Over 7,000 traffic warnings issued in last two days, say KL cops

KUALA LUMPUR: A whopping 7,000 advocacy notices were issued to errant road users in the city for the past two days. The warnings were issued during the Compliance of Law operation, codenamed Ops PUU. Kuala Lumpur deputy police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohamed Usuf Jan Mohamad said notices were issued on Sunday (Sept 21) and Monday (Sept...

PLUS anticipates 2.2 million vehicles per day during Malaysia Day, school holidays

KUALA LUMPUR: PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) is anticipating a surge in traffic flow, with volumes expected to reach up to 2.2 million vehicles per day across its highway network on the peak travel days of Sept 12, 13, 19 and 20, due to the school holidays and Malaysia Day. In a statement today, PLUS has advised users...

Slow-moving traffic on major highways June 6 evening

KUALA LUMPUR: Several major highways are congested with slow-moving traffic as of 5pm on Friday (June 6) evening, following an increase in city folk travelling to celebrate Aidiladha in their hometowns. A spokesperson for the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) said traffic flow on the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway (KLK) had increased from the eastbound direction in Gombak...

Hari Raya Aidiladha: Smooth traffic on major highways on June 6 morning

KUALA LUMPUR: Smooth traffic flow has been reported at all major highways nationwide on Friday (June 6) morning ahead of the Aidiladha celebrations on Saturday (June 7). A Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) spokesman said although traffic was smooth flowing towards the East coast and southbound from the capital as of 10am, it was expected to be congested...

First day of road closure dry-run goes smoothly, says KL traffic cops

KUALA LUMPUR: The first day of a two-day dry-run for road closures and diversions, held in conjunction with the Asean Summit, proceeded smoothly on Wednesday (May 21). As early as 7am, officers and personnel from the KL Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) were on hand to safeguard the routes from Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC)...

Johor police issue over 1,400 summonses in three-day traffic ops

JOHOR BARU: Some 1,448 summonses were issued to motorists for various traffic-related offences during Ops Utama from Monday (May 12) to Wednesday. Johor police chief Comm Datuk M. Kumar said most offenders were served the summonses for running traffic lights and speeding. “Beating red traffic lights were the highest offences with 547 summonses issued, followed by speeding...

Raya rush: Traffic continues to build, vehicle numbers expected to rise on major highways

KUALA LUMPUR: Traffic flow on several major expressways has been reported to continue to be moving slowly on Friday (March 28) night due to a rise in the number of vehicles heading out of the city centre, as city dwellers return to their hometowns to celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri. An Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) spokesman said that the...

Car crash kills 59-year-old woman, injures three others

KOTA TINGGI: A fatal collision involving two vehicles along KM9.8 of Jalan Kota Tinggi-Kluang claimed the life of a woman and left three others injured. Kota Tinggi OCPD Supt Yusof Othman said police received a report on the accident at 8.45am on Wednesday (March 5). “The incident involved two cars, driven by a 26-year-old local woman and...

Accident blocks Ipoh-Menora Tunnel route, causes 5km congestion

IPOH: An accident involving a tanker lorry and three cars on the North-South Expressway has resulted in all northbound lanes being blocked, causing a 5km crawl on Sunday (Dec 22). PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS), via an X post, reported that the incident occurred at Kilometre 264.4 of the expressway at 5:52pm. The tanker lorry skidded, coming to...

KL police offering 50% discount on selected traffic summonses

KUALA LUMPUR: Police here are offering a 50% discount for payment of traffic summonses from Tuesday (Nov 5) until Saturday (Nov 9). Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief ACP Mohd Zamzuri Mohd Isa said the public could head to the Tun HS Lee Police Station counters to check and pay their fines via cashless...