The government says that the toll rate will not be increased for 10 major highways in 2026. This was announced by works minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi, who said the decision was made following a cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
In a Facebook post, he said that while the government will have to bear the huge financial implications of the move, with compensation to highway concessionaires amounting to RM591.56 million for 2026, it had chosen to do so in order to prioritise the interests of the people.
He added that the decision is in line with the announcement made by prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in July that the government would absorb over RM500 million to prevent toll hikes on 10 major highways.
The 10 routes are:
- Kuala Lumpur–Putrajaya Expressway (MEX)
- Duta–Ulu Kelang Expressway (DUKE)
- South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE)
- East Coast Expressway Phase 2 (LPT2)
- KL–Kuala Selangor Expressway (LATAR)
- Cheras–Kajang Expressway (Grand Saga)
- Senai–Desaru Expressway (SDE)
- Butterworth Outer Ring Expressway (LLB)
- New North Klang Strait Bypass (SEPADU)
- Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah bridge
The government previously managed to stave off a toll rate hike back in 2022, when it took over the Gamuda group’s four highways to save RM4.3 billion in subsidies and prevent an increase; it later locked in the current toll rates of those highways for the next ten years.
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can anyone tell me, all these highways concessionaire were created under which govt? was it build during PH and DSAI ?
Kuala Lumpur–Putrajaya Expressway (MEX)
Duta–Ulu Kelang Expressway (DUKE)
South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE)
East Coast Expressway Phase 2 (LPT2)
KL–Kuala Selangor Expressway (LATAR)
Cheras–Kajang Expressway (Grand Saga)
Senai–Desaru Expressway (SDE)
Butterworth Outer Ring Expressway (LLB)
New North Klang Strait Bypass (SEPADU)
Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah bridge
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just careful somewhere is will be increasing soon
please buy back all the highways, the private owners are earning money doing nothing, declare loss every year but have the money to build a lifestyle mall
The outcome due to Sabah election loss!!!!
if u are thinking that virtually all tolled highways are in Sabah, u must then really are a real moron who wets oneself.
DUN Sabah currently has a total of 73 seats. In this year’s state elections, BN contested 45 & won 6; PH contested 22 & won 1, and PN contested 42 & won 1. As for the big election winners, GRS contested 55 & won 29, while Warisan contested all 73 & won 25. Such an election result is no surprise as Sabah based coalition parties would definitely receive most of the votes instead of the peninsula based parties. Likewise, it would be silly to expect GRS & Warisan to win lots of seats in the peninsular constituencies.
there are no highways in sabah
So this means taxpayers are subsidising the toll subsidy whether they use the road or not. All those taxpayers outside of those areas served, how do they feel? Some places in Borneo and East coast don’t have roads yet but their taxes are also used for non-performers. What an absolute crock of $h!t.
same as how all malaysian taxpayers subsidized the MRT/LRT for klang valley