The Malaysian authorities will resolve on the implementation of the multi-lane quick stream (MLFF), reported the New Straits Occasions.
“We have to attain an settlement on the matter. The difficulty lies in overlapping concessionaires. A brand new concessionaire intends to implement MLFF along with the 33 concessionaires, which function in 33 areas, overlaying about 2,000 km,” stated deputy works minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.
Freeway operator PLUS Malaysia, which operates greater than 1,000 km of highways, opposes the overlapping concession, and it doesn’t conform to the place as it might probably implement MLFF toll operation independently, the deputy works minister stated. “This matter is beneath severe consideration, and we are going to put together a cupboard paper for a last resolution,” he added.
In December 2023, it was reported that 32 freeway toll concessionaires in Malaysia have protested the federal government’s transfer to straight award the multi-lane quick stream (MLFF) venture.
In response, works minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi issued a press release, saying that the earlier authorities had acquired approval in precept for the execution of the MLFF venture, nevertheless this approval was given so as to enable the negotiation course of between the events concerned to maneuver ahead.
In March 2022, the Malaysian authorities stated that RM3.46 billion had been allotted for the deliberate implementation of the MLFF system – then referred to as multi-lane free stream – with a deliberate introduction in 2025. In July final yr, the works minster stated he hoped to have an earlier settlement with the businesses to ensure that MLFF to be carried out sooner on the finish of 2024.
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