LEKAS, Besraya toll charges decreased from Jan 1, 2023
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Reductions in toll charges for the Besraya and LEKAS expressways will take impact from 12:01am, January 1, 2023, public works minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi has introduced, in keeping with Bernama.
The discount is by as a lot as 15 sen for Class 1 autos passing by way of the Loke Yew and Mines toll plazas (North and South) on the Besraya expressway, the report wrote. In the meantime, the toll price for Class 1 autos on the LEKAS expressway has been decreased from 0.1811 sen per km to 0.1666 sen per km for the closed toll system, whereas the toll price on the open toll system for the Ampangan toll plaza stays unchanged.
Which means that the brand new toll charges efficient from midnight tonight will likely be RM1.85 for Class 1 autos at any Besraya expressway toll plaza, whereas motorists utilizing the LEKAS expressway will likely be charged RM7.80 in every course.
The present toll charges are RM2.00 for Class 1 autos in every course on the Besraya expressway, and RM8.30 for Class 1 autos all through the LEKAS expressway.
“By way of the restructuring [of toll rates] for these two highways, the federal government is ready to save an estimated RM1.978 billion in compensation allocation throughout the concession interval, and the allocation might be channelled to satisfy different primary wants of Malaysians,” Nanta mentioned.
This discount in toll price was made following discussions and the settlement of the concession firm for the 2 highways, IJM Company, that’s according to the cupboard’s determination that was made on December 21. “Additionally it is a part of the reorganisation of the construction and toll charges for the 2 highways concerned,” the general public works minister mentioned in a press release.
Discount in toll charges for the Besraya and LEKAS expressways, as a part of reductions for six highways in whole had been introduced in October on the official opening of the Damansara-Shah Alam Elevated Expressway (DASH), as introduced by then-prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
