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The North–South Expressway Southern Route () is an interstate
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running parallel to the southwestern coast of
Peninsular Malaysia Peninsular Malaysia, historically known as Malaya and also known as West Malaysia or the Malaysian Peninsula, is the western part of Malaysia that comprises the southern part of the Malay Peninsula on Mainland Southeast Asia and the list of isla ...
. The expressway forms the south section of the North–South Expressway, connecting the states of
Selangor Selangor ( ; ), also known by the Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the e ...
,
Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan (, Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Nogoghi Sombilan'', ''Nismilan''), historically spelled as Negri Sembilan, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state in Malaysia which lies on the Peninsular Malaysia#Other features, wes ...
,
Malacca Malacca (), officially the Historic State of Malacca (), is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state in Malaysia located in the Peninsular Malaysia#Other features, southern region of the Malay Peninsula, facing the Strait of Malacca ...
and
Johor Johor, also spelled Johore,'' is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. It borders with Pahang, Malacca and Negeri Sembilan to the north. Johor has maritime borders with Singapore ...
. It begins at
Seri Kembangan Seri Kembangan, also known as Serdang, formerly known as Serdang New Village, is a town located in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located in between Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. The town is now a considerable city in size. It is loc ...
, near the state/territory boundary between Selangor and
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, and travels southwards to end at Pandan-Tebrau in
Johor Johor, also spelled Johore,'' is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. It borders with Pahang, Malacca and Negeri Sembilan to the north. Johor has maritime borders with Singapore ...
. The expressway is the third longest in
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, after its northern counterpart and the
East Coast Expressway The East Coast Expressway (ECE; Malay language, Malay: , ''LPT'') is an interstate controlled-access highway running parallel to the northeastern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The currently operational segment of the expressway runs through Karak ...
. The Kilometre Zero of the entire expressway is located at the Pandan Interchange with 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 ...
.


Route background


Sungai Besi to Nilai North

The expressway begins at the Sungai Besi toll plaza. The
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links Sungai Besi toll plaza to Jalan Istana and the
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near the Sungai Besi RMAF base. This section is a six-lane carriageway and serves the southwestern part of Klang Valley, passing by a few major towns. The expressway connect to Universiti Putra Malaysia via UPM Interchange, which also provide connection to nearby other suburban towns like Seri Kembangan via Besraya and Putrajaya via SKVE as well as Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) nearby. Kajang interchange however is an interchange with Kajang SILK E18 on their Country Heights Interchange, before connecting it to Kajang town and the rest of E18 network. Bangi Interchange connects to Bandar Baru Bangi township and National University of Malaysia (UKM). Newly build Southville City Interchange links to Federal Route 31 (Banting-Kajang Route) which provide access to Dengkil and Semenyih after passing the Southville City new developments. Putra Mahkota, the last interchange of the Selangor part of the route, connects to Bandar Seri Putra housing developments. The state border of Selangor-Negeri Sembilan follows after. This section only has laybys on Serdang and Nilai, with Nilai southbound also provide access to Nilai Memorial Park. However what makes them different from other laybys is the food stalls building is also present in these laybys, which makes their function similar to rest areas.


Nilai North to Seremban

From this point the expressway enters Negeri Sembilan, running southwesterly towards Nilai. The interchange to
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E6 lies in the northern part of Nilai, near the Selangor–Negeri Sembilan border, enabling motorists from the south to
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and Klang while bypassing Kuala Lumpur. This section has been widened to an eight-lane carriageway to accommodate heavy traffic. Nilai interchange gives access to Bandar Baru Nilai and Nilai 3 business centre. The expressway later continues to cross on Recron factory, quarries and estates and also the northernmost rest area of the route which is Seremban R&R. Later only continues to Bandar Ainsdale Interchange, which links to Bandar Ainsdale new developments as well serving as new northernmost interchange to Seremban. Seremban Interchange provides direct access to Seremban city centre and also closes the gap between the expressway and Federal Route 1.


Seremban to Senawang

This section links to Seremban City proper and Senawang. Between this section there's Port Dickson interchange, which isn't connecting the expressway to Port Dickson town but rather the Seremban-Port Dickson E29 expressway which itself isn't directly connected to the expressway but rather on the westward stretch of Federal Route 53 linked. The eight-lane dual-carriageway continues on this section. Senawang Interchange serves as southernmost interchange of Seremban area, which connects Senawang and Seremban Jaya residential areas. The route continues to run parallel to Federal Route 1.


