The Shah Alam Expressway Shah Alam Expressway is a 57.5-kilometre (35.7-mile) controlled-access highway in Peninsular Malaysia running between Pandamaran in Klang, Selangor to Sri Petaling in Kuala Lumpur. Shah Alam Expressway is the third east–west-oriented expressway in the Klang Valley after the Federal Highway and New Klang Valley Expressway. This expressway is part of the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 Scheme (Sunway Interchange–Sri Petaling Interchange).

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Shah Alam Expressway
Lebuhraya Shah Alam
Lebuhraya KESAS
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Route information
Maintained by Konsortium Expressway Shah Alam Selangor Sdn. Bhd.
Length57.5 km (35.7 mi)
Existed1994–present
HistoryCompleted in November 1996; 28 years ago (1996-11)[1]
Major junctions
West end FT 181 Pulau Indah Expressway at Pandamaran, Selangor
Major intersections FT 5 Klang–Banting Highway
West Coast Expressway West Coast Expressway
Kemuning–Shah Alam Highway Kemuning–Shah Alam Highway
FT 3214 Shah Alam–Puchong Highway
North–South Expressway Central Link North–South Expressway Central Link
Damansara–Puchong Expressway Damansara–Puchong Expressway
Maju Expressway Maju Expressway
East–West Link Expressway Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway
Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway Sungai Besi-Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway
East end FT 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 at Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur
Location
CountryMalaysia
Primary
destinations
Klang, Kota Kemuning, Shah Alam, Subang Jaya, USJ, Puchong, Bandar Kinrara, Awan Kecil, Awan Besar, Bukit Jalil, Kompleks Sukan Negara, Sri Petaling
Highway system

Overview

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The Shah Alam Expressway is an alternative to the congested Federal Highway, and a motorist on the expressway can practically travel to any part of the Klang Valley as it connects to a wide range of highway networks such as the Damansara–Puchong Expressway, North–South Expressway Central Link, North–South Expressway, Maju Expressway, New Klang Valley Expressway, Kemuning–Shah Alam Highway and the Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway.[citation needed]

Given its high accessibility in connectivity, the Shah Alam Expressway is a popular travelling mode and over one million motorists ply the route on a daily basis, of which 66% are using the toll-free stretch.[citation needed]

The Shah Alam Expressway starts at kilometre 18 near Pandamaran Interchange in Klang, Selangor.[citation needed]

History

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Konsortium Expressway Shah Alam Selangor

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The Konsortium Expressway Shah Alam Selangor Sdn Bhd (KESAS) is a join consortium between Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS), Gamuda Berhad, Arab Malaysian Development Berhad (AMDB) and Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB). The company was formed on 3 September 1993 to finance, design, construct, operate, maintain and collect toll for the Shah Alam Expressway for 28 years and 9 months.[citation needed]

Construction

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Construction of the expressway began on 1994. Phase 1 (Seafield–Sri Petaling) was completed in 1996 and Phase 2 (Seafield–Pandamaran) was completed in 1998. During the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, the expressway became a gateway to National Sports Complex in Bukit Jalil.[citation needed]

The expressway formerly featured its own electronic toll collection system, known as the "Express TAG". From 1 July 2004, the Express TAG was replaced by the Touch 'n Go and SmartTAG systems.[citation needed]

Tolls

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The Shah Alam Expressway using opened toll systems.[citation needed]

Electronic Toll Collections (ETC)

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As part of an initiative to facilitate faster transaction at the Kemuning, Sunway, Awan Besar and Awan Kecil Toll Plazas, all toll transactions at four toll plazas on the Shah Alam Expressway will be conducted electronically via Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAGs starting 2 March 2016.[citation needed]

Toll rates

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(Starting 15 January 2013)

Class Type of vehicles Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
0 Motorcycles, bicycles or vehicles with 2 or less wheels Free
1 Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis RM2.00
2 Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses RM3.00
3 Vehicles with 3 or more axles RM4.00
4 Taxis RM1.00
5 Buses RM1.50

List of interchanges, laybys and rest and service areas

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Below is a list of interchanges (exits), laybys and rest and service areas along the Shah Alam Expressway. The exits are arranged in ascending numerical order from West to East.

