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The Malaysian Expressway System ( ms, Sistem Lebuh Raya Ekspres Malaysia) is a network of national controlled-access expressways in Malaysia that forms the primary backbone network of Malaysian national highways. The network begins with the Tanjung Malim–Slim River tolled road ( Federal Route 1) which was opened to traffic on 16 March 1966, later North–South Expressway (NSE), and is being substantially developed. Malaysian expressways are built by private companies under the supervision of the government highway authority, Malaysian Highway Authority (abbreviated as MHA; also referred to as ''Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia'' (LLM) in Malay).


Overview

The expressway network of Malaysia is considered as one of the best controlled-access expressway network in Asia after
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and South Korea. They were 30 expressways in the country and the total length is .Official data from Malaysian Highway Authority
and another is under construction. The closed toll expressway system is similar to the Japanese Expressway System and Chinese Expressway System. All Malaysian toll expressways are
controlled-access highway A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms i ...
and managed in the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) system. There are expressways in West Malaysia and East Malaysia, however, the former are better-connected. The North–South Expressway passes through all the major cities and conurbations in West Malaysia, such as
Penang Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay ...
,
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, the
Klang Valley Klang Valley ( ms, Lembah Klang; zh, 巴生谷; ) is an urban conglomeration in Malaysia that is centered in the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, and includes its adjoining cities and towns in the state of Selangor. It is con ...
and
Johor Bahru Johor Bahru (), colloquially referred to as JB, is the capital city of the state of Johor, Malaysia. It is located at the southern end of Peninsular Malaysia,along the north bank of the Straits of Johor, opposite of the city-state Singapore. T ...
. The Pan Borneo Highway connects the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak with Brunei.


Asian Highway Network

A few major expressways in Malaysia are part of the larger
Asian Highway Network The Asian Highway Network (AH), also known as the Great Asian Highway, is a cooperative project among countries in Asia and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) to improve their connectivity via hig ...
. The Asian Highway Network is an international project between Asian nations to develop their highway systems, which will form main routes in the network. Seven Asian Highway routes pass through Malaysia:Malaysian Sectional Asian Highway data (XLS)
- from the official UNESCAP Asian Highway Network website.
- #
AH2 Asian Highway 2 (AH2) is a road in the Asian Highway Network running from Denpasar, Indonesia to Merak and Singapore to Khosravi, Iran. The route is connected to M10 of the Arab Mashreq International Road Network. The route is as follows: ...
Asian Highway Route 2 – along the North–South Expressway E1 and E2 #
AH18 Asian Highway 18 is a highway route included in Asian Highway Network, running from Hat Yai in Thailand to Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Route AH18 runs along main eastern coastal road in southern Thailand and also along Federal Route of Malaysia. Li ...
Asian Highway Route 18 – along the Federal Route 3 #
AH140 Asian Highway 140 is a highway that is part of Asian Highway Network. It was never signposted in Malaysia, although it is part of Asian Highway Network. It follows Butterworth–Kulim Expressway and Malaysia Federal Route 4 Federal Route 4 is ...
Asian Highway Route 140 – along the Federal Route 4 and Butterworth–Kulim Expressway E15 #
AH141 Asian Highway 141 is a highway that is part of Asian Highway Network. It was never signposted in Malaysia, although it is part of Asian Highway Network. It consists of New North Klang Straits Bypass , New Klang Valley Expressway, Duta–Ulu Klan ...
Asian Highway Route 141 – consists of New Klang Valley Expressway E1 (Bukit Lanjan–Jalan Duta), Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway E33 (Jalan Duta–Sentul Pasar and Sentul Pasar–Greenwood), Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 28 (Greenwood–Gombak North Interchange),
Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway The Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway is a interstate controlled-access highway in Peninsular Malaysia. It runs between the town of Gombak in Selangor to the southwest and Karak in Pahang to the northeast. The expressway was previously a single- ...
E8,
East Coast Expressway The East Coast Expressway is an interstate controlled-access highway running parallel to the northeastern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The currently operational segment of the expressway runs between Karak, Pahang and Kuala Nerus, Terengganu. ...
E8 and
Gebeng Bypass Gebeng Bypass, Federal Route 101, AH141, is a highway bypass connecting Jabur, Terengganu to Gebeng near Kuantan Port, Pahang, Malaysia. Route background The Kilometre Zero of Federal Route 101 starts at Gebeng Interchange, at its interchange wit ...
101 #
AH142 Asian Highway 142 is a highway that is part of Asian Highway Network. It was never signposted in Malaysia, although it is part of Asian Highway Network. It goes along the MEC Highway (Malaysian Federal Route 222), Tun Razak Highway Tun Razak ...
Asian Highway Route 142 – along the
MEC Highway MEC Highway, or Lebuhraya MEC, Federal Route 222, Asian Highway Route AH 142, is a major highway in Pahang, Malaysia. "MEC" stands for the Malaysia Electric Corporation, the first electrical goods company in Malaysia which closed in 2004. The hi ...
FT222,
Tun Razak Highway Tun Razak Highway, Federal Route 12 ''(Lebuhraya Tun Razak),'' also known as Segamat-Kuantan Highway ''(Lebuhraya Segamat-Kuantan)'', Asian Highway Route 142, is a federal highway running from the town of Segamat, Johor to Gambang before procee ...
FT12 and Federal Route 1 (Segamat–Yong Peng South Interchange) #
AH143 The Asian Highway 143 is part of the Asian Highway Network. It connects from Buangkok East Drive (Sengkang) all the way to Senai North Interchange. Singapore * Kallang–Paya Lebar Expressway * Marina Coastal Expressway * Ayer Rajah Expresswa ...
Asian Highway Route 143 – along the Second Link Expressway E3 #
AH150 Pan Borneo Highway ( ms, Lebuhraya Pan Borneo), also known as Trans-Borneo Highway or Trans-Kalimantan Highway ( id, Jalan Lintas Kalimantan), is a road network on Borneo, Borneo Island connecting two Malaysian states, Sabah and Sarawak, with ...
Asian Highway Route 150 – along the Pan Borneo Highway.


AH2 border crossing dispute

The status of the route alignment of the Asian Highway 2 crossing the
Malaysia–Singapore border The Malaysia–Singapore border is an international maritime border between the Southeast Asian countries of Malaysia, which lies to the north of the border, and Singapore to the south. The boundary is formed by straight lines between maritime g ...
is in dispute. Malaysia had commissioned the Second Link Expressway E3 as part of AH2 to maintain the primary access-controlled highway status of the route. Meanwhile, Singapore had commissioned the Johor–Singapore Causeway and the
Bukit Timah Expressway The Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE) is a highway in Singapore that starts at the Pan Island Expressway in Bukit Timah and travels north to the Woodlands Checkpoint and the Johor–Singapore Causeway in Woodlands. History On 22 May 1982, tenders we ...
as part of AH2, as the Johor–Singapore Causeway is the main gateway to Singapore from Malaysia,Singaporean Sectional Asian Highway data (XLS)
- from the official UNESCAP Asian Highway Network website.
which could mean that the
Skudai Highway Skudai Highway ''(Lebuhraya Skudai)'', also known as Senai Highway (Lebuhraya Senai), Jalan Tun Abdul Razak or Jalan Skudai, Federal Route 1, is a 29 kilometre partial-access highway in Johor, Malaysia, from the town of Senai in Kulai District t ...
would be included in the route alignment instead of the Second Link Expressway. The completion of
Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway The Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway is a controlled-access highway entirely within Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The expressway connects the end of the North–South Expressway Southern Route at Pandan to the Johor–Singapore ...
(EDL) in 2012, the Asian Highway AH2 route were re-routed to Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway (EDL) from Second Link Expressway. Second Link Expressway were gazetted as a part of Asian Highway AH143. The Second Link Expressway, the
Ayer Rajah Expressway The Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) extends from the western end of the Marina Coastal Expressway in the south of Singapore to Tuas in the west near the Tuas Second Link to Malaysia. Together with the Marina Coastal Expressway and the East Coast ...
,
Marina Coastal Expressway The Marina Coastal Expressway ( Abbreviation: MCE) is the tenth of Singapore's network of expressways. Construction for the MCE began in 2008 and was completed at the end of 2013. The expressway was officially opened on 28 December that year by ...
and
Kallang–Paya Lebar Expressway The Kallang–Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) is the third newest of Singapore's network of expressways. The southern (Kallang) section of the expressway opened first, on 26 October 2007, with the remaining (Paya Lebar) section opened on 20 Septembe ...
were later gazetted as Asian Highway AH143.


