In a Facebook post today, PLUS strategic stakeholder engagement head Syed Mohammed Idid said 164 RFID toll lanes would be opened from Juru, Penang to Skudai, Johor on Jan 15.
"From Jan 15, 2022, they (road users) can now travel interstate from every other highway network using their RFID,” said Syed Mohammed.
For highway customers who are currently using SmartTAG and TnGo Card, they can continue to use them, he said.
Syed Mohammed said the RFID rollout at the entire open and closed toll highways across the network would provide convenience to 1.5 million existing RFID users who could travel interstate.
Previously, he added that the users could only use the system for intra-city travels on urban highways.
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RFID stands for radio frequency identification and is a system that provides a cashless payment alternative for motorists as they can pay using their Touch ‘n Go e-wallet.
On the system, Syed Mohammed said each toll plaza would have a minimum of one entry and exit RFID payment lane and added that more lanes might be added depending on the supply and demand situation.
In December last year, PLUS said the timeline of it replacing SmartTAG would depend on the rate of its adoption by motorists.
Nevertheless, the government had set a target to introduce a multi-lane free flow highway based on RFID by 2026.
A multi-lane free flow highway is a barrier-less highway where drivers make contactless payment by driving under gantries equipped with scanners, rather than through toll plazas with barriers.