Senawang to Ayer Keroh

The expressway returns to a six-lane dual-carriageway with lanes are divided with a line of trees. This is the section where the route started back to distance from Federal Route 1 as the expressway routes into Malacca. Malacca-Negeri Sembilan border is situated a few kilometers before Simpang Ampat Interchange, and as the exit provides access to Simpang Ampat and Tampin nearby, it also being the last serving close connection to Federal Route 1 before both started to distance between them, with FT1 goes southeast, and E1 goes southwest into Malacca and run parallel, but distant with Lebuh AMJ FT19. Ayer Keroh is the only interchange that links close to the state's central areas, with a few kilometres north lies the only overhead restaurant of E2 which shares the same name.


Ayer Keroh to Pagoh

The expressway becomes a four-lane dual-carriageway expressway. Along these section also the divider between lanes is decorated with flower trees instead. This is also where the only concrete pavement is done in this route, particularly between Ayer Keroh - Jasin part. The route started to go on their own route as FT19 became more distant and therefore ending after Malacca border, yet still so far with FT1 to close with. Past Sungai Kesang (Johor-Malacca border), the northernmost Johor exit is Tangkak, which aside from connecting to the textile border town, connects on FT23 which gives connection to major northwest towns of Johor, particularly close to Muar and further to Segamat. Both Bukit Gambir and Pagoh exits also provides connection to Muar. The northbound Pagoh R&R is also situated here.


Pagoh to Skudai

The longest distance between two interchanges of the entire expressway lies in this section on Pagoh interchange to Yong Peng North interchange, a 42.98 km distance between both interchanges. As it also passes through Mount Maokil and surrounding hilly areas, a climbing lane is established on the section. The expressway finally connects to the Federal Route 1 directly via Yong Peng South exit, and going southbound both route runs back close in parallel until the terminus. Ayer Hitam interchange also connects to Federal Route 50, the central Johor main road which links the west coast and east coast part of the state from Batu Pahat to Mersing via Kluang as well as the ceramic town itself. The southernmost rest area for the whole expressway lies in Machap, just 2 kilometres from the Machap exit. The route then later enters the Iskandar Johor corridor starting from Kulai interchange which led towards Kulai town. The Senai North interchange links the expressway to the Second Link E3 expressway which allows motorists a direct access to the Malaysia-Singapore Second Link Bridge to Tuas, Singapore, as well as connecting Senai airport areas before going southwest. The main route goes straight to Johor Bahru proper.


Skudai to Johor Bahru

Closed toll fares ends begins and ends on Skudai toll plaza, with Kempas toll plaza uses an open-toll collection system. The route keep being linked to the parallel Federal Route 1 with Skudai gives main access to Skudai town centre before going southeast to serve a few towns in Iskandar Puteri and Johor Bahru city areas. The route is also linked with Pasir Gudang Highway (FT17) on Pasir Gudang Interchange. On the last segment, the expressway finally terminates at its interchange with 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 ...
and also the only part which links the route with Federal Route 3, the peninsular East Coast backbone. Both routes goes down to the city centre and links to Johor Causeway.


Speed limits

Most of the expressway enforces a maximum speed limit of . Signed exceptions include: * when approaching any toll plaza * from Sungai Besi to Bangi There are no signed minimum speed limits.


Features

The Sungai Besi toll plaza has the second highest number of toll booths in Malaysia, thus making the stretch of highway at the Sungai Besi toll plaza the second widest road in Malaysia with more than 18 lanes (excluding additional toll booths) before Batu Kawan toll plaza at
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( Penang Second Bridge) which has 28 lanes. The Pagoh–Yong Peng (North) section is the longest stretch of the North–South Expressway network. This 47-kilometre stretch passes
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and the plains of Seri Medan and Sungai Sarang Buaya.


