GUA MUSANG: The Gua Musang district police headquarters' investigation and traffic enforcement department have implemented measures to disperse traffic on the Gua Musang-Kuala Lipis and Gua Musang-Kuala Krai routes.

       Its chief Supt Sik Choon Foo said the method (controlling traffic manually) was carried out todeal with the increase of vehicles entering Kelantan for the Hari Raya Aidilfitri holidays.

       He said traffic control will be assisted by general personnel on duty and volunteer department officers, adding that there has been a rise in the number of vehicles entering the district since Saturday (April 6).

       "This traffic dispersal measure has been implemented three times so far, where traffic from the opposite direction is temporarily stopped to allow traffic in locations experiencing congestion to use both lanes," he said on Sunday (April 7).

       Sik added that this would be carried out over a distance of 5km for a 10 to 20 minutes.

       "The (traffic dispersal) method was carried out in two locations; once in Kampung Mentara, bordering Merapoh, Pahang, and twice in Bandar Utama," he said.

       Sik said the method has been used by the police for the past three years during festive seasons.

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       He also said that apart from the increase in vehicles, road accidents also contributed to slow traffic flow Sunday evening.

       "There was an accident at Gua Sejuk, near Felda Chiku 1, causing the route to be impassable to traffic this afternoon.

       "The incident caused traffic congestion in both directions," he added. – Bernama