New Klang Valley Expressway

The New Klang Valley Expressway^[a] (NKVE), designated E1, is an expressway entirely within the Klang Valley region of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur in Peninsular Malaysia. The expressway begins at the settlement of Bukit Raja near Klang, and ends at Jalan Duta in Kuala Lumpur.^[1] The 35-kilometre (22-mile) expressway is one of the most heavily utilised expressways in the Klang Valley region. The expressway shares its designation with the North–South Expressway Northern Route.

Expressway 1
New Klang Valley Expressway Lebuhraya Baru Lembah Klang
Route information
Part of AH2 (Bukit Lanjan–Shah Alam) AH141 (Bukit Raja-Jalan Duta(DUKE))
Maintained by PLUS Expressways
Length	35 km (22 mi)
Existed	1988–present
History	Completed in 1993
Major junctions
Southwest end	New North Klang Straits Bypass New North Klang Straits Bypass at Bukit Raja, Selangor
Major intersections	Guthrie Corridor Expressway Guthrie Corridor Expressway North–South Expressway Central Link North–South Expressway Central Link FT 15 Subang Airport Highway Sprint Expressway Sprint Expressway North–South Expressway Northern Route North–South Expressway Northern Route Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway
Northeast end	Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim at Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Setia Alam, Shah Alam, Bukit Jelutong, Subang, Ara Damansara, Damansara, Kota Damansara, Bukit Lanjan
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

History

Plans for the NKVE began in 1985 after the North–South Expressway was constructed and the Federal Highway had become a busing traffic during rush hour between Kuala Lumpur and Klang.

Construction began in 1988, and the first section of the NKVE between Bukit Raja and Damansara opened to traffic on 7 December 1990.^[2][3]

The section between Bukit Lanjan and Jalan Duta was constructed by Pati Sdn Bhd and TAS industries.^[4]

The fully completed NKVE spanning between Bukit Raja and Jalan Duta was officially opened by the fourth Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad at Jalan Duta toll plaza on 11 January 1993.

Developments

Fourth lane addition

In July 2010, the operator, PLUS Expressways Berhad, announced that the government had awarded contracts to build a fourth lane on a stretch from Shah Alam to Jalan Duta. The construction was completed in 2015.

Features

Notable features

NKVE is the second link between Kuala Lumpur and Klang after the Federal Highway. It has no rest and service areas, though there are many petrol station laybys situated along the highway. Other features of this highway include traffic CCTVs and VMS. Many viaducts are located along this expressway including the Penchala, Bukit Lanjan and Segambut viaducts. Persada PLUS is the main headquarters of the PLUS Expressways located at Subang Interchange. The expressways also includes spectacular sceneries of Mont Kiara and the Kuala Lumpur skyline.

Restricted routes for heavy vehicles

A restricted route has been implemented on the New Klang Valley Expressway between Shah Alam and Jalan Duta during workdays or peak hours. Heavy vehicles (except buses and tankers) with laden and unladen heavy vehicles weighing 10,000 kg or more are not allowed to enter the expressway between 6:30 am until 9:30 am on Monday to Friday (except public holidays). A compound fine will be issued to heavy vehicles which flout the rule.^[5]

Incidents

Rockfall near Bukit Lanjan

On 26 November 2003, a rockfall near the Bukit Lanjan interchange caused the expressway to close for more than six months, causing massive traffic jams to occur in areas surrounding Klang Valley. After clearance of debris and road repairs, the expressway was reopened to public by mid-2004.

