Anwar: Selangor to block toll hike at state highways

The Selangor government will be using its position as main shareholders in highway concessionaires for three highways in Selangor with the goal of halting the planned toll hike.

According to Selangor economic advisor Anwar Ibrahim (left), Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim has agreed to do so by issuing a directive to government representatives in the highway concessionaires to not support the hike.

The highways concerned are the Shah Alam Expressway (Kesas), Damansara-Puchong Expressway (LDP) and the Western Kuala Lumpur Traffic Dispersal System (Sprint).

"We are sending a message to the federal government that they can do the same with their government-linked companies (GLCs) who own shares in the highway concession companies.

"If the Selangor government can choose to forego profits (to its GLCs by blocking toll hikes) then the federal government can do so, too," he told reporters.

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