Deputy works minister Ahmad Maslan said following the expiration of the appointment agreement for a central tolling company between the government and KJS-SEP Synergy JV on Dec 16, PLUS had the right to implement its own MLFF system, Bernama reported.

“The concessionaire has the right to implement its own MLFF system, although it remains subject to directives and policies (on MLFF) as determined by the Cabinet.

“On the issue of inter-ministerial collaboration, we certainly need to gather information and views from the transport and finance ministries, Attorney-General’s Chambers and the public-private partnership unit,” he was quoted as saying in reply to Wee Ka Siong (BN-Ayer Hitam).

Wee had wanted to know the progress of inter-ministerial collaboration on the pilot test of the MLFF system, which is set to begin in April.

Ahmad said the ministry would soon seek new policy direction from the Cabinet regarding how the system was to be implemented.

“With this system, users will no longer need to stop or slow down their vehicles for toll payments, thereby ensuring smoother traffic flow at toll plazas,” he said.

According to Ahmad, the proposed system would utilise a combination of RFID technology and automatic number plate recognition cameras, which can detect vehicles and user information.

He said new highway designs would also be adapted to accommodate the required technology.

Commenting on the termination of the appointment agreement on Dec 16, 2024, Ahmad clarified that the government, the 33 existing highway concessionaire companies and KJS-SEP Synergy JV were unable to reach a consensus on finalising negotiations on the agreement, which was signed on Nov 17, 2022.