History


Interstate

Before tolled expressways were introduced in the mid-1970s, most Malaysians travelled around Peninsula Malaysia on federal roads. The major reasons for building new expressways in Malaysia are the increasing number of vehicles along federal routes, the opening of major ports and airports in Malaysia, and the increasing population in major cities and towns of Malaysia. In 1966, the Highway Planning Unit was established under the Ministry of Works and Communications. The first tolled highway in Malaysia was the Tanjung Malim–Slim River tolled road ( Federal Route 1) which was opened to traffic on 16 March 1966. It saved journey time by half an hour, and cars were charged 50 sen, buses and lorries RM1 and motorcycles 20 sen. However, in 1994, with the completion of the North–South Expressway, the toll plaza was removed and it became a toll-free highway. In 1970, the first comprehensive five-year road development programme was formulated by the Highway Planning Unit, which included expanding rural roads and plans to construct three new highways linking the east and west coasts. On 27 March 1974, the
Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway The Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway is a main expressway in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This expressway links Kuala Lumpur in the north to Seremban, Negeri Sembilan in the south. Some maps label this highway as E2 as it links directly with the ...
was constructed. Funded by a loan by the World Bank, the expressway was constructed in three phases; the first phase was from Kuala Lumpur to
Nilai Nilai is a town located in Seremban District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, close to the border with Selangor. It is the northern suburb within the Seremban metropolitan area. Due to its proximity to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, it i ...
, while the second phase was from Nilai to Seremban. The third phase was the rehabilitation of the old Federal Route 1 from Kuala Lumpur to Seremban as a toll-free alternative to motorists. The completion of the Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway in June 1977 marking the first step towards the construction of the new interstate expressway known as North–South Expressway (NSE). The Kuala Lumpur–Karak Highway ( Federal Route 2) was built between 1976 and 1979. Meanwhile, the Genting Sempah Tunnel was the first highway tunnel in Malaysia, constructed between 1977 and 1979. The tunnel was opened in 1979 by the then Minister of Works and Communications, Dato' Abdul Ghani Gilong. The first sections of the North–South Expressway were the toll sections of the Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway from Sungai Besi to Labu toll plazas, which was opened on 16 June 1982. The next sections were Bukit Kayu Hitam–Jitra and Senai–Johor Bahru stretches opened in 1985. Then the Ipoh–Changkat Jering and Seremban–Ayer Keroh stretches, which were opened to traffic in 1986. However, on 1 October 1987 the closed-toll system came into force along the Kuala Lumpur–Ayer Keroh and Ipoh–Changkat Jering stretches. The Ayer Keroh–Pagoh stretch on the North–South Expressway was opened to traffic in 1988. All sections of the North–South Expressway were completed and officially opened on 8 September 1994 by the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr
Mahathir Mohamad Mahathir bin Mohamad ( ms, محاضير بن محمد, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; ; born 10 July 1925) is a Malaysian politician, author, and physician who served as the 4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia. He held the office ...
. Other interstate expressway projects in Malaysia are North–South Expressway Central Link (opened 1996),
East Coast Expressway The East Coast Expressway is an interstate controlled-access highway running parallel to the northeastern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The currently operational segment of the expressway runs between Karak, Pahang and Kuala Nerus, Terengganu. ...
(opened 2004) and
Kajang–Seremban Highway The Kajang–Seremban Highway, KASEH ( Malay: ''Lebuhraya Kajang–Seremban''), or LEKAS Highway, is an expressway in Malaysia connecting Kajang, Selangor to Seremban, Negeri Sembilan. The speed limits on the expressway are 80 km/h (Kajang ...
(opened 2008). Because of a (permanent) massive traffic jam on the North–South Expressway Southern Route between Seremban and Nilai in
Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan (, Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Nogoghi Sombilan'', ''Nismilan'') is a state in Malaysia which lies on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It borders Selangor on the north, Pahang in the east, and Malacca and Johor to the s ...
, a new bypass expressway named Paroi–Senawang–KLIA Expressway was proposed in 2013 to help reduce the traffic jams at the area. The Phase 2 of the East Coast Expressway ( Terengganu) linking
Jabur Jabur, alternately Jabor (Jawi script, Jawi: جابور; Chinese language, Chinese: 雅姆) is a small town in Kemaman District, Terengganu, Malaysia.. Kemaman District Towns in Terengganu {{Terengganu-geo-stub ...
and Kuala Terengganu was completed on 31 January 2015, thus completing the alignment of the East Coast Expressway from Kuala Lumpur to Kuala Terengganu. The new project in the west coast of Peninsula Malaysia, West Coast Expressway (WCE) has been unveiled by the government. Construction of the expressway linking
Banting Banting is a town and the seat of Kuala Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia. Banting has a population of 93,497. The postal code for Banting is 42700 and is administered by the Zone of 15 and 19 of the Kuala Langat Municipal Council. It is situa ...
, Selangor and Taiping, Perak was to start in 2015.


Greater Kuala Lumpur and Klang Valley

The history of the highways in the Klang Valley started after the expulsion of Singapore from Malaysia on 9 August 1965, when the Malaysian government decided to make Port Swettenham (now
Port Klang Port Klang ( ms, Pelabuhan Klang) is a town and the main gateway by sea into Malaysia. Known during colonial times as Port Swettenham ( ms, Pelabuhan Swettenham) but renamed Port Klang in July 1972, it is the largest port in the country. It is l ...
) Malaysia's new national port as a replacement for Singapore. As a result, the government planned to build a first highway in Klang Valley known as Federal Highway connecting Port Swettenham (now
Port Klang Port Klang ( ms, Pelabuhan Klang) is a town and the main gateway by sea into Malaysia. Known during colonial times as Port Swettenham ( ms, Pelabuhan Swettenham) but renamed Port Klang in July 1972, it is the largest port in the country. It is l ...
) to Kuala Lumpur in the 1960s. In 1967, the Federal Highway (Federal Route 2), the first dual-carriageway highway in Malaysia was opened to traffic. In the early 1990s the federal government decided to build more expressways and highways in Klang Valley because of the increasing size and population of the Klang Valley conurbation, development of new townships and industrial estates, and the massive traffic jams along Federal Highway. The New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE), which was opened in 1990, is the second link to Kuala Lumpur from Klang after Federal Highway. In 1997, North–South Expressway Central Link (NSECL), which is the main link to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) was opened to traffic. Other expressway projects in Klang Valley are Shah Alam Expressway (SAE/KESAS) (opened 1997), Damansara–Puchong Expressway (LDP) (opened 1999), Sprint Expressway (opened 2001), New Pantai Expressway (NPE) (opened 2004), SMART Tunnel (opened 2007), KL–KLIA Dedicated Expressway or Kuala Lumpur–Putrajaya Expressway (KLPE) (now
Maju Expressway The Maju Expressway (MEX) (formerly known as Kuala Lumpur–Putrajaya Expressway (KLPE) and KL–KLIA Dedicated Expressway) ( Malay: ''Lebuhraya Kuala Lumpur-Putrajaya'') is an expressway network in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The -long expressway li ...
(MEX)) (opened 2007) and Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE) (opened 2009). In addition to
Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road is an urban and municipal ring road system of Kuala Lumpur consisting of Jalan Sultan Ismail (Jalan Treacher), Jalan Imbi, Jalan Shaw and Federal Route 1 (Jalan Kuching, Jalan Sultan Hisamuddin (Victory Avenue), Jal ...
(KLIRR) as the inner ring road in Kuala Lumpur,
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 or the stretch of roads including Jalan Tun Razak, Lebuhraya Sultan Iskandar (Lebuhraya Mahameru), Jalan Damansara, Jalan Istana and Jalan Lapangan Terbang is an urban and municipal main ring road in Kuala Lumpur. ...
(KLMRR1), Kuala Lumpur Western/Northern Dispersal Link Scheme (Sprint Expressway and DUKE) and Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (KLMRR2) also act as middle ring roads of the city. Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway (KLS) (formerly Assam Jawa–Templer Park Highway (LATAR)), Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway (SILK), South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE) and the planning
Kuala Lumpur Outer Ring Road The East Klang Valley Expressway, EKVE or Kuala Lumpur Outer Ring Road (KLORR) is a new expressway under construction in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The expressway will connect Ukay Perdana in Ampang, Selangor and Bandar Sungai Long in Kajang. Thi ...
(KLORR) may form the outer ring roads of Kuala Lumpur. Following the formation of the Greater Kuala Lumpur in the early 2010s, many expressways and highways will be built in the Greater Kuala Lumpur under the
Economic Transformation Programme The Economic Transformation Programme is an initiative by the Malaysian government to turn Malaysia into a high income economy by the year of 2020. It is managed by the Performance Management and Delivery Unit (PEMANDU), an agency under the Prime ...
(ETP). These are the Besraya Extension Expressway (now part of the Besraya Expressway) (opened 2012),
Damansara–Shah Alam Elevated Expressway The Damansara–Shah Alam Elevated Expressway (DASH) ( ms, Lebuhraya Bertingkat Damansara–Shah Alam) E31 (or New North Klang Valley Expressway) is an expressway in Klang Valley, Selangor, Malaysia. Estimated cost of the expressway is MYR 11.5 ...
(DASH), Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway (SUKE),
East Klang Valley Expressway The East Klang Valley Expressway, EKVE or Kuala Lumpur Outer Ring Road (KLORR) is a new expressway under construction in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The expressway will connect Ukay Perdana in Ampang, Selangor and Bandar Sungai Long in Kajang. This ...
(EKVE) which will be part of the KLORR system, Sri Damansara Link and Tun Razak Link of the DUKE,
Kinrara–Damansara Expressway The Petaling Jaya Dispersal Link Expressway (PDLE) (''formerly'' Kinrara–Damansara Expressway (KIDEX) or KIDEX Skyway) was a new expressway under planning in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The expressway connects the Damansara–NKVE Interchange of th ...
(KIDEX Skyway) and
Serdang–Kinrara–Putrajaya Expressway The Bangi-Putrajaya Expressway (BPE) is a new expressway under planning in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The expressway connects Seri Kembangan, Kinrara, and Putrajaya. There are two sections of the expressway: the Kinrara-Putrajaya Section and Seri K ...
(SKIP). However, the proposed Kinrara–Damansara Expressway (KIDEX Skyway) project was officially scrapped by the Selangor State Government due to the several protests by the local Petaling Jaya citizens but it was rebranded as
Petaling Jaya Dispersal Link Expressway The Petaling Jaya Dispersal Link Expressway (PDLE) (''formerly'' Kinrara–Damansara Expressway (KIDEX) or KIDEX Skyway) was a new expressway under planning in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The expressway connects the Damansara–NKVE Interchange of th ...
and also the
Bangi-Putrajaya Expressway The Bangi-Putrajaya Expressway (BPE) is a new expressway under planning in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The expressway connects Seri Kembangan, Kinrara, and Putrajaya. There are two sections of the expressway: the Kinrara-Putrajaya Section and Seri ...
.


