The government is currently studying alternative plans for the Gombak-Bentong highway in efforts to ease congestion at the Gombak toll plaza, the New Straits Times reports.
The particular stretch can get especially congested during the festive seasons, and a plan to upgrade the existing road has been mooted. Works minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said: “Based on observations, the congestion at the Gombak toll plaza (KL bound) is caused by the backflow from the MRR2 (Middle Ring Road 2) towards Gombak, Batu Caves, which in turn causes bottleneck at the toll plaza.”
“Meanwhile, the traffic towards Ampang is no longer congested following the road widening project by the public works department.” Fadillah said the toll’s full traffic capacity currently stands at 158,000 vehicles, with an average of 126,000 cars plying the route during peak hours. On festive occasions, the figure soars to 180,000, or sometimes even 200,000 cars.
Fadillah said the study would take into consideration the return of investment, which also covered the environmental and social impact assessment. When asked if there are plans to address the congestion problem, he said the works ministry has reviewed various factors, including the implications of toll abolishment, especially on the financial aspect. A cabinet memorandum relating to the matter would be submitted for approval.
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simple observation: that’s the only highway to the east coast. unless people from n9,johor or mlk willing to use trunk road (pilah or segamat)..the rest will always go for mrr2.
Alredi collected 30year, must abolished gombak.
A new highway from Gombak to Bentong or an upgrading of the existing trunk road will definitely ease the Gombak Toll congestion by a big percentage as majority of Kelantan bound traffic will choose the route and leave Terengganu and Kuantan bound traffics to enter Gombak Toll.
Link it directly to the Central Spine Road (CSR) to bypass the congested Bentong town or else it will be useless for Kelantan bound traffic.
Tell those car clubs to reduce their Genting Togue trip..
Is veli dangerous to prayers on emergency lane.
“The particular stretch can get especially congested during the festive seasons” Even Genting tougers would join in to balik kampung lah. Why blame them?
lmao those car clubs are accounted for 180,000 cars?
Environmental and social impact assessment? So says the one who approved highway construction metres away from condos. Please la …
Highway is supposed to provide ease and convenience.
When there is jam, then the highway doesn’t serve its purpose. It should not collect tolls, instead raise the bars and allow all vehicles to go through until it’s back to the normal.condition.
Full implementation of Rfid and fine those who doesn’t have it. Simple.
Since when “return on investment” has become a criteria for public road improvement?
In crony speak “I help you, you help me mah”
1. The rest area/petrol stations/McD/Starbucks and hundreds of stalls
on the outward bound from Batu Caves is causing the slowing-down (exiting/re-joining traffic).
2. Bottlenecks appear from Duke highway and Batu Caves road, compounded by traffic from Taman Seri Gombak.
3. The rest area at the exact Gombak Toll location is often overflowing with buses/convoys/broken down vehicles. This causes traffic to slow down because users tend to do last minute left turn.
4. The BHP station after the Gombak Toll is always overflowing and bikers/car convoys tend to congregate and wait for the rest to catch-up there. This meeting place is too dangerous to oncoming traffic.
5. The last rest area before Gombak Toll from Bentong is also overflowing at most times. There’s only a small toilet facility for users and both men/women toilets are always full. Truckers shower there and this cause the floor to be flooded and wet most of the time.
6. The tolls are heavily congested during festive periods is a given. Nowadays, weekends are also choc-a-bloc. If this is the case, a new system has to be given due consideration.
Recommendations:
1. Consider new private highway. Pay to use.
2. KL to Gua Musang way is burdening the Karak Highway and is causing grief for others (Karak/Temerloh/Kuantan users etc). Need to consider a totally new highway to cut across the Banjaran Titiwangsa to connect to East Coast.
3. Get rid of all the small rest areas and build a Super Rest Area that can cater to few thousand vehicles. Sort of like small township.
4. Increase toll charges so that people will think before using. Bikers also need to pay premium.
Once ECRL to pantai timur, all Bottlenecks setel.
Also the North South highway from Penang to Klang Valley. Jam during long weekends, not to say festive season. Constructed in the 80s, it is time for some upgrades already.
Solution … free tol!
That was the promise from previous gohmen not this current one.