Kembara PLUS - 2014 Jan Feb

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PLUS NEWS PLUS: Travel Time Advisory crucial in Promoting Smoother and Safe Travel PLUS urges the public to plan their balik kampongs travel for Chinese New Year holidays based on its’ Travel Time Advisory (TTA) which is proven to have contributed to smoother traffic flow during peak periods in the past. “The TTA plays a crucial role in helping the public to plan their journey whereby PLUS expects the traffic on the North-South Expressway will increase by 25 percent to 1.5 million vehicles per day during the Chinese New Year holidays compared to 1.2 million vehicles on normal days,” said PLUS Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Dato’ Noorizah Hj Abd Hamid. The TTA consists of recommended staggered travel times for various destinations from the Klang Valley to major states and cities in Kedah, Perlis, Penang, Perak, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Johor and Singapore. It is aimed at distributing traffic and reducing congestion on the mainline, major toll plazas, rest areas and lay-bys during peak periods. “We expect those in the Klang Valley to start leaving for their kampongs beginning from 29 January to 31 January CUTI PERAYAAN TAHUN BARU CINA: PLUS JANGKA TRAFIK MENINGKAT 25 PERATUS BERBANDING HARI BIASA PLUS menjangkakan jumlah kenderaan yang menggunakan Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan pada cuti perayaan Tahun Baru Cina yang akan datang meningkat sebanyak 25 peratus berbanding pada hari-hari biasa. Berdasarkan kajian kami tentang trend atau pola perjalanan orang ramai pada musim-musim perayaan yang lalu, kami menjangkakan jumlah trafik harian di Lebuhraya Utara- Selatan akan meningkat sebanyak 1.5 juta kenderaan setiap hari berbanding 1.2 juta kenderaan pada hari-hari biasa. Justeru itu, PLUS akan mengambil langkah-langkah yang sewajarnya untuk membantu orang ramai menikmati perjalanan yang lebih selamat, lancar dan selesa pada musim cuti yang akan datang. Di antara langkah-langkah yang akan diambil adalah mengeluarkan Jadual Cadangan Waktu Perjalanan (TTA) bagi membantu orang ramai merancang perjalanan (Wednesday-Friday). Meanwhile, we expect the journey back to the Klang Valley in staggered starting from 1 February to 9 February.” Noorizah elaborated. Noorizah was quoted at a media briefing to highlight the TTA and other preparations that will be taken by PLUS in coping with the traffic increase at Persada PLUS today. According to Noorizah, more that 50 percent of the total highway users during last Chinese New Year holidays followed the TTA and it has helped to reduce traffic congestion on the North-South Expressway. “The high adoption rate of the TTA during the previous festive seasons helped to promote smoother and safer travel on the highways. As such, we hope that the public will continue to give their co-operation in following the TTA for their balik kampong as well as during their journey back to the Klang Valley,” Noorizah said. ”We also advise the public to plan their journey and call the toll free PLUSLine at 1800 88 0000 for the latest traffic update,” Noorizah added. mereka. TTA bertujuan untuk mengagihkan trafik dan mengurangkan kesesakan di lebuh raya, plaza tol dan kawasan rehat pada waktu-waktu puncak. Berdasarkan kajian kami, kadar pematuhan yang tinggi oleh pengguna lebuh raya terhadap jadual TTA pada musimmusim perayaan yang lalu membolehkan orang ramai menikmati perjalanan yang lebih selamat, lancar dan selesa di lebuh raya. Oleh yang demikian, kami menggesa orang ramai supaya terus mematuhi TTA yang akan dikeluarkan oleh PLUS ketika mereka pulang ke kampung dan kembali semula ke Lembah Klang. Selain itu, PLUS juga akan mengambil langkah-langkah lain