KUALA LUMPUR: Speed limits will be reduced by 10 km/hr for all federal and state roads during the duration of the Ops Selamat 3 road safety operation in conjunction with the Aidilfitri festive season from tomorrow (Aug 1) till Aug 18.
Works Minister Datuk Fadillah Yusof said during the period, the speed limit on federal roads will be reduced from 90km/hr to 80km/hr while for state roads to 70km/hr from 80km/hr.
"This for the safety of motorists during the festive period and we hope they will observe the changed speed limits during the festive season," he told reporters after breaking fast with tertiary students from Sarawak living in the Klang Valley, at the Putra World Trade Centre here tonight.
Some 250 Sarawak students from Teachers Training colleges, Universiti Malaya, International Islamic University, Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi Mara and several private colleges attended the event.
Apart from the change in speed limits, Fadillah also said the ministry had ordered that all road repair work including on tolled highways be stopped during Ops Selamat 3 for the comfort of motorists and to ease traffic flow.
"Exemptions on road maintenance will only be given in critical situations like landslides or for patching up potholes that pose a risk to safety of motorists," he said.
He also said that Public Works Department patrol teams would be monitoring roads under its jurisdiction during office hours for the duration of Ops Selamat 3 with the frequency increased during rainy weather. - BERNAMA
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