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58-517: (Redirected from North South Expressway ) North–South Expressway may refer to: North–South Expressway (Malaysia) North–South Expressway Northern Route North–South Expressway Central Link North–South Expressway Southern Route North–South Corridor, Singapore , formerly named the North–South Expressway North–South Expressway East , running along

116-601: A My RFID toll booth. Generally the expressway consists of four lanes, two for each direction. There are some exceptions to this; the following are stretches with six lanes or eight lanes (three or four each way) North–South Expressway is designed as a high-speed long distance expressway therefore the default speed limit on the expressway is 110 km/h (68 mph), but there are some exceptions in some places for several reasons, including:- Most heavy vehicles are only allowed to travel 80–90 km/h by law. Considering that two lanes are inadequate for smooth traffic flow,

174-738: A faster pace. The first section completed by PLUS was the Ayer Keroh–Pagoh section on 5 April 1989. By March 1990, PLUS had given 40 civil works contracts for the construction of the North-South Expressway and the North Klang Valley Expressway. In May 1992, UEM began accelerating the construction of North-South Expressway, ahead of the deadline of the concession agreement set for May 1995. By 1992, PLUS had already given 41 contracts worth RM 4.7 billion. The 31-km New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) E1

232-576: A fourth lane on certain stretches of the highway, namely from Shah Alam to Jalan Duta , from Shah Alam to Rawang and from Nilai (North) to Port Dickson . The upgrading works for this project began in October 2012 and was completed in 2015. Plus Expressways Berhad changes older Sodium-vapor lamp lighting to a new LED lamp lighting when needed frequently. The North–South Expressway southern route from Sungai Besi Toll Plaza to Nilai Utara exit and most of North–South Expressway Central Link lighting

290-414: A level of success. Those who use this expressway will be expected not only to enjoy the various parties in the construction efforts, but also can even appreciate this expressway contribution towards national development." Plans to upgrade the stretches from Slim River to Tanjung Malim , Tanjung Malim to Rawang (Northern route), Seremban to Senawang , and Senawang to Ayer Keroh ( Southern route )

348-559: Is a network of tolled controlled-access highways running through the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia . The expressway network consists of the northern and southern route, having a total length of 772 kilometres (480 miles). Running through seven states and connecting the Thailand and Singapore borders, the North–South Expressway is an important thoroughfare for local, interstate and international traffic. The expressway

406-654: Is at Skudai , the route is connected with the Federal Route 5 which is the main trunk road of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The Federal Route 1 is the main trunk road at the interior part of Peninsular Malaysia but passes the western states. From Tampin to Sungai Siput, the FT1 highway runs along the western foothills of the Titiwangsa Range . The FT1 highway intersects with the Federal Route 2 at Kuala Lumpur before intersecting with another end of

464-472: Is done by the Touch 'n Go electronic payment system through the use of Touch 'n Go cards, PLUSMiles Touch 'n Go cards, SmartTAG and Touch 'n Go RFID . The North–South Expressway uses two toll systems:- For junction list, see North–South Expressway Northern Route , North–South Expressway Central Link and North–South Expressway Southern Route . Pos Malaysia issued commemorative postage stamps to mark

522-409: Is not a controlled-access highway . Nevertheless, the toll road and the North–South Expressway were acquired by Projek Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan Berhad . However, various parties especially residents of Senai and political parties urged that the toll collection be abolished due to the lack of toll-free alternative. As a result, the toll collection at Senai toll plaza was abolished on 1 March 2004. After

580-476: Is part of route AH2 , a designation of the Asian Highway Network . The expressways were first conceived in 1977 due to increasing congestion on federal route 1 , which was the main north–south thoroughfare at the time. However, economic uncertainties and the high cost meant that construction did not begin until 1981. The expressway began opening in stages from 1982, but the economic downturn at

638-761: The Arahan Teknik 8/86: A Guide on Geometric Design of Roads ( controlled-access expressway with design speed limit of 120 km/h and lane width of 3.5 m), the Jitra–Bukit Kayu Hitam section does not adhere to the JKR R6 standards and was grandfathered as part of the E1 expressway, as the section was constructed before the Arahan Teknik 8/86 was published by the Malaysian Public Works Department in 1986. The North–South Expressway

