IPOH: The road stretch along Jalan Simpang Pulai-Blue Valley heading towards Cameron Highlands is closed to all vehicles following a landslide yesterday.
The Kinta district Public Works Department (PWD) said the road closure took effect from 9pm yesterday to a date to be announced later.
“Motorists can use the Federal Route 59 Jalan Tapah-Cameron Highlands as an alternative route. Any inconvenience caused is much regretted,” the department said in a statement.
According to the statement, the landslide involving a 30-metre road stretch with a depth of 4.57 metres was detected at 5.45pm and was likely due to continuous rain which caused the soil structure to become weak and unstable.
“Monitoring by the district PWD and the concessionaire will be done from time to time,” the statement read.