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[SHARE] List Of Highway Discounts And Useful Info For Your CNY Travel Plans

PLUS highway has released their travel time advisory and highway discounts to help those who are travelling during Chinese New Year plan their route.

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PLUS highway is expecting 1.5 million vehicles a day, or an increase of 25%, during the Chinese New Year period

Its Chief Operating Officer, Mohammad Fuad Khusairi said 1.5 million vehicles are expected to use the North-South Expressway (NSE) daily, an increased of 25 per cent compared to 1.2 million vehicles on normal days.

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“We expect those in the Klang Valley to start leaving for their kampongs beginning from 29 January to 31 January (Wednesday-Friday). Meanwhile, we expect the journey back to the Klang Valley in staggered starting from 1 February to 9 February.” Noorizah elaborated.

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Plan your travels using the PLUS travel time advisory for Chinese New Year 2014

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Those heading TOWARDS KEDAH, PERLIS, PENANG and JOHOR are advised to enter the North-South Expressway before 12pm

Those heading TOWARDS KEDAH, PERLIS, PENANG and JOHOR are advised to enter the North-South Expressway before 12pm

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Those headings towards other destinations including KUALA KANGSAR, CHANGKAT JERING, TAIPING, and MALACCA should enter the highway between 12pm and 3pm

Those headings towards other destinations including KUALA KANGSAR, CHANGKAT JERING, TAIPING, and MALACCA should enter the highway between 12pm and 3pm

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18 highways will be offering discounts between 5% to 37.5% from 30 Jan to 2 Feb

A joint statement by the Malaysian Highway Authority (MHA) and the Association of Highway Concessionaires on Tuesday said 18 highways would offer the discount range to class one vehicles over varying periods from Jan 30 to Feb 2.

They are: SMART, AKLEH, GUTHRIE, LKSA, DUKE, SKVE, KLK, LPT1, NPE, MEX, NNKSB, Besraya, SDE, LDP, SPRINT, LEKAS and BORR.

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Ten of the highways (SMART, AKLEH, GUTHRIE, LKSA, DUKE, MEX, NNKSB, LDP, SPRINT and BORR) will be offering the discount to all vehicle classes.

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Vehicle class in Malaysia

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PLUS, SPDH, ELITE, KLBK and LINKEDUA will be giving out 20% rebates for SmartTAG and Touch n' Go users on 29 Jan and 4 Feb

PLUS will be giving a 20% rebate for class one drivers using SmartTAG and Touch n' Go cards on five of its highways on Jan 29 and Feb 4.

Its Tanjung Kupang, Bukit Kayu Hitam and Sultan Iskandar Building toll plazas will be exempt from this rebate offer.

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No discounts on GRANDSAGA, SILK and LATAR, but they will be handing out free Touch n' Go cards to motorists starting 31 Jan midnight

No discounts on GRANDSAGA, SILK and LATAR, but they will be handing out free Touch n' Go cards to motorists starting 31 Jan midnight

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Furthermore, Red Bull Malaysia will be distributing 90,000 cans of Red Bull drinks to travellers along the highway

Red Bull Malaysia will be distributing 90,000 cans of Red Bull drinks to travellers along the highway

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TIP: To avoid the traffic, consider downloading the WAZE app, and the PLUS Expressways App to check on real-time traffic updates

PLUS Expressway App

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PLUS Expressway App

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Noorizah said that through the app, highway users will be able to check the latest traffic updates such as live feeds, accidents, traffic congestion, road maintenance works and other information on their mobile gadgets.

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"The app also offers users a toll fare calculator, current traffic images at selected areas, service stations, ATMs, Google Maps, Waze and interactive highway maps."

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Get PLUS Expressways on the App Store. See screenshots and ratings, and read customer reviews. [CLICK ON LINK FOR THE IOS APP]

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PLUS Mobile App is the latest official PLUS mobile application developed by PLUS Malaysia Berhad to provide Malaysia highway users with the most accurate traffic routing, road alert & facilities available along PLUS highways. [CLICK ON LINK FOR ANDROID APP]

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