Bukit Bintang road closures Jan 1 and 3 for ‘I Lite U’

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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