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Sepang police have announced staged road closures across four zones from August 16 to 19 to accommodate the SUKMA 2026 road cycling event, affecting 96 monitored traffic control locations with closures running 8.30 am to 12.30 pm daily.
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Traffic congestion built steadily across Negeri Sembilan on election day as hundreds of thousands of outstation voters returned to cast ballots in the 16th state election. Police maintained deployment at key points to manage the flow.
Negeri Sembilan police will close and divert traffic on major roads in three districts during Saturday's state election. Closures run from 7 am to 5 pm for voting and 6 pm to midnight for counting.
Sabah has greenlit a RM70.6 million upgrading project for Jalan Lok Kawi, transforming a 1.3-kilometre stretch from Sabindo Roundabout to SMK Kinarut into a four-lane dual carriageway with enhanced safety features.
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The Malaysian Highway Authority anticipates significant traffic disruptions as more than 300,000 voters travel to Johor for Saturday's state election, urging motorists to plan journeys carefully and use real-time traffic monitoring tools.