KOTA KINABALU: The Public Works Department (JKR) will start building a temporary road diversion by Thursday (May 19) after a landslide caused a large section of Jalan Pukak Pahu Nulu in the Kiulu sub-district to collapse.

       Sabah Tourism, Culture, and Environment Assistant Minister Datuk Joniston Bangkuai visited the affected site to inspect the damage on Wednesday (May 18) where he was briefed on the repair work by state JKR director Datuk Ali Ahmad Hamid.

       “Sabah JKR will do a temporary diversion for all types of vehicles to pass and the work is expected to be completed in a few days,” he said when met at the location.

       “Work for a long term solution is also being planned.”

       The road collapsed at about 3pm on Tuesday (May 17) after continuous rain triggered a landslip in the area.

       The road, which links Kampung Lokos and Kampung Pahu, is part of the Telipok-Kiulu-Rondogung route that was completed at the end of 2019.

       "As soon as we learned about the landslide, we immediately notified the director and district engineer,” said Bangkuai, who is also Kiulu assemblyman.

       “JKR has quickly sealed off the road to avoid any untoward incident and we thank them for their prompt action.”

       Ali Ahmad advised motorists to use the Tamparuli-Ranau road and the gravelled Pahu-Sinulihan road as alternative routes for the time being until the temporary diversion is completed.