- New Klang Valley Expressway
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E1 Expressway New Klang Valley Expressway Route information Length: 35 km (22 mi) Existed: 1988 – present History: Completed in 1993 Major junctions West end: Bukit Raja, Selangor North Klang Straits Bypass
Setia Alam Highway
Guthrie Corridor Expressway
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport Highway
AH2 North-South Expressway Central Link
Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway
Sprint Expressway = Damansara Link and Kerinchi Link
AH2 North-South Expressway Northern Route
Jalan Duta-Segambut HighwayEast end: Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur Location Primary
destinations:Setia Alam, Shah Alam, Subang, Damansara, Subang Jaya, Kota Damansara, Bukit Lanjan Highway system AH2
(Bukit Lanjan - Shah Alam stretch only)The New Klang Valley Expressway, or the NKVE AH2 (the official name as stated on the website of PLUS Expressways Berhad, the highway concessionaire) refers to a stretch of the North-South Expressway in Peninsular Malaysia which starts from Bukit Raja near Klang town, and ends at Jalan Duta in Kuala Lumpur. It is a busiest expressway in Klang Valley during rush hour from/to Kuala Lumpur. People sometimes call it the North Klang Valley Expressway due to its location in Malaysia's most populated region, but most refer to it by its initials. The speed limit on the expressway are 110 km/h (68 mph) on Bukit Raja-Bukit Lanjan stretch and 90 km/h (55 mph) on Bukit Lanjan-Jalan Duta stretch.
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Route background
The Kilometre Zero starts at Bukit Raja Toll Plaza at Bukit Raja near Klang.
How to get there?
Traffic from the north, destined for places further south of Kuala Lumpur (such as Putrajaya, Seremban, Melaka, Johor Bahru and Singapore), must enter the Bukit Lanjan Interchange and travel west before turning left at Shah Alam (the entry point of North-South Expressway Central Link, ). Another alternative is by entering Kuala Lumpur via Jalan Duta Interchange and entering Jalan Duta-Segambut Highway and Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 which ends at Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway and the southern route but this alternative is quite unwise especially during peak hours, therefore the NKVE is built to bypass Kuala Lumpur for traveling north-south or vice-versa.
History
Plans of the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) began in 1985 after the North-South Expressway was constructed and the Federal Highway had become a busing traffic during rush hour from/to Kuala Lumpur.
Construction began in 1988, with the first section of the NKVE between Bukit Raja and Damansara opened to traffic on 7 December 1990.[1][2] The fully completed NKVE spanning between Bukit Raja and Jalan Duta was officially launched by the fourth Malaysian Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad at Jalan Duta toll plaza on 11 January 1993.
Features
It is the second link to Kuala Lumpur from Klang after Federal Highway. It has no rest and service areas but there are many petrol station laybys along the highway. Other features of this highway includes traffic CCTVs and VMS. Many viaducts along this expressway including Penchala, Bukit Lanjan and Segambut viaducts. Persada PLUS is the main headquarters of the PLUS Expressway Berhad. It is located at Subang Interchange.
Incidents
Rockfall near Bukit Lanjan
In late 2003, a rockfall near the Bukit Lanjan interchange caused the expressway to close for more than six months, causing massive traffic jams to occur in areas surrounding Klang Valley. After clearance of debris and road repairs, the expressway was reopened to public by mid-2004.
