Most of the hikes effect toll rates in the Klang Valley, while users of the KL-Karak Highway and Butterworth Outer Ring Road in Penang will also feel the pinch.
Firanah Anuar
Tue Oct 13 2015
New toll rates effective Oct 15
Beginning October 15, 2015, 18 highway concessionaires will impose new toll rates.
Most of the hikes effect toll rates in the Klang Valley, while users of the KL-Karak Highway and Butterworth Outer Ring Road in Penang will also feel the pinch.
Most of the hikes effect toll rates in the Klang Valley, while users of the KL-Karak Highway and Butterworth Outer Ring Road in Penang will also feel the pinch.
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