Penang and Greater Penang

The history of highways in
Penang Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay ...
began in the 1970s when the
Malaysian federal government The Government of Malaysia, officially the Federal Government of Malaysia ( ms, Kerajaan Persekutuan Malaysia), is based in the Federal Territory of Putrajaya with the exception of the legislative branch, which is located in Kuala Lumpur. Malays ...
decided to build the Penang Bridge, connecting Seberang Perai and Penang Island. The construction of the Penang Bridge, between Perai on the mainland and Gelugor on Penang Island, began in 1982 and was completed in 1985. This bridge was officially opened on 14 September 1985 by then Malaysian Prime Minister,
Mahathir Mohamad Mahathir bin Mohamad ( ms, محاضير بن محمد, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; ; born 10 July 1925) is a Malaysian politician, author, and physician who served as the 4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia. He held the office ...
. The main reasons for constructing new expressways in
Penang Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay ...
are the increasing populations in George Town and
Butterworth Butterworth may refer to: Places * Butterworth (ancient township), a former township centred on Milnrow, in the then Parish of Rochdale, England, United Kingdom * Butterworth, Eastern Cape, now also known as Gcuwa, a town located in South Africa ...
, and the need for more cross-strait linkages. Prior to the construction of the Penang Bridge, the only way to cross the Penang Strait between Penang Island and the mainland was via ferries. In addition, major industrial estates, such as in Bayan Lepas on the island and Perai on the mainland, were opened, leading to the growth of residential townships like Bayan Baru and Seberang Jaya. These necessitated the construction of more bridges and expressways in the state. Since then, a number of other expressway projects within Penang, such as the Butterworth Outer Ring Road (BORR), the
Butterworth–Seberang Jaya Toll Road The Butterworth–Seberang Jaya Toll Road, Federal Route 4 is a 5-km non-expressway-standard toll road in Penang, Malaysia. It connects Butterworth city centre to Seberang Jaya, a township at the eastern outskirt of Butterworth. This toll road i ...
and the
Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway ( zh, 林倉祐大道; ms, Lebuhraya Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu) or Federal Route 3113, is an expressway in Penang, Malaysia, that connects the city of George Town to Batu Maung. This expressway stretches along the easte ...
were completed. On densely populated Penang Island, the
Gelugor Highway Gelugor Highway, Federal Route 6 comprising Jalan Gelugor and Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, is a major highway in Penang, Malaysia. List of interchanges {, class="wikitable" , - !Km, , Exit, , Interchange, , To, , Remarks , - , , , , , Georgeto ...
and the Penang Middle Ring Road were also created to alleviate traffic congestion. The. Butterworth–Kulim Expressway (BKE) is a tolled expressway that connects
Butterworth Butterworth may refer to: Places * Butterworth (ancient township), a former township centred on Milnrow, in the then Parish of Rochdale, England, United Kingdom * Butterworth, Eastern Cape, now also known as Gcuwa, a town located in South Africa ...
with the town of Kulim (and
Kulim Hi-tech Park The Kulim Hi-Tech Park (KHTP; ms, Taman Teknologi Tinggi Kulim) is an industrial park for high technology enterprises located in Kulim District, Kedah, Malaysia. It was opened in 1996 and is Malaysia's first high-tech industrial park. The park, ...
) in neighbouring Kedah. This interstate highway was built as industrialisation began to spread out from Seberang Perai towards southern Kedah in the 1980s, forming what is now Greater Penang. The Second Penang Bridge, officially named the Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge, was opened on 1 March 2014 by the Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak. This bridge, linking
Batu Maung Batu Maung is a residential neighbourhood in the Malaysian state of Penang. It is located within the Southwest Penang Island District, near the southeastern tip of Penang Island, and adjacent to the town of Bayan Lepas and the Penang International ...
on Penang Island and Batu Kawan in Seberang Perai, is currently the longest bridge in Southeast Asia.


Iskandar Malaysia and Johor Bahru

The history of highways in Johor Bahru started in the 1980s when the city of
Johor Bahru Johor Bahru (), colloquially referred to as JB, is the capital city of the state of Johor, Malaysia. It is located at the southern end of Peninsular Malaysia,along the north bank of the Straits of Johor, opposite of the city-state Singapore. T ...
became a main southern international gateway to Malaysia from Singapore after the separation of Singapore from Malaysia on 9 August 1965. The main reasons for building expressways in Johor Bahru are the increasing size of the Johor Bahru metropolitan area since it achieved city status on 1 January 1994, and the formation of the South Johor Economic Region (SJER) or Iskandar Development Region (IDR) (now Iskandar Malaysia) on 30 July 2006. Many townships have been constructed around Johor Bahru and industrial estates have been developed in areas such as
Senai :For the Malaysian town with the same name, see Senai.'' Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial (SENAI), Portuguese language for ''National Service for Industrial Training'' is a network of profitable secondary level professional schools es ...
, Skudai, Tebrau, Pasir Gudang and Tampoi. The first highway in Johor Bahru was
Skudai Highway Skudai Highway ''(Lebuhraya Skudai)'', also known as Senai Highway (Lebuhraya Senai), Jalan Tun Abdul Razak or Jalan Skudai, Federal Route 1, is a 29 kilometre partial-access highway in Johor, Malaysia, from the town of Senai in Kulai District t ...
linking Senai to
Johor Causeway Johor (; ), also spelled as Johore, is a state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. Johor has land borders with the Malaysian states of Pahang to the north and Malacca and Negeri Sembilan to the northwest. Johor shares maritime ...
, which was completed in 1985 and it was the first toll highway in Johor Bahru. However the toll plaza near Senai was abolished in 2004.
Kempas Highway Kempas Highway or Jalan Kempas (Johor state route J3) is a major highway in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. It is the only state road in Malaysia constructed as a two-lane highway by an expressway concessionaire company, PLUS Expressway Berhad as a ...
, the only state road in Malaysia constructed as a 2-lane highway was completed in 1994. The Malaysia–Singapore Second Crossing, which is the second link to Singapore after Johor Causeway, was opened to traffic on 18 April 1998. Other expressway projects in Johor Bahru are
Senai–Desaru Expressway Senai–Desaru Expressway, SDE ( Malay: ''Lebuhraya Senai–Desaru''), is an expressway in Johor, Malaysia. It connects Senai in central Johor to Desaru in eastern Johor. Measuring a total length of , it is the third east–west-oriented expres ...
(SDE) linking Senai in the west to Desaru in east coast of Johor, the
Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway The Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway is a controlled-access highway entirely within Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The expressway connects the end of the North–South Expressway Southern Route at Pandan to the Johor–Singapore ...
(EDL) which linking Pandan interchange of the North–South Expressway to the new Sultan Iskandar CIQ Building in city centre, the
Iskandar Coastal Highway The Iskandar Coastal Highway (ICH) (formerly Johor Bahru West Coast Parkway) (Malay Language, Malay: ''Lebuhraya Pesisir Pantai Iskandar (LPPI)'') or the stretch of road that includes Lebuhraya Sultan Iskandar, Persiaran Sultan Abu Bakar (formerl ...
linking Nusajaya in the west to the city centre in the east and the
Johor Bahru East Coast Highway The Permas Jaya-Pasir Gudang Highway http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pua_20140227_P.U.%20(A)%2053-Perintah%20Jalan%20Persekutuan%20(Malaysia%20Barat)%20(Pindaan)(No%203)%202014-latest.pdf or Johor Bahru East Coast Parkway, Federal R ...
linking Kampung Bakar Batu passing through Permas Jaya,
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and finally towards Pasir Gudang. In addition to
Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road, (JBIRR) or Jalan Lingkaran Dalam, Federal Route 188, is a multi-lane federal ring road highway that circles the Johor Bahru Central District in Johor, Malaysia. The highway was the most expensive road infrastructure ...
(JBIRR) as the inner ring road in Johor Bahru,
Pasir Gudang Highway Pasir Gudang Highway, also known as Federal Route 17, is a highway in Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia that connects Tampoi North in the west to Pasir Gudang and Tanjung Langsat in the east. Pasir Gudang Highway is a four-laned highway, unl ...
, Second Link Expressway and Johor Bahru Parkway also act as middle ring roads of the city. Second Link Expressway and the
Senai–Desaru Expressway Senai–Desaru Expressway, SDE ( Malay: ''Lebuhraya Senai–Desaru''), is an expressway in Johor, Malaysia. It connects Senai in central Johor to Desaru in eastern Johor. Measuring a total length of , it is the third east–west-oriented expres ...
may form the outer ring roads of Johor Bahru.


East Malaysia

The history of highways in East Malaysia started in the 1960s when the federal government decided to build the Pan Borneo Highway, linking Sarawak and Sabah state. The Pan Borneo Highway project is a joint project between the governments of Brunei and Malaysia. The project started as soon as Sarawak and Sabah joined the federation of Malaysia in 1963. The lack of a road network system in Sarawak was the main factor of the construction. There are one toll expressway, one toll federal highway and one toll state highway in Sarawak – the
Tun Salahuddin Bridge The , or the Pending Bridge is a dual carriageway toll bridge and controlled-access highway in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia. The bridge is located at Pending, a district in Kuching. It is span across the Sarawak River. The bridge were na ...
in
Kuching Kuching (), officially the City of Kuching, is the capital and the most populous city in the States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Sarawak in Malaysia. It is also the capital of Kuching Division. The city is on the Sarawak River ...
city, the
Miri–Baram Highway Miri–Baram Highway, Federal Route 1-82, also known as Jalan Kuala Baram-Sungai Tujuh, is a major highway in Miri Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. This highway is part of the Pan Borneo Highway AH 150. Main features *Batang Baram Bridge or ASEAN ...
in Miri Division, and the
Lanang Bridge The Lanang Bridge, Sarawak State Route Q326, is a 1.2-km toll bridge in Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia. It was constructed in 2003 by a local concessionaire, Woodville Development Sdn. Bhd., a subsidiary of Shin Yang Group, to replace the former river f ...
in Sibu. The Tun Salahuddin Bridge is the first only toll expressway in East Malaysia. However, the toll collection of both Lanang Bridge and Tun Salahuddin Bridge were abolished in 2015 and 2016 by the Sarawak state government. On 31 March 2015, the dual carriageway toll free Pan Borneo Expressway in Sarawak was unveiled by the Federal Government. The highway project will be implemented with
Lebuhraya Borneo Utara Sdn Bhd The Malaysian Expressway System ( ms, Sistem Lebuh Raya Ekspres Malaysia) is a network of national controlled-access highway, controlled-access expressways in Malaysia that forms the primary backbone network of Malaysian national highways. The net ...
(LBU) as the Project Delivery Partner (PDP) managing and supervising its construction.


