Slow going with more vehicles on major highways

2026-03-28 - 11:50

Heavy traffic near the Sungai Buloh overhead restaurant this afternoon. (Bernama pic) KUALA LUMPUR: Traffic is slow-moving along several major highways this evening following the increase in vehicles with the end of the Aidilfitri holiday season and school holiday, the Malaysian Highway Authority said. It said three million vehicles are expected to take to the major highways. The affected areas on the North-South Highway are: E1 north-bound – Jawi to Bandar Cassia; Permatang Pauh to Bertam; Sungai Petani (south) to Gurun; Alor Setar (north) to the Hutan Kampung toll plaza and Jitra (South) to the Jitra toll plaza. E1 south-bound route – Kepala Batas to the Hutan Kampung toll plaza, Pendang to Gurun, Sungai Petani (north) to Sungai Petani (south), Sungai Dua to Perai, Juru to Bukit Tambun, Sungai Perak to the Menora tunnel, Tapah to Slim River and Sungai Buloh Hospital to Sungai Buloh. E2 north-bound: Pasir Gudang to Kempas, Senai to Sedenak, Yong Peng to Pagoh, Pedas Linggi to Seremban, Putra Mahkota to Kajang and towards Kuala Lumpur city centre after the Sungai Besi toll plaza. E2 south-bound – the Sungai Besi toll plaza to Bangi, Nilai to the Seremban R&R, Port Dickson to Senawang layby, Tangkak to Bukit Gambir, Simpang Renggam to Kulai and Kempas to Pasir Gudang. The highway authority said 34 “smart lanes” were activated throughout the day. On the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway, slow-moving traffic has been reported on the E8 west-bound from Bentong to Lentang and Bukit Tinggi to the Genting Sempah tunnel, while on the E6 (North-South Expressway Central Link) traffic is slow from Bandar Serenia to KLIA, Putrajaya to Bandar Saujana Putra, USJ to Shah Alam and from Shah Alam to Bandar Gamuda Cove.