Collapsed beam on NKVE–Setia Alam flyover

On 10 July 2005, a section of the Setia Alam flyover interchange – which was under construction then – collapsed, resulting in the death of two Bangladeshi workers and injuring seven others. (Source: New Straits Times 21 July 2005)

Toll rates

NKVE applied closed toll system in their entire route, implemented in all their access points where vehicles are charged according to distance travelled. The rates below is for full length journey between Jalan Duta toll plaza and Bukit Raja toll plaza:

Class	Type of vehicles	Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
0	Motorcycles	Free
1	Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis	RM 3.77
2	Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses	RM 6.90
3	Vehicles with 3 or more axles	RM 9.20
4	Taxis	RM 1.89
5	Buses	RM 2.87

Due to their fare integration with most of North-South Expressway parts and ELITE in a single closed toll system (up to system terminus in Sungai Besi, Jalan Duta, Bukit Raja, Juru and Skudai), the rates would be higher depending on their entry point. Passenger passing through this expressway (between Shah Alam and Bukit Lanjan to ELITE and Northern Route respectively) will have their fare includes distance travelled along this section of NKVE as well in their exit points in other expressways, but they not need to pay any tolls in between.

List of interchange and laybys

State	District	km	Exit	Name	Destinations	No. of lanes	Speed limit	Notes
Selangor	Klang	-1.2	101	Bukit Raja I/C	New North Klang Straits Bypass FT 20 AH141 New/North Klang Straits Bypass – Klang, Port Klang, Meru, Kapar, Shah Alam Persiaran Waja – Bukit Raja Industrial Estate	Six	110 km/h
		-0.5	L/B	Petronas and Shell L/B				Westbound
		0.0	T/P	Bukit Raja Toll Plaza	Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go		60 km/h
	Petaling	3.0	102	Setia Alam I/C	Setia Alam Highway – Setia Alam, Meru, Kapar		110 km/h
		6.9	BR	Sungai Rasau bridge
		9.0	103	Shah Alam I/C	North–South Expressway Central Link AH2 North-South Expressway Central Link – Johor Bahru, Melaka, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Guthrie Corridor Expressway Guthrie Corridor Expressway – Shah Alam, Bukit Jelutong, Kuala Selangor, Rawang, Ijok,	Eight		Western terminus of concurrency with AH2
		9.6	BR	Sungai Damansara bridge
		13.9	104	Subang I/C	FT 15 Subang Airport Highway – Subang, Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport , Subang Jaya, Kelana Jaya	Ten		Persada PLUS, the PLUS Expressways main headquarters
			BR	Sungai Kayu Ara bridge
			BR	5 LRT Kelana Jaya Line railway bridge
			L/B	Petronas and Shell L/B				Eastbound
			BR	Sungai Takil bridge
		17.0	106	Damansara I/C	Sprint Expressway Sprint Expressway (Damansara Link) – Damansara, Bandar Utama, Mutiara Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Pusat Bandar Damansara, Kuala Lumpur,
			BR	Sungai Rumput bridge		Eight
			BR	9 MRT Kajang Line railway bridge
		20.0	107	Kota Damansara I/C	Persiaran Kenanga – Kota Damansara, Mutiara Damansara, Sunway Damansara	Nine	5 lanes eastbound
		20.9	108	Bukit Lanjan I/C	North–South Expressway Northern Route North-South Expressway Northern Route – Bukit Kayu Hitam, Alor Setar, George Town, Ipoh, Rawang, Sungai Buloh		90 km/h	Eastern terminus of concurrency with AH2
FT Kuala Lumpur			BR	Penchala viaduct		Eight
			BR	Edinburgh viaduct
			BR	Segambut Dalam viaduct
			L/B	Shell L/B				Westbound
		29.0	T/P	Jalan Duta Toll Plaza	Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go		60 km/h
			L/B	Shell L/B				Eastbound
			110	Jalan Duta-DUKE I/C	Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway AH141 Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway – Kepong, Batu Caves, Ampang, Hulu Klang, Kuantan, Genting Highlands			Eastern terminus of concurrency with AH141
		29.7	112	Jalan Duta-Sprint I/C	Sprint Expressway Sprint Expressway (Penchala Link) – Mont Kiara, Sri Hartamas, Damansara, Petaling Jaya	Six
		31.0	111	Jalan Duta I/C	Jalan Duta – Kuala Lumpur city centre, Segambut, Kuantan

Notes

1. The expressway is also sometimes informally referred to as the North Klang Valley Expressway in contrast to the newer South Klang Valley Expressway.