Beam collapsed on NKVE-Jalan Meru flyover (Setia Alam Interchange)
On the 10 July 2005, a section of the Setia Alam flyover interchange - which was under construction then - collapsed, resulting in the death of two Bangladeshi workers and injuring seven others. (Source: New Straits Times 21 July 2005)
List of interchanges
km Exit Interchange To Remarks
-1.2BUKIT RAJA INTERCHANGE NORTH
PERSIARAN WAJA
Bukit Raja Industrial Estate
NORTH KLANG STRAITS BYPASS
NORTHWEST
__ Port_Klang_ _ Port_Klang_ Port Klang
Meru
Kapar
SOUTH
Klang
Shah AlamTrumpet expressway interchange _ NORTH KLANG STRAITS BYPASS
Shahpadu border limitNEW KLANG VALLEY EXPRESSWAY
PLUS Expressway border limit
-1Tarmac carriageway Concrete carriageway P Petronas and Shell Layby Petronas ATM
Shell ATMBukit Raja bound
0P Bukit Raja toll plaza
BKR
TnG TAG i
Customer Service CentreTnG TAG i
Customer Service CentreKlang bound Bukit Raja toll plaza
BKR
RM (Cash) TnG TAG TAG TnG
1
2
3SETIA ALAM INTERCHANGE
STA
TnG TAG i
Customer Service CentreWEST
SETIA ALAM HIGHWAY
Setia Alam
Meru
KaparDirectional T interchange with toll plaza
4
5
66.9 Sungai Rasau bridge
7
8NEW KLANG VALLEY EXPRESSWAY AH2 NEW KLANG VALLEY EXPRESSWAY
9
AH2
--SHAH ALAM INTERCHANGE
SHA
TnG TAG i
Customer Service CentreNORTH
B9Shah Alam
B9Bukit Jelutong
GUTHRIE CORRIDOR EXPRESSWAY
Rawang
Kuala Selangor
SOUTH
AH2 NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY CENTRAL LINK
AH2 Singapore
AH2 Johor Bahru
_AH2_ Kuala_Lumpur_International_Airport_(KLIA)_ AH2 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Trumpet expressway interchange with toll plaza
Closed tolled trumpet expressway interchangeRESTRICTED ROUTES
HEAVY VEHICLES
(laden and unladen heavy vehicles weighing 10,000kg or more)
ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ENTER THE EXPRESSWAY
Monday to Friday (Except Public Holidays)
6:30 am to 9:30 am
SHAH ALAM - JALAN DUTA
(km 9.3 - km 31)9.6 Sungai Damansara bridge 9.7 9.8 9.9
10
AH2
--
11
AH2
--
12
AH2
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13
AH2
--Concrete carriageway Tarmac carriageway 13.9 SUBANG INTERCHANGE
SBG
TnG TAG i
Customer Service Centre
PERSADA PLUS
PLUS Expressway Berhad main headquartersSULTAN ABDUL AZIZ SHAH AIRPORT HIGHWAY
Subang
_Sultan_Abdul_Aziz_Shah_Airport_ Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport
Subang Jaya
Kelana JayaTrumpet interchange with toll plaza
14
AH2
--Sungai Kayu Ara bridge Tarmac carriageway Concrete carriageway P Petronas and Shell Layby Petronas McDonalds Dunkin Donuts ATM
Shell KFC ATMBukit Lanjan bound Concrete carriageway Tarmac carriageway Sungai Takil bridge
17
AH2
--DAMANSARA INTERCHANGE
DMR
TnG TAG i
Customer Service CentreSPRINT EXPRESSWAY = DAMANSARA LINK
Damansara
Petaling JayaTrumpet interchange with toll plaza Tarmac carriageway Concrete carriageway Sungai Rumput bridge KOTA DAMANSARA INTERCHANGE
KDR
TnG TAG i
Customer Service CentreKota Damansara
Mutiara DamansaraTrumpet interchange with toll plaza Concrete carriageway Tarmac carriageway 20.9 BUKIT LANJAN INTERCHANGE NORTH
AH2 NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY NORTHERN LINK
Bukit Kayu Hitam
Penang
Ipoh
Sungai Buloh
R&R Sungai Buloh overhead bridge restaurantClosed tolled directional T expressway interchange AH2 NEW KLANG VALLEY EXPRESSWAY NEW KLANG VALLEY EXPRESSWAY
21Tarmac carriageway Concrete carriageway Penchala viaduct Selangor Darul Ehsan
Petaling district borderDBKL border arch
Selangor-FT Kuala Lumpur borderFederal Territory of Kuala Lumpur Bukit Lanjan viaduct
28Segambut viaduct Kuala Lumpur bound,
Use lower gearP Shell Layby Shell Bukit Lanjan bound Jalan Duta toll plaza
JLD
TnG TAG i
Customer Service CentreKuala Lumpur bound P Shell Layby Shell Kuala Lumpur bound NEW KLANG VALLEY EXPRESSWAY
PLUS Expressway border limitDUTA-ULU KLANG EXPRESSWAY
Kesturi border limitJALAN DUTA-DUKE INTERCHANGE EAST
DUTA-ULU KLANG EXPRESSWAY
Kepong
Batu Caves
Kuantan
Genting Highlands
Ampang
Ulu KlangTrumpet expressway interchange DUTA-ULU KLANG EXPRESSWAY
Kesturi border limitNEW KLANG VALLEY EXPRESSWAY
PLUS Expressway border limitJALAN DUTA-SPRINT INTERCHANGE SOUTH
SPRINT EXPRESSWAY = KERINCHI LINK
Mont Kiara
