The Malaysian authorities doesn’t plan to impose a congestion cost on personal automobiles in Kuala Lumpur in the interim, reported Bernama.
The cupboard committee on highway security and congestion had beforehand mentioned the matter in depth, and had famous the transport ministry’s views to first focus upon enhancing the standard of public transport, mentioned transport minister Anthony Loke.
“The ministry of transport (MoT) doesn’t and has not but deliberate to implement a congestion cost on personal automobiles at the moment,” Loke mentioned throughout a query and reply session in Dewan Negara at this time.
A examine overlaying the implementation mechanism, projected discount in site visitors quantity and elevated use of public transport was at present being carried out by the Malaysian Institute of Highway Security Analysis (MIROS) and the Malaysian Inexperienced Know-how And Local weather Change Company (MGTC), Loke mentioned.
At present, the transport ministry can also be implementing the Klang Valley Public Transport Strategic Plan Examine which additionally contains an origin-destination examine, and the examine is hoped for use as a benchmark to enhance the standard of public transport within the capital, in addition to in different states, the transport minister added.
“It is because developed international locations solely implement congestion expenses after having a superb and environment friendly public transport system,” he mentioned.
Final month, the transport minister mentioned that it isn’t possible to implement congestion expenses in Kuala Lumpur as public transport must be improved first.
Minister within the prime minister’s division (Federal Territories) Dr Zaliha Mustafa mentioned that along with Kuala Lumpur, George City in Penang and Johor Bahru are being thought of for the rollout of congestion expenses, and mentioned that it might cut back congestion in Kuala Lumpur by 20%.
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