Isnin, 14 November 2011

念群与沙登人民同在 | Nie Ching for Serdang

念群与沙登人民同在 | Nie Ching for Serdang

Highway Concessionaires Robbing the Rakyat Blind… yet again!

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 07:56 PM PST

~ By Teo Nie Ching

The Cheras-Kajang Highway, which spans a distance of 11.5km, is a crucial highway that links Kuala Lumpur city centre with Kajang. It was opened to public on 15th January 1999. There are two toll booths – at the 9th and 11th km of the highway.
 
The toll charges are RM1.00 and RM0.90 respectively. This is an extremely heavy burden on road users as the booths are barely 2km apart and a return journey costs commuters a hefty RM3.80!

The highway toll concession agreement was executed in 1995 for a term of 30 years commencing 19th September 1995 and expiring on 18th September 2025.

However in 2002, as a result of public protests, the federal government did not allow the highway concessionaire to raise the toll rates according to the abovementioned agreement and as compensation, extended the concessionaire's term by 2 years and paid them RM105.15 million.

At the same time, in order to avoid using the tolled highway, residents of Bandar Mahkota initiated a campaign to urge the government to open up the main road at Bandar Mahkota. Their struggle lasted a few years, culminating in a bloody incident in 2008 that attracted national attention.
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【念念有辞】废除收费站运动

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 08:30 AM PST

Article published on the Website of Chinese newspaper Chinapress.com.my

蕉赖—加影大道，是往来吉隆坡市区与加影的主要大道，全长11.5公里，于1999年1月15日通车。蕉加大道上有两个收费站，其中蕉赖9哩收费站收费1令吉，蕉赖11哩收费站则收费90仙。在短短的2公里就出现两个收费站，来回一趟过路费高达RM3.80，大道使用者的负担可见一斑。

于1995年签订合约时，大道公司的特许经营期限为期30年，从1995年9月19日直到2025年9月18日。

可是在2002年，因为人民的反对，中央政府不允许大道公司依照1995年的合约调涨过路费，所以将特许经营期限延长两年，另外中央政府还额外偿还了1亿515万令吉作为赔偿。

此外，为了避开收费站，皇冠城的居民发起了开路运动，要求政府开通皇冠城主要道路。他们的斗争历时几年，在2008年​​引发血流事件，震撼全国。好在最终该路段终于开通，居民的努力没有白费。

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