Features


Expressway standards

The construction, standards, management and usage of expressways in Malaysia are subject to Federal Roads Act (Private Management) 1984. In Malaysia,
expressways Expressway may refer to: *Controlled-access highway, the highest-grade type of highway with access ramps, lane markings, etc., for high-speed traffic. *Limited-access road, a lower grade of highway or arterial road. *Expressway, the fictional slide ...
are defined as high-speed routes with at least four lanes (two in each direction) and should have full access control or partial access control. Most expressways in Malaysia are controlled-access expressways. ''Expressways'' are defined as high-speed highways built under the JKR R6 rural highway standard, as dual-carriageways of at least 4 lanes (2 lanes per carriageway) with full access control, grade-separated interchanges and high design speed limit of , allowing the maximum speed limit of . However, the section between Cahaya Baru and Penawar of the
Senai–Desaru Expressway Senai–Desaru Expressway, SDE ( Malay: ''Lebuhraya Senai–Desaru''), is an expressway in Johor, Malaysia. It connects Senai in central Johor to Desaru in eastern Johor. Measuring a total length of , it is the third east–west-oriented expres ...
E22 is built as a two-lane single carriageway with the similar features as the Swiss '' autostrasse'', making it as the first true two-lane controlled-access expressway in Malaysia followed by the section of Teluk Panglima Garang and Pulau Indah of the South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE) E26 All expressways are considered ''federal highways'', but administered by Malaysian Highway Authority (MHA) and the respective concessionaire companies. ''Highways'', on the other hand, complement the national network of expressways and federal roads and built under the JKR R5 rural highway standard, with relatively high design speed limit (although not as high as the expressway speed limit) of , allowing the maximum speed limit of . The highways are built with partial access control, and grade-separated interchanges and at-grade crossings are both permitted. However, it is possible for a federal or state highway to be built with almost equivalent standard of an expressway with the exception of lower speed limit, for example the Federal Highway. Highways can be built either as dual-carriageway or two-lane single carriageway. Before the mid-1990s, there were no specific coding system for the expressways. When more and more expressways were built, a system of expressway numbering was applied to all expressways. Expressways are labelled with the letter "E" followed by assigned numbers, for example the code for North–South Expressway southern route is E2. The expressways have green signs and the text colour is white. However, there are some exceptions in some highways. Some highways like Federal Highway (Federal Route 2) and
Skudai Highway Skudai Highway ''(Lebuhraya Skudai)'', also known as Senai Highway (Lebuhraya Senai), Jalan Tun Abdul Razak or Jalan Skudai, Federal Route 1, is a 29 kilometre partial-access highway in Johor, Malaysia, from the town of Senai in Kulai District t ...
(Federal Route 1) retain their federal route codes. In addition, there are some highways in Malaysia which are classified as municipal roads such as
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 or the stretch of roads including Jalan Tun Razak, Lebuhraya Sultan Iskandar (Lebuhraya Mahameru), Jalan Damansara, Jalan Istana and Jalan Lapangan Terbang is an urban and municipal main ring road in Kuala Lumpur. ...
. The highway exit numbers use the format "xxnn", where "xx" is the expressway code number (which can be one or two digits) and "nn" is the two-digit assigned number for each highway exit. For example,
Johor Bahru Johor Bahru (), colloquially referred to as JB, is the capital city of the state of Johor, Malaysia. It is located at the southern end of Peninsular Malaysia,along the north bank of the Straits of Johor, opposite of the city-state Singapore. T ...
exit at the end of North–South Expressway is labelled exit 257, where the last two digits (57) are the assigned exit number and the first digit (2) is the expressway route number (E2). Meanwhile, Jalan Templer exit at the Federal Highway is labelled exit 224, where the two digits (24) are the assigned exit number and the first digit (2) is the federal route number (2). Expressways have distance markers in green colour (blue for federal expressways and highways) placed every .


Route number categories


Expressway route numbers


Federal route numbers


Pavements

Most expressways are paved with typical
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, which is a mixture of fine stone chips and tar; however, some expressways are paved with concrete such as North–South Expressway Northern Route (from
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Interchange, Selangor to Tapah interchange,
Perak Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand's ...
), New Klang Valley Expressway, North–South Expressway Southern Route (from Ayer Keroh interchange, Melaka to Tangkak interchange, Johor), SMART Tunnel and
Skudai–Pontian Highway Skudai–Pontian Highway, Federal Route 5, is a highway in Johor, Malaysia that connects Skudai in Johor Bahru District in the east with the town of Pontian Kechil in Pontian District in the west. It is also known as Jalan Pontian (at Johor Bahru ...
(from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia interchange to Taman Sri Pulai junction). Meanwhile, at Federal Highway linking Klang to Kuala Lumpur, the section of the expressway from
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to Kota Darul Ehsan near Petaling Jaya is paved with asphalt.


Expressway monitoring and maintenance


Monitoring

Since 1986, Malaysian expressways have been built by private companies under the supervision of the government highway authority, Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia ( Malaysian Highway Authority). Every private concession company, such as
PLUS Expressways The PLUS Expressways Berhad () is the largest highway concessionaries or build–operate–transfer operator company in Malaysia. A member of the UEM Group, the company is also the largest listed toll expressway operator in Southeast Asia and t ...
,
ANIH Berhad ANIH Berhad is the second largest Highway Concessionarie (by distance of highways operated) in Malaysia after PLUS Expressways. ANIH Berhad is a member company of MTD Group. History ANIH Berhad was founded on 7 April 2011 after officially taken ...
''(formerly MTD Prime)'' and the others have monitored and maintained their expressways.


Maintenance

Projek Penyelenggaraan Lebuhraya Berhad (PROPEL) has undertaken repair and maintenance works on highway facilities, such as road works and repair works, road line painting, cleaning works on laybys and rest and service areas, trimming grass and landscaping along expressway areas, installing road furniture, and others. Meanwhile, the PROPEL Response Team Unit is a special response team unit. The
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and
East Coast Expressway The East Coast Expressway is an interstate controlled-access highway running parallel to the northeastern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The currently operational segment of the expressway runs between Karak, Pahang and Kuala Nerus, Terengganu. ...
are maintained by
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.


Traffic management

Since late 2006, every expressway in Malaysia has been monitored by the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) Traffic Management Centre (LLM TMC). However, in some parts of
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, the expressways are monitored by the
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(ITIS); expressways in
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are monitored by the
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. :
Malaysian Highway Authority traffic information page
'


Toll system


Types of toll systems

Every expressway and highway in Malaysia has a toll system, which is either a closed toll system or open toll system. All transactions are in Malaysian Ringgit (RM)


Open system

Users only have to pay at certain toll plazas within the open system range for a fixed amount.


Closed system

Users collect toll tickets or touch in with their Touch 'n Go card North South Expressway issues the PLUSTransit cards and other closed toll expressways such as
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and South Klang Valley Expressway issues the transit card) before entering the expressway at respective toll plazas and pay an amount of toll or touch out with your same touch n go card at the exit toll plaza plus the distance from the plaza to the Limit of Maintenance Responsibility (LMR). The toll rate in this system is based on the distance traveled. Starting 18 June 2013, the PLUSTransit reusable transit cards has been implemented at all PLUS expressways network to replace the transit ticket. Beginning 26 April 2017, the PLUSTransit Card no longer issue due upcoming full electronic toll collection at all PLUS Closed system, customer must touch in and out with the same card


Electronic toll collection

There are three types of the electronic toll collection (ETC) systems, Touch 'n Go card unit,
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on board unit and RFID tag. Touch 'n Go and Smart TAG, have been made compulsory in all expressways since 1 July 2004, following the instruction of the Works Minister, Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu. Other electronic payment systems that were previously used by other highway operators such as PLUS TAG for all PLUS expressways network, Express TAG for Shah Alam Expressway, FasTrak for Damansara–Puchong Expressway and Sprint Expressway and SagaTag in Cheras–Kajang Expressway, were abolished in a move to standardise the electronic payment method.


Multi Lane Free Flow

The
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(MLFF) is an electronic toll collection system that allows free flow high speed toll system highway for all its users. With MLFF, the current toll lanes at toll plazas will be replaced with readers at gantry across the highway to detect vehicle and deduct toll using the existing ETC when fully implemented. The Malaysian Highway Authority (MHA) is planning to implement MLFF system at all highways in stages starting 2010.


Toll rebate

Beginning 1 September 2009, the 20 per cent rebate given to motorists who pay toll charges more than 80 times a month, can be saved for up to six months. The rebate can be redeemed at 126 locations which would be announced in due time.


Toll rate classes

There are fixed toll rate classes for every Malaysian expressway except for the Penang Bridge and the SMART Tunnel where toll rates are not the same.


Expressways

These classes apply to every expressway in Malaysia (including Johor–Singapore Causeway,
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and Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge):