Legend:


Km Exit Interchange To Remarks
West
  FT 181 Pulau Indah Expressway
  FT 181 Pelabuhan Barat (Westport)  
  FT 181 Pulau Indah
  FT 180 Port Klang
  FT 103 Northport  
  FT 181 Pulau Indah Expressway
JKR border limit
   Shah Alam Expressway Shah Alam Expressway
Start/End of expressway
KESAS border limit
18.8 502 Pandamaran Interchange   FT 5 Klang-Banting Highway

North
  FT 5 Klang (Royal Town)
  FT 5 Bandar Bukit Tinggi
  FT 5 Bandar Botanic

South
  FT 5 Banting
  FT 5 Teluk Panglima Garang
Diamond interchange
  Shah Alam Expressway
19
19.1 502A Bandar Botanic Interchange North
Persiaran Mahogani
Bandar Botanic
Bandar Bukit Tinggi
Ramp on/off interchange
19.4 503 Bandar Puteri Interchange Lebuh Pending Satu

North
Bandar Puteri
Diamond interchange
  Shah Alam Expressway
20
503A Kebun West Interchange   West Coast Expressway

North
Taiping
Teluk Intan
Kuala Selangor

South
Banting
Teluk Panglima Garang
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)  
Future trumpet expressway interchange
  Shah Alam Expressway
22
504 Kebun Interchange  B14 Jalan Kebun

North
  FT 190 Jalan Sungai Kandis
  FT 190 Klang (Royal Town)
  FT 190 Jalan Bukit Kemuning

South
 B14 Kampung Bukit Rimau
 B14 Bukit Komandol
Diamond interchange
  Shah Alam Expressway
27
Kemuning toll plaza
KMN
RM (Cash) Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go RM (Cash)
Opened toll systems
Pay toll
27.2   Kemuning toll plaza
KMN
  East bound
505 Bukit Rimau Interchange South
Persiaran Anggerik Eria
Bukit Rimau
Trumpet interchange
506A
506B
Kemuning Interchange   Kemuning–Shah Alam Highway

506A North
Alam Impian
Shah Alam
Klang (Royal Town)

506B South
Persiaran Kota Kemuning
Kota Kemuning
Kota Kemuning Golf and Country Club
Cloverleaf expressway interchange
  Shah Alam Expressway
30
30.1
Sungai Klang bridge
Klang-Petaling district border
32.9
  Shah Alam Expressway
33
507 Hicom Interchange West
  FT 190 Jalan Bukit Kemuning
Kampung Bukit Kemuning
Taman Sri Muda (Section 25)

  FT 3214 Shah Alam-Puchong Highway
 BSA7 Persiaran Kuala Selangor

North
  FT 3214  BSA7 Shah Alam
Section 1 until 21

South
  FT 3214  BSA7 Hicom Industrial Area
Section 26 until 27
   Damansara–Puchong Expressway Puchong
Putrajaya
Cyberjaya
Diamond interchange
Proton Centre of Excellence Proton Centre of Excellence
Showroom
 
From Sri Petaling only
  Hicom East Bound Layby               Petronas Petron Shell East bound
  Hicom West Bound Layby               Petronas Petron Shell West bound
35.9 508 Seafield Interchange   North–South Expressway Central Link   AH2 North-South Expressway Central Link

North
  North–South Expressway Northern Route   AH2 Ipoh
  North–South Expressway Northern Route   AH2   AH141 Subang
  North–South Expressway Northern Route   AH141 Klang
  North–South Expressway Northern Route   AH141 Kuala Lumpur

South
  North–South Expressway Central Link   AH2 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)  
  North–South Expressway Southern Route   AH2 Johor Bahru
Trumpet expressway interchange
  Shah Alam Expressway
36
Elevated U-Turn   Shah Alam Expressway East
Sri Petaling
Kajang
Seremban
Cheras
Ampang
Kuantan
Elevated u-turn
  Shah Alam Expressway
37
510 Kewajipan Interchange Persiaran Kewajipan

North
  FT 15 Subang
  FT 15 Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport  
Subang Jaya

