Senai–Desaru Expressway

E22 Expressway
Senai–Desaru Expressway
Route information
Maintained by Senai-Desaru Expressway Berhad (SDEB)
Length:	77 km (47.8 mi)
Existed:	2005 – present
History:	Completed in 2011
Major junctions
West end:	Senai
	Second Link Expressway Senai Airport Highway AH18 AH18 Johor Bahru-Kota Tinggi Highway Tanjung Langsat Highway Pengerang Highway
East end:	Desaru
Location
Primary destinations:	Senai, Ulu Tiram, Pasir Gudang, Bandar Penawar, Sungai Rengit, Pengerang, Desaru
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways • Federal • State

Senai–Desaru Expressway, SDE (Malay: Lebuhraya Senai-Desaru) , is an expressway in Johor, Malaysia. It is also part of the Iskandar Malaysia (formerly Iskandar Development Region). It connects Senai in western Johor to Desaru in eastern Johor. The expressway measures a total length of 77 km (48 mi). With a new crossing over the Johor River, when opened on June 10, 2011, it shortened travel time from Senai to Desaru from 2.5 hours to one hour.

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the expressway starts at Senai Main Interchange at Senai.

History

Previously, the Johor Bahru-Kota Tinggi Highway (Federal Route ) and Pengerang Highway (Federal Route ) was the only gateway to Desaru, with a typical journey of 2.5 hours. Construction of the expressway began in 2005. The construction is led by Senai-Desaru Expressway Berhad with a main contractor, Ranhill Engineers & Constructors Sdn Bhd. Phase 1 of the expressway linking Senai to Pasir Gudang was opened to traffic on 10 September 2009, with the remaining stretch from Pasir Gudang to Desaru, including the bridge, opened on June 10, 2011.

Features

The Sungai Johor Bridge on the Senai-Desaru Expressway, Johor, the longest river bridge in Malaysia.

The Sungai Johor Bridge under construction in January 2009

The tolled expressway is a combination of a four-lane dual carriageway (Senai-Cahaya Baru section) and a two-lane single carriageway (Cahaya Baru-Penawar section), which improves road connection between western and eastern Johor. It features a closed toll system like the North-South Expressway. It is also be an alternative route to Desaru Beach, instead of Federal Route and from Johor Bahru and Singapore. The highway has become the main access road to Desaru from North-South Expressway Southern Route and a major road link to Senai International Airport from Kota Tinggi and eastern parts of Johor. Construction of the road included the 1.7 kilometre Sungai Johor Bridge, a single plane cable stayed bridge across Johor River, which became the longest river bridge in Malaysia after Raja Pemaisuri Bainun Bridge (Sungai Dinding Bridge) in Perak.

The section between Cahaya Baru and Penawar is built as a two-lane expressway (except the Sungai Johor bridge) while retaining the full access control, making the section as the first true two-lane expressway with full access control in Malaysia.

Toll systems

For toll rates, See also Toll rates of the Senai-Desaru Expressway

The Senai–Desaru Expressway using closed toll system.

Toll Plaza Abbreviations

Abbreviation	Exits	Name of Interchanges
SNI	EXIT 2201	SENAI MAIN
SNI	EXIT 2202	SENAI TOWN
ULT	EXIT 2204	ULU TIRAM
CHB	EXIT 2205	CAHAYA BARU
PSG	EXIT 2210	PASIR GUDANG
PWR	EXIT 2212	PENAWAR