Penang Bridge


SMART Tunnel


Facilities

There are several facilities provided along Malaysian expressway as follows: * Rest and Service Area – Rest and service areas (RSA) are located roughly about every 60 km along interstate expressways such as the North–South Expressway and the
East Coast Expressway The East Coast Expressway is an interstate controlled-access highway running parallel to the northeastern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The currently operational segment of the expressway runs between Karak, Pahang and Kuala Nerus, Terengganu. ...
. However, some urban expressways may also provide RSA, such as the Shah Alam Expressway, the Damansara–Puchong Expressway and the
Guthrie Corridor Expressway Guthrie Corridor Expressway, GCE, ( Malay: ''Lebuhraya Koridor Guthrie'') is an expressway in Klang Valley, Selangor, Malaysia. It connects Shah Alam to Rawang. GCE is approximately ( long on the Prolintas sections and on the PLUS Expressway ...
. A typical RSA may have a food court, fruit stall, craft shop, public toilets and baths, public telephones, huts ''(wakaf)'', petrol stations and prayer rooms ''(surau)'' for Muslims. Some RSAs may have ATMs, motels like "Highway Inn", convenience shops such as Highway Mart and
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,
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restaurants and a
food court A food court (in Asia-Pacific also called food hall or hawker centre) is generally an indoor plaza or common area within a facility that is contiguous with the counters of multiple food vendors and provides a common area for self-serve dinner. I ...
. The wireless broadband internet facility is now available in RSAs; the Tapah RSA in
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was the first RSA on a Malaysian expressway to provide wireless broadband internet facilities. *
Layby A rest area is a public facility located next to a large thoroughfare such as a motorway, expressway, or highway, at which drivers and passengers can rest, eat, or refuel without exiting onto secondary roads. Other names include motorway serv ...
– Laybys are basic parking lots beside the expressways that may also have public toilets and baths, fruit stall, huts ''(wakaf)'' and public telephones. However, some laybys may have a few food stalls and petrol stations. Usually, there are about two laybys in between every two RSAs. *
Overhead restaurants A rest area is a public facility located next to a large thoroughfare such as a motorway, expressway, or highway, at which drivers and passengers can rest, eat, or refuel without exiting onto secondary roads. Other names include motorway serv ...
– Overhead restaurants are special RSAs with restaurants above the expressway. Unlike typical laybys and RSAs which are only accessible in one-way direction only, an overhead restaurant is accessible from both directions of the expressway. There are three overhead bridges in Malaysia – Sungai Buloh ( North–South Expressway Northern Route), Ayer Keroh ( North–South Expressway Southern Route) and USJ ( North–South Expressway Central Link). The PLUS Art Gallery is located in Ayer Keroh Overhead Bridge Restaurant. * Customer Service Centre (CSC) – Every toll plaza in Malaysia has a customer service centre. This centre includes highway maps, toll fare lists, information counters, Touch 'n Go card reload counters, Touch 'n Go and
Smart TAG SmartTAG (acronym in Malay for Sistem Membayar Automatik Rangkaian Tol or "Toll Network Automatic Payment Systems") is an on-board unit (OBU) vehicle-based device used as an electronic toll collection (ETC) system over long distances (maximum ...
sales counters and more. * Touch 'n Go Hub – The hub for the Touch 'n Go and Smart TAG sales. * Touch 'n Go Spot – The spot for the Touch 'n Go and Smart TAG sales counter. Usually can be found at all petrol stations. * Touch ‘n Go Drive-Through Purchase and Refill card lane (POS) – Touch 'n Go card users can refill existing or purchase new Touch 'n Go cards directly from the lane without the hassle of going to customer service centres. This Touch 'n Go POS lane are available at all expressways on the PLUS Expressway network. *
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– Vista points are special parking areas that allow motorists to see scenic views of the expressway; available only at Senawang (both directions) and Ipoh (northbound only). *
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– Motorcycle shelters provide protection and shelter for motorcyclists from heavy rain. Usually, most motorcycle shelters are located below overhead bridges, but some may be special booths. * Motorcycle lane – In some parts of the whole expressway, there is an additional lane designated for motorcycles. These lanes are usually about half the width of a normal lane on the North–South Expressway and are positioned on the extreme left side of the main carriageway in each direction of travel. These special lanes are found in Shah Alam Expressway, Butterworth–Kulim Expressway, Federal Highway and
Guthrie Corridor Expressway Guthrie Corridor Expressway, GCE, ( Malay: ''Lebuhraya Koridor Guthrie'') is an expressway in Klang Valley, Selangor, Malaysia. It connects Shah Alam to Rawang. GCE is approximately ( long on the Prolintas sections and on the PLUS Expressway ...
*
Emergency phones An emergency telephone is a phone specifically provided for making calls to emergency services and is most often found in a place of special danger or where it is likely that there will be a need to make emergency calls. It is also sometimes kn ...
– Emergency phones are located every 2 km along interstate expressways; useful if there are breakdowns on the expressway. Attendants from the nearest toll plaza will tow the broken cars to the nearest workshops. * Tunnel emergency exits (Ventilation and escape shafts) – Tunnel emergency exits are located every 1 km along expressway tunnels, such as SMART Tunnel,
Penchala Tunnel The Penchala Tunnel is a highway tunnel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the widest highway tunnel in the country. This 700-metre tunnel, located on the Sprint Expressway's Penchala Link, connects Sungai Penchala to Mont Kiara. Unlike other high ...
on Sprint Expressway,
Menora Tunnel The Menora Tunnel or Meru-Menora Tunnel is a highway tunnel in Perak, Malaysia. It is an 800-metre tunnel on the North–South Expressway Northern Route The North–South Expressway Northern Route is an interstate controlled-access highwa ...
on North–South Expressway and Genting Sempah Tunnel on
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. * Highway hotline service – Every expressway has a hotline service. * Highway patrol unit – Every expressway has a highway patrol unit. * Highway helicopter patrol unit – This unit is available at all PLUS Expressway networks only. *
Traffic Control and Surveillance System Traffic comprises pedestrians, vehicles, ridden or herded animals, trains, and other conveyances that use public ways (roads) for travel and transportation. Traffic laws govern and regulate traffic, while rules of the road include traffic ...
(TCSS) – The Traffic Control and Surveillance System (TCSS) comprises a number of traffic monitoring systems such as Traffic
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(CCTV), Traffic Monitoring Centre (TMC), Variable Message Systems (VMS) and Vehicles Breakdown Sensors. *
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(ITIS) – This system is normally found in the
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,
Penang Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay ...
and Iskandar Malaysia/
Johor Bahru Johor Bahru (), colloquially referred to as JB, is the capital city of the state of Johor, Malaysia. It is located at the southern end of Peninsular Malaysia,along the north bank of the Straits of Johor, opposite of the city-state Singapore. T ...
. * Road Transport Department (JPJ) Enforcement Stations – These stations can be found at
Karak Expressway Karak may refer to: Places * Al-Karak or Kerak, city and Crusader castle in Jordan ** Karak Governorate, Jordan * al-Karak, Syria, city in Syria's Daraa Governorate * Karak Nuh, village in the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon * Karak, Iran (disambiguation) * ...
and
East Coast Expressway The East Coast Expressway is an interstate controlled-access highway running parallel to the northeastern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The currently operational segment of the expressway runs between Karak, Pahang and Kuala Nerus, Terengganu. ...
. These JPJ enforcement stations have weighing bridges to detect heavy vehicles. * Police Watch Tower – These towers can be found at all interstate expressways in Malaysia to monitor traffic situations during festive seasons. * Warning lights – These yellow lights can be found in hazardous and accident areas. *
Automated Enforcement System The Automated Enforcement System (AES) ( ms, Sistem Penguatkuasaan Jalan Raya Automatik) is the road safety enforcement system to monitor all federal roads, highways and expressways in Malaysia. This system came into operation on 22 September 20 ...
(AES) – These systems can be found at accident-prone areas and the red-light camera at traffic light junctions. *
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(SID) – These systems can be found at the Kerinchi Link of the Sprint Expressway to remind drivers in the event they are exceeding the permitted speed limit not to do so. *
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– A traffic device that enables vehicles having braking problems to stop safely. These systems are found at mountainous areas such as at nearby Ipoh North Toll Plaza Interchange along the North–South Expressway Northern Route


Interchanges

These are the different types of expressway interchanges in Malaysia: * Trumpet interchange – It is usually found in every closed toll system expressway like the North–South Expressway and
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. The trumpet design is popular as a highway exit with toll booths for the closed toll system because of the minimum construction cost of its toll booths. *
Cloverleaf interchange A cloverleaf interchange is a two-level interchange in which all turns are handled by slip roads. To go left (in right-hand traffic; reverse directions in left-driving regions), vehicles first continue as one road passes over or under the ...
– It is more common in Malaysia to link two overlapping expressways because of its relatively cheaper cost. The biggest cloverleaf highway interchange in Malaysia is ''Bulatan Darul Ehsan'' a.k.a. Shah Alam Cloverleaf Interchange of Federal Highway in Shah Alam, Selangor. * Diamond Interchange – It is more popular in Malaysia to join the expressway crossing over municipal roads. * Multi-Level Stacked Diamond Interchange – It is a diamond interchange upgraded into a multi-level interchange. Examples include the Bandar Sunway Interchange between Damansara–Puchong Expressway and New Pantai Expressway in Petaling Jaya. * Diverging diamond interchange – This is a rare type of diamond interchange which involves temporary lane changes, i.e. from left-hand traffic to right and then back to the left. Like SPUI, it allows traffic from two opposite directions to turn right at the same time but does not allow traffic to go straight ahead. Examples include the
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at Damansara–Puchong Expressway. * Single-point urban interchange (SPUI) – A SPUI interchange is nearly similar with a typical diamond interchange but it allows traffic from two opposite directions to turn right at the same time; however, it does not allow traffic to go straight. Examples include the Danga City Mall interchange at
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/
Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road, (JBIRR) or Jalan Lingkaran Dalam, Federal Route 188, is a multi-lane federal ring road highway that circles the Johor Bahru Central District in Johor, Malaysia. The highway was the most expensive road infrastructure ...
. * Roundabout interchange – Very popular in Malaysia. * Parclo interchange – An example of this is the
Port Dickson Interchange A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ham ...
on the North–South Expressway and Kapar Interchange on the
New North Klang Straits Bypass New North Klang Straits Bypass (NNKSB) or Shapadu Highway (/) ( Malay: ''Lebuhraya Pintas Selat Klang Utara Baru'' or ''Lebuhraya Shapadu'') is an expressway in Klang, Selangor, Malaysia. The expressway also acts as the North Klang Straits Bypass ...
. * Directional T interchange – These interchanges are found at Nilai North and
Nilai Interchange Nilai is a town located in Seremban District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, close to the border with Selangor. It is the northern suburb within the Seremban metropolitan area. Due to its proximity to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, it ...
s of North–South Expressway and also
Setia Alam Setia Alam ( Jawi: ستيا عالم; ) is a township located in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. It is accessible via Setia Alam Highway from the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) since the interchange was opened on 14 July 2006. Setia Alam is ...
Interchange and
Bukit Lanjan Bukit Lanjan is a hill in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. Bukit Lanjan is part of the Damansara parliamentary constituency. The Bukit Lanjan state constituency includes Bandar Utama Damansara, Bandar Sri Damansara, Mutiara Damansara, Dam ...
Interchange on New Klang Valley Expressway. * Stacked Interchange – Examples of these are the Penchala Interchange on the Damansara–Puchong Expressway and Penchala Link of the Sprint Expressway. * Multi-Level Stacked Interchange – Examples of these are the Ampang Interchange on the Jalan Ampang and the Ampang flyover of the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2. * Multi-Level Stacked Roundabout – There are three-level and four-level roundabouts found in Malaysia. Examples of four-level roundabouts include the Segambut Interchange of Kuala Lumpur–Rawang Highway and Kewajipan Interchange of New Pantai Expressway. *
Double U-Turn Interchange A double is a look-alike or doppelgänger; one person or being that resembles another. Double, The Double or Dubble may also refer to: Film and television * Double (filmmaking), someone who substitutes for the credited actor of a character * Th ...
– These interchanges found at Tampoi North interchange on the
Skudai Highway Skudai Highway ''(Lebuhraya Skudai)'', also known as Senai Highway (Lebuhraya Senai), Jalan Tun Abdul Razak or Jalan Skudai, Federal Route 1, is a 29 kilometre partial-access highway in Johor, Malaysia, from the town of Senai in Kulai District t ...
and
Pasir Gudang Highway Pasir Gudang Highway, also known as Federal Route 17, is a highway in Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia that connects Tampoi North in the west to Pasir Gudang and Tanjung Langsat in the east. Pasir Gudang Highway is a four-laned highway, unl ...
. * Left in/left out (LILO) junction – These junctions restrict the ingress and egress of the minor roads; they only permit left-turn entries. To turn to opposite direction, motorists may need to make a U-turn on the expressway. These junctions are very common in urban expressways such as in Sungai Besi Expressway and Damansara–Puchong Expressway.


