IPOH, Nov 16 — Some 44 road stretches will be closed and traffic diverted in stages around Taping this Sunday (Nov 19) to give way to the 2023 Sultan Nazrin Shah Birthday Run.
Taiping district police chief ACP Razlam Ab Hamid said the road closure and diversion will be implemented from 5.15 am until the programme ends.
The run will begin at Dataran Warisan Taiping through Jalan Alang Ahmad / Public Bank; Jalan Manecksha; Jalan Alang Ahmad / Jalan Kota; Jalan Pasar / Jalan Alang Ahmad; Jalan Tamingsari; Jalan Ong Saik / Jalan Barrack; Jalan Lim Tee Hooi; Jalan Lim Teong Chye; Jalan Panglima Ah Chong; Jalan Chun Thye Ping; Lorong Arasarathnam; Jalan Yusof; Jalan Abdul Jalil; Jalan Stesyen / Assam Kumbang, Simpang Taman Zenith and Jalan Anak Bukit.
The traffic light at Hotel Sense, Simpang Hospital Columbia Asia; Jalan Kelab Lama; Simpang Jalan Muzium / Jalan Temenggung; Lorong Kuarters Penjara; Lorong Kuarters Penjara; Jalan Lumba Kuda; Lorong SP/2; Simpang 3 Hotel Grand Baron; Simpang 3 Taman Botani and Simpang 3 Jalan Padang Tembak.
Other locations that will be affected are at the traffic lights at Kamunting Mosque; Hotel SSL (heading to Taiping Prison); Bukit Mas and the exit to and from Kamunting ECO shop; Taman Dato Seri Razak and KFC Jalan Taman Tasik and Taman Tasik (Behind Nasi Kandar Beratur); Simpang Jalan Kamunting Lama / Taman Lake View; Simpang Jalan Kamunting Lama / Taiping Vista Hill; Simpang New Club; Dataran Kedamaian; Simpang Tasik Lestari / Taman Aun Say (heading to Taiping Zoo); Simpang 3 Kamal Bina / Jalan Samanea Saman and Jalan Taman Tasik.
He advised the public to use other routes as an alternative route and to obey all road signs.
For those planning to go out on that day, he said, they should plan their journey first to avoid any inconvenience.
— Bernama
