Govt may withdraw subsidies for highways with alternative routes

KULIM: The Government may withdraw subsidies given to highway concession holders that operate on road stretches with alternative toll-free roads, said Works Minister Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor.

“It is justifiable to withdraw subsidies for these roads, as toll-free old roads are available for motorists to use. But the subsidies should be retained for highway stretches that have no clear alternative options for motorists to use,” he said after inspecting the relocation of a sewage treatment plant in a nursing college project here yesterday.