Second Link Expressway

The Second Link Expressway Second Link Expressway is a 47-kilometre (29-mile) controlled-access highway in Johor, Malaysia. It runs from Senai, Kulai District near the international airport to the Malaysia–Singapore Second Link at Tanjung Kupang, Johor Bahru District.^[1]

Expressway 3
Second Link Expressway Lebuhraya Hubungan Kedua
Route information
Part of AH143 (Senai North–Tuas)
Maintained by PLUS Expressways
Length	47 km (29 mi)
Existed	1994–present
History	Completed in 1997
Major junctions
North end	FT 16 Senai Airport Highway at Senai, Johor
Major intersections	Senai–Desaru Expressway Senai–Desaru Expressway FT 1 Skudai Highway North–South Expressway Southern Route North–South Expressway Southern Route FT 17 Persisiran Perling FT 177 Port of Tanjung Pelepas Highway
South end	Ayer Rajah Expressway at the Malaysia–Singapore Second Link
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Saleng, Indahpura, Bukit Indah, Iskandar Puteri, Pulai, Pontian, Ulu Choh, Kangkar Pulai, Taman Perling, Gelang Patah, Tanjung Kupang
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Route background

Northbound carriageway just before exit 313.

Tanjung Kupang checkpoint.

The Kilometre Zero for the entire expressway is located at the Malaysia–Singapore border at the Malaysia–Singapore Second Link.

History

Construction of the Second Link

In July 1989, United Engineers Malaysia Berhad (UEM) submitted a proposal to the government of Malaysia to privatize the construction of a second link to Singapore. The acceptance of the proposal brought about the signing of a concession agreement in July 1993, giving exclusive rights and authority to UEM to design, construct, manage, operate and maintain the bridge and expressways for a period of 30 years commencing 27 July 1993.

Following this, a novation agreement was executed in May 1994, whereby UEM assigned all its rights, liabilities and obligations in respect of the concession agreement to Linkedua (Malaysia) Berhad, a wholly owned subsidiary of UEM.

The major components of the project are the Second Crossing bridge, 44 kilometers of expressways, The Sultan Abu Bakar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex, three toll plazas, two rest and service areas and other ancillary facilities. The bridge was designed to accommodate up to 200,000 vehicles a day.

Opening ceremony

The Second Link was opened to traffic on 2 January 1998. It was officially opened on 18 April the same year by the Prime Ministers of both countries, namely Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia and Goh Chok Tong of Singapore. The Malaysia–Singapore Second Crossing heralded a new era in bilateral relations, and brought with it the promise of improved economic and social ties.^[2]

In 2007, PLUS Expressway Berhad had entered into conditional agreements with the UEM Group to acquire the entire interests in Expressway Lingkaran Tengah Sdn Bhd (Elite) and Linkedua (Malaysia) Bhd for RM866mil. Since then, both ELITE and LINKEDUA became wholly owned subsidiaries of PLUS Expressways Berhad.^[3]

Pontian Link

A new link heading towards Pontian (Pontian Link) through the Pulai Interchange Exit 307A at km 15.3 on the Second Link Expressway was opened to traffic starting from 1:00 pm, 10 November 2007 on Saturday.

The Pontian Link provides easy access for highway users, connecting the Second Link Expressway (from Pulai Interchange) to Ulu Choh-Gelang Patah Interchange (KM5).

Construction of the 2.7 km link started on 17 April 2006 and was fully completed on 16 October 2007.

Toll systems

Toll payments are for the expressway and Second Link tolls. Only Touch 'n Go, PLUSMiles, SmartTAG and MyRFID electronic payment system are accepted at all Second Link toll plazas, and is the only accepted paying method at the Perling, Lima Kedai and Tanjung Kupang toll plazas, though top-up lanes are available.^[4] Singapore dollar is also accepted at all Second Link toll plazas but at the rate of 1:1 (i.e. Pay S$1.00 for RM1.00, and all change are given in Malaysian ringgit). Tanjung Kupang toll plaza was the only toll along the entire highway which charged rates for motorcyclists at RM1.10 each. Since 1 January 2019, toll collection for motorcyclists ceased operations.^[5][6][7] As of March 2023, there are no longer off-peak hour toll rates.^[8]

Fares

(Since 1 March 2023)^[9]

