KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — The Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will implement two contra lanes on Jalan Ampang and Jalan Maharajalela here starting in July to ease traffic congestion at peak hours.
DBKL executive director of planning Datuk Sulaiman Mohamed said for Jalan Ampang, the contraflow is from the intersection of Jalan Rhu to the Jalan Tun Razak intersection.
“The contra route in this area is to provide a special bus lane during peak hours from 6am to 9am for efficient bus movement to meet arrival time to encourage commuters to use public transport.
“As an alternative route, there will be a U-turn from the city centre to Ampang at the intersection of Jalan Jelatek and under the flyover of Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2). For the direction of Ampang towards the city centre, there is a U-turn at the intersection of Jalan Jelatek and the intersection of Jalan Tun Razak,” he said in a statement today.
Sulaiman said for Jalan Maharajalela, it involved increasing the distance of the existing contra lane on the said road to Jalan Cheras (evening peak hours).
“Previously, the contra lane in the Jalan Maharajalela area leading to Jalan Cheras started at the entrance of Jalan Cheras. Now, the entry route for this area starts at Jalan Maharajalela (near SMK Tsun Jin).
“Increasing the distance of this contra lane allows vehicles to enter the contra route earlier and is expected to reduce congestion around Jalan Cheras,” he said.
Sulaiman added doing so will also give priority to the reliability of public transport vehicles, so as to encourage road users to use public transport in the capital.
— Bernama
