PM announces toll restructuring to ease people's burden
Several toll operations have been restructured following a review on the transportation costs to ease the people's burden.
There would be no hike in the toll rates for the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway and the Phase 1 of the East Coast Expressway in the next five years. The termination of the toll operations for the East-Coast Link Expressway connecting the Salak interchange and Taman Connaught interchange in Kuala Lumpur, expected to take effect in May this year, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
“In line with the 1Malaysia, People First, Performance Now concept, I've asked toll concessionaires to carry out a review of their respective toll structures to help the government prosper the country and lessen the burden of the people,” he told a news conference in his office.
"The closure will take effect once the documentation process is completed, expected to be in May," Najib said, adding that the exercise showed the government's determination to find a prudent solution to the toll issue.
"I'm also calling on other toll concessionaires to take the cue from these initiatives for the benefit of the people," he said.
With this good news, dear Malaysians would access the highways at a lower cost to be home with their loved ones.
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