Auto plate readers ease jams

Shared vision: Loke (centre), flanked by his deputy Datuk Hasbi Habibollah (on his left) and Transport Ministry Secretary-General Datuk Seri Jana Santhiran Muniayan, posing with Transport Ministry staff at the ministry’s 2026 New Year’s Address Ceremony. — Bernama

PUTRAJAYA: An Automated Num­ber Plate Recognition (ANPR) system may soon be used to solve traffic congestion during roadblocks, says Anthony Loke.

The Transport Minister has reminded the Road Transport Department (JPJ) that roadblocks need a new paradigm and app­roach this year.