seperti menambah jumlah kakitangan di plaza-plaza tol, meningkatkan jumlah rondaan oleh pasukan PLUSRonda, meletakkan pasukan-pasukan bantuan kecemasan dan trak tunda di lokasi-lokasi strategik sepanjang lebuh raya dan lain-lain lagi pada musim perayaan ini. PLUS NEWS Only Electronic Toll Transaction At Kempas And Perling Toll Plazas All toll transactions at the Kempas Toll Plaza (on the North-South Expressway) and the Perling Toll Plaza (on Linkedua) are conducted electronically since 11 January 2014. The implementation of electronic toll transaction at both toll plazas is a continuation of the same initiative at Linkedua. It is also part of the company’s strategies to promote faster, easier and smoother transactions at toll plazas. As such, PLUS is offering a 10 percent toll rebate to Class 1 vehicle users who pay toll electronically via PLUSMiles, Touch ‘n Go cards or SmartTAG at the Kempas and Perling toll plazas for 3 months beginning 11 January until 10 April 2014. Additionally, highway users are also able to purchase preloaded RM5 PLUSMiles and Touch ‘n Go cards at a promotional rate of RM5 at both toll plazas beginning 1 January until 31 January 2014. The cards (with a preloaded value of RM5) can also be purchased a special rate of RM10 after 31 January 2014. As such, we advise the public utilizing the Kempas and Perling toll plazas to purchase these cards to enjoy the toll rebate and smoother toll transactions at both plazas. Debris On Highway: Users Cooperation Needed PLUS views safety issues on our highways seriously. As such, we have been collaborating with the media to highlight, share and educate the public on various initiatives and measures taken by the company to improve safety such as immediate clearance of debris on the highways by our patrolling teams, installation of CCTV cameras at selected locations on the highways for traffic and highway monitoring purposes, collaboration with the police and various road safety agencies and so on. Additionally, PLUS also continuously organizes various road safety campaigns and programmes to educate highway users over the years. The Malaysians Unite For Road Safety (MUFORS) initiative, spearheaded by PLUS, urges the public to play their roles in making the road safer for all. Under the MUFORS banner, we also conducted Respect Your Limits safety seminars for heavy vehicle drivers all across the country, stressing the need to respect the limitations of the vehicles and the drivers themselves. Our other campaigns and programmes are tailored to suit the target audiences such as young motorcyclists, university students, secondary school students and so on. Photo courtesy of The Star PLUS will not compromise on the safety of highway users and will take all possible measures to help highway users enjoy smoother, safer and more convenient travel on its expressways. Simultaneously, PLUS also urges highway users to also play their roles to promote safety on the highways. Heavy vehicle drivers, owners and operators must always ensure that they have secured their consignments properly before entering the highways. Loose consignments, as well as overloading, compromise the safety of other highway users as they tend to fall off on the road at any time. PLUS also advises heavy vehicle operators and owners to also use better quality retreaded tyres for their fleets. Based on our observation and record, tyre fragments from vehicles using low graded retreaded tyres are the most common debris on the highways and they pose a threat to other users, especially motorcyclists and drivers of small vehicles. PLUS also seeks cooperation from the public to contact the toll-free PLUSLine 1800 88 0000 should they see any debris on the highways for immediate clearance. 20 KEMBARA PLUS ONLINE JANUARI/FEBRUARI 2014 21 KEMBARA PLUS ONLINE JANUARI/FEBRUARI 2014
