THE toll restructuring exercise which will see no increase in toll rates on four highways in the Klang Valley until the end of the concession period is not a policy of Pakatan Harapan (PH), Senior Works Minister Fadillah Yusof said.

The minister stressed that the initiative had begun in 2002 when the then Barisan Nasional (BN) government asked the Works Ministry and relevant agencies to discuss with highway concessionaires about restructuring the toll rates on major highways in the country.

He said the ministry had commenced the toll rate-related initiative in 2002, while PH only managed formed the government in 2018, which is 16 years later.

“Discussions were held with the concession companies based on traffic projections, when the construction of the highways would be completed and opened to traffic, the actual traffic volume to be obtained and restructuring initiative.

“The restructuring is a continuous initiative to ensure that the people will not be burdened by high toll rates,” he said in a statement in Kuala Lumpur today.

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