New Klang Valley Expressway

Expressway 1
New Klang Valley Expressway Lebuhraya Baru Lembah Klang
Route information
Part of AH2 (Bukit Lanjan–Shah Alam) AH141 (Bukit Raja-Jalan Duta(DUKE))
Maintained by PLUS Expressways
Length	35 km (22 mi)
Existed	1988–present
History	Completed in 1993
Major junctions
Southwest end	New North Klang Straits Bypass at Bukit Raja, Selangor
Major intersections	Guthrie Corridor Expressway North–South Expressway Central Link Subang Airport Highway Sprint Expressway North–South Expressway Northern Route Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway
Northeast end	Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim at Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur
Location
Primary destinations	Setia Alam, Shah Alam, Subang, Damansara, Subang Jaya, Kota Damansara, Bukit Lanjan
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

The New Klang Valley Expressway^[a] (NKVE) is a controlled-access highway located entirely within the Klang Valley region of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur in Peninsular Malaysia. The expressway begins at the settlement of Bukit Raja near Klang, and ends at Jalan Duta in Kuala Lumpur.^[1] The 35-kilometre (22-mile) expressway is one of the most heavily utilised expressways in the Klang Valley region. The expressway shares its designation with the North–South Expressway Northern Route.

History[]

Plans of the NKVE began in 1985 after the North–South Expressway was constructed and the Federal Highway had become a busing traffic during rush hour from/to Kuala Lumpur.

Construction began in 1988, and the first section of the NKVE between Bukit Raja and Damansara opened to traffic on 7 December 1990.^[2][3] The fully completed NKVE spanning between Bukit Raja and Jalan Duta was officially opened by the fourth Malaysian Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad at Jalan Duta toll plaza on 11 January 1993.

Developments[]

Fourth lane addition[]

On July 2010, the operator, PLUS Expressways Berhad, announced that the government had awarded contracts to build a fourth lane on a stretch from Shah Alam to Jalan Duta. The construction has already begun at the south bound, with its north bound will be begin soon.

Features[]

Notable features[]

It is the second link to Kuala Lumpur from Klang after Federal Highway. It has no rest and service areas but there are many petrol station laybys along the highway. Other features of this highway includes traffic CCTVs and VMS. Many viaducts along this expressway including Penchala, Bukit Lanjan and Segambut viaducts. Persada PLUS is the main headquarters of the PLUS Expressways located at Subang Interchange. The expressways also includes spectacular sceneries of Mont Kiara and Kuala Lumpur skyline.

Restricted routes for heavy vehicles[]

A restricted route has been implemented on the New Klang Valley Expressway between Shah Alam and Jalan Duta during workdays or peak hours. Heavy vehicles (except buses and tankers) with laden and unladen heavy vehicles weighing 10,000 kg or more are not allowed to enter the expressway between 6:30 am until 9:30 am on Monday to Friday (except public holidays). A compound fine will be issued to heavy vehicles which flout the rule.^[4]

Incidents[]

Rockfall near Bukit Lanjan[]

On 26 November 2003, a rockfall near the Bukit Lanjan interchange caused the expressway to close for more than six months, causing massive traffic jams to occur in areas surrounding Klang Valley. After clearance of debris and road repairs, the expressway was reopened to public by mid-2004.

Collapsed beam on NKVE–Jalan Meru flyover[]

On 10 July 2005, a section of the Setia Alam flyover interchange – which was under construction then – collapsed, resulting in the death of two Bangladeshi workers and injuring seven others. (Source: New Straits Times 21 July 2005)

Junction list[]

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State/territory	District	Location	km	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
			Start of the 6-lanes stretch of expressway
Selangor	Klang	Bandar Baru Klang		101	Bukit Raja	( AH141) New North Klang Straits Bypass – West Port, Port Klang, North Port, Bukit Raja North Klang Straits Bypass – Klang, Shah Alam
				Bukit Raja layby (southwest-bound)
			0.0	Bukit Raja toll plaza (west end of ticket system)
	Petaling	Shah Alam	3.0	102	Setia Alam	Setia Alam Highway – Setia Alam, Meru
			6-lanes stretch ends (going east) ; start of 8-lanes dual carriageway
			9.0	103	Shah Alam	Guthrie Corridor Expressway – Shah Alam, Bukit Jelutong, Kuala Selangor, Tanjung Malim ( AH2) North–South Expressway Central Link – Putrajaya, Cyberjaya, Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Johor Bahru
		Petaling Jaya	13.9	104	Subang	Subang Airport Highway – Subang, Subang Jaya, Kelana Jaya, (Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport)
				The carriageway is expanded temporarily to 5 lanes per direction (Subang-Damansara)
				Damansara layby (northeast-bound)
			17.0	106	Damansara	Sprint Expressway (Damansara Link) – Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Bandar Utama
			20.1	107	Kota Damansara	Persiaran Kenanga – Kota Damansara, Sunway Damansara, Mutiara Damansara	after the said IC, there is a climbing lane for northeast-bound
			22.1	108	Bukit Lanjan	( AH2) North–South Expressway Northern Route – Alor Setar, Sungai Buloh
Kuala Lumpur	Segambut	Mont Kiara		Jalan Duta toll plaza (south end of ticket system)
			29.2	110	Jalan Duta–DUKE	( AH141) Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway – Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Kuantan/Gombak, Ampang/Ulu Klang, Bandar Sri Damansara
			30.3	112	Jalan Duta–Sprint	Sprint Expressway (Penchala Link) – Seremban, Petaling Jaya, Damansara, Puchong, Putrajaya
		Jalan Duta	31.0	111	Jalan Duta	Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim – Kuantan, central Kuala Lumpur, Seremban
1.000 km = 0.621 mi; 1.000 mi = 1.609 km   Concurrency terminus   Incomplete access   Unopened

Notes[]

References[]

External links[]

• PLUS Expressway Berhad
• PLUS
• Malaysian Highway Authority