Shah Alam Expressway

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E5 Expressway
(Insert image logo here) Konsortium Expressway Shah Alam Selangor Sdn Bhd (KESAS)
Length	34.5 kilometres (21.4 miles)
Direction	West→East
Start	Pandamaran, Klang, Selangor
Main destinations	Klang Kota Kemuning Shah Alam Subang Jaya UEP Subang Jaya Puchong Bandar Kinrara Awan Kecil Awan Besar Kompleks Sukan Negara Sri Petaling
End	Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur
Construction dates	1994 - 1997
Road/Expressway joined	Pulau Indah Expressway Klang-Banting Highway West Coast Expressway Kemuning-Shah Alam Highway Shah Alam-Puchong Highway North-South Expressway Central Link Damansara-Puchong Expressway Maju Expressway Jalan Kompleks Sukan AH 2 Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
Asian Highway Network	none
Technical specifications
Number of lanes	6 lanes
Interchanges	13
Toll plazas	4
P Layby	2
R&R Rest and Service Area	2
R&R Overhead Bridge Restaurant	none
V Vista Point	none
Highway tunnels	none
Type of roads	Tarmac
Toll systems	Open toll systems
Highway patrol unit	KESAS RONDA
Hotline service	KESAS HELPLINE
Maps
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Shah Alam Expressway, SAE (Abbreviation: KESAS, Malay: Lebuhraya Shah Alam), is part of a comprehensive network of road links in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. The 34.5 km (21.4 miles) expressway connects from Pandamaran in Klang, Selangor to Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur. Shah Alam Expressway is the third east-west-oriented expressway in the Klang Valley after the Federal Highway and NKVE. This expressway is part of the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 Scheme (Sunway Interchange - Sri Petaling Interchange).

[edit] Route background

The Shah Alam Expressway starts at kilometre 18 near Pandamaran Interchange in Klang, Selangor.

[edit] History

The purposed to built the Shah Alam Expressway began on 1993 when the Federal Highway had become a busing traffic during rush hour from/to Kuala Lumpur. Construction began in 1994. The Phase 1 (Seafield-Sri Petaling) was completed on 1996 and the Phase 2 (Seafield-Pandamaran) was completed on 1998. During 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, the expressway had become a main route to National Sports Complex in Bukit Jalil.

Since 1 July 2004, the EXPRESS TAG electronic payment system has been replaced by Touch 'n Go and Smart TAG electronic payment systems.

[edit] Features

• Became the main route to National Sports Complex during 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur
• Straight and long expressway
• Medium speed expressway with speed limits of 80-90 km/h
• Motorcycle lane
• SOS emergency phone

[edit] Toll rates

(Starting 1 January 2007)

(Source: Utusan Malaysia, 15 December 2006)

