KUALA LUMPUR: Traffic flow on major highways has started to slow down as holidaymakers headed out on the road for the Deepavali festival and long weekend.
The Malaysian Highway Authority said traffic was slow on the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway just before the Gombak toll plaza and from Lentang to the Bentong toll plaza.
Traffic flow was also slow moving from the Gombak rest area to Gombak toll plaza and Middle Ring Road 2, and southbound from Sungai Besi toll plaza to Bangi, Seremban to Senawang, Senawang to Pedas Linggi and Kempas to Pasir Gudang.
Northbound traffic was also moving slowly from Pasir Gudang to Dato’ Onn, Senai to Kulai, Pedas Linggi to Port Dickson and after Sungai Besi toll plaza heading to Kuala Lumpur.
Traffic was moving slowly from Juru Autocity to Juru toll plaza, Bukit Tambun to Jawi in Penang, and Menora Tunnel to Ipoh Utara in Perak, as well as from Sungai Buloh rest stop to Sungai Buloh Hospital and just before Rawang Selatan toll plaza in Selangor.