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Toll increase, size of wallet descrease
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(source: Sin Chew Daily)
On 30th August 2006, the Merdaka day eve Sin Chew Daily reported toll for 5 highways is expected to be raised begin next year. They are LDP highway, GRAND SAGA highway (Cheras-Kajang Expressway), KESAS highway, Guthrie Corridor Expressway and Karak highway. The schedule adjustment of these road tolls must be vetted and approved by the Cabinet Malaysia.
Today, we have Oriental Daily News mentioned it again with the raise percentage.(source: Screenshots)
KESAS highway, request for adjustment : 40%.
Guthrie Corridor Expressway request for adjustment : Unknown.
Karak highway request for adjustment : 20% - 25%.
Cheras-Kajang Expressway request for adjustment : 42.9%.
Lebuhraya Damansara-Puchong (LDP) highway request for adjustment : 46.7%.
At the same time, we have another news reported the Lebuhray Damansara-Puchong highway operator spent 8 millions Ringgit Malaysia to build 4 toll booths.
One toll booth (RM1 million) is expensive than a bungalow. Lebuhraya Damansara-Puchong highway, so-called highway but has seriously traffic jam everyday.
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posted by KJ Lim @ 9/27/2006 10:19:00 AM,
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