Traffic slow on major expressways at noon due to school holidays

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Traffic on several major expressways in the  peninsula is slow as of midday on Saturday (March 23) due to the school holidays.

A PLUS Malaysia Berhad spokesperson has said that traffic was slow moving from Sungai Buaya heading to Bukit Beruntung and Slim River to Sungkai.

“Traffic is also congested from Tapah to Gopeng due to an accident involving a trailer at Km304.1 which has caused the left lane to be blocked but the situation is manageable,” she said when contacted by Bernama. 

She added that traffic is also slow from Kuala Kangsar heading to Bukit Berapit, Tambun to Juru and Perai heading to Sungai Dua.

“The traffic flow from Kajang heading to the Seremban Rest and Service Area, Hentian Pedas Linggi to Simpang Ampat, Skudai to Kulai and Kulai heading to Sedenak is also reported to be slow,” she said.

Meanwhile, when contacted a spokesperson for the Malaysian Highway Authority, said the flow of traffic was slow from the Gombak Toll Plaza heading to the east coast and the Genting Sempah Tunnel.

“Traffic flow on the East Coast Expressway 1 and 2 however is smooth in both directions,” he said.

The public can access traffic updates via the toll-free numbers 1800-88-0000 (Plusline) and 1800-88-7752 (LLM) or check their Twitter sites at www.twitter.com/plustrafik and www.twitter.com/llminfotrafik. - Bernama