Over 1.2 million vehicles expected on North-South Expressway until Sunday
By BERNAMA | 05 May 2022KUALA LUMPUR: Police expect as many as 4.5 million vehicles over a four-day period from May 4-7 will be on roads across the country after the Hari Raya Aidilfitri holidays.
Bukit Aman Traffic Enforcement Investigation Department chief Supt Dr Bakri Zainal Abidin said the exodus of vehicles leaving hometowns back to major urban centres is expected to see a significant spike from tomorrow.
"A total of 1.2 million of the vehicles are estimated to be on the (PLUS) North-South Expressway," he said.
On April 6, Bukit Aman's Traffic Investigaton and Enforcement Department director Datuk Mat Kasim Karim said that 4.7 million vehicles were expected to be on the roads nationwide in conjunction with Aidilfitri and that he had deployed 6,559 traffic officers and personnel at the contingent and district levels to ensure a smooth flow back to hometowns.
Meanwhile, Bakri said following the forecast, the department had made preparations for the dispersal of traffic flow.
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