Toll Fare Remains for 4 Highways!

Is it a good news that 4 of the several highways proposed to maintain its toll fares? Since toll fares are now remains, how much actually government has to pay in compensation to toll operators?

One wonder why this type of contract is being signed initially? Who on earth do not have the visual ambitious to see the growth in number of vehicles on the road after 20 years? It is ridiculous that such contract was signed to allow toll operator to revise their toll changes once every 3 years.

3 years is not short, yet it is still not very long. Just somewhat months ago I pay a total of RM2.50 one way to work, and now I need to pay RM3.80 one way to work. That's a raised of more than 50%, which can added up to some numbers over the years. And now due to increase of maintenance costs, energy costs etc, they are seeking the money from the public, which is hard earn with their blood and sweat.

I do not believe that these operators are running it at a lost. Vehicles on the road is increased day by day, and majority of them choose to pay toll fare than finding alternative route, because they know the alternative route may cost them more in petrol, me including.

So in listening that 4 of the highways fare will remain the same may be a good news to a lot of people, but in long term, it will not be good for us, as operators will seek a higher increase in toll fares to cover their lost from now and then. Perhaps this is just the same old pre-election tactic. Toll fare will remain same so long the election is not conducted yet.

Once election is over, there will be at least another 4 and a half year before we can query them again. Within this 4 yrs, many things can happened, and maybe the person in charge now will then become a toilet cleaner only. Who knows.

Also as per Samy Vallu said, government has to pay the operators somewhat RM 240 mil in order for them not to raise the toll fare. To be honest, I think this amount of money is peanuts comparing to what they are going to cost the consumers. Samy Vellu @ Semi Value can pay RM90 mil to carryout survey and repair of parliment house, without the roof maintenance and repair, that is a one off job, and by looking at this, to pay RM240 mil a year to toll operator is better than paying millions of ringgit to Russia to train our "Can-Or-Naut" This will last for a year, and others just that moment only

So conclusion is whether toll fare hike or remain, we, consumers will suffer most.