An estimated 3.28 million vehicles are expected on major highways daily during Deepavali, with PLUS recording the highest projected traffic volume, says LLM.

PETALING JAYA: An estimated 3.28 million vehicles are expected to use major highways daily during peak traffic periods in conjunction with the Deepavali celebrations, said Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) director-general Mohd Hadzmir Yusoff.

In a statement today, he said traffic volume was expected to increase as early as Thursday (Nov 5), particularly along routes leading to the east coast, northern and southern regions.

“The PLUS highway network is expected to record the highest traffic volume, with an estimated 2.24 million vehicles daily, followed by the Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway (DUKE) with 288,000 vehicles.