Kajang–Seremban Highway

E21 Expressway
Kajang-Seremban Highway
Route information
Maintained by Lebuhraya Kajang-Seremban Sdn. Bhd. (Lekas)
Length:	44.3 km (27.5 mi)
Existed:	2002 – present
History:	Completed in 2009
Major junctions
North end:	Kajang Perdana Interchange Kajang, Selangor
	Kajang Bypass Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway Federal Route 1 Jalan Nilai-Pajam Federal Route 86 Federal Route 51 Jalan Senawang-Paroi
South end:	Paroi Interchange Paroi, Negeri Sembilan
Location
Primary destinations:	Kuala Lumpur Cheras Semenyih Pajam Nilai Mantin Temiang Kuala Klawang
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways • Federal • State

The Kajang-Seremban Highway, KASEH (Malay: Lebuhraya Kajang Seremban), or LEKAS Highway is an expressway in Malaysia connecting Kajang, Selangor to Seremban, Negeri Sembilan. The speed limits on the expressway are 80 km/h (Kajang Perdana-Kajang South and Setul-Paroi) and 110 km/h (68 mph) (all other sections).

Overview

The 44.3 km (27.5 mi) expressway is designed to pass through Semenyih, Pajam, Mantin, Temiang and link to the Seremban Inner Ring Road. It serves as an effective traffic dispersal for the highly congested Kajang in Selangor to Seremban in Negeri Sembilan besides the North-South Expressway Southern Route and the Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway.

• The Highway Project has achieved several stages of completion.
• “Package 1A” from the SILK Interchange to Kajang South has been completed and opened to the public. *“Package 1B” from the Kajang Selatan Interchange to Pajam Interchange, earthworks and major drainage have been completed.
• “Packages 2A and 3” from Pajam Interchange to Paroi, all land acquisitions have been completed. Part of the alignment between Mantin Interchange and Setul Interchange has been approved for realignment.

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the expressway starts right after the EXIT 1804 Kajang Perdana Interchange which connects the expressway with the Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway and the Kajang Bypass near Kajang, Selangor.

History

The project was approved by the government in 1997 and the construction of the expressway began on 2002; however, the financial problems faced by the original concessionnaire, Kajang-Seremban Highway Sdn. Bhd. (Kaseh) had forced the construction works to be delayed. The project was revitalized in November 2006 after a takeover by a new concessionnaire, Lebuhraya Kajang-Seremban Sdn. Bhd. (Lekas), which 50% of the stake was held by IJM Corporation Berhad and the rest of the stake was held by the original concessionnaire, Kajang-Seremban Highway Sdn. Bhd. This project is scheduled for completion by December 2009

The phase 1 of the expressway connecting Kajang South to Pajam was officially opened on 23 August 2008. The main subcontractor was WCT, which then subcontracted the beam-manufacturing to Mudajaya. As a normal procedure to make users familiarize with the highway, the highway will be toll free for a month from opening.

The highway system was extended with the opening of Mantin toll plaza on 31 December 2008. Again, the main subcontractor was WCT, and the beam-manufacturer was Mudajaya. Most of the shorter beams like the Ms and Inverted Ts were manufactured at Mudajaya's production plant in Ijok, Selangor, whilst the longer and more "treacherous" I-beams were produced on the site itself. As per normal practice, the route was toll free until 30 January 2009.

On 1 March 2010, the Setul and Ampangan Interchange has been opened for traffic.

Features

• Six-lane carriageway from Kajang to Setul
• Medium to high speed limits of 80 km/h (Kajang Perdana-Kajang South and Setul-Paroi) and 110 km/h (all other sections)
• SOS emergency phone

Notable events

Beams collapsed at Pajam Interchange

On the 27th September 2007, at around 11.45 pm., eight massive I-20 beams ( each weighing close to 70 tonnes ) collapsed in a domino fashion at BR. 7 ( approx. Ch.16,400 ), about just a km. from the Pajam Interchange. However, very fortunately, there were absolutely no casualties at all. In the subsequent 3 months following this incident, the Contractor constructed a 4 km. public by-pass road circumnavigating this BR 7 launch site, from the Federal Route FT3265, to the Pajam I/C, then onto the Pajam Toll Plaza, and coming out again at FT3265 nearer to NIlai Town, recast the 8 I-20 beams, and then re-launched them. This BR 7 is now in service, and forms part of the LEKAS Highway.

