The highway stretch along the Ipoh South – Ipoh North interchange of the North-South Expressway is temporarily closed to all vehicles to facilitate ongoing repair work of a sinkhole at KM272.7 (Northbound).
PLUS highway customers heading north are advised to exit the highway via the Ipoh South Toll Plaza and re-enter the highway at Ipoh North Toll Plaza.
The repair work began after a PLUSRonda team identified a 2.1-meter-wide and 2.1-meter-deep sinkhole at KM272.7 (Northbound) while patrolling at 3.30 pm on Monday, 27th May. The left lane was closed immediately as a safety measure towards all highway customers.
PLUS’ series of extensive inspections at nearby locations confirmed no further sinkholes were identified. This anomaly did not result in any untoward incident involving its highway customers driving along that stretch.
The stretch will be fully opened upon completion of the repair work and advice from technical experts onsite.
All customers are advised to drive carefully and adhere to all traffic signages and instructions along the affected stretch.
PLUS will continuously share its latest traffic updates at the affected stretch via PLUSTrafik Twitter, PLUS Mobile app and electronic signages placed at strategic locations along the highway
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PENUTUPAN SEMENTARA LALUAN IPOH SELATAN – IPOH UTARA (ARAH UTARA)
Laluan di Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan di antara Persimpangan Ipoh Selatan dan Ipoh Utara kini sedang ditutup kepada semua kenderaan bagi membantu kerja-kerja pembaikan jalan akibat mendapan lubang (sinkhole) di KM272.7 (Arah Utara).
Sehubungan dengan itu, pelanggan yang menuju ke utara dinasihatkan supaya keluar dari lebuhraya di Persimpangan Ipoh Selatan sebelum masuk semula ke Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan menerusi Persimpangan Ipoh Utara.
Kerja-kerja pembaikan segera tersebut masih dijalankan setelah pasukan PLUSRonda menemui mendapan lubang berukuran 2.1 meter lebar dengan kedalaman 2.1 meter di KM272.7 (Arah Utara) ketika membuat rondaan kira-kira jam 3:30 petang pada Isnin, 27 Mei. Lorong kiri tersebut telah ditutup serta-merta untuk keselamatan pelanggan.
Pemeriksaan menyeluruh di kawasan berhampiran juga tidak menemui mendapan lubang yang lain. Kejadian tersebut juga tidak menyebabkan kemalangan atau kecederaan kepada pelanggan yang menggunakan laluan terbabit pada waktu itu.
Laluan akan dibuka semula secepat mungkin setelah semua kerja-kerja pembaikan selesai dan setelah mendapat pandangan dan nasihat daripada pakar teknikal.
Sehubungan dengan itu, PLUS menasihatkan pelanggan yang menggunakan laluan terbabit supaya memandu berhati-hati serta mematuhi semua papan tanda serta arahan yang diberikan.
PLUS turut menyalurkan maklumat terkini perkembangan trafik di kawasan terbabit menerusi Twitter PLUSTrafik, aplikasi PLUS Mobile serta papantanda elektronik di lokasi strategik di lebuhraya.
