Melaka election traffic builds up on Plus highway

 

Motorists heading to Melaka for Saturday’s election faced traffic congestion on southbound highways, with delays reported from Sungai Besi. - PIC CREDIT: SOCIAL MEDIA

KUALA LUMPUR: Motorists heading to Melaka for Saturday's election faced traffic congestion on southbound highways, with delays reported from Sungai Besi.

The Malaysian Highway Authority traffic hotline reported a build-up of traffic between Sungai Besi and Bangi from around 7pm.

A video shared by Threads user wallawaniey showed vehicles moving slowly along the Plus highway, prompting speculation that the traffic jams was linked to the election.

"It feels like the festive season rush. Is this because of tomorrow's Melaka election?" the user wrote.

Other users expressed surprise at the congestion, with one questioning why traffic was already heavy again after similar delays the previous week.

Another user said bus tickets from Kuala Lumpur to Melaka had sold out, suggesting a rush of voters returning home for the election.

Motorists were also advised to plan their journeys as southbound traffic could worsen with people heading to Melaka to vote and others travelling to Port Dickson for an RXZ gathering, which runs from today until Nov 15.

Voters in Melaka will head to the polls tomorrow, with 687,697 registered voters eligible to cast their ballots at 240 polling stations across the state. - NST