Taman Tun Dr. Ismail
Sri Hartamas
Damansara
Petaling JayaDirectional T expressway interchange Concrete carriageway Tarmac carriageway RESTRICTED ROUTES
HEAVY VEHICLES
(laden and unladen heavy vehicles weighing 10,000kg or more)
ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ENTER THE EXPRESSWAY
Monday to Friday (Except Public Holidays)
6:30 am to 9:30 am
SHAH ALAM - JALAN DUTA
(km 9.3 - km 31)NEW KLANG VALLEY EXPRESSWAY
PLUS Expressway border limitJALAN DUTA-SEGAMBUT HIGHWAY
DBKL border limit
31JALAN DUTA INTERCHANGE JALAN DUTA-SEGAMBUT HIGHWAY
NORTH
Jalan Duta
Kuantan
Segambut
SOUTH
Kuala Lumpur city centreDirectional T expressway interchange See also
References
- ^ "New Klang Valley Expressway newspaper ads (page 6 and 11)". New Straits Times. 1990-12-07. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wLsTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i5ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6826,1887659&dq=tunku+abdul+rahman+1990&hl=en. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
- ^ "Parts of the expressway is open". New Straits Times. 1990-12-08. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wbsTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i5ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6906,2245769&dq=new+klang+valley+expressway&hl=en. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
External links
PLUS Expressway Networks North-South Expressway Northern Route (including New Klang Valley Expressway) • North-South Expressway Southern Route • Second Link Expressway • North-South Expressway Central Link (including Putrajaya Link) • Butterworth-Kulim Expressway • Seremban-Port Dickson Highway • Skudai Highway (until 1 March 2004) and Johor-Singapore Causeway • Federal HighwayMalaysian Expressway System History Interstate North–South Expressway Northern Route (including New Klang Valley Expressway) · North–South Expressway Southern Route · North–South Expressway Central Link (including Putrajaya Link) (NSECL/ELITE) · Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway and East Coast Expressway (LPT/ECE) · Butterworth–Kulim Expressway (BKE) · Kajang–Seremban Highway (LEKAS/KASEH) · ^ West Coast Expressway (LPB/WCE) · ^ Paroi-Senawang-KLIA Expressway (PSKE) · ^ Central Spine Expressway (CSE/LRUT)Greater Kuala Lumpur/Klang Valley
and SelangorNew Klang Valley Expressway (part of the North–South Expressway Northern Route) · Shah Alam Expressway (SAE/KESAS) · Cheras–Kajang Expressway (CKE/Grand Saga) · Sungai Besi Expressway (SBE/BESRAYA) (including # Shamelin Expressway or Besraya Extension Expressway) · New Pantai Expressway (NPE) · Damansara-Puchong Expressway (LDP) · Ampang – Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH) · Kemuning – Shah Alam Highway (LKSA) · Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway (SILK) · Maju Expressway (MEX) (Kuala Lumpur – Putrajaya Expressway (KLPE) and KL-KLIA Dedicated Expressway) · Sprint Expressway (Kerinchi Link, Damansara Link and Penchala Link) · Kuala Lumpur – Kuala Selangor Expressway (KLS) (Assam Jawa-Templer Park Highway (LATAR)) · South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE) · New North Klang Straits Bypass (NNKSB) · Duta – Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE) · Guthrie Corridor Expressway (GCE) · East–West Link Expressway and Kuala Lumpur – Seremban Expressway · Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART Tunnel) · ^ Kuala Lumpur Outer Ring Road (KLORR) · ^ Guthrie-Damansara Expressway (GDE) · ^ Kuala Lumpur Arah Serendah Expressway (KLAS) · ^ Serdang-Kinrara-Putrajaya Expressway (SKIP)Iskandar Malaysia and Johor Second Link Expressway (Malaysia–Singapore Second Link) (MSSC/LINKEDUA) · # JB Eastern Dispersal Link · Senai–Desaru Expressway (SDE)Penang Butterworth Outer Ring Road (BORR) · # Penang Outer Ring Road (PORR) · # Penang Second Bridge · Penang Bridge · ^ Sungai Juru ExpresswayKedah and Perak Others #: under construction, ^: under planning and development.Categories:- Expressways and highways in the Klang Valley
- North–South Expressway Networks, Malaysia
- Expressways in Malaysia
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