KUALA LUMPUR: The Works Ministry will review highway concessions which may result in lower toll rates.
Minister Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamed said he would call for a detailed study to be carried out before reviewing the concession agreements.
Some of the important factors to be considered were the traffic volume forecasts, toll rates and period of the concession, he said.
“We will compare the toll collections, and maintenance and operational costs, as well as ‘heavy’ maintenance costs,” he told reporters at the Parliament lobby yesterday.
Well, this is something that has impressed me this morning if they're really going into what they have said. Yeah, better late than never, rite? The Malaysians have suffered too much because of the high toll rates. In fact, certain parties have actually gained profit for millions, perhaps billions of ringgit from the toll collections, more than enough from the original cost of building and maintaining the highways. The Malaysians would certainly support the steps taken. Hope that the news is not merely news on paper, but to be put into actions very soon.
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