KM263.6 southbound towards Menora Tunnel now safe for motorists after rapid slope‑erosion mitigation, says Perak exco

The Perak government assured the safety of the North-South Expressway route near the Menora Tunnel after slope erosion occurred.

Authorities promptly installed waterproof sheeting and diverted rainwater to ensure the route's safety, reopening it in less than 24 hours.

Long-term safety measures are planned, including slope reinforcement and satellite monitoring to detect soil movement more accurately.

IPOH, Sept 14 — The state government has assured that the North-South Expressway (PLUS) route near KM263.6, southbound towards the Meru-Ipoh Utara (Menora) Tunnel, is now safe after the area experienced slope erosion on Sept 11.

Perak Infrastructure, Energy, Water and Transport Committee chairman Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin said that authorities have carried out immediate and continuous monitoring, along with mitigation measures, to ensure traffic safety at all times.

“Motorists are assured that travel along the route is safe, following prompt action by PLUS and the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM), which covered the affected slope with waterproof sheeting and diverted rainwater. The route was reopened safely within less than 24 hours.

“The waterproof sheeting was installed to prevent rainwater from continuing to seep in and soften the soil structure in the event of subsequent rain,” he said during a visit to the site of the erosion, here today.

Yesterday, Perak police chief Alwi Zainal Abidin announced that the left lane at the landslide site would be closed to facilitate the installation of safety cones over a one-kilometre stretch from KM262.8 to KM263.8.

On long-term safety measures, Mohammad Nizar said PLUS is currently drafting proposals for slope structure reinforcement as well as the installation of steel netting in high-risk areas.

He said satellite monitoring in collaboration with the Public Works Department (JKR) may also be employed to detect rock or soil movement more quickly with greater accuracy, adding that this method was previously used during the landslide in Blue Valley (Pahang)

“We are also proposing the installation of 24-hour CCTV cameras at strategic locations and increased frequency of patrols by PLUS in high-risk areas,” he said.

He attributed the slope erosion to weather factors, noting that rainfall had been unusually high at 65 millimetres (mm), compared with the usual level of around 40 mm.

“So perhaps the resilience of the trees at that location was somewhat weak, causing them to fall and trigger the erosion,” he said. — Bernama

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霹雳州政府保证，在梅诺拉隧道附近南北大道路段发生边坡侵蚀后，该路段的安全状况良好。

当局迅速安装了防水布并转移雨水，以确保道路安全，并在不到 24 小时内重新开放了道路。

已制定长期安全措施，包括边坡加固和卫星监测，以更准确地检测土壤移动。

怡保，9月14日讯——州政府保证，南北大道（PLUS）263.6公里处（通往美鲁-怡保北（梅诺拉）隧道方向）在9月11日发生边坡侵蚀后，目前已恢复安全。

霹雳州基础设施、能源、水务及交通委员会主席拿督斯里穆罕默德·尼扎尔·贾马鲁丁表示，当局已采取立即和持续的监测以及缓解措施，以确保交通安全始终得到保障。

“由于南北大道（PLUS）和马来西亚公路管理局（LLM）迅速采取行动，用防水布覆盖受损路段并引流雨水，驾车人士可以放心，沿途道路安全通行。该路段在不到24小时内安全重新开放。”

“安装防水布是为了防止雨水继续渗入，并在后续降雨时软化土壤结构，”他今天在视察侵蚀现场时说道。

昨天，霹雳州警察总长阿维·扎伊纳尔·阿比丁宣布，山体滑坡现场的左侧车道将关闭，以便在从 KM262.8 到 KM263.8 的一公里路段上安装安全锥。

关于长期安全措施，穆罕默德·尼扎尔表示，PLUS目前正在起草边坡结构加固方案，以及在高风险地区安装钢丝网。

他表示，还可以利用卫星监测与公共工程部 (JKR) 合作，以更快、更准确地探测岩石或土壤移动，并补充说，这种方法以前曾在彭亨州蓝谷山体滑坡事件中使用过。

“我们还建议在战略要地安装 24 小时闭路电视摄像头，并增加 PLUS 在高风险地区的巡逻频率，”他说。

他将坡面侵蚀归因于天气因素，并指出降雨量异常高，达到 65 毫米（mm），而通常的降雨量约为 40 毫米。

他说：“所以，或许那里的树木抵抗力较弱，导致它们倒伏并引发水土流失。”——马新社

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