These Are The 25 Roads In KL That Will Be Closed This Weekend For The Standard Charted Marathon

We know fitness junkies are looking forward to this weekend but if you’re not, then you might be oblivious about the event that will be happening on the streets of Kuala Lumpur this Sunday.

The Standard Charted International Marathon is back for the 10^th installment this year and will take place this Sunday, 8 April 2018.

25 major city roads in KL have been listed for closure due to the marathon as more than 40,000 people are expected to take part in the marathon.

The roads will be closed simultaneously from 3am until noon on Sunday.

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The affected roads are Jalan Raja around Dataran Merdeka, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Jalan Ampang, Jalan P.Ramlee, Jalan Raja Chulan, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Jalan Tun Abdul Razak, the Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH), the Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway (DUKE), Jalan Parlimen, Jalan Damansara, the Sultan Iskandar highway, Jalan Kinabalu, and Jalan Sultan Hishamudin near the Kuala Lumpur KTM station.

Also included in the list are Jalan Kuching from Selayang, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim (Jalan Duta), Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz around Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Raja Abdullah around Kampung Baru, Jalan Langgak Tunku, Jalan Bukit Tunku, Jalan Tunku, Jalan Tun Ismail, Jalan Dato Onn and Jalan Sultan Sallehudin.

Kuala Lumpur police chief Commissioner Datuk Seri Mazlan Mansor told the Malay Mail Online that motorists are advised to park their vehicles further from the city centre to avoid adding to the expected congestion.

They can also opt to use public transportation that will operate from 2am onwards on the day of the marathon.

So, try to avoid those roads if your're going to KL or better yet, stay away from KL on Sunday.