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It’s confirmed. The pictures from earlier this week showing what appears to toll gantries under construction at Gohtong Jaya are exactly what we think – we will soon have to pay toll to drive up to Genting Highlands.

The confirmation is from Sin Chew Daily, picked up by FMT. The Chinese language daily got the word from a spokesperson for the company that manages the road to Genting Highlands.

Lingkaran Cekap, which is 49.4% owned by Genting, will manage the toll operations, with drivers charged only when heading up the hill resort, and not on the way down – think Penang Bridge. The spokesperson could not confirm when toll collection will start, and the rate. However, she did dismiss the rumour of June 2024 and RM2.50 to RM3, telling Sin Chew that more discussions will be held before an official announcement is made.

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If you’re not aware, the road up to Genting Highlands was built by Genting in the mid-1960s and is a private road, which means that the company has the right to impose toll.

“Lingkaran Cekap is in charge of Genting’s roadworks, which include maintaining slopes, landslides, clearing fallen trees, trimming wild grass, maintaining sewage and streetlight systems and, most importantly, maintaining roads,” the spokesperson said, adding that the toll charges will take into account the maintenance work required and the costs involved.

Earlier this week, we shared pictures of a toll plaza under construction shared by Vincent Chow from the Eat Sleep Touge (Chat & Chill) Facebook group. The area in question looks like the tunnel inside the big Gohtong Jaya roundabout, going through to the Batang Kali side perhaps. Another image shows what looks like the side slip road going up to the Gohtong Jaya shop lots.

So, touge kaki, what say you? If you’re going to drive all the way up the hill for pleasure, and a cup of expensive coffee, what’s another few ringgit of toll, right? Or wrong?

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About that last part..I know they can’t build permanent guard post but there is a section at SS8 near the former roundabout coming from Tmn Megan & now became the most confusing intersection ever….phew I hope you know where I’m talking about….where they built permanent guard structure & block off some access roads. In fact, there are many of these examples in PJ where they’ll just fence off a few sections where it used to be public access.

Can we lipot to majlis? Or songlap liao?

That’s not the point isn’t it? Gazetted as public roads it remains as public roads. You can’t just block off some section because of “safety”. At least they don’t seem to care about safety because I’ve seen some where the fire truck will have difficulty getting in to save their asses. If everybody can just seal off access what’s stopping me from doing the same too perhaps by blocking half the road in front of my house for “security purpose”?

Some hardcore gamblers go up every week.

They shall waive the toll or give special rate for Genting member.