THERE has been constant reference to the current government’s promise of making tolled roads in Klang Valley toll-free. The government has also been engaged in discussions to sell off the nation’s first tolled highway, PLUS, to private investors, but the plan was aborted. Instead, the government has negotiated with the owners of PLUS to reduce the toll rate by 18% with the concession being extended for another 20 years till 2058.
While the public are relieved that the new deal promises lower toll rates till the end of the concession, the 20-year extension has raised some questions.