Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway

Expressway 37
Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway Lebuhraya Kuala Lumpur-Seremban
Route information
Maintained by ANIH Berhad (formerly known as MetaCorp Sdn Bhd)
Length	8.1 km (5.0 mi)
Existed	1974–present
History	Completed in 1982
Major junctions
North end	Jalan Istana, Kuala Lumpur
Major intersections	Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 Sungai Besi Expressway SMART Tunnel East–West Link Expressway New Pantai Expressway Maju Expressway Shah Alam Expressway FT 217 Bukit Jalil Highway North–South Expressway Southern Route
South end	Sungai Besi Toll Plaza
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Kuala Lumpur, Sungai Besi, Taman Desa, Kuchai Lama, Desa Petaling, Sri Petaling, Kompleks Sukan Negara, Seremban, Malacca, Johor Bahru
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

The Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway East–West Link Expressway is a main expressway in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This 8.1 km (5.0 mi) expressway links Kuala Lumpur in the north to Seremban, Negeri Sembilan in the south.

Some maps label this highway as E2 as it links directly with the North–South Expressway Southern Route; however this appellation is not strictly correct as this particular stretch of road is not managed by PLUS Malaysia Berhad, but rather by ANIH Berhad (formerly known as Metramac Corporation (MetaCorp)). Consequently, the toll rate at Sungai Besi Toll Plaza had included an extra payment to cover the Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway until 2018, when the toll was abolished.

In 2007, the expressway was assigned its own route number of E37 together with Salak Expressway.

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the expressway starts at the Razak Mansion Interchange while its southern terminus is right before the Sungai Besi toll plaza at the North–South Expressway Southern Route E2. Its final kilometre (KM8.1) is also the final kilometre of the North–South Expressway E2 (KM310.8).

History

See also: North–South Expressway Southern Route

Sungai Besi Toll Plaza is the second largest expressway toll plaza in Malaysia.

The Jalan Istana junction on the KL–Seremban Expressway in Kuala Lumpur.

The north bound entrance of SMART Tunnel on the Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway.

The construction of the 63.4 km (39.3 mi) controlled-access expressway from Kuala Lumpur to Seremban began on 27 March 1974 as one of the Second Malaysia Plan (RMK-2) project, with the total cost of RM32.9 million. It consists of 14 interchanges, 2 laybys and 6 toll plaza (Sungai Besi, UPM, Kajang, Bangi, Nilai and Seremban). Funded by a World Bank loan, the expressway was constructed in three phases; the first phase was from Kuala Lumpur to Nilai, while the second phase was from Nilai to Seremban. The third phase was the rehabilitation of the old Federal Route 1 from Kuala Lumpur to Seremban as a toll-free alternative to motorists.

The expressway was opened to motorists on 16 June 1982, along with introduction of toll payment. The Minister of Works at that time, Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu himself became the first motorist to pay the toll of the expressway. The Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway was the first expressway in Malaysia to implement the closed-toll system.

The RM32.9 million expressway became a pioneer route for the North–South Expressway Southern Route. Initially, the expressway ended at Jalan Seremban–Tampin intersection in Senawang before being extended southwards as part of the North–South Expressway; Exit 220 Senawang Interchange was constructed to divert the expressway through traffic to Ayer Keroh. After the extension of the expressway to Ayer Keroh was completed in 1986, the old Seremban toll plaza at Labu was demolished and was replaced with three toll plazas at Seremban, Port Dickson and Senawang interchanges.

In 1987, the North–South Expressway project was privatised and was taken over by Highway Concessionaires Berhad (now PLUS Expressways Berhad). However, Plus Expressways Berhad only took over the section from Sungai Besi Toll Plaza southwards, leaving the remaining 8.1-km section under the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) management until 1992 when the remaining 8.1-km section was upgraded to six lanes by Metramac Corporation Sdn Bhd (MetaCorp), together with the East–West Link Expressway.

On 7 April 2011, MetaCorp changed its name to ANIH Berhad after taking over the operations of toll concession from MTD Prime Sdn Bhd and MetaCorp who respectively owned the concessions for Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway, East Coast Expressway Phase 1, and Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway (including East–West Link Expressway) with effect from 6 December 2011.

Today, the name Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway is only applied to the remaining stretch (from Razak Mansion to Sungai Besi toll plaza) managed by ANIH Berhad after PLUS Malaysia Berhad acquired the southern stretch from Sungai Besi toll plaza onwards on 1988 and the Seremban Layby was transformed into a major Rest and Service Area.

