PEOPLE using the Sungai Besi Highway will be able to link up to the Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2) upon the completion of the highway?s 12.3km extension, which will be constructed at a cost of RM649mil.

The announcement was made by Works Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Zin Mohamad after he announced that the Salak Jaya toll plaza on the same highway would be closed, saving motorists RM1.30 in toll in each direction.

The extension of the highway, dubbed the Besraya Elevated Expressway (BEE), will, however, have one toll plaza.

PETALING JAYA: The Government is expected to make a decision on road toll rates soon, possibly before the end of this week, as it owes compensation to the concessionaires for at least two months and more will be owed without a decision.

Three groups own highways with toll rates that are overdue for increases, according to their concession agreements.

These concession owners are PLUS Expressways Bhd, IJM Corp Bhd and Lingkaran Trans Kota Holdings Bhd (Litrak). While they own a number of tolled highways, several were due, or already overdue, for toll increases on Jan 1.

KUALA LUMPUR: Come Sunday, the toll charges at five major highways will be increased. 

Works Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Zin Mohamed said this was necessary to honour the toll agreements with concession holders.

"We hope road-users will not see this as a burden as the increase is minimal," said Zin.

The highways are Sprint, Ampang Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (Akleh), Sungai Besi (Besraya), the New Pantai Expressway (NPE) and several stretches run by PLUS Expressways Berhad.

KUALA LUMPUR 26 Feb. - Kadar tol di lima lebuh raya akan mengalami kenaikan antara lima hingga 34 peratus mulai 1 Mac ini. 

Lebuh raya terlibat ialah Projek Lebuh Raya Utara-Selatan (PLUS), Lebuh Raya Sistem Penyuraian Trafik KL Barat (Sprint), Lebuh Raya Bertingkat Ampang-Kuala Lumpur (AKLEH), Lebuh Raya Sungai Besi (Besraya) dan Lebuh Raya Baru Pantai (NPE).

KUALA LUMPUR- Kadar tol di lima lebuh raya akan dinaikkan di antara 0.68 sen hingga 50 sen berkuatkuasa 1 Mac ini selaras dengan terma perjanjian konsesi yang telah ditandatangai antara pihak kerajaan dan pemegang konsesi lebuh raya tersebut.

Menteri Kerja Raya Datuk Seri Mohd in Mohamed berkata, kenaikan kadar tol itu melibatkan Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan (PLUS), Lebuhraya Sistem Penyuraian Transit Kuala Lumpur Barat (Sprint), Lebuhraya Bertingkat Ampang-Kuala Lumpur (AKLEH), Lebuhraya Sungai Besi (Besraya) dan Lebuhraya Baru Pantai (NPE).

PETALING JAYA- The Putra Heights Interchange at Km18.2 of the North-South Expressway Central Link (Elite) will open to traffic starting from 6pm today.

Plus Expressway Berhad said the interchange, which caters to motorists to Putra Heights, Shah Alam, Puchong, USJ and Kota Kemuning, is equipped with a 16-lane toll plaza.

It also provided facilities such as a prayer room for Muslim, parking area, toilets and a Customer Service Centre.

For details, contact Plusline at 1-800-88-0000  
 

KUALA LUMPUR: The toll charge at Salak Jaya on the Sungai Besi Expressway was abolished yesterday. 
Works Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Zin Mohamed, who officiated at the closing of the toll plaza, said a new 12.3km extension to the highway, costing RM650 million, would be built in three years.

Zin said: "The toll collection here was supposed to be abolished on March 1, but Besraya (M) Sdn Bhd agreed to do it four days earlier. 

"Some 50,000 road users will benefit from this." 

KUALA LUMPUR: The Sungai Besi Highway will be extended to link the existing expressway with the Middle Ring Road II and other housing areas in Pandan.

Currently, the expressway, which is operated by Besraya Sdn Bhd, stretches from the Jalan Istana interchange in Sungai Besi to Universiti Putra Malaysia in Serdang.

KUALA LUMPUR 24 Feb. - Kutipan tol untuk kedua-dua arah di Plaza Tol Salak Jaya, Lebuh Raya Sungai Besi (Besraya) di sini dimansuhkan bermula 12.01 tengah hari ini, sekali gus meringankan beban kira-kira 50,000 pengguna terutama penduduk berhampiran.

Ini ialah pemansuhan kedua dilaksanakan oleh Kerajaan Pusat bulan ini selepas memansuhkan kutipan tol di Plaza Tol Petaling Jaya Selatan 2 Lebuh Raya Pantai Baru (NPE) berhampiran Kampung Dato' Harun pada 13 Februari lalu.

IPOH 23 Feb. - Peralihan kuasa kerajaan negeri yang berlaku secara sah di Perak bakal membawa manfaat besar kepada rakyat kerana pelbagai projek pembangunan yang dirancang oleh Kerajaan Persekutuan akan lebih mudah dilaksanakan.

Menteri Kerja Raya, Datuk Seri Ir. Mohd. Zin Mohamed berkata, ini kerana kerajaan negeri yang kini diterajui Barisan Nasional (BN) adalah lebih berkemampuan dan berwibawa berbanding pakatan pembangkang.