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696-569: The Jalan Kepong FT54 , in return for the nine-year toll collection rights starting from 1987 until 1996. However, in 1987, the concessionaire agreement was amended, and Kamunting Corporation Berhad was required to add two more lanes from the existing four lanes along Jalan Kuching FT1, resulting in another 7-year extension of toll concession which was ended in 2003. The toll collection at Jalan Kuching FT1 had sparked fury among Kuala Lumpurian motorists, and numerous protests were held to urge

754-750: The Johor–Singapore Causeway at the Malaysia–Singapore border . Since 2008, the Federal Route 1 has been disconnected from the Causeway when the new Sultan Iskandar CIQ Complex was opened, with new access roads linking the Causeway to the CIQ Complex. At the first kilometre at the city of Johor Bahru , it is connected with the Federal Route 3 , the main trunk road of the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Next, at Kilometre 19 which

812-665: The Skudai Highway FT1 was completed in November 1985 as a tolled divided highway until 1 March 2004. Meanwhile, Jalan Cheras–Kajang FT1 was upgraded from the former two-lane road into an eight-lane controlled-access expressway known as the Cheras–Kajang Expressway E7/FT1. The expressway was opened to traffic on 15 January 1999. Much of the road remains in use, although in September 2009, portions of

870-701: The FT1 route in Kuala Lumpur was rerouted to a new road system consisting Jalan Loke Yew, Jalan Maharajalela, Jalan Kinabalu and Jalan Kuching as a traffic dispersal means as well as providing the constant continuity of the FT1 route in Kuala Lumpur. One of the components of the new road system was the Jalan Kinabalu viaduct, which was opened on 15 March 1963. The government in 1977 proposed to build an alternative road that would later be known as North–South Expressway, due to severe congestion along Federal Route 1, but economic uncertainties caused delays and

928-555: The Federal Route 1 along its entire length. It is estimated that over a million Malaysians rely on the Federal Route 1 users as their main economic source. The Federal Route 1 is believed to be the nation's earliest public roadway constructed. Construction began in 1880 under the orders on the Sultan of Kedah at that time, Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin Mukarram Shah , connecting Alor Setar , Kedah to Songkhla , Thailand . Today,

986-541: The Federal Route 5 at Ipoh. At Sungai Siput , Perak , the route changes its direction westbound and later becomes the main west coastal route, starting from Changkat Jering , Perak to Alor Setar , Kedah . The route meets with the North–South Expressway Northern Route E1 at Jitra , Kedah and the section of the North–South Expressway from Jitra to Bukit Kayu Hitam is a part of the Federal Route 1. There are 92 street names associated with

1044-715: The Ipoh–Changkat Jering and Senawang–Ayer Keroh sections in 1987. The Senawang–Ayer Keroh section was built as an extension of the Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway. The toll collection of the Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway was from Sungai Besi to Labu. As a result of the completion of the Senawang–Ayer Keroh section, the old Labu Toll Plaza was demolished and was replaced by three toll plaza interchanges at Exit 218 Seremban Interchange, Exit 219 Port Dickson Interchange and Exit 220 Senawang Interchange;

1102-520: The Kuala Lumpur–Penang through traffic is now opened 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 July 2010, the operator PLUS Expressways Berhad announced that the government has awarded contracts to build

1160-616: The Malaysian Highway Authority, a statutory body, which has been planned early and begin construction, with the Projek Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan Berhad (PLUS) (North–South Expressway Project), a private company that was awarded concessions to finance, design, construct, operate and maintain the expressways. Such efforts shows an improvement visions into a reality after across a variety of challenges that threaten to stop. It acknowledged

1218-510: The North to Johor Bahru in the Causeway bordering with Singapore in the South. The construction of the 848km expressway, across the peat swamps and forests and hill untapped granite hills, is an amazing achievement. Also impressive is the pragmatic way in which the combined efforts between the public and private sectors has resulted in this achievement. The expressways is the result of joint efforts of

