The Shah Alam Expressway is a

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running between

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in Klang,

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. Shah Alam Expressway is the third east–west-oriented expressway in the Klang Valley after the

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. This expressway is part of the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 Scheme (Sunway Interchange–Sri Petaling Interchange).

Overview

The Shah Alam Expressway is an alternative to the congested

, and a motorist on the expressway can practically travel to any part of the Klang Valley as it connects to a wide range of highway networks such as the

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, North–South Expressway,

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and the

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. Given its high accessibility in connectivity, the Shah Alam Expressway is a popular travelling mode and over one million motorists ply the route on a daily basis, of which 66% are using the toll-free stretch. The Shah Alam Expressway starts at kilometre 18 near Pandamaran Interchange in Klang,

History

Konsortium Expressway Shah Alam Selangor

The Konsortium Expressway Shah Alam Selangor Sdn Bhd (KESAS) is a join consortium between

Selangor State Development Corporation The State Development Corporation of Selangor or Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor (PKNS) is a state development corporation in Selangor, Malaysia. Sports *PKNS FC Selangor Football Club II ( Malay: ''Kelab Bola Sepak Selangor 2''), co ...

(PKNS),

Gamuda Berhad Gamuda Berhad () is an engineering, property and infrastructure company based in Malaysia. It is one of the largest Malaysian infrastructure companies and has undertaken various projects, both locally and overseas, like the construction of Kla ...

, Arab Malaysian Development Berhad (AMDB) and

Permodalan Nasional Berhad Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) is one of the largest fund management companies in Malaysia. It was established on 17 March 1978 as one of the instruments of the government's New Economic Policy. PNB's two notable projects is located in Kuala ...

(PNB). The company was formed on 3 September 1993 to finance, design, construct, operate, maintain and collect toll for the Shah Alam Expressway for 28 years and 9 months.

Construction

Construction of the expressway began on 1994. Phase 1 (Seafield–Sri Petaling) was completed in 1996 and Phase 2 (Seafield–Pandamaran) was completed in 1998. During the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unprecedent ...

in Kuala Lumpur, the expressway became a gateway to

National Sports Complex The KL Sports City (formerly known as ''Bukit Jalil National Sports Complex''; Kompleks Sukan Negara in Malay) in Malaysia is the largest sports complex in the country. It is located in Bukit Jalil, 20 km south of Kuala Lumpur. Described a ...

Bukit Jalil Bukit Jalil is an affluent suburb in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is bounded by the National Sports Complex on the east, the Shah Alam Expressway on the north, city boundaries to the west, and the Puchong–Sungai Besi Highway as well as city bound ...

. The expressway formerly featured its own electronic toll collection system, known as the "Express TAG". From 1 July 2004, the Express TAG was replaced by the

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and

SmartTAG 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 ...

systems.

Tolls

The Shah Alam Expressway using opened toll systems.

Electronic Toll Collections (ETC)

As part of an initiative to facilitate faster transaction at the Kemuning, Sunway, Awan Besar and Awan Kecil Toll Plazas, all toll transactions at four toll plazas on the Shah Alam Expressway will be conducted electronically via

cards or

s starting 2 March 2016.

Toll rates

(Starting 15 January 2013)

List of interchanges, laybys and rest and service areas

Below is a list of interchanges (exits), laybys and rest and service areas along the Shah Alam Expressway. The exits are arranged in ascending numerical order from West to East.

External links

Gamuda Group

KESAS