This has been talked about for a very long time, but are we finally going to see something soon? Astro Awani writes, citing a report by The Edge, that several highway concessionaires are taking it upon themselves to develop their own gateless toll system, with PLUS Expressways Berhad targeting to start pilot testing in April.
While details of the system are still unknown, PLUS has an advantage through its Teras Teknologi subsidiary, which presently provides electronic toll collection systems for most highway concessionaires. PLUS also plans to link its system with the road transport department (JPJ), so that drivers with unpaid tolls will not be allowed to renew their road taxes, according to Astro Awani.
This ‘pass now, pay later’ method seems to be the way to realise going through tolls at speed, at least for now. Touch ‘n Go eWallet last month launched SOS Balance, the first such system in Malaysia. Still not gateless, but it allows ‘good’ users (you use the app and reload frequently, pay on time etc) to pass tolls with insufficient balance. The payment must be made within 24 hours by reloading the eWallet, and you can only ‘delay’ RM80 a day, tops.
Also known as Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF), gateless gantries were talked about in Malaysia as early as 2008. PLUS said in 2015 that it would introduce the system in 2018, which of course came and went. According to Astro Awani, the government previously set a 2025 target for it, so let’s see if it happens this year, shall we?
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Bila kita dituduh kononnya nak hapus tol, bukannya kita janji nak hapuskan kutipan tol, tidak! Yang kita janji tu ialah menghapuskan kesesakan dan masalah dengan sistem tol. Kerajaan sekarang tengah tunaikan janji tu la. Formula tengah berjalan la ni!
It’s the highway concessionairs taken action – and rightly so – and not the government.
As above
Since when has this stopped gomen from taking credit? At every PFI project launch, ministers and MPs will be launching and showing face like it’s them who made it happen.
Hapus tol sangat merugikan RAKYAT yang tidak mendapat menafaat kemudahan tol. Ini satu Yang tidak Adil. Siapa guna, dia la bayar. Aku yang tidur ni pun tak kan kena bayar.
Singapore already had this in the late 1990s, 2025 Malaysia still working and testing on it…. Just wow
Had malaysia work on with their Singapore’s counterpart, this could be implemented at least 28 years ago. Both nations have its good and bad sides of developments. On goodwill basis, they both could harness each other and improve on lives for its ppl.
No gov is ever going to abolish toll or taxes!!
Everything we follow stupid Singapore. Not much benefit the Rakyat but only add more cash to this Government. They only take the bad one. Good one like bringing more cash to the country close to none. Corruption also follow the Neighbouring county S********. They do no one knows. Malaysia leaders do worldwide news
Still waiting