{
  "id": 13631473,
  "title": "Public Works Dept to install Bailey bridge after sinkhole closes Gua Musang-Kota Bharu road",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/public-works-dept-to-install-bailey-bridge-after-sinkhole-closes-gua",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T03:20:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/11/public-works-dept-to-install-bailey-bridge-after-sinkhole-closes-gua-musang-kota-bharu-road/238647"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Public Works Department (JKR) in Kelantan will install a Bailey bridge to reopen the Gua Musang-Kota Bharu road (FT08) after a sinkhole closed it yesterday. The installation work is set to commence on October 14 and is expected to last about a week, contingent on the ground stability and safety conditions at the site. JKR remains committed to monitoring the situation and ensuring the safety of all road users throughout the process.\n\nMotorists traveling from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Bharu via Gua Musang, as well as those heading in the opposite direction, are advised to use the alternative route via FT2747, Jalan Pulai-Bandar Baru Gua Musang, until the road is restored. The affected section of FT08, which is part of the Central Spine Road (LTU) project's Packages 3B and 3C, near the Kesedar Ethnobotanical Recreation Park, was completely closed following the sinkhole that emerged around 9:05 am yesterday.\n\nThe sinkhole, measuring approximately eight meters deep and nine meters long, impacted an area near the Kesedar Recreation Park. According to reports from JKR Gua Musang and Roadcare (M) Sdn Bhd, the compromised stretch is situated between Sections 205.556 and 205.564 of FT08 along the LTU project's Packages 3B and 3C.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 — The Public Works Department (JKR) will install a Bailey bridge to restore access along the...",
  "key_points": [
    "Public Works Department to install Bailey bridge",
    "Sinkhole closes Gua Musang-Kota Bharu road",
    "Installation begins October 14, lasts about a week"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The installation of a Bailey bridge will allow the Gua Musang-Kota Bharu road to reopen, providing relief to motorists who will no longer have to take a lengthy alternative route.",
  "illustration": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Public Works Dept to install Bailey bridge after sinkhole closes Gua Musang-Kota Bharu road",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/public-works-dept-to-install-bailey-bridge-after-sinkhole-closes-gua-13633520",
        "published": "2026-10-11T03:20:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}