KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 — Fourteen main roads in Putrajaya will be closed from 6am to 12pm between August 26 and 29 for rehearsals ahead of the 68th National Day celebration.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Fadil Marsus said the routes are Lebuh Wawasan/Persiaran Perdana, Jalan Tun Razak/Lebuh Bestari, Jalan Tun Razak/Jalan Pembangunan, Lebuh Setia/Jalan Perpaduan, Jalan Kemerdekaan/Jalan Tun Hussein, and Dataran Putra/Persiaran Perdana.
In addition, 14 main access roads to Putrajaya Core Island will be closed from 10pm on August 29 to 31.
The routes are Lingkaran Putrajaya/Jambatan Saujana, Lebuh Sentosa/Lebuh Wawasan, the traffic light at Lebuh Wawasan/Jambatan Wawasan, Bulatan Salahuddin/Dataran Perdana, the traffic light at Jalan Pembangunan/Jalan Tun Hussein, and the traffic light at Lingkaran Gemilang Satu/Persiaran Perdana.
“Members of the public are advised to plan their journey in advance, arrive early at the venue, and take advantage of the free shuttle bus service, which will operate every 15 minutes from three different locations,” he said in a statement today.
Fadil added that 2,708 officers and personnel will be deployed to ensure security and manage traffic for the National Day celebrations in Putrajaya, which is expected to attract 100,000 visitors.
The police will also conduct an anti-crime operation in conjunction with Merdeka Eve, focusing on monitoring high-risk areas, large crowd zones, and efforts to prevent and tackle crime in Kuala Lumpur.
