KUALA LUMPUR: There has been no final decision on a higher toll rate for expressways in the country.
The vice-president of the Malaysian Association of Highway Concession Companies (PSKLM), Sazally Said, said negotiations on the matter was still ongoing.
“Based on the Concession Agreement, several highways are eligible to get a toll increase this year.
“However, negotiations between the concession companies and the government were still going on,” he said in a statement, here today.
He was commenting on a news report in a local daily which stated that the government would make a final decision in the near future on the increased amount for the toll rates at the eight highways in the country.
The eight highways are Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan (Plus), Link Kedua Malaysia-Singapura, Lebuhraya Shah Alam (Kesas), Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan Hubungan Tengah (Elite).
Lebuhraya Damansara-Puchong (LDP), Butterworth-Kulim Expressway (BKE), Lebuhraya Seremban-Port Dickson (SPDH) and Lebuhraya Pintas Selat Kelang Utara Baru (NNKSB). -- Bernama