Local motoring news: Roads around KL closed from 7.30am to 9.30am 1st Sunday of every month

KL Mayor at the "Green Car-Free Morning" event earlier today. Source: TheStar

For the interest of all you readers in and around the Klang Valley (as well as those who intend to visit Kuala Lumpur), Fifteen roads would be closed from 730am to 930am every 1st Sunday of the month in Kuala Lumpur. 

During the two-hour period, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Raja Laut, Jalan Senggarang, Jalan Ampang, Jalan P. Ramlee, Jalan Pinang, Jalan Kia Peng, Jalan Stonor, Jalan Conlay, Jalan Raja Chulan, Jalan Semarang and Jalan Tun Perak WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL SORTS OF MOTORISED TRAFFIC. It is also described as 'Cycling Day' for Kuala Lumpur. 


So do take note, folks. If you plan to enter Kuala Lumpur, do so either earlier or later. According to the local dailies, the reason for this closure is that under the 'River of Life' project, the Kuala Lumpur City Hall was considering providing special lanes to encourage city folk to use the bicycle as a means of transportation in the city.

The 'River of Life' is an Entry Point Project (EPP) in the Greater Kuala Lumpur/ Klang Valley National Key Economic Area (NKEA) under the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) aimed at transforming the Klang River into a vibrant and livable waterfront with high economic value. Don't ask me why something to do with a river is connected to a motoring-free two hours every first Sunday of the month. But I suppose it is to provide a greener, more eco-friendly Kuala Lumpur for all of its residents in the long run. I suppose two hours of no CO2 emissions from vehicles would make a small impact in the air quality in Kuala Lumpur. Whatever it is, just be aware that certain roads in Kuala Lumpur are closed during the periods stated above.