The Works Ministry has reminded Parliament that come 2016, a total of eight highway systems in and around the Klang Valley, and one each in Penang and Negeri Sembilan, will have the right to raise their toll rates.
Works Minister Fadillah Yusoff told the Dewan Rakyat today that should the eight concessionaires not be allowed to raise their toll charges next year, the Federal Government has allocated RM593.32 million as compensation to the concessionaires.
“I’m not deciding on whether there will be an increase or not. Those entitled to receive hikes for 2016 are eight highways,” he said, as quoted by The Malay Mail Online‘s Boo Su-Lyn.
The highway concessionaires entitled to raise their toll charges next year are as follows, accompanied with the compensation due from Putrajaya should they be blocked from raising rates: North-South Expressway (RM214 million), Second Link Expressway (RM8.24 million), ELITE Highway (RM79.44 million), Butterworth-Kulim Expressway (RM3.11 million), Seremban-Port Dickson Highway (RM1.95 million), KESAS Highway (RM92.8 million), LDP (RM185.89 million) and the North Klang Straits Bypass Expressway (RM7.85 million).
These highways, if they raise their rates next year, will join the 11 concessionaires who raised their toll rates last month, by between 20sen to RM3.
