Almost 1.5 million vehicles on the road on Deepavali's eve

KUALA LUMPUR: Traffic at three major highways reached almost 1.5 million vehicles on the eve of Deepavali.

Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) director Comm Datuk Mat Kassim Karim said a total of 1.27 million vehicles were on the North-South highway, 150,936 vehicles on the Kuala Lumpur-Karak expressway, while phase 1 of the East Coast Highway recorded 53,451 vehicles on Wednesday (Nov 3).