List of Interchanges

Main Link

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
0	EXIT 2201	SENAI MAIN INTERCHANGE	SECOND LINK EXPRESSWAY = SENAI LINK SOUTHWEST Tuas (Singapore) Gelang Patah AH2 AH2 Kuala Lumpur AH2 AH2 Melaka NORTHEAST Senai International Airport Senai Industrial Park	Expressway trumpet interchange
SECOND LINK EXPRESSWAY PLUS Expressway border limit
SENAI-DESARU EXPRESSWAY SDEB border limit
		Sungai Skudai bridge
	EXIT 2202	SENAI TOWN INTERCHANGE	SENAI AIRPORT HIGHWAY SOUTHWEST AH2 AH2 Senai AH2 AH2 Kulai AH2 AH2 Johor Bahru	Cloverleaf interchange
		P Senai toll plaza SNI	C* TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre
Senai toll plaza SNI RM (Cash) TnG TAG TAG TnG Transit Ticket Closed toll systems Collect a transit ticket and pay a distance toll
5
Kulaijaya-Johor Bahru district border
5
		Sungai Tebrau Bridge
22
	EXIT 2204	ULU TIRAM INTERCHANGE ULT TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre SDEB operation office	AH2 AH2 JOHOR BAHRU-KOTA TINGGI HIGHWAY NORTH AH18 AH18 Ulu Tiram AH18 AH18 Kota Tinggi AH18 AH18 Mersing Kota Tinggi Waterfalls SOUTH Pasir Gudang AH18 AH18 Johor Bahru AH18 AH18 Woodlands (Singapore)	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
29
29.5		R&R Layang Rest and Service Area		West bound
30
30.5		R&R Layang Rest and Service Area		East bound
31
		Sungai Layang Bridge
42
	EXIT 2205A	CAHAYA BARU INTERCHANGE	SOUTH PASIR GUDANG LINK J10 Cahaya Baru J10 Kong Kong J10 Masai Pasir Gudang	Closed tolled expressway trumpet interchange
				Start/End of dual carriageway expressway Maximum speed 110 km/h Start/End of single carriageway expressway Maximum speed 90 km/h
47
		Selat Mendana Bridge
48		Pulau Juling
				Start/End of single carriageway expressway
		Sungai Johor Bridge 1.7 km Johor River		Start/End of bridge Start/End of dual carriageway expressway
Sungai Johor Bridge 1.7 km Johor River Johor Bahru-Kota Tinggi district border
		Sungai Johor Bridge 1.7 km Johor River		Start/End of bridge Start/End of dual carriageway expressway
				Start/End of single carriageway expressway
50		Tanjung Penyabong
		Sungai Layau Bridge
52
		Sungai Semenchu Bridge
55
		Sungai Papan Bridge
62
Penawar toll plaza PWR Transit Ticket TnG TAG TAG TnG RM (Cash) Closed toll systems Collect a transit ticket and pay a distance toll
		P Penawar toll plaza PWR	C* TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre
69
SENAI-DESARU EXPRESSWAY Start/End of expressway SDEB border limit
JKR border limit
	EXIT 2212	PENAWAR INTERCHANGE	PENGERANG HIGHWAY NORTH Kota Tinggi AH18 AH18 Mersing SOUTH Desaru Bandar Penawar Pengerang J52 Tanjung Pengelih PULAREK TLDM naval academy Sebana Resort	Intersections

Pasir Gudang Link

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
	EXIT 2205A	CAHAYA BARU INTERCHANGE	MAIN LINK WEST Senai Senai International Airport Singapore Kuala Lumpur Johor Bahru Ulu Tiram EAST SUNGAI JOHOR BRIDGE Desaru Bandar Penawar Pengerang	Closed tolled expressway trumpet interchange
Cahaya Baru toll plaza CBU Transit Ticket TnG TAG TAG TnG RM (Cash) Closed toll systems Collect a transit ticket and pay a distance toll
		P Cahaya Baru toll plaza CBU	C* TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre
	EXIT 2205B	CAHAYA BARU INTERCHANGE	J10 Cahaya Baru J10 Kong Kong J10 Masai	Entry/Exit interchange
--
SENAI-DESARU EXPRESSWAY Start/End of expressway SDEB border limit
JKR border limit
--	EXIT 2210	PASIR GUDANG INTERCHANGE	TANJUNG LANGSAT HIGHWAY WEST Pasir Gudang J10 Masai J10 Kong Kong EAST Tanjung Langsat Kampung Perigi Acheh Pantai Pasir Layar	Interchange

Website links

• Senai-Desaru Expressway Berhad (SDEB)

External links

• Longest cable-stayed bridge planned (The Star, December 18 2006)