Slower traffic flow on major highways this afternoon

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 -- Traffic flow along several major highways was slow-moving this afternoon as people began to return home after celebrating Aidiladha in their hometowns.

A PLUS Malaysia Berhad spokesman, when contacted, said that as of 4.30 pm, traffic was noticeably slower for the southbound journey in the Seberang Jaya area to Prai, before the south-bound Juru Toll Plaza, Bukit Tambun to Jawi, before the Menora Tunnel to Ipoh, Gopeng to Tapah and Sungkai to Slim River.

He said that northbound traffic was also reported to be slow, namely from Simpang Ampat to Hentian Pedas Linggi following an accident at kilometre 217.4.

However, traffic flow on the East Coast Expressway (LPT) 1 and LPT 2 is reported to be smooth in both directions so far.

The public can obtain the latest traffic information through the Plusline toll-free number 1800-88-0000 and Twitter website at www.twitter.com/plustrafik; or the LLM phone line 1-800-88-7752 and Twitter website at www.twitter.com/llminfotrafik.

-- BERNAMA