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Encyclopedia > North South Expressway


The North-South Expressway (Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan) (NSE) is the longest expressway in Malaysia with the total length of 966 km running from Bukit Kayu Hitam in Kedah near the Malaysian-Thai border to Johor Bahru at southern Malaysia. The expressway links many major cities and towns in western Peninsular Malaysia, acting as the 'backbone' of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It is also known as PLUS Expressway, named after the highway's concessionaire. State motto: no State motto Capital Alor Star Royal Capital Anak Bukit Sultan Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Chief Minister Syed Razak Syed Zain Barakbah Area 9,426 km2 Population  - Est year 2000 1 572 107 State anthem Allah Selamatkan Sultan Mahkota Kedah (Jawi:قدح, pop. ... District Johor Bahru District Area  - Total (City) 185 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan Approx. ... Map of Peninsular Malaysia Peninsular Malaysia (or Semenanjung Malaysia in the Malay language) is the part of Malaysia which lies on the Malay Peninsula, and shares a land border with Thailand in the north. ...


It is divided into a few main routes; E1 (northern route from Bukit Kayu Hitam to Kuala Lumpur) which also incorporates the Penang Bridge, E2 (southern route from Kuala Lumpur to Johor Bahru). The New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE), part of the E1 route, starts from Bukit Raja, Klang to Jalan Duta exit in Kuala Lumpur. The North-South Expressway Central Link (E6), opened in 1999, is a highway built to bypass Kuala Lumpur. It starts from the Shah Alam interchange on the NKVE (E1), past Subang Jaya, Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur International Airport, and ends at the Nilai Utara interchange on the E2. The E3 is the Second Link (Linkedua) which is another bridge that links Malaysia and Singapore starting at Senai Airport and ends in Tanjung Kupang before crossing. PLUS also obtained the Seremban - Port Dickson Highway, E29, which starts at Mambau in Seremban with an interchange at Lukut and ending near the town centre in Port Dickson. The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Mayor Datuk Ruslin Hasan District Kuala Lumpur District Area  - Total (City) 243. ... The Penang Bridge (Jambatan Pulau Pinang in Malay) is a dual-carriageway toll bridge that connects Gelugor on the island of Penang and Seberang Prai on the mainland of Malaysia. ... NSE Southern route, E2 List of interchange, layby and rest and service area of NSE southern route Johor Bahru and Tebrau Highway route 3 Pasir Gudang Highway route 17 Kempas (Kempas toll plaza) Skudai and Skudai Highway route 1 (Skudai toll plaza) Senai Utara with toll plaza and Malaysia Singapore... Mayor Datuk Ruslin Hasan District Kuala Lumpur District Area  - Total (City) 243. ... District Johor Bahru District Area  - Total (City) 185 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan Approx. ... The New Klang Valley Expressway, or the NKVE (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... Klang Municipal Council building with old Raja Mahdi forts gate in the foreground. ... Mayor Datuk Ruslin Hasan District Kuala Lumpur District Area  - Total (City) 243. ... Subang Jaya is a residential hub in the Klang Valley conurbation in Selangor, Malaysia. ... Image:InsertMapHere Mayor Tan Sri Samsudin Osman District Federal Territory Area 46 km² Population  - Total (2004)  - Metropolitan 45,000 (est. ... Kuala Lumpur International Airport (abbreviated as KLIA) is Malaysias main international airport and is situated in Sepang district, in the south of the state of Selangor, about 50 km outside the capital city, Kuala Lumpur. ...


E1 and E2 are ended temporarily in Kuala Lumpur. The E1 from the North becomes the New Klang Valley Expressway which further links into the NSE Central Link or for people travelling to Kuala Lumpur exit at the Jalan Duta Toll Plaza which links to the SPRINT Expressway (E23) and the MRR I. The E2 from the South ends in Sungai Besi which then changes into the KL - Seremban Highway with interchanges to the Federal Highway Route 2, Sungai Besi Highway and heads towards the city centre. Mayor Datuk Ruslin Hasan District Kuala Lumpur District Area  - Total (City) 243. ...

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Technical specifications

  • Name: North-South Expressway
  • Concession holder: Plus Expressway Berhad
  • Length: 966 km
  • Concession starting date: May 1988
  • Concession ending date: May 2018
  • Highway exits: 75
  • Toll plazas: 65
  • Layby:
  • Rest and Service Areas:
  • Overhead Bridge Restaurant: 2
  • Vista Point: 3
  • Highway tunnels: 1


Generally the expressway consists of 4 lanes, 2 for each directions but there are some stretches with 6 lanes:-

  • Kuala-Lumpur Seremban Expressway, Sungai Besi to Seremban
  • New Klang Valley Expressway
  • Bukit Lanjan to Rawang
  • Juru to Sungai Dua, located at Penang.
  • ELITE Expressway, E6, (Bandar Baru Nilai to Shah Alam)

Recently, plans to upgrade the stretches from Tanjung Malim to Rawang and Seremban to Melaka has been approved by the government for better traffic flow within those stretches. Seremban is the capital of the Malaysian state of Negri Sembilan. ... Rawang is a town based in Malaysia. ... State motto: Bersatu dan Setia (United and Loyal), formerly Let Penang Lead Capital George Town Governor Tun Dato Seri Haji Abdul Rahman bin Haji Abbas Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon Area 1,056 km2 Population  - Est year 2000 1,225,501 State anthem Untuk Negeri Kita (For... Seremban is the capital of the Malaysian state of Negri Sembilan. ... State motto: Bersatu Teguh (Malay, United We Stand) Capital Malacca Town (Malay: Bandar Melaka) Governor Tun Datuk Seri Utama Mohd. ...


