The South Klang Valley Expressway, or SKVE ( Malay: ''Lebuhraya Lembah Klang Selatan''), is an expressway in the southern part of

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 co ...

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's most densely populated region. This dual-carriageway provides links to the booming towns in southern Klang Valley, including the country's administrative capital,

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. South Klang Valley Expressway is the fifth east–west-oriented expressway in the Klang Valley after the Federal Highway, the

New Klang Valley Expressway The New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE), designated E1, is a controlled-access highway located entirely within the Klang Valley region of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur in Peninsular Malaysia. The expressway begins at the settlement of Bukit Raja n ...

(NKVE), the Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway (LATAR) and the Shah Alam Expressway (KESAS).

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the expressway is located right after the Uniten Interchange at the Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway E18.

History

The first 7.95 km (section 1A) stretch that starts at the UNITEN interchange in Bangi is toll free, and had been open for several years. It was built by the

Malaysian Public Works Department The Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR; ms, Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia) is the federal government department in Malaysia under Ministry of Works Malaysia (MOW) which is responsible for construction and maintenance of public infrastructure ...

(JKR). The section 1B, 2 and 3 stretch of SKVE are to be built by

SKVE Holdings Sdn Bhd The South Klang Valley Expressway, or SKVE ( Malay: ''Lebuhraya Lembah Klang Selatan''), is an expressway in the southern part of Klang Valley, Malaysia's most densely populated region. This dual-carriageway provides links to the booming towns ...

. The section 1B stretch of the expressway between Cyberjaya to Bandar Saujana Putra was completed in June 2010. The section 2 stretch of the expressway from Bandar Saujana Putra towards Teluk Panglima Garang measuring 12.96 km long would have been completed in 2011. SKVE’s last stretch is the 18.81 km long section 3 and connects to

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before terminating at the Pulau Indah interchange, serving as a direct link between

and Westports in

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. Section 1B of this expressway between Cyberjaya to Bandar Saujana Putra was opened to traffic on 1 July 2010. Meanwhile, the section 2 stretch of the expressway between Bandar Saujana Putra to Teluk Panglima Garang was opened on 29 May 2012 and the final stretch, section 3 of the expressway between Teluk Panglima Garang to Pulau Indah was opened on 1 October 2013.

Features

The section between Teluk Panglima Garang towards Pulau Carey and Pulau Indah is built as a

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while retaining the full access control, making the section as the first true two-lane expressway with full access control in the Klang Valley and also the second in Malaysia after the

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(Cahaya Baru–Penawar sections) in

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. There are three main bridge along the expressway, the Jalan Puchong-Sungai Rasau bridge, the Pulau Carey-Sungai Langat bridge and the

Selat Lumut-SKVE Bridge Selat Lumut-SKVE Bridge is an expressway bridge across Lumut Straits in Klang Valley, Selangor, Malaysia. It is a second longest straits bridge in the Klang Valley after Selat Lumut Bridge. It connects Pulau Carey to Pulau Indah on the South K ...

, a major landmark. A speed camera of the Malaysian

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(AES) is on SKVE near Shell layby, Serdang. A

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, to stop vehicles unable to brake, is provided on both ends of the

. There are two Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Enforcement Stations at

. IOI City Mall, the largest shopping mall in Serdang is near IOI Resort.

Criticism

section 1A of the expressway (toll-free) was in a state of poor maintenance, with most of its street lights not functioning and wrecked guardrails unreplaced at accident sites.

Toll systems

The South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE) is using the closed toll system. Since 1 June 2016, all electronic toll transactions have been conducted using Touch 'n Go and SmartTAGs.

Toll plaza abbreviations

Toll rates

Note: Toll charges can only be paid with the Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAG. Cash payment is not accepted.

List of interchanges

References

External links

SKVE Holdings Sdn Bhd official website

SKVE Highway Details, Malaysian Highway Authority
{{Malaysian Expressway System 2010 establishments in Malaysia Expressways and highways in the Klang Valley Expressways in Malaysia