A total of 59 km of main roads and protocol roads in Kuala Lumpur covering around 1.3 million sq m will be resurfaced in stages under the Eight-Road Resurfacing Programme, Bernama has reported.
The road resurfacing initiative will be carried out over two phases and is aimed at extending the lifespan of road surfaces by up to 50%. The first phase which involves five routes began this month, at a total cost of RM61.64 million and will be implemented over a period of 24 weeks, according to the report.
The first phase of road resurfacing in Kuala Lumpur involves five main routes, and these are:
- Sultan Iskandar Highway– Jalan Damansara–Jalan Istana
- Syed Putra roundabout–Mid Valley Megamall (inbound and outbound)
- Jalan Sultan Ismail (Jalan Kuching slip road–Jalan Imbi)
- Jalan Ampang (Intermark slip road–Jalan Raja Chulan)
- Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Highway Phase 1 entrance slip road facing old airport
- SPE Highway entrance slip road to the arch (Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Highway Phase 2)
“For this expenditure, the lifespan (of the roads) is expected to increase by up to 50% compared with standard patching, thereby reducing maintenance costs by up to 40%. This time the expenditure is substantial, but we want to ensure it is worthwhile,” said minister in the prime minister’s department for federal territories Hannah Yeoh.
Road resurfacing works are being carried out between 10pm to 5am in order to disrupt peak hour traffic, Yeoh said. “Therefore, road users are asked to be patient as these main roads cannot be fully closed. This is the best balance we can achieve,” she said.
The road resurfacing works use the mill-and-pave method which offers greater durability compared to conventional patching methods, said Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Seri Fadlun Mak Ujud.
Meanwhile, the second phase of the road resurfacing works involves routes spanning 15 km, at a cost of RM43 million, said the Kuala Lumpur mayor. This is scheduled to begin next September, and will involve three routes over 24 weeks. These are:
- Batu Caves Roundabout–Jalan Sultan Sulaiman Junction (Jalan Kuching and Jalan Kinabalu)
- Kampung Pandan Roundabout–PJD Tower (Jalan Tun Razak)
- The arch to the Kuala Lumpur-Selangor border (Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Highway Phase 3)
Nice, new stronger asphalt mix,
Hopefully they focus on Bad Manholes Concrete levelling that is not smoothly leveled to the road level, they are annoying, especially old Avanza going through it feels rattling the car.
then after 3 weeks, cabling contractor will korek and tampal with very poor worksmanship. It’s a stupid cycle.
They resurfaced jalan ampang upon completion of duke III overhead highway only for some telco to dig up and destroy the entire surface within months. Now they are repaving the pedestrian walk forcing pedestrian onto the streets and building a road divider making previous motor lanes even narrower and repaving again.
KL must be the only city i know where pedestrian walks are tiled, then removed and covered in cement, them retiled many times over especially in the dataran merdeka area. If That is not corruption, it must be due to incompetency of highest magnitude. And wasteful planning.
Infront of KLCC also got potholes, uneven road and tampal
So … Election is COMING ??
Most are done without milling.