Heading east for Deepavali? Concessionaire releases travel time advisory for KLK and LPT1

Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway (KLK) and East Coast Expressway Phase 1 (LPT1) operators have released a travel advisory for the approaching Deepavali holiday. AFA Prime Berhad, the highway concessionaire, aims to distribute traffic evenly across peak days to mitigate congestion at high-volume toll plazas in Gombak, Bentong, and Jabor.

For outbound journeys from Kuala Lumpur and Selangor on Saturday, November 7, drivers passing through Gombak Toll Plaza should stagger their departure times based on their destination. Those headed to Kelantan should depart between 6am and 9am or 5pm to 8pm. Motorists traveling to Terengganu should leave between 9am and 12pm or 8pm to 11pm, while those going to Pahang should enter the expressway between 12pm and 4pm or during the secondary 8pm to 11pm window.

On Monday, November 9, for the return commute to the Klang Valley, drivers originating from Pahang are advised to use any toll plaza between 7am and 10am or 7pm to 11pm. Those returning from Terengganu via the Jabor Toll Plaza should travel between 10am and 1pm or 8pm to 10pm. Those returning from Kelantan via the Bentong Toll Plaza should move between 4pm and 8pm or during the late 9pm to midnight slot.

AFA Prime’s managing director, Ahmad Faizi Latifi Ahmad Faiz, cautioned motorists against heavy bus departure surges at Gombak Toll Plaza, which peak between 9.30am and 12 noon and 9.30pm to midnight. Drivers are urged to drive cautiously through construction zones along KLK, where widening works are ongoing. Dedicated emergency response teams and patrol units will be stationed at strategic points along both expressways to provide rapid assistance.