Let’s start with the good news. The toll rate hike that will take into effect this Thursday (15 October 2015) doesn’t involve all highways, but selected major highways within the Klang Valley. Talks of increasing toll rates have been ongoing for several months, but the latest development to come out of it confirms a hike of between 20 sen to RM3.
Now for the bad news. Highways involved in this hike are the Kajang SILK, DUKE, MEX, Karak, Latar, SMART Tunnel, NPE, Besraya Highway, Lekas, Guthrie Corridor Expressway, LKSA and Akleh. We’ve compiled a table for the new rates for Class 1 vehicles:
|
Highway/Toll |
New rates beginning 15 October 2015 |
| Kajang Traffic Dispersal Ring Road (SILK Highway) |
RM1.80 |
| Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway (DUKE) @ Ayer Panas, Sentul Pasar & Kampung Batu |
RM2.50 |
| Maju Expresway (MEX) @ Salak South & Putrajaya |
RM3.50 |
| KL-Karak Highway @ Gombak & Bentong | RM6.00 @ Gombak
RM3.50 @ Bentong |
| KL-Kuala Selangor Expressway (Latar) | RM2.50 @ Ijok, Kuang Timur, Kuang Barat & Templer Plaza
RM1.30 @ Kundang Timur & Kundang Barat |
| SMART Tunnel |
RM3.00 |
| Akleh |
RM2.50 |
| New Pantai Expressway (NPE) | RM2.30 @ Pantai Dalam;
RM1.00 @ PJS2 Plaza |
| Besraya | RM2.00 @ Mines south and north plazas |
| Lebuhraya Kajang Seremban (Lekas) | RM1.30 @ Semenyih,
RM3.40 @ Pajam, RM4.80 @ Mantin RM6.00 @ Sentul |
| Guthrie Corridor Expressway (GCE) |
RM1.90 |
| Kemuning Shah Alam Expressway (LKSA) | RM1.70 @ Sri Muda
RM0.90 @ Alam Impian |
The Edge Markets reported that shares in SILK Holdings Bhd have soared to a seven-month high today, jumping as much as 8 sen or 16.67 percent following the announcement of its toll hike rate. “Some 1.97 million shares were traded between 48 sen and 56 sen. At its current price, its market value stands at RM340.24 million,” reads the report.
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