Govt’s multi-lane free flow ‘Plan B’ for private highways questioned

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Concessionaires want a free hand in selecting service providers, saying it will substantially reduce the projected cost of RM3.46bil.   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/posts/preview/?p=VTFsakpRVW1ic01mZ0hrK01NU0p5bjQyMWNLTUFsckgyLy9vbUUrTEduOD0=  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #MLFF #AhmadMaslan #RFP #Toll

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00:00Highway concessionaires are questioning the need for Putrajaya to be involved in the implementation

00:08of the multi-lane free-flow project, according to sources.

00:13This comes after Deputy Works Minister Ahmad Mazlan told the Dewan Rakyat that Putrajaya

00:18intends to issue a request for proposal as its Plan B, with the aim of reducing the project's

00:24cost.

00:25While concessionaires agree that Putrajaya can ask for a RFP, the source said they are

00:30of the view that privately owned highway operators should be at liberty to select the firms they

00:36wish to engage to implement the project.

00:39He said giving the major project to a single company meant the firm would obtain a long-term

00:44concession on toll collections, breaching existing concession agreements.

00:49Of the 33 highways in the country, only seven are fully owned by the government directly

00:54or indirectly, while the rest are owned and built by private entities.

00:59Another source disputed Ahmad's claim that a RFP will bring down the cost, arguing that

01:04allowing concessionaires to convert toll plazas to the MLFF system at their own expense will

01:10be more cost-effective.

01:12The MLFF system would see toll fees collected at specific points along a highway without

01:17vehicles stopping or slowing down, thereby easing traffic congestion.

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