{
  "id": 18229677,
  "title": "Heading east for Deepavali? Concessionaire releases travel time advisory for KLK and LPT1",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/heading-east-for-deepavali-concessionaire-releases-travel-time",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T02:14:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/11/05/heading-east-for-deepavali-concessionaire-releases-travel-time-advisory-for-klk-and-lpt1/242035"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "As Deepavali approaches, highway operator AFA Prime Berhad has issued a Travel Time Advisory for two key routes in Malaysia - the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway (KLK) and the East Coast Expressway Phase 1 (LPT1). The advisory aims to help ease congestion during the holiday travel peak, especially at high-traffic toll plazas such as Gombak, Bentong, and Jabor, which connect the Klang Valley to Pahang, Terengganu, and Kelantan.\n\nA \"Smart Travel\" strategy divides recommended departure times by destinations to spread traffic evenly over several hours. For those traveling from Kuala Lumpur and Selangor to Kelantan on Nov 7, the earliest departure window is 6am to 9am or 5pm to 8pm. Travelers headed to Terengganu should depart between 9am and 12pm or 8pm to 11pm, while those going to Pahang should enter the expressway between 12pm and 4pm or during the 8pm to 11pm window.\n\nFor the return trip on Monday, Nov 9, drivers from Pahang should 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. Similarly, drivers returning from Kelantan through the Bentong Toll Plaza should move between 4pm and 8pm or during the late 9pm to midnight slot.\n\nTo optimize travel, motorists are encouraged to take advantage of \"Free Travel Hours\" during the midnight to 6am off-peak period on both travel days. Private car owners are advised to avoid the heavy bus departure surges at the Gombak Toll Plaza, which peak between 9.30am and 12 noon and again between 9.30pm and midnight.\n\nAFA Prime CEO Ahmad Faizi Latifi warned motorists to exercise caution in construction zones along KLK, where widening works are underway under the RM2.1 billion KLK Expansion project. He urged all road users to follow traffic instructions, reduce speed, and drive carefully, noting that emergency response teams will be deployed at key points along the expressways.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — Highway concessionaire AFA Prime Berhad has activated its Travel Time Advisory for the Kuala...",
  "key_points": [
    "AFA Prime releases travel time advisory for KLK and LPT1 during Deepavali peak.",
    "Smart Travel strategy divides departure times by destinations to spread traffic.",
    "Free Travel Hours recommended at midnight to 6am for optimized travel."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}