Class	Type of vehicles	Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
		Sultan Abu Bakar Complex	Tanjung Kupang		Lima Kedai	Perling
			Expressway	Bridge
0	Motorcycles (Vehicles with two axles and two wheels)	Free
1	Private Cars (Vehicles with two axles and three or four wheels (excluding taxis and buses))	8.68	1.80	4.34	3.19	1.88
2	Vans and other small goods vehicles (Vehicles with two axles and five or six wheels (excluding buses))	27.40	3.40	13.70	7.80	4.60
3	Large Trucks (Vehicles with three or more axles (excluding buses))	54.80	6.90	27.40	9.80	5.70
4	Taxis	7.54	0.90	3.77	1.64	0.90
5	Buses	11.96	1.47	5.98	3.19	1.88

List of interchanges, laybys, and rest and service areas

Senai Link

km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			East Jalan Perusahaan Senai Industrial Area
Second Link Expressway 0	301	Senai Airport Interchange	FT 16 Senai Airport Highway North FT 16 Senai International Airport South FT 1 Senai FT 1 Johor Bahru	Diamond interchange Start/end of expressway PLUS Expressway border limit
Second Link Expressway Second Link Expressway Start/end of expressway PLUS Expressway border limit
	301A	SDE Interchange	Southeast Senai–Desaru Expressway Senai-Desaru Expressway FT 3 AH18 Ulu Tiram FT 3 AH18 Kota Tinggi FT 17 Pasir Gudang FT 92 Bandar Penawar FT 90 Desaru	Trumpet interchange
		Saleng viaduct		Start/end of viaduct
		Saleng viaduct Sungai Skudai bridge
		Saleng viaduct Railway crossing bridge
	302	Saleng viaduct Saleng Interchange	FT 1 Skudai Highway North Saleng Kulai	Start/end of viaduct Ramp in/out to Senai Link
Second Link Expressway 5
5.7	303	Indahpura Interchange Johor Premium Outlet	From/to Destanions PERSIARAN Indahpura Indahpura From/to Johor Premium Johor Premium Outlet	Trumpet interchange
Second Link Expressway 6
Second Link Expressway Second Link Expressway
Second Link Expressway AH143 Second Link Expressway
	304	Senai South Interchange	Second Link Expressway AH143 Main Link North North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 North-South Expressway Southern Route North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Kuala Lumpur North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Melaka North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Johor Bahru FT 17 Pasir Gudang FT 1 AH2 Skudai South Second Link Expressway AH143 Gelang Patah Bandar Nusajaya FT 177 Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) Second Link Expressway AH143 Tuas (Singapore)	Trumpet interchange

Northern and Southern Links (Main Link)

km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			North North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 North-South Expressway Southern Route Kuala Lumpur Melaka Johor Bahru Skudai
Senai Utara toll plaza SNU Transit Ticket Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go RM (Cash) Closed toll systems Collect ticket transit and pay a distance toll
		Senai Utara toll plaza SNU TnG TAG Customer Service Centre	TnG TAG Customer Service Centre	Singapore bound
North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 North-South Expressway Southern Route
Second Link Expressway AH143 Second Link Expressway
	304	Senai South Interchange	Northeast Second Link Expressway Senai LInk FT 16 Senai International Airport FT 1 Senai FT 1 Kulai Senai–Desaru Expressway Senai-Desaru Expressway FT 3 AH18 Ulu Tiram FT 3 AH18 Kota Tinggi FT 17 Pasir Gudang FT 92 Bandar Penawar FT 90 Desaru Johor Premium Outlet	Trumpet interchange
		Sungai Melana bridge
Johor Bahru-Kulai district border
	305	Kangkar Pulai Interchange	J-- Kangkar Pulai FT 5 Skudai FT 5 Pontian
		Lima Kedai toll plaza TLK	TnG TAG Customer Service Centre	Senai bound
Lima Kedai toll plaza TLK Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go Opened toll systems Pay toll (Touch 'n Go and Smart TAG only)
	306	Lima Kedai Interchange	J4 Lima Kedai J4 Skudai J4 Mutiara Rini	Future interchange
Second Link Expressway 16
15.3	307A 307B 307C 307D	Pulai Interchange	Second Link Expressway Pontian-Johor Baharu Parkway West FT 5 Pontian FT 5 Pekan Nenas FT 95 Kukup FT 95 Tanjung Piai East Second Link Expressway Bukit Indah Second Link Expressway Taman Perling FT 1 AH2 Johor Bahru FT 17 Pasir Gudang	Cloverleaf interchange with one ramp
Second Link Expressway 15
	311A 311B 311C 311D	Nusajaya Interchange	Lebuh Kota Iskandar West Lima Kedai Skudai East Nusajaya Kota Iskandar Legoland Malaysia	Cloverleaf interchange
	312	Gelang Patah Interchange	Lebuh Kota Iskandar West J4 Gelang Patah J7 Pontian FT 95 Kukup FT 95 Tanjung Piai East FT 52 Johor Bahru FT 52 Tampoi FT 52 Bukit Indah FT 52 Nusajaya Kota Iskandar Leisure Farm Legoland Malaysia Danga Bay	Cloverleaf interchange
	313A	Gerbang Nusajaya Interchange	J4 Jalan Gelang Patah–Skudai West J4 Gelang Patah Gerbang Nusajaya Leisure Farm	Trumpet interchange
Second Link Expressway 6
5.7		Gelang Patah Rest and Service Area	Petron Petronas TnG POS	North bound
5.6	313	Port of Tanjung Pelepas Interchange	SOUTHWEST FT 177 Port of Tanjung Pelepas Highway FT 177 Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) Pengkalan Marin Syahbandar J4 Tanjung Kupang J4 Pendas	Trumpet interchange Last/First Malaysian exit
Second Link Expressway 5
4.8		Gelang Patah Rest and Service Area	Shell Petron Petronas TnG POS	South bound
Tanjung Kupang toll plaza TTK Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go TnG POS SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG TnG POS Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go Opened toll systems Pay toll (Touch 'n Go and Smart TAG only)
		Tanjung Kupang toll plaza TTK	TnG TAG Customer Service Centre	Singapore bound
Second Link Expressway AH143 Second Link Expressway
		Sultan Abu Bakar Complex	Immigration office Customs office U-TURN WITH TOLL BOOTH Back to Malaysia via Second Link Expressway
Sultan Abu Bakar Custom Immigration and Quarantine Checkpoint SAB Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go
		Sultan Abu Bakar Complex	U-TURN Back to Singapore via Second Link Bridge
Second Link Expressway AH143 Malaysia-Singapore Second Link
Second Link Expressway 1
0.9		Second Link Bridge		Start/end of bridge
0.5		Second Link Bridge		Malaysian approach span
Second Link Expressway 0		Second Link Bridge		Main navigational span
MALAYSIA Johor Darul Takzim Johor Bahru district border
Second Link Bridge ASEAN Malaysia-Singapore Border
Singapore
		Second Link Bridge		Singaporean approach span
		Second Link Bridge	Southeast Singapore Tuas Checkpoint |Ayer Rajah Expressway AH143 Ayer Rajah Expressway AH143 Tuas AH2 Changi Airport AH143 Jurong AH143 Singapore City	Start/end of bridge

