Passing through the smart tunnel last week….i could not remember the date but surely it is an experience i could not forget. The pathways are made out of cements and it sures sound draggy as my tire rubber rolls on it. But sure cements nowdays are widely used for roads and highways.

And its free for one month until today that in the NST it would announced RM 2 toll for passing through that tunnel. Anybody want to use that ??? Ok..lets be realistic….in some Asia’s country, the cost of using such facilities are even higher and relatively the Smart Tunnel’s RM2 is really cheap. But then again….be realistic as my income should not favor much for me to use those facilities.

How ever the function of the Smart Tunnel is really awesome, they say that they can overcome flood when the heavy rain is due. However i see KL is much in the drain yesterday as it got the attention of the Prime Minister.

Here are some extract from the recent announcement of RM2 charge by nst ;

KUALA LUMPUR: The toll rate for the Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART), now renamed Bestari Tunnel, will be RM2 one way effective midnight on Thursday, Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu announced yesterday.
It was earlier reported that toll collection would start at midnight on Friday.

“Why RM2? It’s because the developer has spent RM640 million to build a four-kilometre road inside the tunnel. The surcharge imposed for similar facilities in other countries, like Hong Kong, is much higher,” he said. — Bernama