Shah Alam Expressway

Expressway 5
Expressway 5
Shah Alam Expressway; Lebuhraya Shah Alam; Lebuhraya KESAS
Route information
	Maintained by Konsortium Expressway Shah Alam Selangor Sdn. Bhd.
Length	57.5 km (35.7 mi)
Existed	1994–present
History	Completed in November 1996;28 years ago
Major junctions
West end	FT 181Pulau Indah ExpresswayatPandamaran,Selangor
	FT 5Klang–Banting Highway; West Coast ExpresswayWest Coast Expressway; Kemuning–Shah Alam HighwayKemuning–Shah Alam Highway; FT 3214Shah Alam–Puchong Highway; North–South Expressway Central LinkNorth–South Expressway Central Link; Damansara–Puchong ExpresswayDamansara–Puchong Expressway; Maju ExpresswayMaju Expressway; East–West Link ExpresswayKuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway; Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated ExpresswaySungai Besi-Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway
East end	FT 28Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2atSri Petaling,Kuala Lumpur
Location
Country	Malaysia
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
	Highways in Malaysia; Expressways; Federal; State;

TheShah Alam ExpresswayShah Alam Expresswayis a 57.5-kilometre (35.7-mile)controlled-access highwayinPeninsular Malaysiarunning betweenPandamaranin Klang,SelangortoSri PetalinginKuala Lumpur.Shah Alam Expressway is the third east–west-oriented expressway in the Klang Valley after theFederal HighwayandNew Klang Valley Expressway.This expressway is part of the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 Scheme (Sunway Interchange–Sri Petaling Interchange).

Overview

The Shah Alam Expressway is an alternative to the congestedFederal 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 theDamansara–Puchong Expressway,North–South Expressway Central Link,North–South Expressway,Maju Expressway,New Klang Valley Expressway,Kemuning–Shah Alam Highwayand theKuala 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

Konsortium Expressway Shah Alam Selangor

The Konsortium Expressway Shah Alam Selangor Sdn Bhd (KESAS) is a join consortium betweenSelangor State Development Corporation(PKNS),Gamuda Berhad,Arab Malaysian Development Berhad(AMDB) andPermodalan 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

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 the1998 Commonwealth Gamesin Kuala Lumpur, the expressway became a gateway toNational Sports ComplexinBukit Jalil.^{[citation needed]}

The expressway formerly featured its ownelectronic toll collectionsystem, known as the "Express TAG". From 1 July 2004, the Express TAG was replaced by theTouch 'n GoandSmartTAGsystems.^{[citation needed]}

Tolls

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

Electronic Toll Collections (ETC)

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 viaTouch 'n Gocards orSmartTAGsstarting 2 March 2016.^{[citation needed]}

Toll rates

(Starting 15 January 2013)

Class	Type of vehicles	Rate (inMalaysian 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

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

Legend:

I/C -interchange,I/S -intersection,RSA -Rest and service area,OBR -overhead bridge restaurant,L/B - layby, V/P - vista point, TN -tunnel,T/P -toll plaza,BR -bridge

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			West FT 181Pulau Indah Expressway FT 181Pelabuhan Barat (Westport) FT 181 Pulau Indah FT 180 Port Klang FT 103 Northport
FT 181Pulau Indah Expressway JKR border limit
Shah Alam ExpresswayShah Alam Expressway Start/End of expressway KESAS border limit
18.8	502	Pandamaran Interchange	FT 5Klang-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
		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	B14Jalan Kebun North FT 190 Jalan Sungai Kandis FT 190 Klang(Royal Town) FT 190 Jalan Bukit Kemuning South B14Kampung Bukit Rimau B14Bukit Komandol	Diamond interchange
Shah Alam Expressway 27
Kemuning toll plaza KMN RM (Cash)Touch 'n GoSmartTAGMyRFID SmartTAGTouch 'n GoRM (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 506ANorth Alam Impian Shah Alam Klang(Royal Town) 506BSouth 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 190Jalan Bukit Kemuning Kampung Bukit Kemuning Taman Sri Muda(Section 25) FT 3214Shah Alam-Puchong Highway BSA7Persiaran Kuala Selangor North FT 3214BSA7Shah Alam Section 1 until 21 South FT 3214BSA7Hicom Industrial Area Section 26 until 27 Damansara–Puchong ExpresswayPuchong 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 LinkAH2North-South Expressway Central Link North North–South Expressway Northern RouteAH2 Ipoh North–South Expressway Northern RouteAH2AH141 Subang North–South Expressway Northern RouteAH141 Klang North–South Expressway Northern RouteAH141 Kuala Lumpur South North–South Expressway Central LinkAH2 Kuala Lumpur International Airport(KLIA) North–South Expressway Southern RouteAH2 Johor Bahru	Trumpet expressway interchange
Shah Alam Expressway 36
		Elevated U-Turn	Shah Alam ExpresswayEast 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 ExpresswayWest 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 GoSmartTAGMyRFID SmartTAGTouch 'n GoRM (Cash) Opened toll systems Pay toll
		Sungai Klang bridge
	511A 511B	Sunway Interchange	Damansara–Puchong ExpresswayDamansara-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 B11Puchong B11Kinrara	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 SmartTAGTouch 'n GoRM (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 GoSmartTAGMyRFID 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 ExpresswayMaju 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 ExpresswaySungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway(SUKE) North Ampang Cheras Bukit Teratai Alam Damai East–West Link ExpresswayKuala 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 RouteNorth-South Expressway Southern Route Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway Kajang North–South Expressway Central LinkAH2 Kuala Lumpur International Airport(KLIA) North–South Expressway Southern RouteAH2 Seremban North–South Expressway Southern RouteAH2 Melaka North–South Expressway Southern RouteAH2 Johor Bahru\|\|	interchange	Shah Alam ExpresswayShah Alam Expressway Start/End of expressway KESAS border limit
FT 28Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 JKR border limit
			Northeast FT 28Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 FT 28 Bandar Tun Razak FT 28 Cheras FT 28 Ampang East Coast ExpresswayFT 2AH141 Kuantan