ENGINEERING NOSTALGIA
INGENIEUR
RAJA LAUT ROAD – 1967
By Cheo Hong Keyong
The old Raja Laut Road Kuala Lumpur was officially
opened by Tan Sri Sambanthan on March 6, 1967.
The surrounding was relatively undeveloped as the
business district then was centered around Jalan
Petaling and the Pudu area. The public flats in the
background were demolished to make way for new
development. The road was constructed with PWD
Department’s heavy plants and operators as seen
in the background.
Photo courtesy of Jabatan Penerangan
What was
once an open
area is now a
busy district with
heav y traf fic
and a hive of
commercial
activities.
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VOL 62 APRIL – JUNE 2015
VOL 55 JUNE 2013
Photos of Raja Laut Road taken in 2014.