PLUS issues travel time advisory for Chinese New Year
Plus Expressways Berhad (PLUS) has issued a travel time advisory (TTA) to ensure smooth traffic flow during the "balik kampung" exodus in conjunction with the Chinese New Year (CNY) celebration which falls on Jan 23 and 24.
Its managing director, Datuk Noorizah Abd Hamid, said about 1.4 million vehicles were expected to use the North-South Expressway daily during the festive period as compared to the normal 1.1 million vehicles.
"The merely 30% increase in the vehicles will begin before the CNY celebration, that is from Jan 20 until Jan 22, and also after the celebration from Jan 24 until Jan 29," she told reporters after launching the TTA here today.
According to the TTA, starting Jan 20, highway users from the Klang Valley heading north to Kedah, Perlis and Penang or south to Johor Baharu via Skudai, Senai Utara, Ayer Hitam, Yong Peng and Tangkak are advised to start their journey before noon.
For those heading to Kuala Kangsar, Changkat Jering and Taiping in Perak as well as Ayer Keroh in Melaka, they can start their journey between noon and 3pm.
Those heading to Ipoh, Simpang Pulai and Gopeng in Perak, as well as Tampin in Negeri Sembilan and Alor Gajah in Melaka can start they journey between 3pm and 6pm, while those heading to Tapah, Bidor, Sungkai, Slim River and Tanjung Malim in Perak and Senawang, Port Dickson and Seremban in Negeri Sembilan are advised to start their journey after 6pm.
On Jan 24 until 29, users returning to Klang Valley are advised to start their journey before noon or after 6pm, while those who do not have to pass through the Klang Valley can start their journey home between noon and 6pm.
For enquiries and further information, the public can contact PLUSLine at 1-800-88-0000 or surf www.plus.com.my.
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