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1276-473: The Senawang Interchange was constructed by rerouting the through traffic to Ayer Keroh and southwards. During the initial phases, the North–South Expressway project was criticized for its sluggish progress pace. As of 1986, only about 350 km (or two-thirds of the entire length) of the expressway was completed. The work progress became worse due to the nationwide economic setback caused by

1334-402: The city. A lack of proper highway planning was blamed for the severe congestion in the city. At that time, the FT1 route within Kuala Lumpur consisted of Jalan Cheras, Jalan Pudu, Jalan Tun Perak (formerly known as Java Street and then Mountbatten Road), Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman and Jalan Ipoh (both previously known as Batu Road). Under the recommendation from the 1979 Klang Valley Review Report,

1392-470: The coast of Vietnam North–South Expressway West , running along western border of Vietnam See also [ edit ] North–South Corridor (disambiguation) North–South Motorway , in Australia [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about roads and streets with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

1450-471: The constructors being invited by the government were willing to do the job due to economic uncertainties at that time and the plan could not be materialised. It was only after Mahathir Mohamad became the Prime Minister that the North–South Expressway project was revived. The project was launched in 1981. The Malaysian Highway Authority was established on 24 October 1980 to supervise and execute

1508-430: The design, construction, regulation, operation and maintenance of inter-urban highways, to impose and collect tolls, to enter into contracts and to provide for matters connected therewith. At that time, all construction works of the expressway between 1982 and 1988 was solely administered by Malaysian Highway Authority before being transferred to Projek Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan Berhad on 13 May 1988. The construction of

1566-581: The economic resources in Malaya. The second section being completed was Perai–Ipoh section, opened to traffic in 1897. In 1915, the Kuala Lumpur – Ipoh and Johor Bahru – Kulai sections were completed. In 1924, the Johor–Singapore Causeway was completed, connecting Johor Bahru to the island of Singapore . The next sections being completed were Butterworth–Alor Setar and Kulai–Yong Peng sections, both were opened to traffic in 1928. The entire roadway

1624-503: The expressway is being widened as a result of the increasing number of fatal accidents along this highway. It has been recently decided that the two-lane 110 km/h highway will be upgraded to a three-lane 110 km/h highway to prevent accidents, however another lane was being added on the selected stretches to increase it to four lanes. The North–South Expressway is a toll expressway. Since 26 April 2017, all toll plazas are fully electronic with cash no longer being accepted. Payment

1682-510: The expressway was done in stages. As the construction works continued, segments of the highway were opened to traffic as they were finished to help fund the construction works. The Jitra–Bukit Kayu Hitam section was constructed as an upgrade of the existing Federal Route 1 section into a divided highway with partial access control and at-grade intersections . At that time, the construction of the Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway

1740-621: The falling prices of commodities like rubber and tin. As a result, the government had to revise its initial policy of having the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) to execute the entire construction job and decided to have the expressway project to be privatised, citing the success of the privatisation of the North Klang Straits Bypass in 1985 by Shapadu A letter of intention was sent to United Engineers (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (now UEM Group ) on 29 December 1986 before being finalised in 1988. The privatisation agreement had led to

1798-468: The formation of Highway Concessionaires Berhad which would later become Projek Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan Berhad (PLUS). PLUS took over the construction, operation and maintenance jobs of the North–South Expressway from LLM starting from March 1998, together with the Skudai Highway FT1. After the North–South Expressway project was privatised in 1988, the construction work progress continued at

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1856-715: The furthest end of the expressway from Kuala Lumpur. While the E2 terminates at the Selangor–Kuala Lumpur border, the E1 ends at Bukit Lanjan before proceeding to the city via the New Klang Valley Expressway , which is also gazetted as route E1. The E1 and E2 expressways are linked together via the North–South Expressway Central Link, E6 . While most of the expressway was construct according to JKR R6 design standards being defined in

1914-481: The government to end the toll collection there. The toll collection at Jalan Kuching FT1 was finally abolished on 8 January 2003. Where the Jitra–Bukit Kayu Hitam section was constructed as an upgrade of the existing Federal Route 1 section into a divided highway with partial access control and at-grade intersections . At that time, the construction of the Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway E2

