The projected figure, according to PLUS Expressways Bhd chief operating officer Nik Airina Nik Jaafar, was an increase of 30 per cent from the normal day.
She told a news conference here today that the peak time for this year”s “Balik Kampung” journey would be from Sept 8 to 12 and Sept 16 to 19.
To ease the congestion, highway users were advised to follow the suggested Travel Time Advisory (TTA), she said, adding that last year, more than 50 per cent of PLUS highway users had utilised the TTA.
The suggested travelling time for those heading to Kedah, Perlis, Skudai and Johor Bahru from the Klang Valley is between 7am and 11am and between 8am and 11am for the return journey.
For motorists going towards Penang, Taiping, Changkat Jering, Tangkak, Yong Peng and Ayer Itam, they are advised to travel between 11am and 4.00pm and between 12pm to 4pm for the return journey.
For those travelling to Kuala Kangsar, Ipoh, Simpang Ampat and Ayer Keroh, they are advised to leave for the Klang Valley between 4pm and 8 pm and between 4pm and 7pm for the return journey.
Those heading to Tapah, Bidor, Slim River, Tanjung Malim, Seremban, Port Dickson and Senawang are suggested to travel between 8pm and 11pm and between 8am and 10am, while for the return journey, the suggested time is between 8pm and 11pm.
For other destinations, they were suggested to travel after 11pm, she said.
Nik Airina said PLUS was also giving out a 10 per cent toll discount between midnight and 7am and another 10 per cent on selected dates at the same time.
Another 10 per cent would be given on Sept 6 until 8 and Sept 13 until 15 with the hope that the date would encourage more people to avoid peak time, she said.
Nik Airina said PLUS would open 1,000 toll booths during the Balik Kampung rush and close all the TouchnGo reload lanes to avoid congestion.
However, seven Reload and Go counters would be put up at seven locations throughout the highway, she said. — Bernama