Safety


Speed limits

The default national speed limit on Malaysian expressways is , but in certain areas a lower speed limit (such as ) or is applied, especially in single carriageway expressway, large urban areas, crosswinds, heavy traffic and in dangerous mountainous routes and is applied before the toll plaza Speed traps are also deployed by the Malaysian police at many places along the expressways.


Excluded vehicles

These vehicles may not use the expressways:


PLUS Expressways networks and East Coast Expressway (ECE)

* Bicycles * Steam roller * Tractors * Excavators and backhoes


North–South Expressway Northern Route

(Sungai Buloh–Bukit Lanjan), New Klang Valley Expressway (Shah Alam–Jalan Duta), Federal Highway (Sungai Rasau–Batu Tiga): Monday to Friday (Except Public Holidays) from 6.30am to 9.30am * Heavy vehicles weighing or more


Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH)

* Bicycles


Maju Expressway (MEX) (Kuala Lumpur–Putrajaya Expressway (KLPE))

* Bicycles


SMART Tunnel

* Motorcycles and bicycles * Bus * Steam roller * Heavy vehicles like lorries, trailers, etc. * Tractors * Excavators and backhoes


Accidents

Malaysian expressways are potential sites of fatal highway accidents in Malaysia, especially during festive seasons. However, accidents in Malaysia happen on federal, state, and municipal roads. Most road accidents are caused by the attitude of certain road users who drive dangerously over the speed limit. Emergency lanes are for emergency vehicles only and for stopping area if breakdown. However, most Malaysians are still not aware about the safety by using the emergency lanes as an alternative route during traffic jam.


Accident-prone areas

* km 25 of Gunung Pulai near
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, Johor on North–South Expressway Southern Route * km 171 to 141 of TangkakPagoh stretch on North–South Expressway Southern Route * km 25.1 of Jalan Duta toll plaza, Kuala Lumpur on North–South Expressway Northern Route * km 293 to 310 of North–South Expressway Northern Route from Gopeng Interchange to Tapah Interchange ( Gua Tempurung stretch) * km 256 of old Jelapang toll plaza,
Perak Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand's ...
on North–South Expressway Northern Route * km --- to --- of North–South Expressway Northern Route from
Menora Tunnel The Menora Tunnel or Meru-Menora Tunnel is a highway tunnel in Perak, Malaysia. It is an 800-metre tunnel on the North–South Expressway Northern Route The North–South Expressway Northern Route is an interstate controlled-access highwa ...
to Sungai Perak Rest and Service Area, Perak * km 30 to 35 of Gombak, Selangor on
Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway The Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway is a interstate controlled-access highway in Peninsular Malaysia. It runs between the town of Gombak in Selangor to the southwest and Karak in Pahang to the northeast. The expressway was previously a single- ...
'' (not far from Genting Sempah Tunnel)''. * Sungai Besi sharp corner flyover bridge from Jalan Dewan Bahasa ''(formerly Jalan Lapangan Terbang)'' on
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 or the stretch of roads including Jalan Tun Razak, Lebuhraya Sultan Iskandar (Lebuhraya Mahameru), Jalan Damansara, Jalan Istana and Jalan Lapangan Terbang is an urban and municipal main ring road in Kuala Lumpur. ...
towards
Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway The Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway is a main expressway in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This expressway links Kuala Lumpur in the north to Seremban, Negeri Sembilan in the south. Some maps label this highway as E2 as it links directly with the ...
. * km of
Kelana Jaya Kelana Jaya is a suburb of Petaling Jaya city, in the state of Selangor, Malaysia, comprising sections SS3, SS4, SS5, SS6, and SS7. The Damansara–Puchong Expressway cuts through this neighbourhood. The shopping mall Paradigm Mall is located here ...
on Damansara–Puchong Expressway near Kelana Jaya LRT stations. * km of Puchong on Damansara–Puchong Expressway near Tractors Malaysia. * km of Damansara Utama–Section 14 on Sprint Expressway. *
Subang Jaya Subang Jaya is a city in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. It comprises the southern third district of Petaling. It consists of the neighbourhoods from SS12 to SS19, UEP Subang Jaya (USJ), Putra Heights, Batu Tiga as well as PJS7, PJS9 ...
aka Persiaran Tujuan Interchange on the railway bridge corner (from Kuala Lumpur to Subang Jaya) at the exit of Federal Highway. * km --- to --- of the
East Coast Expressway The East Coast Expressway is an interstate controlled-access highway running parallel to the northeastern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The currently operational segment of the expressway runs between Karak, Pahang and Kuala Nerus, Terengganu. ...
Phase 2 from Jabor to Kuala Terengganu.


During workdays/peak hours

During workdays or peak hours, there are many restricted routes on the expressways especially in the
Klang Valley Klang Valley ( ms, Lembah Klang; zh, 巴生谷; ) is an urban conglomeration in Malaysia that is centered in the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, and includes its adjoining cities and towns in the state of Selangor. It is con ...
and
Penang Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay ...
to ease congestion during peak hours in the morning such as Federal Highway (Sungai Rasau–Subang), New Klang Valley Expressway (Shah Alam–Jalan Duta), North–South Expressway Northern Route (Rawang–Bukit Lanjan) and Penang Bridge. Heavy vehicles (except buses and tankers) with laden and unladen heavy vehicles weighing or more are not allowed to enter the expressway between 6:30 am until 9:30 am on Monday to Friday (except public holidays). A compound fines will be issued to heavy vehicles which flouted the rule.


During festive seasons

During festive seasons such as Chinese New Year, Deepavali, Christmas and Hari Raya, activities such as construction, road repairs and maintenance works are temporarily stopped to ensure a smoother traffic flow on the expressways. Meanwhile, heavy goods vehicles such as logging trucks, cement trucks, container trucks, construction materials trucks and other heavy goods vehicles (except tanker lorry, provision goods truck, crane, tow truck, fire engine, ambulance, etc.) are banned from using roads, highways, and expressways during festive seasons. A massive nationwide operation known as Ops Selamat (previously called Ops Sikap) is held annually by the Malaysian police to ensure safety on all roads in Malaysia during festive seasons. To smooth traffic flow during peak periods in the festive seasons, a Travel Time Advisory (TTA) has been set up at all interstate expressways such as
PLUS Expressways The PLUS Expressways Berhad () is the largest highway concessionaries or build–operate–transfer operator company in Malaysia. A member of the UEM Group, the company is also the largest listed toll expressway operator in Southeast Asia and t ...
network and
East Coast Expressway The East Coast Expressway is an interstate controlled-access highway running parallel to the northeastern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The currently operational segment of the expressway runs between Karak, Pahang and Kuala Nerus, Terengganu. ...
. Some Touch n Go reload lane at all plus highway will be temporary closed during festive season according to the date by plus highway, customer your required to reload the card before entering highway


Automated Enforcement System

The
Automated Enforcement System The Automated Enforcement System (AES) ( ms, Sistem Penguatkuasaan Jalan Raya Automatik) is the road safety enforcement system to monitor all federal roads, highways and expressways in Malaysia. This system came into operation on 22 September 20 ...
(AES) is the road safety enforcement system to monitored all federal roads, highways and expressways in Malaysia. This system came into effect on 22 September 2012.


Type of AES

* Speed light camera * Red light camera


Natural hazards

Other hazardous conditions on expressways include landslides, crosswinds, fog, storms, Road construction, road damages, Paddy field, paddy (jerami) burning activities and flash floods.


List of landslide-prone areas

* km of
Bukit Lanjan Bukit Lanjan is a hill in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. Bukit Lanjan is part of the Damansara parliamentary constituency. The Bukit Lanjan state constituency includes Bandar Utama Damansara, Bandar Sri Damansara, Mutiara Damansara, Dam ...
Jalan Duta on North–South Expressway Northern Route * km of
Bukit Lanjan Bukit Lanjan is a hill in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. Bukit Lanjan is part of the Damansara parliamentary constituency. The Bukit Lanjan state constituency includes Bandar Utama Damansara, Bandar Sri Damansara, Mutiara Damansara, Dam ...
between Kota Damansara–
Bukit Lanjan Bukit Lanjan is a hill in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. Bukit Lanjan is part of the Damansara parliamentary constituency. The Bukit Lanjan state constituency includes Bandar Utama Damansara, Bandar Sri Damansara, Mutiara Damansara, Dam ...
on New Klang Valley Expressway * km of Gua Tempurung between Gopeng– Tapah on North–South Expressway Northern Route * km of Bukit Merah, Perak, Bukit Merah between Bukit Merah, Perak, Bukit Merah–Taiping, Perak, Taiping (North) on North–South Expressway Northern Route * km of Perak River, Sungai Perak–Jelapang, Perak, Jelapang Toll Plaza on North–South Expressway Northern Route * km of Bukit Berapit between Changkat Jering–Kuala Kangsar on North–South Expressway Northern Route * km of Gombak–Genting Sempah on
Karak Expressway Karak may refer to: Places * Al-Karak or Kerak, city and Crusader castle in Jordan ** Karak Governorate, Jordan * al-Karak, Syria, city in Syria's Daraa Governorate * Karak Nuh, village in the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon * Karak, Iran (disambiguation) * ...
* km of Bukit Tinggi, Pahang, Bukit Tinggi–Bentong on
Karak Expressway Karak may refer to: Places * Al-Karak or Kerak, city and Crusader castle in Jordan ** Karak Governorate, Jordan * al-Karak, Syria, city in Syria's Daraa Governorate * Karak Nuh, village in the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon * Karak, Iran (disambiguation) * ...
* km of Mount Ma'okil, Gunung Ma'okil between Pagoh–Yong Peng on North–South Expressway Southern Route * km of Puchong–Seri Kembangan on Damansara–Puchong Expressway near Puchong Selatan toll plaza. * km 15 of Skudai
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(North) on North–South Expressway Southern Route near Skudai toll plaza.


