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Important Announcement:

Road Closure Schedule for Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2013

LRT services to start earlier for the very first time for the Marathon

Kuala Lumpur, 24 September 2013 – Forty-eight roads in the capital will be closed in phases from 4:00am until 11:30am this Sunday, 29 September 2013 to make way for the Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2013. The Kuala Lumpur Traffic Police and Standard Chartered KL Marathon organisers highly recommend the public to use alternative routes or public transportation during these hours to access the city centre.

Jalan Parlimen, which is the main road in preparation for the Full Marathon and Half Marathon as well as the 10KM and 5KM categories, will be closed earlier starting from 1:00am onwards.

The affected roads will include:

Street	Street leading to	Closed from	Open again	Lanes closed
Jalan Ampang (from Public Bank)	Jalan Sultan Ismail	6.00am	9.45am	1.5
Jalan Bukit Bintang (from Pavilion)	Jalan Raja Chulan	5.00am	9.45am	all
Jalan Cheras (from Bulatan Cheras)	Jalan Yew	4.40am	8.45am	2
Jalan Damansara (from Muzium Negara)	KL Sentral/Bangsar	4.00am	9.00am	all
Jalan Dato' Onn	both ways / dua hala	5.45am	11.00am	all
Jalan Dewan Bahasa (from Bangunan Dewan Bahasa)	Jalan Hang Tuah	4.30am	7.00am	all
Jalan Duta (from Bulatan Segambut)	Jalan Langgak Tunku	5.45am	10.30am	1
Jalan Ipoh (from Dynasty Hotel)	Jalan Kuching	5.30am	10.00am	1
Jalan Istana (from Sungai Besi Airport)	Jalan Bukit Petaling	4.30am	7.00am	1.5
Jalan Kinabalu (from Daya Bumi)	KL Sentral	4.00am	7.15am	all
Jalan Kinabalu (from Maharajalela Monorail)	Jalan Maharajalela	5.30am	7.30am	2
Jalan Kinabalu (from Bulatan Sultan Mohamed)	Jalan Maharajalela	5.30am	7.30am	2
Jalan Klang Lama (from stesen minyak Mobil)	Stesen Komuter Seputeh	4.15am	5.45am	2
Jalan Kuching (from Bulatan Kepong)	Bulatan Segambut	5.30am	10.30am	1
Jalan Langgak Tunku (from kompleks tenis Jalan Duta)	Jalan Tunku	5.15am	10.45am	1
Jalan Lembah (from Masjid Negara)	Jalan Parlimen	6.30am	10.00am	all
Jalan Loke Yew (from Bulatan Sungai Besi)	Bulatan Cheras	4.40am	8.15am	2
Jalan Mahamehru (from Bangunan Parlimen)	KL Sentral	6.00am	8.45am	all
Jalan Mahamehru	Bangunan Wisma Tani	7.45am	9.00am	all
Jalan Maharajalela (from stesen monorail Maharajalela)	Bulatan Sultan Mohamed	5.30am	7.45am	2
Jalan Maharajalela	Jalan Loke Yew (single lane / satu lorong)	4.40am	7.30am	all
Jalan P. Ramlee	Jalan Ampang (Public Bank)	5.00am	9.45am	all
Jalan Parlimen	both directions / dua hala	28 Sept, 10.00pm	29 Sept, 11.00am	all
Jalan Raja	both directions / dua hala	27 Sept, 8:00pm	29 Sept, 2:00pm	all
Jalan Raja Chulan (from Hotel Istana)	Jalan P. Ramlee	5.00am	9.45am	all
Jalan Raja Laut (from Menara DBKL 1)	Jalan Semarang	6.00am	11.15am	all
Jalan Semarang (Medan Mara)	Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman	6.00am	11.15am	all
Jalan Sultan Hishammuddin	KL Railway Station	4.00am	10.00am	all
Jalan Sultan Hishammuddin	KL Sentral	4.00am	7.00am	all
Jalan Sultan Ismail/Jalan Ampang (from Renaissance Hotel)	Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman	6.00am	10.00am	1.5
Jalan Sultan Ismail (from Jalan Bukit Bintang)	Jalan Raja Chulan	5.00am	9.45am	all
Jalan Sultan Salahuddin (from Bank Negara)	Jalan Raja Laut	5.45am	11.00am	all
Jalan Sultan Sulaiman (from Masjid Negara)	Jalan Lembah	6.30am	10.00am	all
Jalan Sungai Besi (from Sungai Besi Airport)	Jalan Istana (single lane / satu lorong)	4.30am	6.30am	all
Jalan Syed Putra (from IPD Brickfields)	Midvalley Megamall	4.15am	5.45am	all
Jalan Syed Putra (from IPD Brickfields)	Jalan Sultan Sulaiman	6.15am	9.45am	2
Jalan Syed Putra (from Bulatan Sultan Mohamed)	Jalan Kinabalu	5.30am	9.45am	2
Jalan Travers (from Jalan Damansara)	Jalan Tun Sambathan	4.00am	9.30am	all
Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman (from Pertama kompleks)	Jalan Raja	6.00am	11.15am	all
Jalan Tun Ismail (from Open University)	Jalan Sultan Salahuddin	5.45am	10.45am	1
Jalan Tun Razak (from Indonesian Embassy)	Jalan Bukit Bintang	4.45am	9.15am	2
Jalan Tun Razak (from Jalan Yap Kwan Seng)	Jalan Ipoh	5.15am	9.45am	1
Jalan Tun Sambanthan (from Brickfields / little India)	Taman Seputeh	4.00am	9.00am	all
Jalan Tunku	Jalan Tun Ismail	5.45am	10.45am	1
Jalan Yap Kwan Seng (from Australian Embassy / Kedutaan Australia)	Jalan Tun Razak	5.15am	9.45am	all
Jalan Yew (from Jalan Cheras)	Bulatan Kampung Pandan	4.40am	8.45am	2
Lebuhraya Hubungan Timur-Barat	E27 towards Smart Highway / E27 menghala ke terowong Smart	4.30am	6.00am	2
Jalan Mahameru (from Jalan Parlimen)	Bangunan Wisma Tani	7.45am	9.00am	all

