BATANG KALI, July 1 — Jalan Batang Kali - Genting Highlands, closed for over a year following the landslide tragedy on December 16, 2022, which killed 31 people, was reopened to all road users from 3pm today.
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State executive councillor for infrastructure and agriculture Izham Hashim speaks during the press conference after the reopening of the Jalan Batang Kali-Genting Highlands on July 1, 2024. — Picture by NUR ADIBAH AHMAD IZAM/SELANGORKINI[/caption]
State executive councillor for infrastructure and agriculture Izham Hashim said the route, previously restricted to workers in the Genting area, is now open to the public following the completion of the RM19 million slope repair works on June 15.
“Alhamdulillah, as everyone can see, the four-tiered, 25-metre high slope has been successfully repaired.
"This is the first time the Terralink Wall system has been used in the Batang Kali area,” he said after officiating the road's reopening today.
The slope repair works were initially scheduled for completion in March but faced slight delays due to unavoidable factors.
The landslide buried campers at the Father's Organic Farm, resulting in the deaths of 18 adults and 13 children.
— Bernama
