Enhancing public transport takes priority over congestion charge, says Transport Ministry

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Transport Minister Anthony Loke told the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday (Feb 19) that the proposal to impose a congestion charge in the city will only be implemented when the public transportation system has been enhanced.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/5n6p4b4y   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Next, regarding the initiative to deal with the issue of traffic jams in Jalan Raya in Lembah Kelang.

00:09Your Honour, Kepung has raised the issue of traffic jams for drivers who enter certain areas at the peak of the traffic jam

00:18based on the number plate to reduce the number of traffic jams in Kuala Lumpur.

00:22In short, I would like to say that this initiative has been discussed in the Cabinet's meeting on traffic jams.

00:32The Government is very concerned about the welfare of the people.

00:36We want to focus on the public transport system so that it can be strengthened and developed

00:42so that people and users can have choices before such initiatives are decided or considered.

00:50So, for the people, especially the residents in Lembah Kelang,

00:55even though there is a suggestion to charge the driver with congestion charges,

01:01the Government has not yet decided to use that charge.

01:06We will focus on increasing access to public transport, especially first and last mile connectivity.

01:15So, we will continue to encourage people to use public transport.

01:19There are various initiatives being implemented to strengthen the public transport system in our country,

01:26especially in Lembah Kelang.

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