RTD to enforce rush hour heavy vehicle ban in KL

The Road Transport Department (RTD) said it will enforce laws banning heavy vehicles exceeding 7,500kg from using several arterial roads in Kuala Lumpur during rush hours.

In a statement, the RTD urged all transport companies and heavy vehicle drivers to stay off certain roads (listed below) between 6.30am and 9.30am as well as between 4.30pm and 7.30pm.

Signs will be erected at roads subjected to this rule, said the RTD.

The affected roads are gazetted under the first schedule of the Road Transport (Slow Moving Vehicles) (Prohibition on Use of Road) (City of Kuala Lumpur) Order 1994.

Violations can result in a fine of RM300 under Sub-section 79(2) of the Road Transport Act 1987. If the matter is brought to court, the maximum fine is RM2,000.

On May 20, Malaysiakini reported that data from Tomtom Traffic Index showed traffic congestion during peak hours in the Klang Valley is now worse than in 2019 before the Covid-19 pandemic began.

Roads subject to the entry ban and starting points are as follows:

Both morning and evening

1. Jalan Kuching - Taman Wahyu

2. Jalan Genting Klang - TAR University College

3. Jalan Cheras - Taman Midah

4. Plus Highway - Rawang R&R (Southbound) and Bukit Raja Tollbooth (Northbound)

5. All roads in Kuala Lumpur

Evening only

1. Jalan Ipoh - From Kepong roundabout until Jalan Batu Caves

2. Jalan Gombak - From Kampung Bandar Dalam to the border of Kuala Lumpur

3. Jalan Cheras - From Jalan Pudu to Jalan Tenteram

4. Jalan Sungai Besi - From Jalan Kuchai Lama until the Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Highway

5. Jalan Klang Lama - From Federal Highway until Jalan Kuchai Lama - Mkini