KL-Karak Highway fully reopened after floods, landslips

KL-Karak Highway fully reopened after floods, landslips

A section of the highway had been rendered impassible to traffic after the recent floods.

Two lorries hit by a landslip blocking one side of the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway after the recent floods. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA:
The flooded and landslip-hit portions of the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway (KLK) have been reopened to traffic.

The concessionaire for the highway, Anih Berhad, said cleaning and repair works at the Km77 and Km78 stretch had been completed.

Anih Berhad is also the concessionaire for the East Coast Expressway Phase 1 (LPT1), which was fully reopened to traffic about two weeks ago.

In a statement, it said motorists heading for Karak were now allowed to pass through the toll plaza instead of having to make a U-turn at the toll plaza previously.

Cars trapped at another section of the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway after the floods (Bernama pic)

It advised motorists to note the contra-flow lanes from Sungai Dua at Km74.8 to Km77.3.

When the floods struck on Dec 18, about 450 motorists were left stranded at the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway because of landslides and rising floodwaters, leaving the Karak-Temerloh stretch closed to traffic.

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