Indonesia is set to make the transition to gateless electronic toll collection with the introduction of a multi-lane free flow (MLFF) system, which will replace the traditional toll gate payment system in use now. The country’s director-general of land transportation, Budi Setiyadi, said that the plan is for the MLFF payment system to be introduced on tolled roads and implemented by the end of this year or 2023 by the latest.
He said that the matter had been brought up to relevant parties such as the toll road regulatory agency (BPJT), and hoped that the system – which is still undergoing trials – would be in place before 2023, as Kompas reports. “Hopefully, (the implementation) will be fast because in some countries it has been done like that too,” he told reporters at a land transportation event yesterday.
The BPJT has targeted implementation of the MLFF system in Java and Bali by the end of 2022, and it was reported last year that the country hoped to have the system implemented nationwide in 2023. The system for Indonesia – which will allow vehicle pass-throughs at speeds of 40 to 50 km/h – is provided by Hungarian company Roatex through local Indonesian firm PT Roatex Indonesia Toll System. The new system is expected to bring an end to queues at toll gates and shorten travel time and improve efficiency.
According to the report, the MLFF system uses global navigation satellite system (GNSS) technology and performs transactions through an application on smartphones – GPS will determine the vehicle’s location via satellite tracking and the map-matching process will run in the central system. When the vehicle exits the toll road and the map-matching process ends, the system will calculate the fare.
Previously, PT Roatex said it was prepared for the eventuality of individuals who may attempt passage into highways without detection and therefore payment, and had two preventive systems in place. The first is a fixed gantry at each highway entry point, which will be equipped with surveillance modules including cameras that will identify every vehicle that passes through the entry into the highway.
The second is a mobile control unit that enlists surveillance personnel, who will carry out the same functions as those of the fixed gantries in collecting data on all vehicles entering the highway. Data for vehicles that have been registered, as well as those yet to be registered for entry into the MLFF-implemented highways will be collected, as there will be a possibility of the latter entering the highway without the required registration. Data collected on unauthorised vehicles will be channeled to the police for subsequent action.
Meanwhile, Malaysia – which is still in the process of making the switch to radio-frequency identification (RFID) for electronic toll collection – is only expected to move to a MLFF system by 2025. Under the system, toll payment will be collected via RFID, working together with an automated number plate recognition (ANPR) system.
Last year, it was reported that a MLFF trial by Green Packet on the Besraya highway was to have begun early this year, but no further news has emerged since then. As for toll evasion under the MLFF, the government has said it is looking to implement a new law that will penalise toll evaders.
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When you voted no-nonsense leader, you will be ahead.
When smart ppl don’t join politics, only stupid ppl will fill up the political arena la LOL
Jokowi for malaysia
Our new ambassador to Indonesia is going to Jokowiland for a “melanchong sambil belajar’assignment on toll management.
Overall i think Malaysia Rakya is Boleh, just the government Tak Boleh. all prioritize what can masuk dulu as KKKK-KPI
The problem in Bolehland,is we cant find such a no nonsense leader.
Look at the new Ambassador to Indon.for example.
Copy paste: “We Malaysian should learn from that 22 months fiasco and those years leading to it.”
haha…kena untung banyak lagi, kata TnG.
Indonesia also can do better than us..alamak, memalukan.
soon they will be important maids from Malaysia. that time we will loose the title and become Indon Boleh
T&G vs Plus issue takes years to settle…
what do u expect this to be implemented in due course.
someone will miss their cake…
There is going to be some lame duck excuse. Stupid voters will vote stupid ppl.
We are not 2 years behind but more than that. Screw-up when selecting passive RFID….. Forget about MLFF, the existing one will not fit in. In fact backward if compare to smartag. Very slow and not robust. Now even menteri keep quiet…. macam tukul dan pahat.
Kudos to Indonesia.
Having no vernacular school in Indonesia where all races are integrated into a single education system help build a great nation to which what we are seeing right now. Build and integrate from young to gain prosper in the long run. Something that Malaysia should be doing from the very beginning.
And Indonesia has VAT (similar to GST). A great taxation system which should be maintained here in Malaysia but instead was used as a political tool by PH to go into power. We Malaysian should learn from that 22 months fiasco and those years leading to it.
Thanks to vernacular school that Malaysia is ahead of Indonesia in almost every aspect. Deny all you can but that it is.
Yes, and thanks to it we are:
Ahead in racism & racist politics.
Ahead in cronyism & corruption.
Ahead in Cash is King mentality.
Ahead in money politics.
Ahead in support paying kickbacks while condemning it.
Ahead in nepotism business.
Ahead in T20 ruling behind the scenes.
Indonesia still has a lot to catch up to us but they are going up fast. Look how much Jokowi has amassed.
Venicular school & Cash is King mentality berpisah tiada.
All these sounds like national school qualities.
National schools do not teach students to be greedy & prioritise money, on vernacular schools does that. Which is why in Singapore it breeds monkeys that come here to show their behaviour.
National school teaches how to be mat rempit and be a good B40?
Vernacular is what turning our sounthern neighbour human beings to become monkeys when they cross our border.
I am not a fan of vernacular schools as well but putting the blame on vernacular schools for all our problems is what got is into this mess the first place! Instead of looking into real problems such as corruption which is destroying our country, we are busy arguing about racial issues!
The biggest giver of corruption comes from vernacular school so we have been taught that corruption is a okay.
Indonesia are already ahead of us. Vietnam too. Just see their VINFAST electric car. Cambodia is on the way too.
Building electric car that only 1% of their people could afford to buy is nothing to be proud, in fact they should ashamed to be called Vietnam National Car since majority could only look in envy and rage.
Tahniah indon. Few years they will start hiring malaysian maid.. haha
I dont think so.. with 200mill+ People And over populated. Many Indonesian will still work as domestic helper in overseas.
Thank you B40 for your votes.
cybertroopers incoming in 3…2…
Too late. They are already camping here as soon as this article came our bro.
No need for countdown, they are already here! Dedak sudah masuk account!
PH & dedakism berpisah tiada
Malaysia “is expected to move to a MLFF system by 2025” Must be a typo. It’s 2052. Can’t even get RFID right after launch for so many years. 2052 sounds about right for MLFF.
Everything in Malaysia has slowness. We are slow to introduce highspeed trains, digital TV, 5G, barrier free toll gates, etc. May be we have slow ministers with endless protocols and teh tarik session.
On the contrary, our Gomen wants to implement fast2 but hampered by the bickering voices from the Opposition. Guess who cancelled HSR? PH. Guess who keep asking for review of 5G block? PH. Guess who did not do anything but gave ideas after they got kicked out? PH. Ini semua salah PH. If they stayed the full 5 years, we might be in worse than today.