KUALA LUMPUR — About 3.28 million vehicles are expected to use major highways nationwide daily during the peak travel period for the Deepavali celebration this Sunday.
Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) director-general Ir Mohd Hadzmir Yusoff said traffic volume is expected to increase from today as motorists head towards the East Coast and the northern and southern parts of the country.
He said the PLUS highway network is projected to record 2.24 million vehicles, followed by the Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway (DUKE) with 288,000 and the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway (KLK) with 190,000.
The West Coast Expressway (WCE) is expected to record 168,000 vehicles, while the Kuala Lumpur-Kuala Selangor Expressway (LATAR) and the Kajang-Seremban Expressway (LEKAS) are each projected to see 135,000 vehicles.
“The East Coast Expressway Phase 1 (LPT1) is projected to record 83,000 vehicles, while the East Coast Expressway Phase 2 (LPT2) is expected to see 44,000 vehicles,” he said in a statement here today.
Meanwhile, Mohd Hadzmir said LLM welcomed the government’s initiative to offer a toll discount of about 50 per cent for Class 1 vehicles (Class 2 on the Penang Bridge) for two days, from 12.01 am tomorrow until 11.59 pm on Saturday (Nov 7).
The discount applies to all highways nationwide, except at the Sultan Iskandar Building (BSI) Toll Plaza and the Tanjung Kupang Toll Plaza on the Malaysia-Singapore Second Link (LINKEDUA).
To ensure smooth traffic flow, Mohd Hadzmir said highway concessionaires have been instructed to temporarily halt all maintenance work requiring lane closures from Nov 6 to 10, except in emergencies.
