Traffic slow on major highways as congestion builds up for Deepavali holidays

Slow-moving traffic on the North-South Expressway from the direction of Bandar Ainsdale towards Senawang on Saturday. (Bernama pic)KUALA LUMPUR: Traffic on several major highways across the country began to slow down this afternoon as the number of vehicles increased ahead of the Deepavali holidays.

The Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) said the affected routes included the northbound stretch of the North-South Expressway (PLUS) E1 from Trolak to Bidor, Gopeng to Simpang Pulai, Alor Pongsu to Jawi, and Perai to Bertam.

Also affected was the southbound stretch from Perai to Juru.

A spokesman said traffic on PLUS E2 was also building up and moving slowly at several stretches, including the northbound route from the Sungai Besi toll plaza to the city centre, Bandar Seri Putra to Bangi, Sedenak to Ayer Hitam, and Skudai to Senai.