Tolls

Most of the expressway maintains a
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(closed system) of tolling. The expressway however also has one
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using the
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(open system) at
Kempas Kempas is a suburb in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States an ...
. The ticket system from Skudai northwards uses an integrated system of tolling that also applies to the
North–South Expressway Central Link The North–South Expressway Central Link also known as ELITE, is a controlled-access highway in Malaysia, running between Shah Alam in Selangor and Nilai in Negeri Sembilan. The expressway joins the separated North–South Expressway northern ...
,
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and
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(e.g. it is possible to travel from Skudai, Johor on this expressway to Juru,
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on the
North–South Expressway Northern Route The North–South Expressway Northern Route ) is an interstate controlled-access highway running parallel to the northwestern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The expressway forms the north section of the North–South Expressway (Malaysia), No ...
without leaving the toll system). The toll rate for the ticket system for passenger cars excluding taxis as of 2011 is 13.6 sen per kilometre.


Toll rates


Closed toll systems

Calculated below is maximum rate between Skudai and Sungai Besi, the furthest ends of this section closed system.


Kempas Toll Plaza


Services


Emergency assistance and information services

Orange
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s/
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es are located every two kilometres along the entire expressway, as with every other expressway in the PLUS expressway network. Alternatively, commuters may dial the toll-free number 1 800 88 0000 on their mobile phones. Both will connect to the PLUS traffic monitoring centre in Subang where commuters may request for traffic information or roadside assistance. The highway patrol and
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teams are known as ''PLUSRonda''. They provide free
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services including small fixes for broken down vehicles, towing and also act as
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when there is an incident. They are also given
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powers. PLUS also provides traffic information to commuters through
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s located on some sections of the expressway, and on
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@plustrafik in Malay. Major radio stations in
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also broadcast traffic updates for the expressway.


Rest areas

The North–South Expressway southern route has 8 full
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s (which includes one overhead bridge restaurant), 20
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s and one vista point (scenic area) total along both directions of the expressway. Every rest area and layby includes, as a bare minimum,
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s and
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s. Most laybys also include public telephones and a small rest hut. Depending on location, laybys can also include
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, a
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, and rarely,
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s, independently operated restaurants and
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s. Full rest and service areas have all of the above services and are much larger, so they can accommodate more services. Several rest areas also have small inns, and most have complimentary
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services. Vista points only have
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and are meant for commuters to enjoy the scenery at that location. Laybys are found every 25 to 50 kilometres, while full rest areas are found every 80 to 100 kilometres. The only vista point on this expressway is in Pedas Linggi.


History

Several infrastructures in the Johor state portion of the expressway were constructed by Konsorsium Citra Kontraktor Nusantara, a group of six Indonesian firms and Maha Bina Sdn Bhd of Malaysia. The consortium built a 20-km section of the expressway, two interchanges and 12 bridges.


Original route

The construction of the North-South Expressway includes the acquisition and upgrades of several major roads as follows:-


Development


Six-lane widening works

The Senawang Interchange and the Ayer Keroh Interchange received new four lane sections in 2003. The Ayer Keroh Interchange had two-lane carriageways until 2009, when it was widened to three and four lanes, ending at Sungai Besi commencing again at E37
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 t ...
.


Phase 1: Seremban–Senawang

In July, 2007, a six lane section from
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to Seremban Interchange Exit 218 was extended to Senawang Interchange Exit 220.


Phase 2: Seremban–Ayer Keroh

The next phase of these works, the extension of the Senawang Interchange Exit 220 to the Ayer Keroh Interchange Exit 231 was completed in December, 2007.


Fourth lane addition

In July 2010, the operator, PLUS Expressways Berhad, announced that the government had awarded contracts to build a fourth lane on a stretch from Nilai (North) to Seremban. The construction was completed in 2015.


Exit 236 Bukit Gambir Interchange

An interchange between Tangkak and Pagoh Interchange was opened to traffic on 26 January 2014, there will be three interchanges that will be linking from the interchanges to Muar, Johor.


Exit 217 Bandar Ainsdale (Seremban North) Interchange

An interchange between Nilai and Seremban Interchange was opened to traffic on 10 July 2015, there will be four interchange that will be linking from the interchanges to Seremban, Negeri Sembilan.


Exit 212A Southville City Interchange

An interchange between Bangi and Putra Mahkota Interchange was opened to traffic on April 11, 2018, there will be five interchange that will be linking from the interchanges to Bangi, Selangor.


Junction list


References


External links


PLUS Expressway Berhad

PLUS

Malaysian Highway Authority
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