The North–South Expressway Central Link also known as ELITE, is a
controlled-access highway
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in
Malaysia
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, running between
Shah Alam
Shah Alam (, from Persian language, Persian, meaning "king of the world") is a city and the state capital of Selangor, Malaysia which is situated within the Petaling District and a small portion of the neighbouring Klang District. Shah Alam rep ...
in
Selangor
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and
Nilai
Nilai is a city located in the Seremban District of the state of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, located close to the border with Selangor. It is the northern suburb within the Seremban metropolitan area, as well as part of the Greater Kuala Lumpur, ...
in
Negeri Sembilan
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. The expressway joins the separated
northern and
southern sections of the
North–South Expressway, allowing interstate traffic to bypass
Kuala Lumpur
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. The expressway also serves as a primary access route to
Putrajaya
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and
Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Kuala Lumpur International Airport is the main international airport serving Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. It is located in the Sepang District of Selangor, approximately south of downtown Kuala Lumpur and serves the Greater Kuala L ...
.
History
Then originally unnamed, the Central Link of the North-South Expressway was built by
United Engineers Malaysia Berhad at a cost of RM 1 billion. The concession agreement was signed in April 1994. Construction would start in June 1994 and would be completed by August 1997. UEM would also use the expertise and staff of PLUS which was responsible for the completion of the North-South Expressway.
The first section, between Shah Alam and USJ, was opened in June 1996. In October 1997, the remainder of the expressway opened to traffic. The Putrajaya Link was opened in 2000.
In September 2003, the company Expressway Lingkaran Tengah Sdn Bhd (ELITE) became a member company of
PLUS Expressways
The PLUS Expressways Berhad is the largest Concession (contract), highway concessionaries or build–operate–transfer operator company in Malaysia. A member of the UEM Group, the company is also the largest formerly listed toll expressway ope ...
.
On 28 February 2013, a bridge being built by the
Selangor State Development Corporation
The State Development Corporation of Selangor ( Malay:Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor abbr:PKNS) is a state development corporation in Selangor, Malaysia. PKNS was established to drive the development of the state, focusing on fair economic p ...
at the interchange to Bandar Nusaputra on the Putrajaya Link collapsed due to a water pipe leak. No casualties were reported.
Features
*Closed toll system (refer to PLUS)
*Batu Tiga flyover longest in NSE network
*Act as bypass from bustling
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population ...
travelling from north to south and vice versa
*Smooth access to KLIA
*PLUS Speedway ''(formerly ELITE Speedway)'' in USJ Rest and Service Area is the first highway go-kart circuit in Malaysia
*Safety CS Team (PROPEL) roadworks
Toll system
ELITE operates using a closed toll system throughout its entire route, with toll plazas built at all access points. The toll rate for each vehicle is proportional to the distance between the vehicle's entry point and exit point.
ELITE integrates its toll collection system with
New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) and the northern and southern routes of the North-South Expressway (NSE) up to their respective terminuses at Sungai Besi (NKVE-NSE Northern Route), Bukit Raja (ELITE-NKVE), Juru (ELITE-NSE Southern Route) and Skudai (NSE Southern Route). As such, vehicles traveling throughout the aforementioned expressway network will be charged with a toll rate equivalent to the sum of the rates calculated for each expressway.
Vehicles exiting ELITE to the aforementioned expressways will not pass through any toll plazas at the interchanges between the respective highways.
Fares (between Shah Alam and Bandar Serenia only)
''(Since 1 February 2020)''
Attorney General’s Chambers website
List of interchanges, and rest and service areas
Putrajaya Link
Putrajaya Link, or Persiaran Barat E6, is an expressway within North–South Expressway Central Link and also a major interchange in same expressway. The expressway connects Putrajaya Interchange to the Lebuh Sentosa interchange.
The Kilometre Zero of the expressway is located at Putrajaya Interchange.
History
Construction started in 1998. The Putrajaya Link which was connected to Putrajaya was opened in 2000.
In September 2003, the company Expressway Lingkaran Tengah Sdn Bhd (ELITE) became a member company of PLUS Expressways Berhad.
Incidents
On 28 February 2013, the under construction bridge at the Bandar Nusaputra Interchange Exit 613, kilometre P2.4 of the Putrajaya Link, a part of the North–South Expressway Central Link E6 collapse caused by water pipe leakage. No casualties or injuries were reported. The bridge was built by the Selangor State Development Corporation
The State Development Corporation of Selangor ( Malay:Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor abbr:PKNS) is a state development corporation in Selangor, Malaysia. PKNS was established to drive the development of the state, focusing on fair economic p ...
(PKNS) and not PLUS Expressways
The PLUS Expressways Berhad is the largest Concession (contract), highway concessionaries or build–operate–transfer operator company in Malaysia. A member of the UEM Group, the company is also the largest formerly listed toll expressway ope ...
. It is unclear when the construction was complete. However, according to Google Maps
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Street View, traffic is being flown smoothly in all directions of the cloverleaf junction as of January 2019.
List of interchanges
References
External links
PLUS Expressway Berhad
ELITE
Malaysian Highway Authority
{{DEFAULTSORT:North-South Expressway Central Link
1996 establishments in Malaysia
Expressways in Malaysia
Expressways and highways in the Klang Valley
Roads in Selangor
North–South Expressway (Malaysia)