Four highways managed by Amanat Lebuhraya Rakyat (ALR) will not see toll hikes until the end of each of their concession periods, The Star reports. The highways include the Shah Alam Expressway (KESAS), Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART), Sprint Expressway and Damansara-Puchong Expressway (LDP).
UPDATE: ALR has sent a statement clarifying certain matters mentioned in this post, which has been updated accordingly.
According to ALR group CEO Sazally Saidi, the move would generate approximately between RM 800 million to RM1 billion in direct savings for motorists and the government in terms of toll compensations on a total annual basis.
ALR was established in late 2021 as a private, special purpose, not-for-profit entity to hasten the shortening of the toll concessions and the return of the four highways to the Malaysian government. In October 2022, ALR completed the acquisition of all the securities of four highway concession companies – KESAS, Sprint, Litrak and SMART – managing these highways. The same month also saw ALR successfully issue its sukuk murabahah worth RM5.5 billion to fund the acquisitions.
Group chief transformation and corporate officer Low Jo-Lyn said there would be no increase in toll rates until the end of the concession periods for said highways. “ALR’s sukuk which was issued in 2022 has a finite maturity period of 15 years but the more traffic there is on our highways, the shorter the concessions will be. As such, it is forecasted that ALR should be able to repay the sukuk by 2033 or 2034,” Low explained.
It was also revealed that early settlement of the sukuk would shorten the toll concessions to the government. As of March 31, 2023, ALR has generated a direct savings of approximately RM487.6 million for motorists across its four highways and approximately RM467.0 million in toll compensation savings for the government through its company structure.
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Saying it as though it’s such a big thing. What happened to the REMOVAL of all tolls? Then this RFID fiasco wouldn’t be an issue either
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Anwar menang tol kekal
Jalan kuching and jalan pahang toll ended but the one at taman tun and ldp continues till who knows when.
We were not promised toll reduction, we were promised above.
PH Gomen continue to troll millions of Msians