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Free Malaysia Today
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Free Malaysia Today
Heavy traffic on major highways, delays expected
Footage from the Malaysian highway authority traffic cams showing the congestion on the eastbound Kuala Lumpur Karak Expressway from Gombak to Bukit Tinggi and from Lentang to Bentong. (LLK pic) PETALING JAYA : Traffic remains heavy on several major highways tonight as more vehicles head out of the capital ahead of the Hari Raya Aidiladha celebration tomorrow. PLUS Malaysia said traffic at 10.30pm tonight was reported to be slow-moving on both the E2 (North-South Expressway) and the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway. 'On the E2 northbound, congestion was reported in Johor from the Skudai toll plaza to Sedenak, and from Yong Peng to Pagoh. Southbound traffic was slow in Negeri Sembilan from Southville City to the Seremban rest area, and from Bandar Ainsdale to Senawang. 'On the northbound E1, delays are expected from Bukit Lanjan to Rawang (Selangor), Sungkai to Bidor, Bidor to Tapah, Tapah to Gopeng (Perak) and Perai to Bertam (Penang),' the spokesperson told Bernama. The Malaysian highway authority reported that the Kuala Lumpur – Karak expressway was congested eastbound from Gombak to Bukit Tinggi and from Lentang to Bentong. In Kelantan, traffic at Gua Musang-Kuala Lipis and Terengganu-Kelantan via Pasir Puteh was reported to be smooth as of 9.30pm, following minor congestion earlier in the evening.
Free Malaysia Today
5 days ago
- Business
- Free Malaysia Today
Festive traffic crawl to east coast begins ahead of Aidiladha
PLUS Malaysia Bhd previously said it expected two million vehicles to use its highways daily from today till Monday as people head back to their hometowns for Aidiladha. PETALING JAYA : Traffic headed towards the east coast on the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway is reportedly congested ahead of Hari Raya Aidiladha which falls on Saturday. Kosmo reported that traffic flow from the Gombak toll plaza towards the east coast on the highway was already congested at 4.30pm. It said traffic was especially slow near the Genting Highlands turn-off due to the increase in the number of vehicles on the highway. Traffic on the East Coast Expressway 1 and 2 remains smooth. On the North-South Expressway (PLUS) an increase in motorists had reportedly caused traffic jams near Seberang Jaya. Highway concessionaire PLUS Malaysia Bhd previously said it expected two million vehicles to use its highways daily from today until Monday as people head back to their hometowns for Aidiladha. It advised road users to plan their travels and check for traffic updates.
Malay Mail
22-05-2025
- Malay Mail
Asean Summit 2025: What motorists need to know about phased closures set for PLUS highways May 23-26 and 28
KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 — Several key routes on PLUS-operated highways will be closed in stages from May 23 to 26 and May 28 in conjunction with the Asean Summit 2025, PLUS Malaysia Berhad announced today. The move follows a recent statement by the Royal Malaysia Police's Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT), which outlined road closures to facilitate the smooth movement of summit delegates. Among the affected stretches are: KLIA to Putrajaya (via the ELITE Highway) Subang to Jalan Duta (New Klang Valley Expressway — NKVE) Sungai Buloh to Jalan Duta (North-South Expressway) These closures will take place in stages from 7am on May 23 to 26, and again from 8am on May 28. PLUS said it will take necessary steps to ensure smooth highway operations during the closures and will provide full cooperation to traffic authorities managing the affected areas. Motorists, especially those travelling to or from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and TUDM Subang, are advised to plan their journeys ahead of time to avoid delays. Drivers are also urged to follow the instructions of traffic personnel and to consider using alternative routes where possible to minimise congestion. For real-time traffic updates, road users can check: JSPT/PDRM social media channels The PLUS app X (formerly Twitter) @PLUSTrafik Electronic message boards (VMS) along the highways PLUS also recommends using navigation tools like Google Maps or Waze for better trip planning during the affected period.
Malay Mail
16-05-2025
- Automotive
- Malay Mail
PLUS activates tidal flow lane on NKVE's Kota Damansara-Damansara stretch tonight for pavement improvement works
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) will activate the tidal flow lane along the Kota Damansara-Damansara stretch (from KM18.90 to KM18.40) of the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) from 10 pm today until noon tomorrow. In a statement today, the expressway concessionaire said the temporary traffic arrangement is necessary to facilitate pavement improvement works on the emergency and left lanes at KM18.63 as part of the continuous effort to provide a more comfortable experience for highway users. Therefore, it advised highway users to plan their journeys using the PLUS App to obtain the latest traffic information. They are also advised to adhere to all traffic signs and instructions issued by PLUS personnel when passing through the affected area Highway users can also obtain the latest traffic information through the PUTRI Virtual Assistant, X@plustrafik App, and Electronic Signboards (VMS) at selected locations as well as contact PLUSLine at 1800-88-0000 in the event of any emergencies. — Bernama
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Why don't we just terminate the RFID lane at tolls?
MARCH 27 —Picture this. It is 7am on the NKVE, and a Myvi moves into the RFID lane, its driver clutching a tag that's supposed to whisper sweet nothings to the RFID reader so the barrier opens. Silence. The barrier stays down. The Myvi reverses in sheer embarrassment. Behind, half a dozen drivers curse that front car before grudgingly reversing and secretly wishing they had picked another lane. How many times have you seen this? For me it's about once a day (and I just saw it about two hours before banging out the first paragraph to this article). I mean, it's 2025, isn't it? Fast forward (pun intended) 2025, with 12 new RFID lanes added to the North-South Expressway in 2023 we should've been zooming past tolls; instead we're perfecting the art of reversing at 2kph while praying the car behind doesn't ram us. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa We've got robots in kopitiams bringing you your teh tarik, but we still can't avoid toll-booth congestions caused by the silliest reasons. It's bad enough the highway is choked up daily but here we find additional bottle-necks because either the driver has insufficient e-wallet balance or his RFID scanner screwed up or the system at the booth can't detect that particular car. Ergo, dozens of cars will be required to go into Reverse on the road thus causing or aggravating a traffic jam! I'm just waiting for that TikTok video consisting of drive expression shots from reverse cameras at every toll. Our roads are already congested from too many cars, too few roads, and drivers who treat traffic lights as optional decor. Enter RFID, introduced by PLUS Malaysia and Touch 'n Go in 2018, promising a future where tolls would practically vanish into a cashless, queueless utopia. Fast forward (pun intended) 2025, with 12 new RFID lanes added to the North-South Expressway in 2023 we should've been zooming past tolls; instead we're perfecting the art of reversing at 2kph while praying the car behind doesn't ram us. Congestion solved? Hell, no. Meanwhile, Singapore's ERP system laughs at us. Solutions? Yeah some have said that we need to educate the public on reloading their e-wallet balances, or raise the number of RFID lanes at tolls or ensure RFID readers are adequately maintained and always functioning. I'm genuinely curious as to why the highway authorities don't simply remove the RFID lanes, make every toll booth TNG and Debit card payable. Wouldn't this solve, uh, 80 per cent of the problem? Because whoever didn't top up their TnG can use their Debit card instead. What are the chances of a driver messing up on both options? Another alternative is for the RFID payment apps to have some hyper-annoying alarm each time the balance falls below RM6 (not unlike in some cars when people don't put on their seatbelts). Failing all this, oh well. Let's just continue the awkward toll-booth reversings. * This is the personal opinion of the columnist.
