Road Closures In The East Coast Due To Flooding (1st March)

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Days of continuous rain have led to yet another flooding crisis in several east coast states, namely Terengganu, Kelantan and Pahang.

According to the Public Works Department’s (PWD) Facebook page, a total of 95 locations are currently affected by natural disasters.

The types of disasters in those locations are as follows:

1. Flash flood = 72 locations

2. Landslides= 22 locations

3. Sinkholes = 1 location

The following list shows all the road closures with no alternate routes as of March 1st, 2022.

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TERENGGANU

1. JALAN JERANGAU - SUNGAI

2. JALAN KG WA, JERANGAU

3. JALAN TELEMBUH

4. JALAN JERTEH PASIR AKAR - KERUAK

5. JALAN TEPUS - KUALA JENGAL

6. JALAN PADANG PING

7. JALAN BESOL LAMA RANTAU PANJANG

8. JALAN TOK KAH/LINTANG/JERANGAU

9. JALAN GAUNG/KUALA PUEH/JENAGOR

10. JALAN KG BUKIT - ALUR LIK

11. JALAN KG PELAM - BUKIT AMAN - BUKIT LAWANG

12. JALAN BUKIT PERAH/KG JAK/KUALA KENJIR

13. JALAN CUKAI - AIR PUTIH

14. JALAN CENGAL BESAR/KUALA LOH

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KELANTAN

1. JALAN BUKIT TUKU BATU HAMPAR

2. JALAN BALAI POLIS JERAM PERDAH

3. JALAN KOTA BHARU - PASIR MAS - RANTAU PANJANG

4. JALAN CHABANG EMPAT MERANTI

5. JALAN BANGGOL SETOL - BANGGOL KONG

6. JALAN LUBOK JONG - BULATAN POHON TANJUNG

7. JALAN-JALAN PERKAMPUNGAN GUCHIL

8. JALAN DARI SIMPANG KUALA NAL (PASIR ERA KE TEMANGAN - SEMPADAN JAJAHAN KUALA KRAI/MACHANG)

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PAHANG

1. JALAN SUNGAI LEMBING

2. JALAN UTAMA BUKIT SAGU - CERUL

These roads will be fully closed until further notice. Until then, you can log on to Astro Radio Traffic's Facebook and Twitter pages for the latest updates on these closures and other traffic incidents.

A more extensive list of all 95 affected roads can be found on PWD’s Facebook page.

Stay safe, everyone!

By: Amy Shariffudin