Heavy traffic looms during Hari Raya exodus

Drive safe: DCP Mohamed Usuf handing out gifts to motorists during the Ops Selamat launch near the Juru toll plaza. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Some 2.4 million vehicles are expected to travel in and out of Penang over the six-day Hari Raya Aidilfitri festive period starting Monday.

Penang deputy police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohamed Usuf Jan Mohamad said this would be double the 1.3 million cars recorded on the North-South Expressway in Penang over the past six days.