Ipoh North–Ipoh South Local Express Lane

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Federal Route 239
Ipoh North–Ipoh South Local Express Lane Jalan Ampang–Jelapang (North bound)
Route information
Length	7.31 km (4.54 mi)
Existed	2007–present
History	Completed in 2009
Major junctions
South end	Ipoh South Toll Plaza AH2 North–South Expressway Northern Route
Major intersections	Jalan Tambun Jalan Kuala Kangsar Jalan Jelapang AH2 North–South Expressway Northern Route
North end	Ipoh North Toll Plaza AH2 North–South Expressway Northern Route
Location
Primary destinations	Jelapang Bandar Meru Raya Chemor Ipoh Bercham Tambun Tanjung Rambutan
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Federal Route 240
Ipoh North–Ipoh South Local Express Lane Jalan Jelapang–Ampang (South bound)
Route information
Length	7.01 km (4.36 mi)
Existed	2007–present
History	Completed in 2009
Major junctions
North end	Ipoh North Toll Plaza AH2 North–South Expressway Northern Route
Major intersections	AH2 North–South Expressway Northern Route Jalan Jelapang Jalan Kuala Kangsar Jalan Tambun
South end	Ipoh South Toll Plaza AH2 North–South Expressway Northern Route
Location
Primary destinations	Jelapang Bandar Meru Raya Chemor Ipoh Bercham Tambun Tanjung Rambutan
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

The Ipoh North–Ipoh South Local Express Lane, or Jalan Jelapang–Ampang (based on Waze social GPS-map applications), Federal Route 239 (northbound) and 240 (southbounds), are toll-free local-express lanes in the North–South Expressway Northern Route E1 in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.^[1]

There are five interchange along the local express lane, Jelapang, Meru Raya, Ipoh North, Ipoh South and Tambun.

History[]

The Jelapang and Ipoh South toll plazas were demolished in 2009 to make a non-stop route across Ipoh. This is achieved through the construction of two local-express lanes for each side, which are only accessible via Exit 138 Ipoh South Exit (for northbound traffic) and Exit 141 Ipoh North Exit (for southbound traffic). The toll plazas in Ipoh were relocated to each end of the local-express lanes.

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 on 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 northbound on 15 August 2008. Since 14 July 2009, the Johor Bahru-Kuala Lumpur–Penang through traffic has been open to traffic. With the opening of the 14.7-kilometre (9.1 mi) between Ipoh North (Jelapang) and Ipoh South stretch, highway users are no longer required to stop for toll transactions at the Ipoh North and Ipoh South Toll Plazas.

In 2014, the Ipoh North–Ipoh South Local Express Lane were gazetted as Federal Route 239 for northbound and Federal Route 240 for southbound.

Features[]

At most sections, the Federal Route 239 and 240 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

List of interchanges[]

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Jalan Ampang–Jelapang[]

km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			AH2 North–South Expressway Northern Route	From south only
Ipoh South Toll Plaza (North bound) SmartTAG Touch 'n Go Closed toll systems Touch out card only for exit
		Ipoh South Toll Plaza	TnG TAG Customer Service Centre	North bound only
AH2 North–South Expressway Northern Route End of expressway PLUS Expressway border limit
Ipoh North–Ipoh South Local Express Lane (Jalan Ampang–Jelapang) JKR border limit
		Sungai Pinji bridge
		Tambun Interchange	Jalan Tambun West Ipoh City Centre East Tambun Tanjung Rambutan Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta	Interchange
		Ipoh South Interchange	Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah Utara North Bercham Tanjung Rambutan Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta South Ipoh City Centre	Diamond interchange with T-junctions
		Sungai Kinta bridge
		Railway crossing bridge
		Ipoh North Interchange	Jalan Kuala Kangsar North Kuala Kangsar Sungai Siput South Ipoh City Centre	Diamond interchange
		Sungai Pari bridge
		Meru Raya Interchange	Persiaran Meru Raya North Bandar Meru Raya (North) Chemor South Bandar Meru Raya (South) Jelapang	Diamond interchange
Ipoh North–Ipoh South Local Express Lane (Jalan Ampang–Jelapang) JKR border limit
AH2 [North–South Expressway Northern Route Start/End of expressway PLUS Expressway border limit
		Jelapang Interchange	Jalan Jelapang North Chemor South Jelapang Bandar Seri Iskandar Lumut Pangkor Island	Northbound only
Ipoh North Toll Plaza (North bound) Touch 'n Go SmartTAG Closed toll system Touch in card only for entry
			Northwest AH2 North–South Expressway Northern Route Alor Setar Penang Kuala Kangsar

Jalan Jelapang–Ampang[]

km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			AH2 North–South Expressway Northern Route	From north only
		Runaway truck ramp		Southbound only
Ipoh North Toll Plaza (South bound) SmartTAG Touch 'n Go Closed toll systems Touch out card only for exit
		Ipoh North Toll Plaza	TnG TAG Customer Service Centre
AH2 North–South Expressway Northern Route Start/End of expressway PLUS Expressway border limit
Ipoh North–Ipoh South Local Express Lane (Jalan Jelapang–Ampang) JKR border limit
		Meru Raya Interchange	Persiaran Meru Raya North Bandar Meru Raya (North) Chemor South Bandar Meru Raya (South) Jelapang	Diamond interchange
		Sungai Pari bridge
		Ipoh North Interchange	Jalan Kuala Kangsar North Kuala Kangsar Sungai Siput South Ipoh City Centre	Diamond interchange
		Railway crossing bridge
		Sungai Kinta bridge
		Ipoh South Interchange	Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah Utara North Bercham Tanjung Rambutan Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta South Ipoh City Centre	Diamond interchange with T-junctions
		Tambun Interchange	Jalan Tambun WEST Ipoh City Centre East Tambun Tanjung Rambutan Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta	Interchange
		Sungai Pinji bridge
Ipoh North–Ipoh South Local Express Lane (Jalan Jelapang–Ampang) JKR border limit
AH2 North–South Expressway Northern Route Start/End of expressway PLUS Expressway border limit
Ipoh South Toll Plaza (South bound) SmartTAG Touch 'n Go Closed toll systems Touch in card only for entry
			South AH2 North–South Expressway Northern Route Kuala Lumpur Gopeng Simpang Pulai

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