KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — Motorists travelling across the country for the Deepavali celebrations will enjoy a 50 per cent toll discount on Friday and Saturday, Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi announced today.

The festive waiver takes effect from 12.00am on Friday and concludes at 11.59pm on Saturday. Putrajaya estimates the two-day toll concession will require approximately RM20.11 million in federal compensation payouts to highway concessionaires, subject to post-holiday traffic volume verifications.

The discount applies to private Class 1 passenger vehicles across all interstate expressways, alongside Class 2 commercial vehicles crossing the Penang Bridge.

However, standard toll charges remain in force at the country’s two southern international border crossings: the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (BSI) toll plaza on the North-South Expressway and the Tanjung Kupang toll plaza along the Malaysia-Singapore Second Link (Linkedua).