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Congestion at Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway

By NILAM NUR ATIKAH OSHMAN
20 Nov 2022 02:10pm
Traffic building up at Bentong Toll.
Traffic building up at Bentong Toll.
SHAH ALAM - Traffic flow from the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway is reported to experience congestions at noon following multiple vehicles heading back to the capital on Sunday.

The Eash Coast Highway in a statement on Facebook informed traffic flow has slowed down heading towards Kuala Lumpur from kilometre (km) 4.8 to 62.8km towards Bentong.

"The same was for 12.1km from Bentong Toll to 49.1km (Bentong-Bukit Tinggi) following the increase in vehicles," it said on Sunday.

It said traffic on both directions of the East Coast Highway (LPT 1@E8) was smooth.

"Exercise caution while driving. For any emergencies, please contact the LPT line at 1-700-818-700," it said.
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The flow of traffic started to become congested when many decided to return after fulfilling their responsibilities as a voter in the 15th General Election (GE15) on Saturday.
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