To alleviate traffic jams in and around KL, lorries and heavy vehicles are now banned during peak hours!

Here is what you need to know…

 

KL : Lorries + Heavy Vehicles Banned During Peak Hours!

On 2 June 2022, the Malaysia Department of Transportation (JPJ) announced that lorries and other heavy vehicles are banned from KL roads during peak hours!

This ban was instituted to relieve the heavy traffic jams that KL has experienced recently, particularly during the morning and late afternoon.

With this order, lorries and heavy vehicles are now banned from 6:30 AM until 9:30 AM every morning, and from 4:30 PM until 7:30 PM every afternoon and evening.

 

Lorries + Heavy Vehicles Ban In KL : The Details

Here are the details of the ban on lorries and heavy vehicles in KL :

Which Vehicles Are Affected?

All vehicles with Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) / Berat Dengan Mutton (BDM) of 7,500 kilograms and above (7.5 tonnes and above).

Where + When Are These Vehicles Banned From Entering KL?

Those heavy vehicles are banned at least 5 kilometres from the KL city centre, at entry points into city.

JPJ will erect signboards to notify drivers where they are banned from driving their lorries and heavy vehicles into KL.

Here are the lists of locations and when lorries and heavy vehicles are banned :

Morning + Afternoon Ban

Lorries and heavy vehicles are banned from entering these locations in KL at these times :

• 6:30 AM until 9:30 AM
• 4:30 PM until 7:30 PM

Locations :

1. All roads in the KL city centre
2. Jalan Kuching, from Taman Wahyu, Jalan Ipoh until the KL city centre
3. Jalan Cheras, from Taman Midah until the KL city centre
4. PLUS highway, from Rawang R&R heading towards KL
5. PLUS highway, from the Bukit Raja toll plaza (Klang) heading towards KL
6. Jalan Tun Razak
7. Jalan Istana
8. Jalan Segambut
9. Jalan Sentul

Afternoon Only Ban

Lorries and heavy vehicles are banned from entering these locations in KL at these times :

• 4:30 PM until 7:30 PM

Locations :

1. Jalan Kepong
2. Jalan Ipoh, from the Kepong roundabout to Jalan Batu Caves
3. Karak Highway
4. Jalan Gombak, from Jalan Kampung Bandar Dalam until the KL border
5. Jalan Genting Kelang
6. Jalan Cheras, from Jalan Pudu until Jalan Tenteram
7. Jalan Sungai Besi, from Jalan Kuchai Lama until the KL-Seremban Highway.
8. Jalan Kelang Lama (Old Klang Road), from Federal Highway until Jalan Kuchai Lama

What Is The Penalty?

Those who caught driving their lorries or heavy vehicles into KL during the banned hours, will be subject to :

• a compound of not more than RM300, or
• charged in court, where the fine of RM300 to RM2000 may be imposed on conviction.

 

 

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