South
USJ
Putra Heights
Diamond interchange
  Shah Alam Expressway
38
Persiaran Subang Mewah Exit Slip Roads
Persiaran Subang Mewah
USJ 1
From Sri Petaling only
  Shah Alam Expressway
39
Sungai Penanga bridge
Sunway South Quay North
Jalan Lagoon Selatan
Sunway South Quay
Bandar Sunway
Monash University Malaysia Campus  
Directional ramp interchange from/to Sri Petaling only
  Shah Alam Expressway
40
USJ 1 Exit Slip Roads
Persiaran Subang Permai
USJ 1
From Sri Petaling only
U-Turn   Shah Alam Expressway West
USJ
Putra Heights
Shah Alam
Klang
U-turn
40.5   Sunway toll plaza
Sun
  TnG TAG  
Customer Service Centre
Wisma KESAS
KESAS operation office
East bound
Sunway toll plaza
Sun
RM (Cash) Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go RM (Cash)
Opened toll systems
Pay toll
Sungai Klang bridge
511A

511B

Sunway Interchange   Damansara–Puchong Expressway Damansara-Puchong Expressway

North
Kepong
Damansara
Petaling Jaya

South
Puchong
Putrajaya
Cyberjaya
Cloverleaf expressway with one flyover ramp interchange
  Shah Alam Expressway
44
44.9 512 Kinrara Interchange Jalan Taman Seri Sentosa

North
  FT 2 Jalan Klang Lama
  FT 2 Petaling Jaya

South
 B11 Puchong
 B11 Kinrara
Diamond interchange
  Shah Alam Expressway
45
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Petaling district border
Selangor-FT Kuala Lumpur border
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
  Kinrara Rest and Service Area                 Shell, BH Petrol, Petronas
Sate Kajang Haji Samuri
East bound
  Awan Besar Rest and Service Area                 Caltex, Shell
Sate Kajang Haji Samuri
West bound
Awan Besar (West) toll plaza (East bound)
AWB
MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go RM (Cash)
Opened toll systems
Pay toll
47.7   Awan Besar (West) toll plaza
ABB
  East bound
  Shah Alam Expressway
48
513 Awan Besar Interchange North
Jalan Awan Besar
Awan Besar
Taman OUG

South
Jalan 1/155B
Bukit Jalil
Diamond interchange
48.2   Awan Besar (East) toll plaza
ABT
  West bound
Awan Besar (East) toll plaza (West bound)
AWK
RM (Cash) Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID
Opened toll systems
Pay toll
514 Awan Kecil Interchange Diamond Interchange

North
Jalan 2/149
Taman Seri Endah
Awan Kecil

South
Jalan Kompleks Sukan
Bukit Jalil
Kompleks Sukan Negara (National Sports Complex)


Stacked Interchange
  Maju Expressway Maju Expressway

North
Kuala Lumpur
(Jalan Tun Razak)
Kampung Pandan

South
Putrajaya
Cyberjaya
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)  
Stacked expressway interchange with diamond interchange
515 Sukom Interchange Jalan Merah / Suke (sungai Besi ulu Klang elevated expressway (direct access)Cagar

North
Taman Seri Endah

South
Kompleks Sukan Negara (National Sports Complex)
Diamond interchange
516 Sri Petaling Interchange
Cloverleaf stacked flyover triple 3 sided trumpet interchange with flyover (SUKE) towards Salak Selatan /bangsar / Kuala Lumpur
  Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway (SUKE)
North
Ampang
Cheras
Bukit Teratai
Alam Damai

  East–West Link Expressway Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway

North
  East–West Link Expressway Kuala Lumpur
  East–West Link Expressway Petaling Jaya

South
  Sungai Besi Expressway Sungai Besi
  North–South Expressway Southern Route North-South Expressway Southern Route
  Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway Kajang
  North–South Expressway Central Link   AH2 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)  
  North–South Expressway Southern Route   AH2 Seremban
  North–South Expressway Southern Route   AH2 Melaka
  North–South Expressway Southern Route   AH2 Johor Bahru ||

interchange    Shah Alam Expressway Shah Alam Expressway
Start/End of expressway
KESAS border limit
  FT 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
JKR border limit
Northeast
  FT 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
  FT 28 Bandar Tun Razak
  FT 28 Cheras
  FT 28 Ampang
   East Coast Expressway   FT 2   AH141 Kuantan

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References

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