Both lanes on Jalan Sri Hartamas 1 in KL had to be closed due to a large sinkhole that appeared after continuous heavy rain since 2 pm on Wednesday (October 20th).
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City Traffic Enforcement and Investigation Department chief Assistant Commissioner Sarifudin Mohd Salleh said smaller, less obvious sinkholes had been detected on the route since Tuesday (October 19th).
He stated that heavy rain around the city centre had caused one of the sinkholes to expand, obstructing two lanes on Jalan Sri Hartamas 1 towards the Federal Territory Home Ministry Office.
#kltu JALAN SRI HARTAMAS 1: Officials reported of a sinkhole on both lanes near Publika, police officials are on-site to redirect traffic at the moment credit: ITIS DBKL
Posted by Astro Radio Traffic on Wednesday, October 20, 2021
So far, there have been no reports of injured road users or damaged vehicles due to the incident.
Repair works are currently underway for both sides of the road near the Jalan Sri Hartamas 1 and Jalan Dutamas 1 intersection.
Drive safe, everyone!
By: Amy Shariffudin