Penang chief minister Chow Kon Yeow has urged the federal government to study the financial impact of abolishing toll on the Penang Bridge. According to The Sun, Chow said “the federal government must study the implications of paying compensation to the concessionaire and maintenance costs based on the concession contract which still has 20 years to go.”
That was a response to a question posed by Lee Khai Loon (PKR-Machang Bubuk) during the first sitting of the Penang State Assembly since the 14th general elections (GE14). Chow said the state government was taking measures to alleviate congestion on the bridge, among which was to provide the Bridge Express Shuttle Transit (BEST) that was first introduced in 2011.
Prior to winning GE14, the Pakatan Harapan coalition promised to waive all toll charges for motorists who use the Penang Bridge. It also announced in its manifesto that it will abolish toll collection if it won GE14, but has recently announced that the move will cost over RM400 billion.
Meanwhile, Jambatan Kedua Sdn Bhd, which is the concessionaire for the Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah or the Second Penang Bridge, has been urged to consider providing toll discounts to attract more users. It has been deemed as a financially unstable company despite the increase in traffic volume in 2017. Motorists tend to use the first bridge more, simply because the second bridge is some 30 minutes’ drive from main towns.
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Rakyat must Dump&No Tongkat mindset
Previous gov wanna remove tongkat rakyat and told them to work harder, but instead they removed the gov. New Gov pulak promised sweets and everything nice, so now its time to fulfill their promises.
Previous Gomen have all the time to remove NAP but they CHOOSE to sleep on it. So don’t try to bluff that “Previous gov wanna remove tongkat rakyat”
They have alredi liberalising the NAP by removing the 30% local content, reducing the excise duties, AFTA, and pushing for more safety features on new cars. Otherwise u will still get 2 airbags and no ESP or TC in new Mivi. Looks like we going back to this era again.
The study must be made before GE and writing down the menifesto “bukan-janji”. Not after winning the election, now it time for action bro!!.
more sense to abolish toll on the Jambatan Kedua or the 2nd Penang Bridge. My 2cents.
The promise is to abolish both dude.
Study impact of Penang Bridge abolishment, govt told
i thought want to abolish the bridge. say la penang bridge toll.
Promised wanna abolish, so why still study? U mean previously no study b4 promise kah? Next time dun simply promise lor.
This not your father’s bridge
Suddenly, the Harapan within me, to the new Malaysia gone partly… not too much, but significant, after I read this. Means what said can be unsaid? Feel very Unsafe now…
Ni biasa la. Janji dulu nak abolish jika menang. Dah menang, baru nak kaji… Ni ayat biasa org politik. Apa2 pun, buat apa nak kecoh. Korang yg pilih kan… All the best…
Takda sign agreement, tak boleh harap
Well if they get 1 bridge to be toll free the other one with toll will be yet another white elephant
Supposedly is both bridges, right? 2nd bridge also Penang Bridge what.
Org politik, sebelum PRU14 mcm2 janji, tapi selepas PRU semua benda kena kaji semula…Jgn tabur janji manis kalau tak boleh tunaikan. Rakyat inginkan perubahan, sebab tu pilih kamu jadi kerajaan. Kalau tak apa bezanya dgn kerajaan terdahulu? Benda tak payah kaji mcm tukar kasut hitam cepat pulak diluluskan…Jgn salah faham, saya happy lepas tukar kerajaan, tapi kebelakangan ni mangkin nampak alasan yg diberi tak munasabah, cakap banyak hutang, tapi projek kereta national 3.0 tetiba nak teruskan pulak…org politik…
Dengar syok sudahlah, jangan percaya
Don’t ever promise more than you can deliver, but always deliver more than you promise.
I’m slowly starting to hate this new gov.
The rakyat as well
We penangites dont use second bridge simply because:
a) its more expensive to be used on daily basis
b) its too far. u drive south, cross the bridge n go north again.
the only time i use second bridge is when i want to go to ipoh/kl/jb. or when the first bridge is being closed due to penang bridge marathon
To be fair..if any abolishment please use Penang expenses.
Malaysian not to be burdened. E.g Sabah / Selangor people don’t need penang bridges
Should need no study, just carry it out and please don’t simply blame the previous government on everything you can’t deliver.
read what Naz01 above commented:
To be fair..if any abolishment please use Penang expenses.
Malaysian not to be burdened. E.g Sabah / Selangor people don’t need penang bridges
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you people are damn stupid. if the gov abolish then will get scolded by Naz01. if they DONT abolish, then they get scolded by Ji Kao.
To be fair to both, just close the bridges then. Settled!
Politicians promised you the sun and moon when they want your votes. Now you can eat yourself as mission is accomplished. Giving excuse and blaming are the best way to escape persecution.