KUALA LUMPUR: Around 24 roads including two highways here will face partial or full closure this Sunday due to the Standard Chartered KL Marathon.

City police chief Comm Datuk Amar Singh said the closure would start as early as 2am and the roads would be reopened after the marathon concludes at about 11am.

"There are about 35,000 participants this year and we are working closely with the organisers to make sure everything runs smoothly.

"I urge the public to plan their travels accordingly on Sunday and use public transport whenever possible," he said at a press conference at the city traffic police headquarters Tuesday.

He also urged road users to follow the instructions of the traffic policemen on duty.

The roads that are expected to be closed are the Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (Akleh), Duke Highway, Jalan Raja (Dataran Merdeka), Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Jalan Ampang, Jalan P. Ramlee, Jalan Raja Chulan, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Jalan Tun Abdul Razak, Jalan Kuching, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim (Jalan Duta), Jalan Langgak Tunku, Jalan Bukit Tunku, Jalan Tunku, Jalan Tun Ismail, Jalan Dato Onn, Jalan Sultan Sallehudin, Jalan Parlimen, Jalan Damansara, Lebuhraya Sultan Iskandar, Jalan Kinabalu, Jalan Sultan HIshamudin (KTM) and Jalan Tanglin.