17 roads across the Klang Valley will be temporarily closed from 15 April to 17 April in conjunction with Chinese President Xi Jinping's official visit to Malaysia.
Federal police Traffic Enforcement and Investigation Department director Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said road closure and diversions will last between 30 to 45 minutes and 378 officers as well as personnel will be deployed to manage the traffic.
“On April 15 at 6pm, the affected routes will include Lebuh KLIA, Elite Highway (North-South Expressway Central Link), Putrajaya Ring Road, Putrajaya-Dengkil Highway, Persiaran Selatan, Lebuh Gemilang, and Jalan P5.
On April 16 at 9.30am, closures will affect Jalan P5, Lebuh Gemilang, Persiaran Selatan, Putrajaya-Dengkil Highway, Putrajaya Ring Road, MEX Highway, Shah Alam Expressway (Kesas), Setiawangsa-Pantai Expressway (SPE), Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang Elevated Expressway (SUKE), New Pantai Expressway (NPE), Smart Tunnel, KL-Seremban Highway, Jalan Istana, Jalan Damansara, Jalan Sultan Abdul Halim, and Jalan Sultan Iskandar," he said in a statement today.
More road closure as follows:
• April 16 (12.30pm): Jalan Sultan Abdul Halim, Jalan Sultan Iskandar, Jalan Damansara, Jalan Istana, Lebuhraya KL-Seremban, Lebuhraya SUKE, Lebuhraya NPE, Lebuhraya SPE, Lebuhraya Kesas, Lebuhraya MEX, Lingkaran Putrajaya, Lebuhraya Putrajaya-Dengkil, Persiaran Selatan, Lebuh Gemilang, Jalan P5.
• April 17 (8.50am): Jalan P5, Lebuh Gemilang, Persiaran Selatan, Lebuhraya Putrajaya-Dengkil, Lingkaran Putrajaya, Lebuhraya ELITE, Lebuhraya KLIA.
Furthermore, Yusri also advice road users to avoid affected routes during full closures and plan their journey properly.