Several main roads in Kuala Lumpur’s Bukit Bintang district will be closed temporarily on January 1 and 3 to facilitate the ‘I Lite U’ festival (Visit Malaysia Year 2026’s opening event), Bernama reports.
As usual, Jalan Bukit Bintang will be fully closed for the New Year’s Eve celebration between 5pm on the last day of 2025 and 2am on the first day of 2026. Then, for the ‘I Lite U’ rehearsal, the road will be closed from 6pm on January 1 until the rehearsal finishes. The final closure will be from 7.30-10pm on January 3 for the actual event.
“The event includes two main components, namely the opening ceremony held inside Pavilion Kuala Lumpur and a launch ceremony featuring a cultural parade along Jalan Bukit Bintang,” Kuala Lumpur traffic investigation and enforcement department chief ACP Mohd Zamzuri Mohd Isa said.
He added that 20 contingents, including seven marching bands, will participate in the parade, which will proceed from Pavilion to Federal Hotel, covering 900 metres to the intersection of Jalan Bukit Bintang and Jalan Sultan Ismail.
“Pavilion management and the organiser will provide special parking stickers for VIP and VVIP vehicles, while road closures will be managed by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL),” Mohd Zamzuri said, adding that for further road closure information, DBKL or the event organiser – the housing and local government ministry (KPKT) – can be contacted.
DBKL said in a recent Facebook post that road closures for the ‘I Lite U’ festival will affect Jalan Bukit Bintang and Jalan Sultan Ismail on January 1 from 6-11 pm and on January 3 from 6pm-12am.
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Creating garbage dump on that date?
Under Madani apa pon boleh. Even private companies can close down the most busiest intersection in whole of KL. Imagine if Starbucks tried to close the famous Shibuya crossing. The Japs won’t give them a fucuk but Madani will, all just for crony & cash.
usa times square closed to traffic pon ok je – Beginning at 4am, 7th Avenue will be closed to vehicle traffic from 42nd to 48th Streets, and vehicle traffic on the side streets from 43rd to 48th Streets will
its closed by gomen, not by private company – (Visit Malaysia Year 2026’s opening event)
It was already mentioned in the news article that this is for the Visit Malaysia Year 2026 opening event. So, if you don’t agree to support local Malaysian businesses in making more money from more tourists, you better just leave the country and don’t come back!
Want to guess how much more rubbish will be thrown by own people to shame.
I have been around those spots by foot in the past decade or more, from Federal Hotel > McD junction > Pavilion > KLCC, during NYE > NY day. As far as I can remember: It’d not been bad. Sweepers were working at many spots. Won’t be an eye sore, but we must do our part to not litter or spit… Happy New Year 2026 to all peace loving people.
I have walked along that stretch in the past many years – NY eve + normal days: Federal Hotel > McD junction > Pavilion > KLCC. I remember It had not been bad. Sweepers were working at work. Won’t be an eye sore, but we must do our part to not litter or spit, but if you have to fart after eating durians, do so, but it’ll make Caucasian tourists faint. Happy New Year 2026 to all peace loving people.