Aidilfitri: PLUS Expects 2.3 Million Vehicles Daily From Wednesday

SUBANG, March 12 (Bernama) -- PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) is expecting 2.3 million vehicles per day for six peak days starting next Wednesday on its highway network in conjunction with the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration.

PLUS managing director Datuk Nik Airina Nik Jaffar said the six peak days are from March 18 to 20 and March 27 to 29.

“The figure recorded an increase of more than 20 per cent using the PLUS highway network,” she said at a press conference at the PLUS Tower, here today.

Also present were the director of the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department Datuk Seri Muhammed Hasbullah Ali and deputy director-general (Development) of the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) Dr Nadzrol Fadzilah Ahmad.

She said more than 6,000 PLUS personnel were assigned to selected locations for smooth highway travel, in addition to implementing improvements to facilities at Rest and Service (R&R) areas, including providing 25 cabin toilets at toll plazas and selected side stops.

Nik Airina said 34 main locations along the highway would have Smart Lane activated to ensure smooth travel.

In the meantime, she advised highway users to plan their journeys to their respective destinations based on the MyPLUS-TTA digital itinerary for travel on the PLUS Highway and East Coast Highway 2 (LPT2).

"During the Chinese New Year festive season, the travel trend of users who followed the MyPLUS-TTA itinerary recommendations were able to enjoy smoother and shorter journeys, but only 29 per cent of highway users used the digital itinerary," she said.

-- BERNAMA