PETALING JAYA: The decision to not enhance toll charges on six highways till the tip of the concession interval has been effectively obtained by Pakatan Harapan.
While it recommended the federal government’s decision on the problem, it additionally claimed that the initiative started throughout its time period in Putrajaya.
Pakatan stated the Cabinet in October 2019 had in precept begun discussions to take over the highways and what was introduced on Monday (April 4) was the completion of the method.
“An instance can be the dialogue to finish the concession of the highways and cut back the toll of the North-South Expressway by 18% in 2020.
“Furthermore, we had already deliberate to provide a 30% low cost and toll-free journey for 16 hours of the day on the 4 highways,” the coalition stated in a Facebook submit on Tuesday (April 5).
It stated as such the federal government ought to give greater reductions for the customers of those highways and supply a full clarification on the takeover by Amanat Lebuhraya Rakyat Bhd (ALR) in Parliament, particularly on its monetary tasks and expenditure.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob introduced on Monday (April 4) that there can be no toll hikes on six highways within the Klang Valley till the tip of the concession durations.
He stated that the restructuring of the 4 freeway concession firms would additionally save the federal government about RM4.3bil in toll subsidies.
The 4 freeway firms are Kesas Sdn Bhd, which manages Kesas; Syarikat Mengurus Air Banjir dan Terowong Sdn Bhd which manages the SMART Tunnel; Sistem Penyuraian Trafik KL Barat Sdn Bhd which manages the three SPRINT (Western Kuala Lumpur Traffic Dispersal Scheme) highways; and Lingkaran Trans Kota Sdn Bhd which manages the LDP.
Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof stated the takeover and the restructuring of the concession was finished below a non-profit enterprise mannequin of ALR.
