Rise in the number of motorists during conditional MCO - Plus
The number of motorists along highways managed by Plus Malaysia Berhad (Plus) increased since the conditional movement control order (MCO) was imposed on May 4.
Plus chief of operations excellence, Mohd Yusuf Abdul Aziz said before the standard MCO was enforced on March 18, the number of highway users was about 1.7 million each day, and after that, it was only between 500,000 and 600,000 daily.
The number of motorists along highways managed by Plus Malaysia Berhad (Plus) increased since the conditional movement control order (MCO) was imposed on May 4.
Plus chief of operations excellence, Mohd Yusuf Abdul Aziz said before the standard MCO was enforced on March 18, the number of highway users was about 1.7 million each day, and after that, it was only between 500,000 and 600,000 daily.
“But when the conditional MCO was imposed with several industries allowed to operate, the number of motorists along Plus highways recorded an increase,” he told Bernama.
He said yesterday, almost a million vehicles travelled along the highways managed by the company.
"The number of highway users increased after the conditional MCO was introduced compared to the standard MCO period because of the economic movement where goods were being sent from one state to another and there were also people whose work involved interstate travel," Yusuf said.
He said Plus fully supported any policy implemented by the government in efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19.
Yusuf also said the congestion which occurred at several parts of the highways over the last few days was due to roadblocks conducted by the authorities to ensure compliance to the conditional MCO and to control the volume of traffic.
It is understood that generally, the highway users were people whose work required them to travel across states. - Bernama
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