Toll systems

For toll rates, See also Toll rates of the Kajang-Seremban Highway

The Kajang-Seremban Highway using closed toll system.

Toll Plaza Abbreviations

Abbreviation	Exits	Name of Interchanges
KJS	EXIT 2101	KAJANG SOUTH
SMN	EXIT 2102	SEMENYIH
PJM	EXIT 2103	PAJAM
MTN	EXIT 2104	MANTIN
STL	EXIT 2105	SETUL
AMP	EXIT 2106	AMPANGAN
PAR	EXIT 2107	PAROI

List of Interchange

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			NORTH KAJANG BYPASS Saujana Impian CHERAS-KAJANG EXPRESSWAY Kuala Lumpur Cheras
		KAJANG PERDANA INTERCHANGE	KAJANG DISPERSIAL LINK EXPRESSWAY NORTHEAST Sungai Long Balakong Sungai Besi Seri Kembangan SOUTHWEST Kuala Lumpur Seremban Putrajaya Cyberjaya Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)	Cloverleaf interchange
KAJANG BYPASS JKR border limit
KAJANG-SEREMBAN HIGHWAY Start/End of expressway Lekas border limit
0
	EXIT 2101	KAJANG SOUTH INTERCHANGE	NORTHWEST Kajang town centre SOUTHEAST Semenyih	Full cloverleaf interchange
		P Kajang South toll plaza KJS		Kajang bound
Kajang South toll plaza KJS RM (Cash) TnG TAG TAG TnG Transit Card Closed toll system Collect transit card and pay a distance toll
	EXIT 2102	SEMENYIH INTERCHANGE SMN	Semenyih Beranang B18 Bangi B18 Dengkil	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
		Sungai Semenyih bridge
		Sungai Beranang bridge
		Sungai Chembong bridge
		R&R Beranang rest and service area		North bound
		R&R Beranang rest and service area		South bound
Selangor Darul Ehsan Hulu Langat district border
Selangor-Negeri Sembilan border
Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus Seremban district border
		Sungai Batang Benar bridge
	EXIT 2103	PAJAM INTERCHANGE PJM	Pajam Nilai N20 Sepang N20 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) AH2 AH2 NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY SOUTHERN ROUTE Kuala Lumpur Johor Bahru	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
		Sungai Pajam bridge
	EXIT 2104	MANTIN INTERCHANGE MTN	Mantin N34 Lenggeng	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
		Sungai Bangkung bridge
--
Setul toll plaza STL Transit Card TnG TAG TAG TnG RM (Cash) Closed toll system Collect transit card and pay a distance toll
		P Setul toll plaza STL		Paroi bound
		Setul viaduct
	EXIT 2105	SETUL INTERCHANGE	Seremban town centre Temiang Port Dickson	Directional-T interchange
--				Start/End of six-lane carriageway
		P Ampangan toll plaza AMP		Kajang bound
Ampangan toll plaza AMP RM (Cash) TnG TAG TAG TnG RM (Cash) Opened toll systems Pay toll
--				Start/End of six-lane carriageway
	EXIT 2106	AMPANGAN INTERCHANGE	NORTHEAST Kuala Klawang (Jelebu) SOUTHWEST Ampangan Seremban town centre Port Dickson	Parclo interchange
		Sungai Linggi bridge
--				Start/End of six-lane carriageway
		Taman Ampangan	Taman Ampangan Taman Bukit Ampangan Taman Margosa	LILO junctions Paroi bound
		Taman Ampangan	Taman Ampangan Taman Bukit Ampangan Taman Margosa	LILO junctions Kajang bound
--				Start/End of six-lane carriageway
	EXIT 2107	PAROI INTERCHANGE	WEST Seremban town centre Ampangan EAST Kuala Pilah Seri Menanti Ulu Bendol Recreational Forest	Signalised at-grade junction
KAJANG-SEREMBAN HIGHWAY Start/End of expressway Lekas border limit
JKR border limit
			SOUTH JALAN SENAWANG-PAROI Senawang Rembau AH2 AH2 NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY SOUTHERN ROUTE Kuala Lumpur Johor Bahru

External links

• IJM
• LEKAS