Deputy works minister Ahmad Maslan said the paper will outline how the multi-lane free flow (MLFF) system will proceed, Bernama reported.

He said the works ministry had issued letters to the highway concession companies, informing them that negotiations would no longer proceed.

“Today marks the final day and we have issued the letter to the relevant companies to halt the negotiations that have been going on.

“The ministry will prepare and submit the Cabinet paper for consideration and approval in January 2025,” he told reporters after visiting the disaster simulation site for the Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) in Pulau Meranti, Puchong, today.

The MLFF system is expected to enhance toll collection and ease traffic congestion.

On Dec 11, works minister Alexander Nanta Linggi highlighted that the main challenge in implementing the MLFF system was finalising its governance structure.

Nanta said the process involved solving numerous issues, especially obtaining approval from all the concession companies, along with challenges in drafting the legislation for the system’s implementation.

He admitted that 13 out of the 33 highway concession companies were opposed to the MLFF system.