{
  "id": 18692589,
  "title": "Traffic slow on major highways as congestion builds up for Deepavali holidays",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/traffic-slow-on-major-highways-as-congestion-builds-up-for-deepavali-18692589",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T10:36:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/07/slow-traffic-on-major-highways-as-congestion-builds-up-for-deepavali-holidays"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Traffic congestion is building up on several major highways across Malaysia as vehicles increase in anticipation of the Deepavali holidays. The Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) has reported slow-moving traffic on the North-South Expressway (PLUS) E1, E2, the Second Link Expressway, the North-South Expressway Central Link (ELITE), and various other expressways. Specific affected routes include the northbound stretch of the North-South Expressway from Trolak to Bidor, Gopeng to Simpang Pulai, Alor Pongsu to Jawi, and Perai to Bertam. Additionally, the southbound route from Perai to Juru is also experiencing congestion. Other highways such as the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway, Sungai Besi Expressway, Damansara-Puchong Expressway, Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway, and Kajang-Seremban Expressway are also experiencing slow-moving traffic in different directions.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Home minister: Employers account for more than half of Malaysia’s RM91.8m immigration compound collections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/home-minister-employers-account-for-more-than-half-of-malaysias-rm91",
        "published": "2026-11-07T05:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "General : Traffic Slows On Several Major Highways Ahead Of Deepavali",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/general-traffic-slows-on-several-major-highways-ahead-of-deepavali",
        "published": "2026-11-07T06:42:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Heavy traffic on several highways as Deepavali approaches",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/heavy-traffic-on-several-highways-as-deepavali-approaches",
        "published": "2026-11-07T08:45:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}