The Malaysian government has authorised West Coast Expressway Holdings for toll collection on the 233 km stretch of highway which connects Banting, Selangor with Taiping, Perak, effective immediately, according to the federal government gazette. The gazette states that toll collection on this highway is authorised for a period of 44 years, from January 15, 2020 until December 19, 2063.
Built at a cost of RM5.044 billion, the West Coast Expressway has 21 interchanges over its 233 km length, comprised of 11 in Perak and 10 in Selangor. The toll plazas for the WCE are located at Hutan Melintang, Teluk Intan, Kg Lekir, Sitiawan, Sitiawan North, Changkat Chermin and Beruas.
As of December, the WCE was at a 71% stage of completion with the opening of the stretch between the New North Klang Straits Bypass (NNKSB, or Shapadu Highaway) and the Bandar Bukit Raja (North) elevated intersection.
The West Coast Expressway runs parallel to the PLUS-operated North-South Expressway, and is expected to relieve the NSE of some traffic as well as to provide additional connectivity to towns along the west coast. Construction of the WCE was initially slated for completion at the end of 2019, however delays stemmed from land acquistion proceedings and route alignment plans by the previous government, The Star reported.
The WCE is also unlikely to be a target of the government’s plan to buy back highways, said West Coast Expressways Holdings CEO Datuk Neoh Soon Hiong. This is given that the government appears to be focusing takeover attention upon completed highways, and there are sufficient clauses in the concession agreement to protect WCE if a situation for a takeover arises, the report noted.
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Took this new HW back to mak inlaw place kat Hutan melintang… memang best gileer. haha
All the promises made by PH is being trashed by the old man. Enjoy your one term leading the country.
Copy paste: “Betul la tu. Kan sy dah kata Manifesto sebenar kita; Penipuan Diutamakan, Janji Dicapati. he he he he he….”
Fist bump bro!
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Very sad.
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As above. Janji dicapati?
Oi ni apa makin tambah tol pulak ni? Tipu punya pakatan
Betul la tu. Kan sy dah kata Manifesto sebenar kita; Penipuan Diutamakan, Janji Dicapati. he he he he he….
Terima kasih bossku. Harap bossku boleh bertahan 22 tahun lagi…
I think I made a wrong decision during last general election. Promised with no toll, but ended up with more toll. Paiseh…
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Aisey….much agreed. 2Mdb – 99Mdb… Megabyte
Eh..i thought toll abolished oledi???no..
Poor drainage system along the sabak bernam area, it’s like water pool on the road during raining season on November/December last year. I don’t understand why they seal off middle divider with just conctrete wall.
alamak not abolish toll as promised ?
Realistic la gaiz.. want new highway but dont want pay toll? meh
But pakatan have janji’ed worr
Janji PH to abolish toll. NOT.
Selamat membayar toll to your parents, yourself, and your children.
Hidup sihat, sejahtera and kaya to Cronies and macai PH
5 billion free , nothings is free..