Smooth traffic in Klang Valley on first day of interstate, inter-district travel resumption

 

Smooth traffic in Klang Valley on first day of interstate, inter-district travel resumption.- NSTP/EIZAIRI 

KUALA LUMPUR: Significant increase in vehicle volume on major highways within Klang Valley could be seen since 8am today.

NST Checks found that there was traffic crawl on the North-South Expressway (Plus) heading towards the city centre due to surge in vehicle volume.

Malaysian Highway Authority Traffic Management Centre spokesman said certain areas were experiencing traffic jams.

"We can say that there is obvious increase in vehicle volume on the major highways compared to yesterday, since there are no more roadblocks."Our surveillance cameras show there are traffic crawls at certain locations including along the Damansara-Puchong (LDP) highway, from Puchong Utama heading towards Puchong Intan.

"And traffic is crawling at Grand Saga highways and Jalan Istana exits.

"In Penang, we could see heavy traffic on connecting highways from Tikam Batu heading towards Bertam and Sungai Petani.

"Other than these locations, elsewhere is relatively smooth flowing and under control," he said.

Meanwhile, checks at the Seremban-Kuala Pilah road see significant increase in traffic volumes both going in and out of Seremban.

Plus Corporate, Community and Public Engagement head Syed Mohammed Idid said it was expected to see surge in vehicle volume travelling out of the Klang Valley from Thursday since Friday would be a public holiday for those in Selangor (Sultan of Selangor's birthday).

"We do not have the exact numbers of today's vehicle volume. But, we have been recording less than one million vehicles on the road since the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) was imposed in the Klang Valley," he told New Straits Times when contacted today.

Syed Mohammed urged the public to be mindful of their health and safety since the Covid-19 pandemic still threatened lives.

On Saturday, Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob had announced that interstate and interdistrict travel would be allowed, except for areas under the Enhanced MCO.

He said police would no longer mount roadblocks but would tighten checks on the restricted movements standard operating procedures instead. - NST