Alternative routes to city centre

Vehicles travelling from Kajang to the city centre may use Jalan Loke Yew, Jalan Kuching and Jalan Sultan Ismail. Vehicles from Seremban Highway may opt to travel through Jalan Tun Razak, Sungai Besi roundabout and Jalan Sultan Ismail. Vehicles from Setapak may access the city centre via Jalan Tun Razak. Vehicles from Kepong will have an option to use Jalan Kuching and Jalan Sultan Ismail as alternative routes.

300 traffic policemen and 100 Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) officers from enforcement department will be deployed to control the traffic. The road closure details are also available in the Standard Chartered KL Marathon’s official website, www.kl-marathon.com .

Public transportation – available option

Dirigo Events with the collaboration of DBKL and Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad are pleased to announce that the MyRapid LRT trains will be operational for Standard Chartered KL Marathon Runners.

In anticipation of the large number of participants who would be flagged off from 4.30am at Dataran Merdeka, the LRT services would begin at 3.00am that day for participants, volunteers, and supporters to travel by train to the Masjid Jamek station, which is the nearest point to the race venue.

Two major lines, namely the Ampang line and the Kelana Jaya line will be operational from 3.00am and trains will run at every 15-minute interval. All LRT stations along these two lines will be open from 2.45am to allow time for passengers to purchase their tokens. The organisers recommend that all runners use the MyRapid cards to avoid long queues and facilitate easier access to the public transportation services. Please locate the station closest to your area and plan your journey ahead of time. To keep updated, please check www.kl-marathon.com regularly.

The Standard Chartered KL Marathon is once again made possible by title sponsor Standard Chartered Bank, in partnership with the event owner and organiser, Dirigo Events Sdn Bhd, and co-organiser, Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) with strong support from the Ministry of Youth and Sports; and gold sponsors MSIG and Honda. 

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For further information, please contact:

Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad

Dominica Chin, Head of Brand, Sponsorships and Sustainability

+6012 217 0245 | +6012 376 1539 | dominica.chin@sc.com

Essence Communications at 03-7493 5588:

Karen Teh, ext. 209 | +60 12 448 1450 | karen.teh@my-essence.com

Lee Wei Yan, ext. 330 | +60 16 599 2131 | weiyan@my-essence.com

For race event information / assistance, please contact:
Dirigo Events Sdn Bhd
+603 7887 4717 | 2013@kl-marathon.com