SEBERANG PERAI, Sept 9 – PLUS Malaysia Bhd (PLUS) will perform an electronic toll collection system (ETC) is fully in its five toll plazas from 12 noon today. The five toll plazas are included Penang Bridge, Kubang Semang and Lunas in Penang and Jitra and Bukit Kayu Hitam in Kedah.
PLUS Malaysia Bhd General Manager (Operations), Norbayati Manap said the aim of the ETC is to reduce congestion at toll plazas as electronic citations can save time. She said starting 12 noon today, they will not accept payment in cash at the five toll plazas but they will provide a 24-hour hall for the purchase of the Touch ‘n Go.
She said after visiting the ETC in preparation for the Penang Bridge that the Penang Bridge toll plaza was seeing 82,000 users daily, Kubang Semang (40,000), Lunas (34,000), Jitra (22,000) and Bukit Kayu Hitam (3,000). According to Norbayati, some 20,000 of the total users were paying via the cash method and that sale of Touch ‘n Go cards ahead of tomorrow had been brisk, more so with a 20 per cent rebate offered till Dec 31 (at all the five toll plazas).
