PETALING JAYA: The postponement of toll hikes this year will be extended to 20 highways and two bridges, including the SMART Tunnel, and is expected to cost taxpayers over RM2bil.
In a statement yesterday, the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) said the government would have to pay RM2.093bil to postpone hikes due this year.
This did not include obligations to pay RM160.1mil to defer hikes on toll charges for the Kesas Highway, South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE) and Lebuhraya Pantai Timur 2 (LPT2), it added.
“In line with the government’s decision, consumers will continue to enjoy toll payments at a lower rate compared to the toll rates under the concession agreements.
Saturday, 01 May 2021 05:59 PM MYT
A general view of traffic on the Federal Highway in Shah Alam during the second day of the conditional movement control order May 5, 2020. Picture by Miera Zulyana
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 The Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) will ensure that all highway concessionaires will carry out their obligations to provide the best quality of service in the interest of road users.
LLM director-general Datuk Mohd Shuhaimi Hassan said this was following the government’s move to postpone toll hikes for three major highways in the country.
PETALING JAYA: The postponement of toll hikes this year will extend to 20 highways and two bridges - including the SMART Tunnel - and will cost the government over RM2bil, says the Malaysian Highway Authority (MHA).
In a statement issued on Saturday (May 1), the MHA said the government would have to pay RM2.093bil to postpone hikes in toll charges this year. In line with the government s decision, consumers will continue to enjoy toll payments at a lower rate compared to the toll rates under the concession agreements. Consumers will also continue to enjoy quality facilities and services along the highways, the MHA said.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) will ensure that all highway concessionaires will carry out their obligations to provide the best .
BUTTERWORTH: The 43-year-old man who drove his car against the flow of traffic on April 14 has died due to injuries sustained in the accident.
North Seberang Prai OCPD Asst Comm Noorzainy Mohd Noor said the man passed away at the Seberang Jaya Hospital on Thursday (April 22) around 12.30am.
He added that the driver of the other car involved in the accident is still receiving treatment, while his three-year-old daughter has since been discharged. It is learnt that the 31-year-old wife of the driver succumbed to multiple organ damage on Saturday (April 17).
ACP Noorzainy said the post-mortem carried out at the hospital s forensic unit showed that the man died due to injuries and organ failure sustained in the accident.