North-South Expressway Northern Route

Malaysian_expressway_routebox
E--=MES-E|1
E1
Highway concessionaire's
PLUS Expressway Berhad
length-km=460
direction=North→South
start=Bukit Kayu Hitam, Kedah
destinations=Jitra Alor Star Sungai Petani Butterworth Taiping Kuala Kangsar Ipoh Gopeng Tapah Rawang Kuala Lumpur
end=Bukit Lanjan, Selangor
starting-date=1985
completion-date=1994
interchanges=JKR|1 Federal route 1
JKR|194Changlun-Kuala Perlis Highway
MES-E|17Butterworth Outer Ring Road
MES-E|36Penang Bridge
MES-E|15Butterworth-Kulim Expressway
MES-E|35Guthrie Corridor Expressway
MES-E|1 New Klang Valley Expressway
)
Asian Highway Network=AHN-AH|2
Development Cost=
Number of lanes=4 lanes
Bukit Kayu Hitam - Sungai Dua
Penang Bridge - Slim River
6 lane
Sungai Dua - Penang Bridge
Slim River - Bukit Lanjan
Interchanges=
Toll plazas=
Layby=Fact|date=February 2007
Rest and Service Area=Fact|date=February 2007
Overhead Bridge Restaurant=1
Vista Point=1
Highway tunnels=Menora Tunnel
800 metres
(4 lanes)
Type of roads=Tarmac
Concrete
(Gurun and Tapah-Bukit Lanjan stretch)
Toll systems=Closed toll systems
Hutan Kampung - Sungai Dua
Juru - Jelapang
Ipoh Selatan - Bukit Lanjan
Opened toll systems
Bukit Kayu Hitam - Hutan Kampung
Sungai Dua - Juru
Jelapang - Ipoh Selatan

North-South Expressway (NSE) Northern Route, MES-E|1 AHN-AH|2 is the northern part of Malaysia's longest expressway, the North-South Expressway. It is situated on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia, linking the northern states of Kedah, Penang, Perak and Selangor.

Termini

The NSE Northern Route begins at the Malaysian-Thai Border (the town of Bukit Kayu Hitam in Kedah state) in the north, where it connects to the Phetkasem highway (.

Landmarks

Its main landmarks include the Penang Bridge which is Malaysia's longest bridge, Sungai Perak Bridge (Jambatan Sultan Azlan Shah) and the Menora Tunnel.

Current developments

Non-stop straight route (Jelapang-Ipoh Selatan)

The Jelapang and Ipoh Selatan toll plazas will be demolished in 2008 to make a non-stop route across Ipoh. The decision to demolish both toll plazas was made as a result of accidents which happened at Jelapang toll plaza. Since the toll plaza was opened in 28 September 1987, there were many accident cases which involved brake failure in heavy vehicles due to hard braking when proceeding downhill to the toll plaza. On 7 June 2008, the new Ipoh North toll plaza (South bound) replacing old Jelapang toll plaza opened to traffic, followed by north bound on 15 August 2008.

In order to achieve non-stop travel for non-Ipoh residents while retaining the Jelapang-Ipoh South toll-free section for Ipoh residents, two collector lanes per carriageway is currently under construction. Two toll plazas are built for each collector road, namely the Ipoh South toll plaza (both bounds), Jelapang toll plaza (north bound) and Ipoh North toll plaza (south bound). Motorists will pay the toll at one of these toll plazas at the beginning of the collector road to exit the expressway via one of the interchanges in Ipoh.

ix-lane widening works

Phase 1: Rawang-Tanjung Malim

The 6-lane stretch which is currently running from Kuala Lumpur (including New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE)) to Rawang Interchange MES-EXIT|116 will be expanded to Tanjung Malim Interchange MES-EXIT|121.

Phase 2: Tanjung Malim-Slim River

Meanwhile, in the next phase of these works, the 6-lane stretch will be expanded from Tanjung Malim Interchange MES-EXIT|121 to Slim River Interchange MES-EXIT|126.

Toll rates

:"See also Toll rates of the North-South Expressway

List of key points along NSE Northern Route

Below is a list of interchanges (exits), laybys and rest and service areas along the NSE Northern route. Take note that the exits are arranged in descending numerical order from North to South.

External links

* [http://www.plus.com.my PLUS Expressway Berhad]
* [http://www.plus.com.my/plusberhad/index.asp PLUS]
* [http://www.llmnet.gov.my Malaysian Highway Authority]