Pontian-Johor Bahru Parkway (Pontian Link)

km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
Second Link Expressway 5	309A	Ulu Choh-Gelang Patah Interchange	J7 Jalan Gelang Patah-Ulu Choh North FT 5 Pontian J7 Ulu Choh FT 95 Kukup FT 95 Tanjung Piai South J7 Gelang Patah J4 Nusajaya FT 177 Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) J7 Pendas	Interchange
Second Link Expressway Second Link Expressway Start/end of expressway PLUS Expressway border limit
	309	Nusa Bayu Interchange	North Persiaran Bayu Nusa Bayu SILC Industrial Area	Diamond Interchange
	307A 307B 307C 307D	Pulai Interchange	Second Link Expressway AH143 Main Link North North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Kuala Lumpur FT 16 Senai International Airport Second Link Expressway Senai FT 1 Kulai South Second Link Expressway AH143 Gelang Patah FT 52 Nusajaya FT 177 Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) Second Link Expressway AH143 Tuas (Singapore) Legoland Malaysia	Cloverleaf interchange with one ramp
	308A	Nusa Indah Interchange	Medical City Nusa Bestari Nusa Indah	Half diamond interchange
	308	Bukit Indah Interchange	South Bukit Indah Highway Bukit Indah Nusajaya Legoland Malaysia	Trumpet interchange
		Sungai Danga bridge
Perling toll plaza TTP Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go TnG POS SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG TnG POS Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go Opened toll systems Pay toll (Touch 'n Go and Smart TAG only)
		Perling toll plaza TTP	TnG TAG Customer Service Centre	Opened toll systems Pay toll
		PLUS PLUS Expressways section maintenances office PROPEL PROPEL section maintenances office	PLUS PLUS Expressways section maintenances office PROPEL PROPEL section maintenances office	Service T-junctions
Second Link Expressway 0
Second Link Expressway Second Link Expressway Start/end of expressway PLUS Expressway border limit
FT 17Persisiran Perling
			East FT 17 Persisiran Perling FT 17 Taman Perling FT 1 AH2 Johor Bahru FT 17 Bandar Sri Alam FT 17 Pasir Gudang FT 3 AH18 Kota Tinggi

See also

• Johor–Singapore Causeway
• Malaysia–Singapore Second Link
• Pasir Gudang Highway
• Malaysian expressway system