Deepavali: Over 2.6 million vehicles expected on major expressways from tomorrow

PUTRAJAYA: Traffic volume is expected to increase starting tomorrow, with an expected 2.62 million vehicles using the main expressways heading towards the north, south and east coast in conjunction with the Deepavali celebration this Thursday (Oct 31).

Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) director-general Datuk Sazali Harun said 2.13 million vehicles are expected to use the PLUS expressways, 198,000 vehicles on the Kuala Lumpur (KL)-Karak Highway, East Coast Highway Phase 1 (78,220 vehicles), East Coast Highway Phase 2 (59,220) and the West Coast Expressway - WCE (153,700 vehicles).