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Malaysia To Open Key Expressway Segment Outside Kuala Lumpur

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The Star reports, Section 2 of the West Coast Expressway (WCE) connecting the South Klang Valley and Shah Alam expressways was scheduled to open at midnight, local time, “taking Port Klang a step closer to becoming the largest logistics hub in South-East Asia.” The 7.2-kilometer (4.5-mile) connector will be free to travel for its first month of operation.

Malaysia’s Works Minister, Alexander Nanta Linggi, told reporters covering the opening, “This [new facility] will directly attract investments to industrial areas and ports, besides creating job opportunities and being an economic catalyst.”

Virginia Lawmaker Reprises Legislation To Cap State Residents’ Monthly Toll Costs

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Virginia State Delegate Candi Mundon King (D-23) has re-introduced a tolling bill that never made it past a House subcommittee last year, WRIC reports. HB 2368 would put a $200 monthly limit on any resident’s toll costs for travel on roads, bridges, tunnels, and ferries throughout the state. It also would exempt recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) from paying all tolls.

Winter Storm Impedes Metro Houston Tollway Operations And Travel

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With a major weather system bearing down on the Houston area, the Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority announced in advance that it would close both the Westpark Tollway and Fort Bend Parkway after Monday evening’s rush hour, KPRC reports. The authority also closed some Houston Grand Parkway overpasses. The facilities will reopen as weather conditions permit.

To keep the public informed about icy road conditions, KHOU is publishing Houston TranStar’s real-time list of incidents and road closures, as well as an interactive map of “trouble spots.”

Houston Chronicle is providing comprehensive coverage of the storm and its impact on the metro area. A number of additional road closures have taken place this afternoon.

FHWA Awards $230 Million In Emergency Relief To States And Territories

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USDOT announced the grants last Friday to help 26 states, Guam, and Puerto Rico repair and rebuild roads and bridges following natural disasters and catastrophic weather events. Outgoing USDOT secretary, Pete Buttigieg, noted in the announcement, “As communities recover from the impacts of increasingly extreme weather, they have [Biden administration] support in the process of restoring and rebuilding their transportation infrastructure.”

See the announcement for an alphabetized list of grant recipients that includes the amounts and circumstances of their awards.

Guyana’s Government Will Abolish Some Bridge Tolls

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The country’s 2025 budget includes several major affordability initiatives aimed at helping both citizens and businesses, News Room Guyana reports. In addition to slashing electricity rates by 50 percent, tolling for all vehicle types will be abolished at the Demerara, Berbice, and Wismar River bridges, including the new Demerara Bridge scheduled to open mid-year. The value of the toll relief is estimated at GYD 3.5 billion (USD 16.7 million) per year.