Highway concessionaire PLUS is anticipating that 1.6 million vehicles will be on the North-South Expressway during next week’s Chinese New Year festive season. A number of measures have been put in place to ease the anticipated spike in traffic volume on its highways, said PLUS managing director Datuk Azman Ismail.
Measures include a 20% toll rebate for PLUSMiles and PLUS-registered Touch n’ Go users on designated non-peak days, travel time advisories for motorists leaving and returning to the city centre, temporary closure of reload lanes at toll plazas and an increased presence of PLUS emergency response personnel on duty throughout the festive period, Azman said.
Traffic volume on the North-South Expressway is expected to peak on Feb 14, 15, 18, 19, 25 and 26, the managing director added. “The route between Rawang and Simpang Pulai will be the one recording the highest increase which is between 127% to 145% as people travel back to their hometowns to celebrate the festival,” Azman noted.
“As for the ‘Balik Kerja’ (back-to-work) journey, we are expecting traffic to be heavy along Alor Setar – Sungai Dua, Jawi – Kuala Kangsar, Simpang Pulai – Slim River, Sungkai – Bukit Beruntung, Bukit Beruntung – Rawang, Seremban – Nilai, Ayer Keroh – Senawang, Yong Peng – Tangkak and Ayer Hitam – Pagoh routes,” he said.
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Tuu dia… Jpj direktor kat emergency lane.
Can all toll operators give free toll on CNY and other festive seasons? After all, you guys make billions clean profit each year.
Isn’t it time to give back to the rakyat? It would be nice for relatives to be able to balik kampung to see their parents and family. Now, many don’t go back because petrol is so expensive and toll can even work out to the over RM100
Please give back to the rakyat during festive holidays.
Agreed. Gov alredi started with Federal hiway.
Bila Sel gov wanna follow with Kesas? 2 tahun lagi?
i always fly whenever there is a big festive jam.
no point stuck in traffic and getting higher risk of someone hitting my civic turbo. later leceh to send for repair.