Turun Anwar rally: Several KL roads to be diverted tomorrow

KUALA LUMPUR, July 25 — Several main routes in the city centre will be diverted in conjunction with a rally to be held at Dataran Merdeka tomorrow.

Acting Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Mohamed Usuf Jan Mohamad said locations involved are the National Mosque, Pasar Seni, Sultan Abdul Samad Mosque, Kampung Baru Mosque, and SOGO Complex, before participants converge at Dataran Merdeka.

He said diversions will be done if need be to ensure smooth traffic and road safety.

“Among the routes likely to be affected by the diversions include Jalan Maharajalela (exit to Jalan Syed Putra), Jalan Kinabalu (Public Bank U-turn), Bulatan Sultan Mohamad, Jalan Kinabalu (exit to Bukit Aman Tunnel and Bulatan Dato’ Onn), as well as the left and right sides above Bulatan Dato’ Onn.

“Also expected to be affected are the routes from Jalan Parlimen to Bulatan Dato’ Onn, Jalan Sultan Salahuddin to Bulatan Dato’ Onn, Jalan Kuching (exit to Jalan Sultan Ismail), Jalan Kinabalu from Bulatan Segambut and National Mosque to Bulatan Dato’ Onn,” he said in a statement today.

Usuf advised the people to plan their journeys and use public transport to reduce congestion in the city, and urged them to obey traffic police on duty at those locations.

For more information, the people can call the Kuala Lumpur police hotline at 03-2115 9999, the Jalan Tun HS Lee traffic police station at 03-2071 9999, the Kuala Lumpur JSPT hotline at 03-2026 0267/69, or any police station.

— Bernama