Slow traffic, congestion on major highways

 

Heavy traffic northbound at Km269 of the North-South Expressway near Ipoh today. (Bernama pic)

KUALA LUMPUR: Traffic on several major highways and roads was reported to be slow and congested this morning as city folk continue to head to their villages and hometowns to celebrate Aidilfitri.

A spokesman for the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) said traffic congestion was reported on the north-bound stretch from Sungai Buloh Hospital to Bukit Beruntung, Bukit Tagar to Tanjung Malim and Ipoh Selatan to Sungai Perak.

He said traffic was moving slowly from Bandar Dalam on the Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway (DUKE) and Taman Melawati on the Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2) heading to the Gombak toll plaza and Lentang.

Traffic flow was also slow south-bound from Putra Mahkota to the Seremban rest and service area, Port Dickson to Senawang and Ayer Hitam to Yong Peng.

“Traffic was reported moving slowly on highways heading to the east coast from 2pm yesterday until this morning,” he told Bernama.

The public can obtain the latest information on the traffic situation from the toll-free Plusline 1800-88-0000 and Twitter account www.twitter.com/plustrafik or the LLM toll-free line 1-800-88-7752 and the Twitter account www.twitter.com/llminfotrafik.

Last night, Selangor traffic investigation and enforcement department (JSPT) chief Azman Shari’at said vehicle movements across the state on major highways were expected to pick up in volume after the breaking of fast tonight.

He said this followed the offer of free toll and discounts in conjunction with Aidilfitri at midnight last night until May 1.

Azman said police would be giving serious attention to motorists jumping queues and driving in the emergency lane.

“Motorists who record such offences can channel them as evidence to 019-6459622 of Selangor JSPT, stating the place and time of the violations,” he said.

He also advised the people returning home to drive carefully and obey all traffic regulations. -FMT