exit.

 Stage 2

There will be a temporary road closure opposite Petronas until the entrance near Shell.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused to the public and greatly appreciate your kind understanding and patience as we build LRT3 for the betterment of the future, and in improving Klang Valley’s public transport system.

For public enquiries, kindly contact the LRT3 hotline at 1 800 18 2585.

–ENDS—

For media enquiries, please contact:

Lim Siew May
Media Manager, PR & Communications
MRCB George Kent Sdn Bhd
03-5033 6857
siewmay.lim@mrcbgk.com

Syarafina Diana Kamaruddin
Public Relations & Stakeholder Management
Apex Communications Sdn. Bhd.
019-452 2928
syarafina.diana@apex.com.my

 ABOUT MRCB GEORGE KENT (MRCBGK)

MRCB George Kent Joint Venture (MRCB George Kent) was appointed on 4 September 2015 as the Project Delivery Partner (PDP) of Light Rail Transit 3 (LRT3).

On 17 October 2018, the PDP model was replaced with a fixed price contract regime, making MRCB George Kent the contractor.

MRCB is currently the largest developer cum contractor of Transit Oriented Developments (TODs) in Malaysia, while George Kent is the largest homegrown railway system specialist in Malaysia.

MRCB George Kent brings to the LRT3 project a highly-skilled and professional staff pool experienced in transit projects, with tailored and cost-effective solutions specific to Prasarana’s needs in a collaborative and supportive manner.

ABOUT THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT LINE 3 (LRT3) PROJECT

The LRT3 project envisages to connect 2 million people between Bandar Utama and Klang by 2024. Developed in line with the Greater Kuala Lumpur/Klang Valley (GKL/KV) Land Public Transport Masterplan, LRT3 will be a key feature in extending rail connectivity to the Western Corridor of GKL/KV. For more information, please visit www.lrt3.com.my and follow @myLRT3.