BANTING, Aug 30 — West Coast Highway (WCE) users who pass the Banting toll plaza can do so for free from 12.01am.
Public Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said the toll exemption is in conjunction with the 67th National Day celebration in addition to celebrating one year of the MyJalan initiative by the government.
“I want to clarify that this free toll move is only for WCE Section 1 highway (Banting interchange) and does not involve other tolls connected to this highway.
“… The implementation of the free toll gesture will be until Sept 29, 11.59 pm,” he told reporters after opening Section 1 of WCE here today.
Nanta said the opening of the 12.5km highway that connects Jalan Dengkil-Banting to the South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE) can catalyse economic development in southern Selangor, especially in Kuala Langat.
He said the WCE, connected to the SKVE, also has facilities for Banting residents to travel to major cities in southern Klang Valley such as Putrajaya, Bangi and Kajang, thus improving their quality of life.
“Various development projects are currently being actively implemented around WCE Section 1, which offers planned, integrated development, including SME (small and medium enterprise) precincts and industrial hubs, as well as world-class logistics.
“In addition, it can improve the logistics network, especially the transport movement of hauliers of goods from major ports such as Port Klang and KLIA (Kuala Lumpur International Airport),” he said.
Nanta hopes the remaining four sections of the highway can be completed within the stipulated period, and expects Section 2 to be finished by year-end.
“We also understand from the concessionaire’s initial expectation that this highway will receive approximately 10,000 vehicles a day,” he said.
— Bernama