List of crosswind-prone areas

* km of Senawang–Pedas-Linggi on North–South Expressway Southern Route * km of Alor Gajah– Ayer Keroh on North–South Expressway Southern Route * km along
East Coast Expressway The East Coast Expressway is an interstate controlled-access highway running parallel to the northeastern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The currently operational segment of the expressway runs between Karak, Pahang and Kuala Nerus, Terengganu. ...


List of flash flood-prone areas

* km 15 of Shah Alam, Batu Tiga Interchange on Federal Highway * km of Shah Alam Interchange on New Klang Valley Expressway * km of Sungai Besi on Sungai Besi Expressway near Razak Mansion * km of Seberang Jaya Interchange underpass on Butterworth–Kulim Expressway near Carrefour Seberang Jaya * km of Alor Star–Jitra of the North–South Expressway Northern Route * km 173.9–171.9 of Jasin District, Jasin, Melaka and Tangkak, Johor on North–South Expressway Southern Route


Controversial issues

There are several controversial issues regarding the construction of expressways. The main issue is the increase of toll rates, which can be a huge burden especially for residents of Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding Klang Valley conurbation. There are also various parties who question the capability of the numerous expressways in Klang Valley to overcome traffic congestion, which does not show signs of improvement with the construction of new expressways. Three chief factors were blamed for the urban expressway congestion, namely the short-sighted policies by the authorities, greedy property developers, and the failure of local municipal councils to control the development in the Klang Valley. There are also several protests being held by residents of some housing areas being affected by several planned expressways, such as the Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway (SUKE),
Damansara–Shah Alam Elevated Expressway The Damansara–Shah Alam Elevated Expressway (DASH) ( ms, Lebuhraya Bertingkat Damansara–Shah Alam) E31 (or New North Klang Valley Expressway) is an expressway in Klang Valley, Selangor, Malaysia. Estimated cost of the expressway is MYR 11.5 ...
(DASH) and
Kinrara–Damansara Expressway The Petaling Jaya Dispersal Link Expressway (PDLE) (''formerly'' Kinrara–Damansara Expressway (KIDEX) or KIDEX Skyway) was a new expressway under planning in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The expressway connects the Damansara–NKVE Interchange of th ...
(KIDEX Skyway) (project scrapped in 2014). Environmental issues such as road noise and worsening congestion became the chief reasons of those protests. Other controversial issues include the following: # The cracks found on beams on the Kepong Flyover in Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2) on 10 August 2004. # The flyover which collapsed on Setia Alam Interchange in New Klang Valley Expressway during construction on 10 July 2005, where about 4 people died. # The 8 fallen I-beams at the Pajam Interchange in
Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan (, Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Nogoghi Sombilan'', ''Nismilan'') is a state in Malaysia which lies on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It borders Selangor on the north, Pahang in the east, and Malacca and Johor to the s ...
during the construction of the
Kajang–Seremban Highway The Kajang–Seremban Highway, KASEH ( Malay: ''Lebuhraya Kajang–Seremban''), or LEKAS Highway, is an expressway in Malaysia connecting Kajang, Selangor to Seremban, Negeri Sembilan. The speed limits on the expressway are 80 km/h (Kajang ...
(LEKAS Highway) on the night of 27 September 2007. # The ramp collapse at the Batu Maung Interchange at
Batu Maung Batu Maung is a residential neighbourhood in the Malaysian state of Penang. It is located within the Southwest Penang Island District, near the southeastern tip of Penang Island, and adjacent to the town of Bayan Lepas and the Penang International ...
side of the Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge, Penang Second Bridge during construction on 6 June 2013 killing one person.


Facts

* The Tanjung Malim–Slim River tolled road ( Federal Route 1) is the first tolled highway in Malaysia. * The Sultan Yahya Petra Bridge ( Federal Route 3 ) is the first tolled bridge in Malaysia. *
PLUS Expressways The PLUS Expressways Berhad () is the largest highway concessionaries or build–operate–transfer operator company in Malaysia. A member of the UEM Group, the company is also the largest listed toll expressway operator in Southeast Asia and t ...
is the largest concession (contract), highway concessionaries operator company in Malaysia, also the largest listed toll expressway operator in Southeast Asia, and the eighth largest in the world. The second largest is Prolintas. * The longest bridge in Malaysia is Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge (Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge, Penang Second Bridge) E28 with a total length . The second longest bridge is Penang Bridge E36 with a total length . * The longest expressway in Malaysia is North–South Expressway E1, E2, with a total length . * The longest expressway river bridge in Malaysia is the Sungai Johor Bridge on
Senai–Desaru Expressway Senai–Desaru Expressway, SDE ( Malay: ''Lebuhraya Senai–Desaru''), is an expressway in Johor, Malaysia. It connects Senai in central Johor to Desaru in eastern Johor. Measuring a total length of , it is the third east–west-oriented expres ...
E22 with a total length . The bridge also the longest single plane cable-stayed bridge in Malaysia. * The section between Cahaya Baru and Penawar of the
Senai–Desaru Expressway Senai–Desaru Expressway, SDE ( Malay: ''Lebuhraya Senai–Desaru''), is an expressway in Johor, Malaysia. It connects Senai in central Johor to Desaru in eastern Johor. Measuring a total length of , it is the third east–west-oriented expres ...
E22 is built as a two-lane single carriageway making the first two-lane controlled-access expressway in Malaysia. * The first cable-stayed land bridge in Malaysia is the LDP cable stayed bridge at the Freescale interchange on Damansara–Puchong Expressway E11 with a total length * The most expensive section of the expressway is the Gopeng–Tapah section on the North–South Expressway Northern Route E1. At RM200 million, it translates to RM 20 million per kilometre. Embankment strengthening is the major contributor for this escalating cost. * The largest toll plaza in Malaysia is Bandar Cassia-PLUS Toll Plaza (Gateway Arch Toll Plaza) in Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge, Penang Second Bridge E28 with over 28 lanes (excluding additional motorcycle toll plaza). The second largest toll plaza is Sungai Besi Toll Plaza in North–South Expressway (Malaysia), North–South Expressway Southern Route E2 with over 18 lanes (excluding additional toll booths). * The highest toll plaza in Malaysia is Setul Toll Plaza in
Kajang–Seremban Highway The Kajang–Seremban Highway, KASEH ( Malay: ''Lebuhraya Kajang–Seremban''), or LEKAS Highway, is an expressway in Malaysia connecting Kajang, Selangor to Seremban, Negeri Sembilan. The speed limits on the expressway are 80 km/h (Kajang ...
E21 located at the hilly top of Gunung Mantin–Seremban at above sea level. * Bandar Saujana Putra Interchange on North–South Expressway Central Link E6 and South Klang Valley Expressway E26 is the only expressway interchange in Malaysia to have two toll plazas. * The North–South Expressway E1, E2, is the first expressway in Malaysia that provided an Overhead Bridge Restaurant (OBR). * The busiest expressway in Malaysia is Federal Highway route 2 from Klang, Malaysia, Klang to Kuala Lumpur * Federal Highway route 2 is the first highway in Malaysia to have a motorcycle lane. * The first highway tunnel in Malaysia is Genting Sempah Tunnel on
Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway The Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway is a interstate controlled-access highway in Peninsular Malaysia. It runs between the town of Gombak in Selangor to the southwest and Karak in Pahang to the northeast. The expressway was previously a single- ...
E8. * The first elevated highway in Malaysia is Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH) E12. * The longest flyover bridge in Malaysia is Batu Tiga Flyover on North–South Expressway Central Link E6. * SMART Tunnel E38 () is the longest motorway tunnel, as well as the first double-decked tunnel and the first tunnel that has a stormwater tunnel and a motorway tunnel in Malaysia. * The widest tunnel in Malaysia is
Penchala Tunnel The Penchala Tunnel is a highway tunnel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the widest highway tunnel in the country. This 700-metre tunnel, located on the Sprint Expressway's Penchala Link, connects Sungai Penchala to Mont Kiara. Unlike other high ...
on Penchala Link of Sprint Expressway E23. * The first expressway with double-decked carriageway in Malaysia is Kerinchi Link on Sprint Expressway E23. * The
Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway The Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway is a interstate controlled-access highway in Peninsular Malaysia. It runs between the town of Gombak in Selangor to the southwest and Karak in Pahang to the northeast. The expressway was previously a single- ...
E8 is the only expressway in Malaysia has a separate carriageway at Genting Sempah in Selangor–Pahang border (one for Selangor side and one for Pahang side) due to their geographical locations. * The biggest cloverleaf highway interchange in Malaysia is Bulatan Darul Ehsan Interchange of Federal Highway route 2 and Kemuning–Shah Alam Highway E13 in Shah Alam, Selangor. * The largest highway interchange in Malaysia is Gelugor Complex Interchange at Penang Bridge E36. * The PLUS Speedway ''(formerly ELITE Speedway)'' is the first go-kart circuit in the Malaysian expressways. The circuit is located near the USJ Rest and Service Area on North–South Expressway Central Link E6. * Tapah Rest and Service Area (both bound) on North–South Expressway Northern Route E1 in
Perak Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand's ...
is the first rest and service area in the Malaysian expressway to have wireless broadband internet facilities. * The PLUS Art Gallery in Ayer Keroh Overhead Bridge Restaurant (OBR) North–South Expressway Southern Route E2 is the first highway art gallery in Malaysia. * The Perasing Rest and Service Area on the
East Coast Expressway The East Coast Expressway is an interstate controlled-access highway running parallel to the northeastern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The currently operational segment of the expressway runs between Karak, Pahang and Kuala Nerus, Terengganu. ...
E8 is the biggest Rest and Service Area on the ECE network. It is only accessible by the directional T interchange to R&R in which it is probably the only one of its type in Malaysia. * The largest advertising board on the Malaysian expressways is the Giant Wau Kite Spectacular Advertising Board on the North–South Expressway Southern Route E2 near Sungai Besi and the North–South Expressway Central Link E6 near Putrajaya. * While most toll expressways in Malaysia use green signboards with white letters, the MetaCorp expressway networks (East–West Link Expressway and
Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway The Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway is a main expressway in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This expressway links Kuala Lumpur in the north to Seremban, Negeri Sembilan in the south. Some maps label this highway as E2 as it links directly with the ...
) E37 use blue signboards instead, as if they are municipal expressways. * Before 2007, all federally funded expressways have no exit numbering system; however, the exit number system similar to toll expressways was introduced in 2007 exclusively for Federal Highway route 2 (then followed by the Putrajaya–Cyberjaya Expressway route 29); thus making the Federal Highway as the first federal expressway with expressway exit numbering system. *
Tun Salahuddin Bridge The , or the Pending Bridge is a dual carriageway toll bridge and controlled-access highway in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia. The bridge is located at Pending, a district in Kuching. It is span across the Sarawak River. The bridge were na ...
E24 was the first and was the only toll expressway in the East Malaysia, while almost all toll expressways are built in the Peninsular Malaysia. The Tun Salahuddin Bridge was only the toll expressway without any grade-separated interchange (road), interchanges. The road have been toll free since 1st January, 2016. * The Machap Rest and Service Area (north bound) at the North–South Expressway Southern Route E2 is the first fully air-conditioned rest area in Malaysia. * The Sungai Perak Rest and Service Area (south bound) at the North–South Expressway Northern Route E1 in
Perak Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand's ...
is the first rest and service area in the Malaysian expressway to have an eco-management theme known as "The Green Trail" or "Jejak Hijau". * Putrajaya–Cyberjaya Expressway route 29 is the first future federal highway on Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC). * PLUSMiles is the first and only toll rebate loyalty programme in the Malaysian expressways. * Shah Alam is the first and currently the only city in Malaysia to have its own municipal route numbering system, while other municipal routes in Malaysia do not bear any route numbering scheme. * The longest closed toll collection system coverage in Malaysia is from Juru toll plaza to Skudai toll plaza (previously Ipoh South toll plaza to Skudai toll plaza), which runs through the North–South Expressway Northern Route E1, New Klang Valley Expressway E1, North–South Expressway Central Link E6 and North–South Expressway Southern Route E2. * The North–South Expressway Northern Route E1 is the first and the only expressway in Malaysia to have a runaway truck ramp near Jelapang, Ipoh. * There is one semi tunnel on the East–West Highway (Malaysia), East–West Highway (Route 4) from Gerik,
Perak Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand's ...
to Jeli, Kelantan. It is probably the only one of its type in Malaysia. * The first true two-lane expressway with full access control in Malaysia is the Cahaya Baru–Penawar section of the
Senai–Desaru Expressway Senai–Desaru Expressway, SDE ( Malay: ''Lebuhraya Senai–Desaru''), is an expressway in Johor, Malaysia. It connects Senai in central Johor to Desaru in eastern Johor. Measuring a total length of , it is the third east–west-oriented expres ...
E22. * The
Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway The Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway is a controlled-access highway entirely within Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The expressway connects the end of the North–South Expressway Southern Route at Pandan to the Johor–Singapore ...
E14 is the only expressway in Malaysia has a controlled-access toll free expressway. * The Kota Bharu–Kuala Krai Expressway, which is under construction, will be the first state-owned controlled-access highway, controlled-access expressway once completed. * The
East Coast Expressway The East Coast Expressway is an interstate controlled-access highway running parallel to the northeastern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The currently operational segment of the expressway runs between Karak, Pahang and Kuala Nerus, Terengganu. ...
E8 is the first expressway to have a different concessionaires,
ANIH Berhad ANIH Berhad is the second largest Highway Concessionarie (by distance of highways operated) in Malaysia after PLUS Expressways. ANIH Berhad is a member company of MTD Group. History ANIH Berhad was founded on 7 April 2011 after officially taken ...
(phase 2) and Lebuhraya Pantai Timur 2 (LPT2) Sdn Bhd (phase 2). * The sections of the
East Coast Expressway The East Coast Expressway is an interstate controlled-access highway running parallel to the northeastern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The currently operational segment of the expressway runs between Karak, Pahang and Kuala Nerus, Terengganu. ...
E8 Phase 2: Jabur–Bukit Besi and Telemung–Kuala Terengganu, are the first expressway build by the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR).