Toll rates

The toll collection for the highway at Sungai Besi toll plaza has ceased on June 1, 2018. This is following announcement by the Malaysian Highway Authority, toll concessions for the Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway and Salak Expressway will end.

Toll Road D

Class	Type of vehicles	Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
0	Motorcycles, bicycles or vehicles with 2 or less wheels	Free
1	Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis	RM0.80
2	Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses	RM1.20
3	Vehicles with 3 or more axles	RM1.70
4	Taxis	RM0.40
5	Buses	RM0.60

List of interchanges

Below is a list of interchanges (exits) and laybys along the Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway. The entire expressway is built as a six-lane divided expressway with the speed limit of 80 km/h and is located within the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur.

km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
Through to Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1
		Jalan Istana Interchange	Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 West Jalan Istana Jalan Dewan Bahasa Istana Negara KL Sentral Jalan Damansara Jalan Duta East Pudu Jalan Tun Razak Kuala Lumpur city centre	Interchange
East–West Link Expressway		Razak Mansion Interchange	South Sungai Besi Expressway Sungai Besi Expressway Salak South Seri Kembangan Balakong Kajang	Interchange
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 DBKL border limit
East–West Link Expressway Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway Start/end of expressway MetaCorp border limit
	37--	SMART Tunnel	Tunnel SMART Tunnel Bukit Bintang Imbi Jalan Tun Razak Kuala Lumpur City Centre	From/to south only Light vehicles only Maximum height limit 2.1 m
	37--	Salak Interchange	East–West Link Expressway West Sprint Expressway Bangsar FT 2 Petaling Jaya FT 2 Shah Alam FT 2 Klang Taman Desa Desa Waterpark East East–West Link Expressway Bandar Tun Razak FT 1 Cheras Cheras–Kajang Expressway FT 1 Kajang	Cloverleaf interchange
		Sungai Kerayong Bridge
	37--	Kuchai Lama Interchange	West New Pantai Expressway NPE Extension Expressway Jalan Kuchai Lama Bandar Sunway Subang Jaya Bangsar From/to Maju Expressway South Maju Expressway Putrajaya Cyberjaya Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)	Trumpet interchange
		Esso Esso Layby	Esso	South bound
	37--	Desa Petaling Interchange	Desa Petaling	Interchange From/to Kuala Lumpur only
	37--	SBE Exit	Northwest Sungai Besi Expressway Jalan Kuchai Lama Salak South	Off-ramp to Sungai Besi Expressway
		Shell Sri Petaling Furnishing Centre and Shell Layby	Shell Sri Petaling Furnishing Centre Shell petrol stations	North bound
	37--	Sri Petaling Interchange	Shah Alam Expressway West Subang Jaya Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Shah Alam Klang Pulau Indah Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway Ampang Ulu Klang Bukit Teratai East FT 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 Cheras Ampang Kuantan	Stacked expressway interchange
		Sungai Mindah Bridge
		Kompleks Sukan Negara car park	Car park to Kompleks Sukan Negara	North bound
		Petronas Layby	Petronas McDonald's Petronas petrol stations with McDonald's drive through	North bound
	37--	Technology Park Interchange	FT 217 Bukit Jalil Highway West Puchong Bandar Kinrara All-Asia Broadcast Centre (Astro) Technology Park Malaysia Kompleks Sukan Negara Selangor Turf Club East Sungai Besi Expressway Sungai Besi Seri Kembangan Balakong Kajang MINES Resort City	Parcelo interchange
		12 MRT Putrajaya Line railway bridge
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
DBKL border arch FT Kuala Lumpur-Selangor border
Selangor Darul Ehsan Petaling district border
		Mobil Mint Hotel and Mobil Layby	Mobil McDonald's Mint Hotel Mobil petrol stations with McDonald's drive through	South bound
East–West Link Expressway Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway MetaCorp border limit
North–South Expressway Southern Route North–South Expressway Southern Route PLUS Expressway border limit
			South North–South Expressway Southern Route North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Johor Bahru North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Melaka North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Seremban North–South Expressway Central Link AH2 Kuala Lumpur International Airport
		Sungai Besi–Seremban	see also North–South Expressway Southern Route
Through to North–South Expressway Southern Route

External links

• ANIH Berhad (Formally known as Metramac Corporation Sdn Bhd)