The usual practice of banning goods-carrying vehicles from the roads during peak festival periods is back this Hari Raya Aidilfitri. The rational behind this is that the big lorries are slow, and their presence during peak festival periods will add to congestion.
The transport ministry and JPJ have announced that the road ban for goods-carrying vehicles will be from March 19 to 20, which is now, and from March 28-29, which is when everyone makes the journey back to the city. As with previous road bans, the move is also to reduce the risk of accidents.
There are three categories of heavy vehicles with varying ban periods – Category 1 is a full ban, Category 2 lorries are banned from 8pm to 8am, and Category 3 construction vehicles are banned from 6pm to 6am, with a 25 km radius. See the image above for the detailed description of the type of goods-carrying vehicles.
Not all lorries are banned though, just very heavy ones. Commercial vehicles carrying goods that are not specifically mentioned in the chart above are allowed to use the roads as normal during the ban period, as are heavy vehicles and mobile cranes providing emergency services.
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