No roadworks on highways until Wednesday in view of Aidiladha celebration

Traffic has already increased on the highways since yesterday. (Bernama pic)

PETALING JAYA: All highway concessionaires have been ordered to stop roadworks in anticipation of the increased number of vehicles on the road for the Aidiladha celebration this Monday.

The Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) said this order was in effect for a week until Wednesday (June 19).

In a statement today, it said it expected the number of vehicles using the North-South Expressway, the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway and the East Coast Expressway (LPT) 1 and LPT2 to increase to 2.52 million in conjunction with the holiday.

It also said additional temporary toll lanes will be provided to cope with the increase in traffic.

“The concessionaires have also been instructed to provide additional parking facilities and portable toilets at several rest areas, increase the number of personnel, ensure sufficient water and fuel supply at fuel stations, and activate smart lanes at several locations.”

Those planning to use the highways can refer to the MyPLUS-TTA app by PLUS Berhad for travel on the North-South Expressway and the Travel Time Proposal (TTA) by Anih Berhad for the KL-Karak Expressway and the East Coast Expressway Phase 1 to plan their journeys.

“Motorists can get the current status of highway traffic or any incident on the highways through the official social media of LLM and the highway concessionaires such as the official Facebook of the Malaysian Highway Authority, the X app @llmtrafik and tiktok @llmtrafik.

“They can also contact LLM’s traffic management centre on the hotline 1-800-88-7752.

“To obtain information on current traffic conditions through CCTV displays on all highways, users can visit the LLM website at http://www.llm.gov.my,” according to the statement.