Gua Musang: Traffic along several federal roads in Gua Musang, Kelantan, is reported to be heavy as the number of vehicles from Kuala Lumpur rises as of 10 pm. Gua Musang district police chief Supt Sik Choon Foo said congestion at the Gua Musang-Kuala Lipis border has exceeded 10 kilometres, twice that of this morning.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Supt Sik noted that traffic is slow-moving and the number of vehicles is expected to continue to rise from midnight till early next morning. He mentioned that dispersals were being conducted at regular intervals, with personnel on duty in shifts to ensure traffic was moving in a controlled manner.

Meanwhile, in Terengganu, traffic along two major routes in Jertih district, connecting Terengganu and Kelantan, has increased since this evening. Besut district police chief Supt Azamuddin Ahmad@Abu observed that the situation at both the Kuala Terengganu-Kota Bharu route in Jertih and Kampung Raja remained smooth and under control despite the additional vehicles since 4 pm.

To alleviate congestion, the police have added an extra lane from the direction of Kuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu, starting from Jertih town to the front of the Jertih police station, covering a distance of almost a kilometre. This adjustment transforms the route from Kuala Terengganu to Kelantan into two lanes, while the opposite direction will have only one lane.

Supt Azamuddin added that 40 police officers and personnel from the Besut district police headquarters were assigned to Op Selamat 24.