1972-702: The independence of Malaya in 1957 and the formation of Malaysia in 1963. Among the earliest improvements was the construction of the Merdeka Bridge at the Penang–Kedah state border. It was constructed to replace the old bridge that was destroyed in 1942 during the Second World War. The bridge assumed its name for being opened to motorists during the year of Malayan independence. In 1966, the Tanjung Malim–Slim River Highway FT1

2030-438: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=North–South_Expressway&oldid=1255545204 " Category : Road disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages North%E2%80%93South Expressway (Malaysia) The North–South Expressway

2088-529: 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 north bound on 15 August 2008. Beginning 11:00 am on 14 July 2009,

2146-660: The most famous bridges being blown were the Sungai Kelamah Bridge (also known as the Gemencheh Bridge), Gemas Bridge and Buloh Kasap Bridge – all of them were located at the Federal Route 1 – as a result of the Battle of Gemas which had claimed the lives of more than 1,000 Imperial Japanese soldiers. After the Second World War ended, the FT1 road was restored and damaged bridges were rebuilt. Numerous improvements were implemented on Federal Route 1 after

2204-489: The official opening of the North–South Expressway on 8 September 1994. The capsule will be released after the expiry of the concession of the North–South Expressway by PLUS Expressways on 31 December 2038. The monument is inscribed in Malay. The English version reads: "This monument symbolizes the pinnacle of successful for the construction of the North–South Expressway that connects Bukit Kayu Hitam bordering with Thailand in

2262-677: The opening of the North–South Expressway on 10 September 1994. The denominations for these stamps were 30 sen, 50 sen, and RM1.00. Malaysia Federal Route 1 The Federal Route 1 is one of the three north–south backbone federal highways in Peninsular Malaysia; the other two are the Federal Routes 3 and 5 . The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 1 is located at the former site of the now-demolished Tanjung Puteri CIQ Complex in Johor Bahru , where it connected to

2320-495: The other sections of the North–South Expressway, the Jitra–Bukit Kayu Hitam section did not comply with the expressway standards defined by the Arahan Teknik 8/86: A Guide on Geometric Design of Roads which was only published by the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) later in 1986, resulting the section to be grandfathered as a part of the North–South Expressway E1. The third section being opened to motorists

2378-448: The project was only revived in the 1980s under Mahathir Mohamad . The most controversial development of the FT1 highway in Kuala Lumpur was the toll collection at Jalan Kuching FT1 . The nine-year concession of Jalan Kuching FT1 was awarded to Kamunting Corporation Berhad, signed on 15 April 1985. In the original concessionaire agreement, Kamunting Corporation Berhad was required to build an interchange at Kepong Roundabout and to upgrade

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2436-597: The road is also a part of the Phetkasem Road (Thailand Route 4), Routes 407 and 414 in Thailand. The road grew in importance as it connected most of the state capitals on the west coast (except Perlis and Malacca ), and as a result, numerous towns grew along its path. The next phases were mostly constructed by the British colonial government as a means to provide an efficient transportation network to exploit

2494-704: The road north of Ipoh were temporarily closed to facilitate double tracking and electrification along the Ipoh–Padang Besar railway line . In December 2022, a 9.4 km segment of the Ipoh-Butterworth trunk road has been renamed to "Jalan Tun Dr. S. Samy Vellu " in a tribute to the former works minister. This renaming, as per the Federal gazette, encompasses the stretch commencing at the Kinta-Kuala Kangsar district border and culminating at

2552-494: The section to be grandfathered as a part of the North–South Expressway E1. After the North–South Expressway was completed in 1994, the expressway took the role of the Federal Route 1 as the main backbone route in Peninsular Malaysia. Apart from the Jitra–Bukit Kayu Hitam section that was being upgraded to be a part of the North–South Expressway E1, there are some other sections of the FT1 highway that have been upgraded to toll roads and controlled-access expressways . For example,

2610-599: The south. The toll road had two toll plazas at the Senai and at the Johor Causeway . It was constructed by the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) before being handed over to Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) in November 1985. The extensive urbanisation of Johor Bahru however had rendered the Skudai Highway FT1 to be unsuitable to become a part of the North–South Expressway E2, as the Skudai Highway FT1

