A total of nine roads will be renamed after the Malay rulers who have served as Yang di-Pertuan Agong in our country.
The roads that will be renamed are some of the major roads used by the drivers in KL city centre. On November 25th, Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) released an official media statement to announce that the roads will be renamed to honour previous royal heads of state. The media statement is signed off by Dr Ismail Stapa, a corporate planning manager at KL City Hall.
Source: Sumisha Naidu’s Twitter
The roads that will be renamed are as follows:
- Jalan Duta – Jalan Tunku Abdul Halim
- Jalan Khidmat Usaha – Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah
- Jalan Ipoh (from Jalan Segambut junction to Jalan Pahang junction) - Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah
- Persiaran Duta – Persiaran Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin
- Jalan Khidmat Setia & Jalan Ibadah - Jalan Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin
- Lebuhraya Mahameru to Lebuhraya Sultan Iskandar
- Persiaran Mahameru – Persiaran Tuanku Ja’afar
- Jalan Semarak – Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra
According to our source, DBKL has confirmed that the new signboards for the roads will be installed on November 26th. No further information have been released but stay tuned for more updates.