Chinese president Xi Jinping Malaysia visit – take note of road closures, diversions in Kuala Lumpur today

The Kuala Lumpur City Command and Control Centre (KLCCC DBKL) has shown images of closures at selected highways around the city centre today for the official visit of Chinese president Xi Jinping to Malaysia. Earlier this week, the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) announced extensive road closures and traffic diversions across several key routes in Malaysia from April 15 to 17.

Selected highways and routes were closed yesterday at 6pm, and more closures are scheduled for today and tomorrow. These are:

16 April 2025 (Wednesday) — Multiple Closures

From 9:30 AM

• Jalan P5
• Lebuh Gemilang
• Persiaran Selatan
• Putrajaya Highway – Dengkil
• Lingkaran Putrajaya
• MEX Highway
• KESAS Highway
• SPE Highway
• SUKE Highway
• NPE Highway
• SMART Tunnel
• KL-Seremban Highway
• Jalan Istana
• Jalan Damansara
• Jalan Sultan Abdul Halim
• Jalan Sultan Iskandar

From 12:30 PM

• Jalan Sultan Abdul Halim
• Jalan Sultan Iskandar
• Jalan Damansara
• Jalan Istana
• KL-Seremban Highway
• NPE Highway
• SUKE Highway
• SPE Highway
• MEX Highway
• Lingkaran Putrajaya
• Putrajaya Highway – Dengkil
• Persiaran Selatan
• Lebuh Gemilang
• Jalan P5

From 4:10 PM

• Jalan P5
• Lebuh Gemilang
• Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman
• Lebuh Sentosa
• Lebuh Perdana Barat
• Persiaran Seri Perdana

From 6:30 PM

• Persiaran Seri Perdana
• Lebuh Perdana Barat
• Lebuh Sentosa
• Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman
• Lebuh Gemilang
• Jalan P5

17 April 2025 (Thursday) — From 8:50 AM

• Jalan P5
• Lebuh Gemilang
• Persiaran Selatan
• Putrajaya Highway – Dengkil
• Lingkaran Putrajaya
• ELITE Highway
• KLIA Highway

Meanwhile, closures have also been announced by Malaysia Airports for the routes surrounding Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 2.

Malaysia Airports stated that there will be no access to Terminal 2 departures, arrivals and parking during the road closures on April 17. To that end, Terminal 2 is accessible through KLIA Transit from Terminal 1, and passenger arriving at Terminal 2 must take KLIA Transit to Terminal 1 for alternative travel arrangements, it said in its announcement.

Passengers travelling to and from KLIA near these times are strongly advised to use KLIA Express from KL Sentral to and from KLIA Terminal 1 and Terminal 2, and KLIA Transit from KL Sentral, Bandar Tasik Selatan, Putrajaya and Cyberjaya, or Salak Tinggi to and from KLIA Terminal 1 and Terminal 2.

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