PLUS NEWS RAKYAT ANTARA PEMEGANG SAHAM DI DALAM PLUS PLUS NEWS PENGAMAL MEDIA BERENTAP DALAM CABARAN GO-KART PLUS PLUS Malaysia merupakan sebuah syarikat yang dimiliki bersama oleh UEM Group Berhad (UEM) dan Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja (KWSP) dengan pegangan saham masing-masing sebanyak 51 peratus dan 49 peratus. Projek Lebuhraya Usahasama Berhad (PLUS Berhad), iaitu sebuah syarikat milikpenuh PLUS Malaysia adalah pemegang konsesi bagi 5 jajaran lebuh raya iaitu Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan termasuk Lebuhraya Persekutuan Laluan 2, Lebuhraya Baru Lembah Klang (NKVE), Lebuhraya Seremban-Port Dickson, Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan Hubungan Tengah (ELITE), Lintasan Kedua Malaysia-Singapura (Linkedua), Lebuhraya Butterworth-Kulim (BKE) dan Jambatan Pulau Pinang. UEM merupakan syarikat milik penuh Khazanah Nasional Berhad, iaitu sebuah syarikat pelaburan strategik Kerajaan yang bertanggungjawab terhadap aset-aset komersil negara, menggalakkan peningkatan ekonomi serta membuat pelaburan yang strategik bagi pihak Kerajaan. Manakala KWSP merupakan dana simpanan persaraan terbesar di Malaysia yang menjaga kepentingan lebih daripada 13 juta pencarum. Justeru itu, rakyat atau pencarum KWSP memiliki sah di dalam PLUS Malaysia secara tidak langsung, melalui pegangan 49 peratus KWSP di dalam syarikat ini. Oleh itu, hasil kutipan caj penggunaan lebuh raya yang diperolehi oleh syarikat ini telah pun disalurkan kepada rakyat menerusi pelaburan strategik yang dibuat oleh Khazanah serta dividen KWSP kepada kesemua pencarumnya. Secara tidak langsung, rakyat telah memperolehi manfaat hasil daripada kutipan caj penggunaan dan perkhidmatan lebuh raya oleh syarikatsyarikat di bawah PLUS Malaysia. kos operasi dan penyelenggaraan, kerja-kerja menaik taraf seperti pembinaan persimpangan bertingkat dan pelebaran lorong, membaik-pulih lebuh raya seperti kerja-kerja pembaikan cerun serta penurapan semula. Hasil kutipan juga digunakan bagi bayaran dividen pemegang-pemegang saham iaitu KWSP dan Khazanah Nasional melalui UEM Group, yang mana rakyat mendapat faedah secara tidak langsung. Kira-kira 100 pengamal media dari sekitar Lembah Klang telah menyertai perlumbaan Go-Kart Media PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) bagi merebut hadiah wang tunai keseluruhan berjumlah RM15,000 di Litar Speedway PLUS, baru-baru ini. Perlumbaan go-kart yang hanya terbuka kepada kakitangan media ini bertujuan untuk meraikan warga kerja media cetak dan elektronik di sekitar Lembah Klang. Sebanyak 22 pasukan daripada pelbagai media seperti TV3, Utusan Malaysia, NTV7, HotFM, Astro, Sinar Harian, Kosmo!, Harian Metro, The Star, New Straits Times, Bernama, Suria FM, RTM, TV Al-Hijrah dan lainlain lagi telah menyertai perlumbaan go-kart pada kali ini. Ini merupakan kali pertama perlumbaan go-kart untuk media diadakan pada sebelah malam bagi memberikan sedikit kelainan berbanding tahun-tahun sebelum ini. Pihak media telah banyak memberi kerjasama, idea serta teguran dalam membantu meningkatkan lagi tahap perkhidmatan lebuh raya kendalian PLUS selama ini. PLUS Malaysia telah memperuntukkan hasil kutipan caj penggunaan lebuh raya bagi tujuan pembayaran balik pinjaman projek (pembinaan dan kerja menaik taraf), Justeru itu, program-program seumpama ini merupakan salah satu daripada langkah kami memberi penghargaan kepada semua rakan-rakan media serta mengeratkan lagi hubungan kerja di antara PLUS dan pihak media. Pasukan Harian Metro muncul juara pada perlumbaan kali ini 22 KEMBARA PLUS ONLINE JANUARI/FEBRUARI 2014 23 KEMBARA PLUS ONLINE JANUARI/FEBRUARI 2014
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