The Malaysian government will decide on the implementation of the multi-lane fast flow (MLFF), reported the New Straits Times.
“We need to reach an agreement on the matter. The issue lies in overlapping concessionaires. A new concessionaire intends to implement MLFF in addition to the 33 concessionaires, which operate in 33 areas, covering about 2,000 km,” said deputy works minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.
Highway operator PLUS Malaysia, which operates more than 1,000 km of highways, opposes the overlapping concession, and it does not agree to the place as it can implement MLFF toll operation independently, the deputy works minister said. “This matter is under serious consideration, and we will prepare a cabinet paper for a final decision,” he added.
In December 2023, it was reported that 32 highway toll concessionaires in Malaysia have protested the government’s move to directly award the multi-lane fast flow (MLFF) project.
In response, works minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi issued a statement, saying that the previous government had received approval in principle for the execution of the MLFF project, however this approval was given in order to allow the negotiation process between the parties involved to move forward.
In March 2022, the Malaysian government said that RM3.46 billion had been allocated for the planned implementation of the MLFF system – then called multi-lane free flow – with a planned introduction in 2025. In July last year, the works minster said he hoped to have an earlier agreement with the companies in order for MLFF to be implemented sooner at the end of 2024.
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