GEORGE TOWN: Toll rates at the Butterworth Outer Ring Road (BORR) will increase on Oct 15.
According to Lingkaran Luar Butterworth (Penang ) Sdn Bhd, the toll rate revision applies to all classes of vehicles except for Class 5, namely buses.
The toll hike will range from 10 sen to RM1.60.
At the Perai and Bagan Ajam toll plazas, Class 1 vehicles will be charged RM1.50, and RM1.20 at the Sungai Nyior toll plaza.
Class 2 vehicles will have to pay RM3 at the Perai and Bagan Ajam toll plazas, and RM2.40 at the Sungai Nyior toll plaza.
Meanwhile, Class 3 vehicles will pay RM3.60 at the Sungai Nyior toll plaza, and RM4.50 at the Perai and Bagan Ajam toll plazas.
Taxis will be charged 80 sen at the at the Perai and Bagan Ajam tolls, and 60 sen at Sungai Nyior.
The rate for buses will remain unchanged.
This is the first increase since 2007, when the concessionaire first started toll collection.