KUALA LUMPUR: As the implementation of the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag system at 83 toll plazas alongside the North-South Expressway enters its fifth day, checks by Bernama in a number of states discovered that site visitors situations have improved with no uncommon congestion occurring in RFID lanes.
This signifies that extra motorists have been in a position to adapt to utilizing RFID despite congestion points occurring at toll plazas on the early levels of its implementation through the weekend.
However, some motorists who have been compelled to reverse their automobiles out of the RFID lane and plenty of have continued utilizing the Touch ‘n Go (TnG) and SmartTag lanes.
Despite rainy weather at 5 pm on Wednesday (Jan 19) at three main toll plazas in the Klang Valley – Sungai Besi, Jalan Duta and Kajang toll plazas – traffic at the RIFD lanes as well as the TnG and SmartTag lanes, was smooth.
PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) staff with handheld devices stationed at the toll plazas were also spotted helping to scan RFID stickers of vehicles that were encountering difficulties with their payments there.
In Selangor, checks at the New Klang Valley Expressway’s (NKVE) Setia Alam toll plaza in Shah Alam discovered that the RFID system was working easily and there was no uncommon congestion in each instructions as of 6pm on Wednesday night, other than the better variety of automobiles throughout peak hours.
Other companies equivalent to TnG and SmartTag are additionally nonetheless out there and have been utilized by motorists there.
Checks on the southbound Ipoh toll plaza in Perak at about 2pm and 5 pm revealed no congestion within the RFID lane, which truly appeared abandoned with little or no site visitors.
Most motorists utilizing the freeway appeared to want utilizing the TnG lane despite having to look forward to automobiles in entrance of them to full their funds.
A examine on the Bandar Ainsdale and Senawang toll plazas in Negri Sembilan as of 6 pm discovered that site visitors was flowing easily in all lanes and that there have been a number of PLUS employees available to help with any potential fee points.
Traffic within the RFID lane in northbound Sungai Dua toll plaza in Penang in the meantime was easy with no difficulties seen, however the 4 TnG lanes have been nonetheless the popular alternative primarily based on the longer car queues in contrast to the RFID and SmartTag lanes.
Some drivers have been noticed having some difficulties getting via the RFID lane within the southbound plaza toll there on their first try, however have been profitable upon their second attempt.
Finally a examine from the North Alor Setar toll plaza to the Hutan Kampung toll plaza close to Alor Setar, Kedah revealed that almost all motorists nonetheless relied on the TnG lane as an alternative of RFID.
Store assistant Azami Pin, 61, who usually makes use of each toll plazas in his commute to work mentioned he was extra comfy utilizing TnG and had not but registered for and put in an RFID sticker on his automobile.
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