Three sections along LPT1 closed due to floods

 

Floodwaters at Km 113 of the East Coast Expressway (LPT1) this evening. -Pix courtesy of Anih Berhad

KUANTAN: Three sections of the East Coast Expressway (LPT1) has been closed to all vehicles due to floods.

In a statement, Anih Bhd, the concessionaire of the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway (KLK) and LPT1, said both sides of the expressway at Km113 and Km115 near Temerloh (between Lanchang and Temerloh junction) were impassable to vehicles.

"The emergency, slow and fast lanes at Km113 have been closed due to rising flood waters since 9pm yesterday while Km115 suffered a similar fate at 10am today.

"The stretch between Km84.6 and Km84.7 (between Lanchang and Karak) towards Kuala Lumpur was opened at 9am today but east bound towards Kuantan remains closed," it read.

Anih said road users were advised to delay their travel plans while those on the road were reminded to adhere to instructions by its staff members stationed along the expressway.

For information on alternative routes, contact the Public Works Department (PWD) disaster operations room at 09-5717157.

The latest traffic updates are available at the Anih Bhd official Facebook page Facebook Lebuhraya Pantai Timur, and Twitter account @LPTTrafik. - NST