Slow-moving traffic on major highways ahead of Aidiladha

KUALA LUMPUR: Traffic flow on several major highways is reported to be slow-moving due to an increase in vehicles ahead of the Hari Raya Aidiladha celebration this Monday (June 17). As of 1pm on Saturday (June 15), there has been a noticeable increase in vehicles leaving the federal capital, with slow traffic reported on the North-South...

Downpour wreaks havoc in Klang Valley

PETALING JAYA: Heavy rain in some parts of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur caused flash floods and trees to fall, says Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia (LLM). In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday (May 25), the LLM reported that a flash flood from Taman Megah to Damansara Utama in Selangor was causing heavy traffic. “Flash flood at...

Flash floods hit Klang Valley, exacerbating traffic woes

KLANG VALLEY: Rush hour commuters here faced unexpected delays as flash floods hit the region following heavy rain that started around 6pm on Thursday (April 18), causing traffic jams across major roadways. Vehicles were bumper-to-bumper in affected areas, including Kepong and KL City. According to Astro Traffic, an accident near Jalan Gasing has also been reported in...

Heavy traffic looms during Hari Raya exodus

GEORGE TOWN: Some 2.4 million vehicles are expected to travel in and out of Penang over the six-day Hari Raya Aidilfitri festive period starting Monday. Penang deputy police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohamed Usuf Jan Mohamad said this would be double the 1.3 million cars recorded on the North-South Expressway in Penang over the past six...

Heavy traffic for the holidays

PETALING JAYA: The holiday travel rush has started to build up ahead of the year-end ‘balik kampung’ for Christmas and New Year celebrations with scores of travellers getting caught in heavy traffic heading out of the city, especially towards the south. There was heavy traffic identified in several areas due to the high volume of vehicles...

Traffic cops clear traffic after unclogging drains in JB

JOHOR BARU: Five traffic policemen sprang into action to unclog drains as murky waters overflowed into a main road near Taman Ungku Tun Aminah here following a bout of heavy rain. Johor Baru North OCPD Asst Comm Balveer Singh said the downpour caused the left lane of KM15 Jalan Johor Baru-Air Hitam to become flooded at...

Heavy traffic reported in Seremban as Deepavali approaches

PETALING JAYA: Heavy traffic has been reported in and out of Seremban as the Deepavali holiday traffic continues to build. PLUS Malaysia, on X, said slow traffic had been spotted from Seremban to Hentian Senawang due to congestion. The same has been reported from Bandar Ainsdale to Seremban and Hentian Nilai to the Seremban rest stop. The Malaysian...

Those who join rallies must follow traffic rules, says KL top cop

KUALA LUMPUR: Members of the public who want to join any rally in the city must adhere to road laws and regulations. Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Allaudeen Abdul Majid said the police detected some individuals who joined a rally by riding motorcycles while carrying banners. "Carrying and waving banners while riding motorcycles is against the...

RM168.7mil will be spent to address traffic congestion at Johor’s CIQs

JOHOR BARU: Projects worth more than RM168.7mil will be carried out at both of Johor’s customs, immigration and quarantine (CIQ) complexes to address the traffic congestion issues, says Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. The Deputy Prime Minister said the projects include adding 44 MBIKE lanes at the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (BSI) and Kompleks Sultan Abu Bakar (KSAB)...

Flash floods hit several main roads in KL

KUALA LUMPUR: Heavy rain has caused flash floods along several main roads here. According to Astro Radio Traffic, affected roads include Jalan Damansara, Jalan Kuching, Jalan Travers, Jalan Pudu, Jalan Pantai Baharu, Jalan Raja Chulan, Jalan Parlimen, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim, Lebuhraya Sultan Iskandar, Jalan Maarof, Jalan Pahang, Jalan Kuching and Jalan Kepong. Several lanes along roads...