2668-460: The success of the Government and represents a national effort funded and operated successfully by Malaysians. This monument also commemorates the efforts of leaders of the Government, public services, businesses, financial institutions, consultants, engineers and consultants, as well as contractors and labours, which has played an important role in facing their challenges and bring this project to

2726-482: The time meant that construction had stalled and the work had to be fully privatised. The expressways were finally completed in 1994, with the tolls collected from the operational sections funding the remainder of the construction work. The North–South Expressway is divided into 2 main routes – the northern (route E1) and the southern (route E2). Both routes run parallel to the federal route 1 from Johor Bahru to Bukit Kayu Hitam . Each component expressway begins at

2784-647: The toll collection at Senai was abolished, the highway had been maintained by the Malaysian Public Works Department . The Johor Causeway toll plaza remained in operation until 2008, when the former Johor Bahru CIQ Complex was closed and replaced by the Sultan Iskandar CIQ Complex , and the access to the new CIQ complex and the Johor–Singapore Causeway is provided by the Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway . The next completed sections were

2842-523: Was approved by the government for better traffic flow. It was completed in 2007. 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 are therefore relocated at each ends of

2900-467: Was changed. In the North–South Expressway northern route , lighting was added to sharp turns and hazardous sections. ( Gua Tempurung stretch and Kuala Kangsar–Jelapang stretch which are both highland roads with dangerous corners) On 16 December 2021, the North-South Expressway completes its RFID Tag My RFID network thus making all tolled roads on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia have

2958-439: Was completed in 1994, the expressway took the role of the Federal Route 1 as the main backbone route in Peninsular Malaysia. The North–South Expressway Monument was erected at Rawang Rest and Service Area (R&R) (North bound) near Rawang, Selangor on 8 September 1994. A capsule was put in place that contains documents that have been cultivated by the fourth prime minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad in conjunction with

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3016-440: Was constructed due to the congestion along the federal route 1 as a result of increasing traffic. In 1977, the government proposed to build a new north–south divided highway as an alternative to the federal route 1. The proposal to build the new highway was mooted as a result of the severe congestion along the Federal Route 1. Because of the large cost of the project, the highway was planned to be privatised and tolled, but none of

3074-817: Was finally concluded in 1939 after the completion of the final section connecting Yong Peng to Tampin in 1939. During the Second World War , the Federal Route 1 sustained heavy damage during the Malayan Campaign between the British army and the Imperial Japanese Army . During the campaign, it was estimated that more than 100 bridges were blown by the Royal Engineers in order to stop the Japanese advances southwards. Among

3132-401: Was ongoing, and therefore the expressway would later form the pioneer route for the southern route . The Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway, which was opened on 16 June 1982, was the first completed section of the North–South Expressway project and became the first expressway to implement the ticket system (closed toll system), then followed by the Jitra–Bukit Kayu Hitam section in 1985. Unlike

3190-514: Was opened on 11 January 1993, connecting major cities in the Klang Valley with the North–South Expressway northern route. The remaining sections were opened gradually until the entire expressway was fully completed and opened in March 1994. The expressway was officially opened on 8 September 1994 by Malaysian prime minister at that time, Mahathir Mohamad . After the North–South Expressway

3248-532: Was opened to motorists, becoming the earliest toll road in Malaysia. The two-lane highway bypassed the former section between Slim River to Tanjung Malim, which would later be downgraded to Perak State Route A121 and Federal Route 193 . The improvements of the FT1 route were also being implemented within the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur as well, in order to improve the highway network within

3306-418: Was still ongoing, and therefore the expressway would later form the pioneer route for the southern route . Unlike the other sections of the North–South Expressway, the Jitra–Bukit Kayu Hitam section did not comply with the expressway standards defined by the Arahan Teknik 8/86: A Guide on Geometric Design of Roads which was only published by the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) later in 1986, resulting

3364-710: Was the Seberang Jaya–Perai section. The section was constructed as a part of the Penang Bridge project; hence, the section forms the pioneer route for the Penang section of the North–South Expressway. The Seberang Jaya–Perai section, together with the Penang Bridge, was opened on 14 September 1985. Meanwhile, the 27.3-km Skudai Highway was constructed in Johor Bahru as another upgrade of route 1 in

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