00:01Traffic along main highways out of the Klang Valley was reported to be congested on Thursday afternoon,
00:08following a sharp increase in the number of vehicles ahead of the Hari Raya Idolfitri holidays.
00:14The Malaysian Highway Authority said for northbound traffic,
00:18the worst congestion was detected on the stretch between Tapa and Gopeng,
00:22following a fatal crash at the 296.7km of the North-South Expressway.
00:29They said,
00:31Although clearance works at the crash site have been completed,
00:34rainy weather in the area contributed to slower vehicle movement.
00:38In addition, traffic was reported to be moving slowly on the Bukit Lanjan to Rawang Stretch,
00:44Taiping to Bukit Mera, Jawi to Bandar Kasia, and from Juru towards Batam.
00:50For southbound routes, traffic was slow moving from University Putra Malaysia to Kajang,
00:55as well as from Bandar Shri Putra to the Seremban Rest and Service area.
01:01High traffic volume also caused congestion on the Port Dixon to Senawang Stretch,
01:06Pedas Linggi to Simpang Ampat, and in the Kulai area towards Sedanak.
01:11Congestion was reported from the Gombak Toll Plaza to Bukit Tinggi,
01:16while on the East Coast Expressway Phase 2,
01:19traffic was slow from Chennai towards Chukai and around the Kuala Terengganu Toll Plaza.
01:25The authority expects traffic volume to continue increasing until midnight,
01:29as Thursday is the last day of the 50% discount for toll charges.
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