[edit] List of Interchanges, Layby and Rest and Service Areas

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			WEST PULAU INDAH EXPRESSWAY Pelabuhan Barat (Westport) Pulau Indah
PULAU INDAH EXPRESSWAY JKR border limit
SHAH ALAM EXPRESSWAY Start/End of expressway KESAS border limit
18.8	EXIT 501	PANDAMARAN INTERCHANGE	KLANG-BANTING HIGHWAY NORTH Bandar Bukit Tinggi Bandar Botanic Pandamaran Klang SOUTH Teluk Panglima Garang Banting	Diamond interchange
19
19.4	EXIT 502	BANDAR PUTERI INTERCHANGE	Bandar Puteri	Diamond interchange
20
	EXIT 503	KEBUN (WEST) INTERCHANGE	WEST COAST EXPRESSWAY NORTH Taiping Teluk Intan Kuala Selangor SOUTH Banting Teluk Panglima Garang Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)	Future trumpet interchange
	EXIT 504	KEBUN INTERCHANGE	B14 Jalan Kebun Jalan Sungai Kandis Jalan Bukit Kemuning	Diamond interchange
Kemuning toll plaza KMN RM (Cash) TnG TAG TAG TnG RM (Cash) Opened toll systems Pay toll
		PKemuning toll plaza KMN		East bound
	EXIT 505	BUKIT RIMAU INTERCHANGE	Bukit Rimau	Trumpet interchange
	EXIT 506	KEMUNING INTERCHANGE	NORTH KEMUNING-SHAH ALAM HIGHWAY Alam Impian Taman Sri Muda Shah Alam SOUTH PERSIARAN KOTA KEMUNING Kota Kemuning Kota Kemuning Golf and Country Club	Trumpet interchange Cloverleaf interchange (Under construction)
30
30.1
Sungai Klang bridge Klang-Petaling district border
32.9
33	EXIT 507	HICOM INTERCHANGE	WEST JALAN BUKIT KEMUNING Kampung Bukit Kemuning Taman Sri Muda (Section 25) SHAH ALAM-PUCHONG HIGHWAY/PERSIARAN KUALA SELANGOR NORTH Shah Alam Section 1 until 21 SOUTH Hicom Industrial Area Section 26 until 27 Puchong Putrajaya Cyberjaya	Diamond interchange
		Proton Centre of Excellence	Proton Centre of Excellence Showroom	From Sri Petaling only
		P Hicom East Bound Layby	Petronas Esso Shell ATM	East bound
		P Hicom West Bound Layby	Petronas Esso Shell ATM	West bound
35.9	EXIT 508	SEAFIELD INTERCHANGE	NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY CENTRAL LINK NORTH AH 2Ipoh Subang Klang Kuala Lumpur SOUTH Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) AH 2 Johor Bahru	Trumpet expressway interchange
36
37
	EXIT 509	KEWAJIPAN INTERCHANGE	Subang Subang Airport Subang Jaya USJ	Diamond interchange
38
Sunway toll plaza SUN RM (Cash) TnG TAG TAG TnG RM (Cash) Opened toll systems Pay toll
		P Sunway toll plaza SUN	KESAS operation office	East bound
		Sungai Klang bridge
	EXIT 511	SUNWAY INTERCHANGE	DAMANSARA-PUCHONG EXPRESSWAY NORTH Kepong Damansara Petaling Jaya SOUTH Puchong Putrajaya Cyberjaya	Cloverleaf expressway with one flyover ramp interchange
44.9	EXIT 512	KINRARA INTERCHANGE	Jalan Klang Lama B11 Puchong B11 Kinrara	Diamond interchange
45
Selangor Darul Ehsan Petaling district border
Selangor-FT Kuala Lumpur border
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
		R&R Kinrara Rest and Service Area	BH Petrol ATM McDonalds Sate Kajang Haji Samuri	East bound
		R&R Awan Besar Rest and Service Area	Caltex ATM McDonalds Sate Kajang Haji Samuri	West bound
Awan Besar (West) toll plaza (East bound) AWB TAG TnG RM (Cash) Opened toll systems Pay toll
		P Awan Besar (West) toll plaza AWB		East bound
	EXIT 513	AWAN BESAR INTERCHANGE	Awan Besar Taman OUG Bukit Jalil	Diamond interchange
		P Awan Besar (East) toll plaza AWK		West bound
Awan Besar (East) toll plaza (West bound) AWK RM (Cash) TnG TAG Opened toll systems Pay toll
	EXIT 514	AWAN KECIL INTERCHANGE	NORTH JALAN 2/149 Taman Seri Endah Awan Kecil SOUTH JALAN KOMPLEKS SUKAN Bukit Jalil Kompleks Sukan Negara MAJU EXPRESSWAY NORTH Kuala Lumpur SOUTH Putrajaya Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)	Diamond stacked interchange
	EXIT 515	SUKOM INTERCHANGE	Kompleks Sukan Negara (National Sports Complex) Taman Seri Endah	Diamond interchange
	EXIT 516	SRI PETALING INTERCHANGE	AH 2 KUALA LUMPUR-SEREMBAN EXPRESSWAY NORTH Kuala Lumpur Petaling Jaya SOUTH Sungai Besi AH 2 NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY SOUTHERN ROUTE Kajang Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Seremban Melaka Johor Bahru	Stacked expressway interchange
SHAH ALAM EXPRESSWAY Start/End of expressway KESAS border limit
KUALA LUMPUR MIDDLE RING ROAD 2 JKR border limit
			NORTHEAST KUALA LUMPUR MIDDLE RING ROAD 2 Bandar Tun Razak Cheras Ampang Kuantan

[edit] External links

• Gamuda Group
• KESAS

[edit] See also

• Malaysian expressway system

v • d • e Malaysian Expressway System History Chronology of Malaysian Expressway System events Toll rates North–South Expressway · East Coast Expressway · Kajang-Seremban Highway · Senai-Desaru Expressway Interstate  North–South Expressway Northern Route (including New Klang Valley Expressway) ·  North–South Expressway Southern Route ·  North–South Expressway Central Link (including Putrajaya Link) (NSECL/ELITE) ·  Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway and East Coast Expressway (LPT/ECE) ·  Butterworth–Kulim Expressway (BKE) ·  Kajang–Seremban Highway (KASEH) ·  ^ West Coast Expressway (LPB/WCE) Klang Valley and Selangor  Shah Alam Expressway (SAE/KESAS) ·  Cheras–Kajang Expressway (CKE/Grand Saga) ·  Sungai Besi Expressway (SBE/BESRAYA) (including # Shamelin Expressway or Besraya Extension Expressway) ·  New Pantai Expressway (NPE) ·  Damansara-Puchong Expressway (LDP) ·  Ampang – Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH) ·  # Kemuning – Shah Alam Highway (LKSA) ·  Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway (SILK) ·  Maju Expressway (MEX) (Kuala Lumpur – Putrajaya Expressway (KLPE) and KL-KLIA Dedicated Expressway) ·  Sprint Expressway (Kerinchi Link, Damansara Link and Penchala Link) ·  # Kuala Lumpur – Kuala Selangor Expressway (KLS) (Assam Jawa-Templer Park Highway (LATAR)) ·  South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE) ·  New North Klang Straits Bypass (NNKSB) ·  Duta – Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE) ·  Guthrie Corridor Expressway (GCE) ·  East–West Link Expressway and Kuala Lumpur – Seremban Expressway ·  Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART Tunnel) ·  ^ Kuala Lumpur Outer Ring Road (KLORR) ·  ^ New North Klang Valley Expressway (NNKVE) ·  ^ Kuala Lumpur Arah Serendah Expressway (KLAS) Iskandar Malaysia and Johor  Second Link Expressway (Malaysia–Singapore Second Link) (MSSC/LINKEDUA) ·  # JB Eastern Dispersal Link ·  Senai–Desaru Expressway (SDE) ·  ^ Muar–Segamat Highway Penang  Butterworth Outer Ring Road (BORR) ·  # Penang Outer Ring Road (PORR) ·  # Penang Second Bridge ·  Penang Bridge Others  Ipoh–Lumut Expressway ·  Tun Salahuddin Bridge ·  Seremban – Port Dickson Highway (SPDH) Legend - # denotes highway under construction, ^ for under development.

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