Ampang – Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway

E12 Expressway
	Ampang – Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway
Route information
	Maintained by Prolintas and Projek Lintasan Kota Sdn Bhd
Length:	7.9 km (4.9 mi)
Existed:	1999 – present
History:	Completed in 2001
Major junctions
West end:	Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur
	Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1; Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2; B36 Jalan Kerja Ayer Lama; B31 Jalan Ampang
East end:	Jalan Memanda, Ampang, Selangor
Location
Primary; destinations:	Jalan Sultan Ismail, Jalan Tun Razak, Ulu Klang, Ampang
Highway system
	Highways in Malaysia; Expressways • Federal • State

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The highway's interchange with MRR2 in Ampang.

The Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway stretch between Jalan Tun Razak and Jalan Sultan Ismail exits with Kampung Baru in the background.

Ampang – Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway, AKLEH (Malay: Lebuhraya Bertingkat Ampang-Kuala Lumpur) is the first elevated highway in Malaysia. The 7.9 km (4.9 mi) elevated highway connects Ampang (Selangor) and Kuala Lumpur. This highway was built to reduce traffic jams and make access to the city more convenient. Motorcycles and other vehicles with 2 wheels or less are not allowed on this highway due to safety reasons. The ban on motorcycles has been lifted since 19 June 2008 due to escalating fuel price. This highway connect Kuala Lumpur and Selangor state.

[edit] Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the highway starts at Jalan Sultan Ismail Interchange, Kuala Lumpur.

[edit] History

Construction began in 1999 at the banks of Klang River and was completed in 2001. The highway was opened to traffic on 17 May 2001.

[edit] Features

Tunnel to Suria KLCC parking.
Smooth access to Ampang and Kuala Lumpur.
Spectacular sceneries of Kuala Lumpur skyline.

[edit] Toll rates

Class	Type of vehicles	Rate (in RM)
0	Motorcycles	Free
1	Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis	RM 1.50
2	Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses	RM 3.00
3	Vehicles with 3 or more axles	RM 4.50
4	Taxis	RM 0.80
5	Buses	RM 1.50

[edit] List of interchanges

km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
0		JALAN RAJA ABDULLAH RAMP		Enter only
DBKL border limit
AMPANG-KUALA LUMPUR ELEVATED HIGHWAY Start/End of expressway Prolintas border limit
0	EXIT 1201B	JALAN SULTAN ISMAIL INTERCHANGE Jalan Ampang ramp	EAST B31 JALAN AMPANG Jalan Sultan Ismail (KLIRR)	Exit only
	EXIT 1201A	JALAN SULTAN ISMAIL INTERCHANGE Jalan Sultan Ismail ramp	KUALA LUMPUR INNER RING ROAD JALAN SULTAN ISMAIL (Jalan Treacher) Jalan P. Ramlee (Jalan Parry) Jalan Raja Chulan (Jalan Weld) Jalan Bukit Bintang Jalan Imbi	Interchange with KL Monorail truss girder bridge From/To Ampang only
		KLCC CAR PARK	TUNNEL KLCC CAR PARK Suria KLCC Petronas Twin Towers	Westbound only
	EXIT 1202A	JALAN TUN RAZAK INTERCHANGE	KUALA LUMPUR MIDDLE RING ROAD 1 JALAN TUN RAZAK (Jalan Pekeliling) Jalan Semarak (Jalan Henry Gurney) Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz (Princes Road) Sentul Petaling Jaya	Expressway interchange
	EXIT 1202B	JALAN TUN RAZAK INTERCHANGE	KUALA LUMPUR MIDDLE RING ROAD 1 JALAN TUN RAZAK (Jalan Pekeliling) Jalan Yap Kwan Seng (Jalan --) B31 Jalan Ampang Cheras Seremban	Expressway interchange
Keramat toll plaza KER RM (Cash) TnG TAG TAG TnG RM (Cash) Opened toll systems Pay toll
		P Keramat toll plaza KER	TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre Prolintas operation office	Ampang bound
	EXIT 1203	JELATEK INTERCHANGE	NORTH JALAN JELATEK Kampung Datuk Keramat Taman Setiawangsa Setapak Seri Maya Condominium	Interchange from/to Kuala Lumpur only
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
FT Kuala Lumpur-Selangor border
Selangor Darul Ehsan Hulu Langat district border
				Start/End of separated elevated carriageway
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				Start/End of separated elevated carriageway
	EXIT 1204	AMPANG-MRR2 INTERCHANGE	KUALA LUMPUR MIDDLE RING ROAD 2 NORTH Ulu Klang Kuantan Taman Melawati SOUTH Cheras Seremban Shah Alam	Interchange from/to Kuala Lumpur only
	EXIT 1205	JALAN KERJA AYER LAMA INTERCHANGE	EAST B36 JALAN KERJA AYER LAMA Taman Tun Razak Kelab Darul Ehsan	Ramp off
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AMPANG-KUALA LUMPUR ELEVATED HIGHWAY Start/End of expressway Prolintas border limit
B31 JALAN AMPANG JKR and MPAJ border limit
	EXIT 1206	JALAN MEMANDA INTERCHANGE	NORTH JALAN MEMANDA Town centre Ampang Putri Specialist Hospital EAST B31 JALAN AMPANG Taman Lembah Jaya B62 Hulu Langat Pandan Indah Other townships Kompleks Pelancongan Menara Tinjau (Kuala Lumpur Look Out Point Tourist Complex)