Tuesday February 24, 2009
No toll at Salak Jaya
PETALING JAYA: The Salak Jaya toll (south-bound) is set to be abolished today, according to a notice from the Malaysian Highway Authority, It will be the second toll abolition in just 11 days.
Works Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Zin Mohamed will officiate the ceremony to abolish the toll today.
The toll is operated by Besraya (M) Sdn Bhd and has been in operation since April 1999, according to the concessionaire’s website.
The Salak Jaya toll forms part of the Sungai Besi Highway and users are charged RM1.30 for passing through.
With the removal of the toll, only north-bound users into Kuala Lumpur will have to pay toll.
This will be the second toll to be abolished recently. The toll at PJS2 (Kuala Lumpur-bound) of the New Pantai Expressway was abolished on Feb 13.
Mohd Zin said then that the toll was abolished due to a Cabinet decision after his ministry submitted a memorandum to abolish the toll.
He said removing the toll was meant to soften the effects of economic uncertainties for the residents of PJS1 and 2, who had to pay RM1.60 toll every time they drove towards Kuala Lumpur since April 2004.
Efforts to get Besraya, its parent company IJM, or the Malaysian Highway Authority for comments were futile as they said Mohd Zin would be the one explaining the toll abolition.
It is understood, however, that it was due to a recent Cabinet decision.
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