List of expressways and highways


Toll expressways

List of the expressways which are under the administration of the federal Malaysian Highway Authority (MHA). The Malaysian expressways are
controlled-access highway A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms i ...
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In popular culture


Films

These films were filmed mainly on Malaysian expressways:


Televisions


Dramas


Documentary


Video games

* Burnout Dominator – The Spiritual City track is based on the real-life Kuala Lumpur city, with signboards leading to some expressways such as E2 North–South Expressway Southern Route and E23 Sprint Expressway.


Gallery

Image:Linkedua-Expressway.JPG, Second Link Expressway, Linkedua Expressway in Malaysia after the Singapore–Malaysia Second Link Bridge, in the northbound direction. Image:Aklee.jpg, The Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway's interchange with Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 in Ampang Jaya, Ampang. Image:Sungailong-kdle.JPG, Newer expressways are relatively empty, such as Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway near Bandar Sungai Long, Kajang, Selangor. Image:LDP FR1.JPG, The cable bridge of Damansara–Puchong Expressway spanning over its intersection with Federal Highway in Petaling Jaya. Kuala Lumpur can be seen in the distant background on the right corner of the picture. Image:FederalHwayKL.JPG, The Petaling Jaya stretch of the Federal Highway leading towards Kuala Lumpur. Image:hills beside Ipoh-Taiping NSE.jpg, Along North–South Expressway Northern Route near
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Perak Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand's ...
. Image:Banjaran_titiwangsa2.jpg, The Titiwangsa Range from the North–South Expressway Northern Route near Slim River. Image:sentul_link.jpg, Sentul Link towards Mahameru Highway (MRR1)


See also

* Road signs in Malaysia * National Speed Limits * Malaysian Federal Roads system * Malaysian Highway Authority * Malaysian State Roads system *
Multi Lane Free Flow Open road tolling (ORT), also called all-electronic tolling, cashless tolling, or free-flow tolling, is the collection of tolls on toll roads without the use of toll booths. An electronic toll collection system is usually used instead. The m ...
* Electronic Toll Collection * Teras Teknologi (TERAS) * Highway * Driveway * Freeway * Motorway * Autobahn * Autoroutes of France * Controlled-access highway * Interstate Highway System * Expressways of Japan * Expressways of China * Highways in Colombia *
Asian Highway Network The Asian Highway Network (AH), also known as the Great Asian Highway, is a cooperative project among countries in Asia and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) to improve their connectivity via hig ...


References


External links


Malaysian Highway Authority official page

Malaysian Highway Authority traffic information page

"Travel Smarter" – Malaysian Highway Concessionaires Company Association (PSKLM) highway information page

PLUS Malaysia Berhad
– concession holder for: ** North–South Expressway **
Malaysia–Singapore Second Link The Malaysia–Singapore Second Link ( ms, Laluan Kedua Malaysia–Singapura, zh, 马新第二通道) is a bridge connecting Singapore and Johor, Malaysia. In Singapore, it is officially known as the Tuas Second Link. The bridge was built to re ...
** North–South Expressway Central Link ** Seremban–Port Dickson Highway ** Butterworth–Kulim Expressway ** Penang Bridge
ANIH Berhad
– concession holder for: **
Karak Expressway Karak may refer to: Places * Al-Karak or Kerak, city and Crusader castle in Jordan ** Karak Governorate, Jordan * al-Karak, Syria, city in Syria's Daraa Governorate * Karak Nuh, village in the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon * Karak, Iran (disambiguation) * ...
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East Coast Expressway The East Coast Expressway is an interstate controlled-access highway running parallel to the northeastern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The currently operational segment of the expressway runs between Karak, Pahang and Kuala Nerus, Terengganu. ...
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Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway The Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway is a main expressway in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This expressway links Kuala Lumpur in the north to Seremban, Negeri Sembilan in the south. Some maps label this highway as E2 as it links directly with the ...
** East–West Link Expressway
Gamuda Berhad
– concession holder for: *
SPRINT
Sprint Expressway *
LITRAK
Damansara–Puchong Expressway *
KESAS
Shah Alam Expressway *
SMART
SMART Tunnel
Road Builder
– concession holder for: *
Besraya
Sungai Besi Expressway *
NPE
New Pantai Expressway *
LEKAS
Kajang–Seremban Highway The Kajang–Seremban Highway, KASEH ( Malay: ''Lebuhraya Kajang–Seremban''), or LEKAS Highway, is an expressway in Malaysia connecting Kajang, Selangor to Seremban, Negeri Sembilan. The speed limits on the expressway are 80 km/h (Kajang ...

Grand Saga website

Propel Berhad
– concession holder for highway maintenance in Malaysia
Motorways Exitlist
– Exilist of expressway in Malaysia
Komuniti PTT Zello Channel Lebuhraya Utara–Selatan
{{Motorways in Asia Malaysian Expressway System, Expressways in Malaysia, Malaysian Public Works Department