West Coast Expressway

Malaysian expressway routebox
Highway concessionaire's
Konsortium Lebuhraya Pantai Barat (KPLB) Sdn Bhd
E-- = MES-E|28
E28
length-km = --
direction = North ↔ South
start = Taiping, Perak
destinations = Beruas
Ayer Tawar
Kampung Gajah
Teluk Intan
Sabak Bernam
Tanjung Karang
Kuala Selangor
Kapar
Bukit Raja
Klang
Teluk Panglima Garang
Banting
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)
end = Banting, Selangor
starting-date = 2008
completion-date = 2013
interchanges = JKR|1 Federal route 1
MES-E|1 AHN-AH|2 North-South Expressway Northern Route
JKR|60 Federal route 60
JKR|5 Federal route 5
JKR|5 Ipoh-Lumut Highway
JKR|58 Federal route 58
MES-E|25 Assam Jawa-Templer Park Highway
JKR|20 MES-E|30 North Klang Straits Bypass
JKR|2 Federal Highway
MES-E|5 Shah Alam Expressway
MES-E|26 South Klang Valley Expressway
JKR|B18 Jalan Banting-Dengkil
JKR|B20 Nilai-KLIA Highway
Asian Highway Network = none
Development Cost= RM3.12b
Number of lanes= 4 lanes
Interchanges= -
Toll plazas= -
Layby= -
Rest and Service Area= -
Overhead Bridge Restaurant= -
Vista Point= -
Highway tunnels= -
Type of roads= -
Toll systems= Closed toll systems

The West Coast Expressway, WCE or (Malay: "Lebuhraya Pantai Barat") (LPB), MES-E|28 is a planned expressway that will be built on the west coast of Peninsula Malaysia. It will connect Taiping, Perak to Banting in Selangor. The expressway will be built by Konsortium Lebuhraya Pantai Barat (KLPB) soon, as approval has just been given by the government for the construction to begin.

Overview

Construction of the expressway will be divided into 2 phases. Phase 1 involves the stretch between Tanjung Karang and Banting where construction will begin in June 2008 and completed by 2011. Phase 2 involves the stretch between Taiping and Sabak Bernam where construction will begin in 2010 and completed by 2013. The stretch between Sabak Bernam and Tanjung Karang will be on the existing stretch of Federal route JKR|5 which will be upgraded as part of the expressway. The expressway will have a closed toll system like North-South Expressway.

The highway will cost about RM 4.6 billion, where RM3.6 billion will be construction costs. The concessionaire company is planning to issue bonds in 2009. Construction has been delayed to 2009 because of changes in alignment and costing. It is expected to complete in 2012. [cite news|title= Europlus plans RM3b bond sale to fund road project| url= http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/Wednesday/Frontpage/europlas-2.xml/Article/| author=Rupinder Singh | publisher=Business Times| date=2008-07-30]

List of Interchanges (To be finalized when information is available)