Ministry looks for win-win situation in toll hike

JELI: The Works Ministry will try to strike a balance between the needs of the people and highway concessionaires in the coming toll hike.

Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said his ministry would submit a report to the cabinet on the review, as well as the study carried out by the seven concessionaires, after Hari Raya Aidilfitri.

“We are considering several proposals. Our aim is to avoid burdening the rakyat.

“The concessionaires have the right to request a review of the toll rate under their agreements with the government, but we will make sure it is a win-win situation,” he said after performing the groundbreaking of a RM70 million upgrading project on the Jeli-Jelawang-Gua Musang road on Thursday.

The project, due for completion in two years, is one of six road projects in Kelantan under the Ninth Malaysia Plan.
He said the stretch is an important part of the federal route 66, linking Gua Musang in south Kelantan and Jeli in the west.

“Jeli town has the potential to grow, especially with several major projects like the new Sekolah Menengah Sains and the Universiti Malaysia Kelantan branch campus here.”