IPOH, Oct 17 – Ipoh Mayor Datuk Zamri Man said the “Ipoh Car Free Day” will be car-free morning in Ipoh this Sunday which will be introduced for the first time in the city would be from 7am to 10pm and was part of the city’s plan to make it a “Low Carbon City”.
He said in the statement here on Friday that there were also encourages healthy living and bring city folks closer to each other. In conjunction with the event, among the roads that will be closed are Jalan Raja DiHilir between Bulatan Sultan Yussuf (nearby the Menteri Besar’s residence) and Bulatan Sultan Iskandar (nearby Jalan Towers), Jalan Kelab Golf (from the Jalan Tun Suffian (Jalan Brash) junction till Jalan Raja DiHilir) and Jalan Watson Jalan Dato Seri Shaari (Jalan Garland).
The activities that have been lined up are cycling, walking, roller-skating, skateboarding, aerobic exercies and horse riding. In the meantime, the parking will be available at Ipoh Parade, Greentown business centre, Padang Abdul Jalil, Padang Sultan Abdul Aziz, TLK Kelab Lumba Kuda, around Hotel Seri Malaysia, Jalan Sturrock and Jalan Caldwell.
Besides that, Zamri also announced that some routes would be closed from Jalan Panglima Bukit Gantang Wahab starting from the entry to the Ipoh railway station till Ipoh High Court from Oct 20. He said this was to facilitate installation of “interlocking pavers” in the area which would be done in stages.
Motorists coming from Jalan Panglima Bukit Gantang Wahab heading to Jalan Lahat are advised to use Jalan S.P Seenivasagam-Jalan Sultan Idris Shah-Jalan Raja Musa Aziz-Jalan Sultan Iskandar-Jalan Panglima Bukit Gantang Wahab as an alternative. Those coming from Jalan Lahat heading to Jalan Kuala Kangsar can use Jalan Sultan Yusof-Jalan S.P Seenivasagam to escape congestion. Lastly, Zamri also said that the signages would be put up to alert motorists and apologised for the inconvenience.