Highways of PLUS

PLUS Logo
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Image File history File links Pluslogo. ... Image File history File links Pluslogo. ... North South Expressway Central Link NSECL E6,(Malay: Lebuhraya Utara Selatan Hubungan Tengah) ELITE is the main expressway in Malaysia. ... Malaysia-Singapore Second Link Expressway (Expressway E3), also known as Linkedua Expressway was built to reduce the traffic congestion at Johor Causeway. ... Seremban Port Dickson Highway, SPDH, E29 List of Interchange and rest and service area Mambau (Mambau toll plaza) Mambau rest and service area Bandar Springhill Lukut with toll plaza Army Camp Teluk Kemang ... The New Klang Valley Expressway, or the NKVE (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... The busy Federal Highway at night Federal Highway, or Lebuhraya Persekutuan in Malay is a Malaysian highway connecting the capital city of Kuala Lumpur, and Klang, Selangor. ... The Penang Bridge (Jambatan Pulau Pinang in Malay) is a dual-carriageway toll bridge that connects Gelugor on the island of Penang and Seberang Prai on the mainland of Malaysia. ...

Speed limit

Generally the speed limit on the North-South Expressway is 110 km/h, but there are some exceptions in some places, including:-

  • Kuala Kangsar-Jelapang stretch: 80 km/h
  • Gua Tempurung stretch: 90 km/h
  • Bukit Lanjan exit to Jalan Duta exit: 80 km/h
  • Sungai Besi to Bangi: 90 km/h
  • Simpang Ampat to Ayeh Keroh, both in Melaka: 90 km/h

State motto: Bersatu Teguh (Malay, United We Stand) Capital Malacca Town (Malay: Bandar Melaka) Governor Tun Datuk Seri Utama Mohd. ...

Toll system

The North-South expressway is a toll expressway with two toll systems:-

  • Open system - Users only have to pay at certain toll plazas within the open system range for a fixed amount.
  • Closed system - Users collect toll tickets before entering the expressway at respective toll plazas and pay an amount of toll at the exit toll plaza. The toll rate in this system is based on the distance traveled.

The class of the vehicle ranging from class 0 (motorcycles), 1 (cars), 2 (light trucks with only 2 axles), 3 (heavy trucks and lorries with 3 axles or more), 4 (buses)and 5 (taxis) also determine the price of the toll fare in both systems. On the PLUS Highway system, motorcycles are exempted except on the Penang Bridge and Seremban - Port Dickson Highway.


Facilities along the expressway

  • Rest and service areas located about 60 km from each other
  • Layby parking areas located about every 2 toll plazas
  • Overhead restaurants at Ayer Keroh, Sungai Buloh and USJ.
  • Emergency phones every 2 km
  • PLUS Ronda service to assist in case of sudden engine breakdown on the expressway

History

The planning of the national expressway started in the mid-1970's. In 1977, the Malaysian Department of Works received official instructions to draw plans of an expressway from the Malaysia-Thailand border (Bukit Kayu Hitam) to the Johor Causeway. In 1980, the Malaysian Highway Authority was established to monitor all the work progress of the first national expressway. The Johor Causeway is a 1,056-meter causeway that that links the city of Johor Bahru in Malaysia across the Straits of Johor to the town of Woodlands in Singapore. ...


At that time, all construction works of the expressway between 1981 to 1988 was solely administered by Malaysian Highway Authority (Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia) before being transferred to Plus Expressways Berhad in 1988. As the construction works continued, segments of the highway were opened to traffic as they were finished to help fund the construction works. Plus Expressway Berhad continued all the construction works from 1988 until completion in 1994, 15 months earlier than scheduled. The expressway was officially opened on September 8, 1994 by Malaysian prime minister at that time, Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad. Mahathir bin Mohamad (born July 10, 1925) was the Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003. ...


List of Interchange

The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... NSE Southern route, E2 List of interchange, layby and rest and service area of NSE southern route Johor Bahru and Tebrau Highway route 3 Pasir Gudang Highway route 17 Kempas (Kempas toll plaza) Skudai and Skudai Highway route 1 (Skudai toll plaza) Senai Utara with toll plaza and Malaysia Singapore... The New Klang Valley Expressway, or the NKVE (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...

See also

The Malaysian expressway system (Sistem Lebuhraya Malaysia), which began with the North-South Expressway, is in the process of being substantially increased, built by private companies under the supervision of the government highway authority. ...

External links

  • PLUS Expressway Berhad
  • Malaysian Highway Authority


 

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