South Klang Valley Expressway

Expressway 26
South Klang Valley Expressway Lebuhraya SKVE
Route information
Maintained by SKVE Holdings Sdn Bhd
Length	51.7 km (32.1 mi) Section 1: 19.99 km Section 2: 12.96 km Section 3: 18.81 km
Existed	1998–present
History	Initially completed in 2000, Phase 2 built in 2007–2011 and Phase 3 built in 2010–2013
Major junctions
East end	Uniten Interchange
	Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway Jalan Uniten–Dengkil Jalan Hospital Serdang Persiaran Persekutuan Persiaran Utara Putrajaya–Cyberjaya Expressway Damansara–Puchong Expressway AH2 North–South Expressway Central Link West Coast Expressway Klang–Banting Highway Persiaran Pulau Lumut
West end	Pulau Indah, Klang
Location
Primary destinations	Kajang, Putrajaya, Cyberjaya, Bandar Saujana Putra, Teluk Panglima Garang, Banting, Carey Island, Pulau Indah
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

The South Klang Valley Expressway, or SKVE (Malay: Lebuhraya Lembah Klang Selatan), is an expressway in the southern part of Klang Valley, Malaysia's most densely populated region. This 51.7 km (32.1 mi) dual-carriageway provides links to the booming towns in southern Klang Valley, including the country's administrative capital, Putrajaya. South Klang Valley Expressway is the fifth east–west-oriented expressway in the Klang Valley after the Federal Highway, the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE), the Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway (LATAR) and the Shah Alam Expressway.

Route background[]

The Kilometre Zero of the expressway is located right after the Uniten Interchange at the Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway E18.

History[]

The first 7.95 km (section 1A) stretch that starts at the UNITEN interchange in Bangi is toll free, and had been open for several years. It was built by the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR). The section 1B, 2 and 3 stretch of SKVE are to be built by . The section 1B stretch of the expressway between Cyberjaya to Bandar Saujana Putra was completed in June 2010.

The section 2 stretch of the expressway from Bandar Saujana Putra towards Teluk Panglima Garang measuring 12.96 km long would have been completed in 2011. SKVE’s last stretch is the 18.81 km long section 3 and connects to Pulau Carey before terminating at the Pulau Indah interchange, serving as a direct link between Putrajaya and Westports in Port Klang.^[1]

Section 1B of this expressway between Cyberjaya to Bandar Saujana Putra was opened to traffic on 1 July 2010.^[2] Meanwhile, the section 2 stretch of the expressway between Bandar Saujana Putra to Teluk Panglima Garang was opened on 29 May 2012 and the final stretch, section 3 of the expressway between Teluk Panglima Garang to Pulau Indah was opened on 1 October 2013.

Features[]

The section between Teluk Panglima Garang towards Pulau Carey and Pulau Indah is built as a two-lane expressway while retaining the full access control, making the section as the first true two-lane expressway with full access control in the Klang Valley and also the second in Malaysia after the Senai–Desaru Expressway (Cahaya Baru–Penawar sections) in Johor Bahru.

There are three main bridge along the expressway, the Jalan Puchong-Sungai Rasau bridge, the Pulau Carey-Sungai Langat bridge and the Selat Lumut-SKVE Bridge, a major landmark.

A speed camera of the Malaysian Automated Enforcement System (AES) is on SKVE near Shell layby, Serdang.

A runaway truck ramp, to stop vehicles unable to brake, is provided on both ends of the Selat Lumut-SKVE Bridge.

There are two Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Enforcement Stations at Pulau Carey.

IOI City Mall, the largest shopping mall in Serdang is near IOI Resort.

Criticism[]

As of 2015 section 1A of the expressway (toll-free) was in a state of poor maintenance, with most of its street lights not functioning and wrecked guardrails unreplaced at accident sites.^{[citation needed]}

Toll systems[]

The South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE) is using the closed toll system. Since 1 June 2016, all electronic toll transactions have been conducted using Touch 'n Go and SmartTAGs.

Toll plaza abbreviations[]

Note: Toll charges can only be paid with the Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAG. Cash payment is not accepted.

List of interchanges[]

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

State	District	km	Exit	Name	Destinations	No. of lanes	Speed limit	Notes
Through to Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway
Selangor	Sepang	0.0	EXIT 2600	Uniten I/C	Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway – Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) , Seri Kembangan, Sungai Besi, Mines Resort City Jalan Uniten–Dengkil – Universiti Tenaga Nasional (Uniten) , Bangi, Dengkil	Six	80 km/h
		1.0	EXIT 2601	Hospital Serdang I/C (A)	Jalan Hospital Serdang – Hospital Serdang , Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)			From / to Kajang only
		2.0	EXIT 2602	Putra I/C (Persiaran Utara I/C)	Persiaran Utara – Putrajaya IOI City Mall