KUALA LUMPUR: The extension of the concession period of Federal Highway Route 2 is part of the Government’s effort to reduce toll charges and ease the cost of living, said the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM).
LLM said through the restructuring of toll rates, road users for Class 1 vehicles (cars) now only have to pay RM1.10 (at the Batu Tiga toll plaza) compared to the original Concession Agreement toll rate which is fixed at RM2.40.
“Besides this, the percentage of increase (in the toll rate) is also lowered,” LLM said.
For example, the toll rate increase for North-South Expressway (PLUS) previously was set at 10% every three years but with the concession period extensions, it is now fixed at 5% for every three years, it said.
The LLM statement was in response to a report by a news portal, Malaysia Digest, titled “Despite Concession to End This Year, Federal Government Renews Batu Tiga Toll for 20 More Years” on April 16 which said the Government had renewed the concession contract which is expected to expire end of this year.
