Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway

Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH), (Malay: Lebuhraya Bertingkat Ampang–Kuala Lumpur), is the first elevated highway in Malaysia. The 7.9 km (4.9 mi) elevated highway connects Ampang (Selangor) and Kuala Lumpur.[3] This highway was built to reduce traffic jams at Jalan Ampang and make access to the city more convenient. Motorcycles and other vehicles with two wheels or fewer were banned from using this highway for safety reasons; however, the ban on motorcycles was lifted on 19 June 2008 because of escalating fuel prices.[4] This highway connects Kuala Lumpur and Selangor state.

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Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH)
Route information
Maintained by Prolintas
Length	7.9 km (4.9 mi)
Existed	1996[1]–present
History	Completed in 2000, opened in 2001[2]
Major junctions
West end	Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur
	Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 B36 Jalan Kerja Ayer Lama B31 Jalan Ampang
East end	Jalan Memanda, Ampang, Selangor
Location
Primary destinations	Jalan Sultan Ismail Jalan Tun Razak Ulu Klang Ampang
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

The highway's interchange with Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 in Ampang

The Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway stretch between Jalan Tun Razak and Jalan Sultan Ismail exits with Kampung Baru in the background

Route background

The Kilometer Zero is located at Entrance from Jalan Raja Abdullah at Jalan Sultan Ismail Interchange, Kuala Lumpur.

History

The construction of the Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway was approved on 16 May 1996 when Prolintas was awarded the concession of the highway which will end in 2029.[1] Construction began in the same year at the banks of Klang River and was completed in 2001. The highway was opened to traffic on 17 May 2001 after numerous delays,[5] and the toll collection started on 1 June 2001.[2]

Plans

The highway was designed to accommodate future expansion of the Jelatek–Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 section from the current four-lane carriageway to six-lane carriageways. The expansion will take place along the northern bank of the Klang River and Ampang River. According to the concessionaire agreement between Prolintas and the federal government, Prolintas is required to expand the highway once the average daily traffic exceeds 93,000 vehicles daily. As a result, a chicane was formed right after the Exit 1203 Jelatek Interchange for Ampang-bound traffic.[3] Prolintas will only be allowed to raise the toll rate once the upgrading works of the Jelatek–MRR2 section to six-lane carriageway begins.[1]

On 5 November 2015, the upgrading works (called AKLEH Phase 2) of the AKLEH (Ampang-bound traffic) from Jelatek to Ampang-MRR2 was opened to traffic.

Features

• Tunnel to Suria KLCC parking
• Smooth access to Ampang and Kuala Lumpur
• Spectacular scenery of Kuala Lumpur skyline from Ampang

Tolls

The Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH) uses open toll collection systems. Since 2015 all toll transactions at the highway's sole toll plaza have been conducted electronically via Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAGs. Cash payments are no longer accepted.

Toll rates

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 2.50
2	Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses	RM 7.00
3	Vehicles with 3 or more axles	RM 10.50
4	Taxis	RM 1.80
5	Buses	RM 1.50

List of interchanges

km	Exit	Interchange[3]	To	Remarks
0		Jalan Raja Abdullah Ramp		Enter only
DBKL border limit
Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway Start/End of expressway (Touch 'n Go and SmartTAG ETC only) Prolintas border limit
0	EXIT 1201B	Jalan Sultan Ismail Interchange Jalan Ampang ramp	East B31 Jalan Ampang Jalan Sultan Ismail (KLIRR)	Exit only
	EXIT 1201A	Jalan Sultan Ismail Interchange Jalan Sultan Ismail ramp	Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road South Jalan Sultan Ismail (Jalan Treacher) Jalan P. Ramlee (Jalan Parry) Jalan Raja Chulan (Jalan Weld) Jalan Bukit Bintang Jalan Imbi	Interchange with KL Monorail truss girder bridge From/To Ampang only
1
		KLCC Car Park	Tunnel KLCC Car Park Suria KLCC Petronas Twin Towers	Westbound only
	EXIT 1202A	Jalan Tun Razak Interchange	Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 North Jalan Tun Razak (Jalan Pekeliling) Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra (Jalan Semarak) Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz (Princes Road) Sentul Petaling Jaya	Expressway interchange
	EXIT 1202B	Jalan Tun Razak Interchange	Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 South Jalan Tun Razak (Jalan Pekeliling) Jalan Yap Kwan Seng B31 Jalan Ampang Cheras Seremban Johor Bahru	Expressway interchange
Keramat toll plaza KER Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go SmartTAG SmartTAG SmartTAG SmartTAG Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go Opened toll systems Pay toll (Accepts electronic toll payment (Touch 'n Go and SmartTAG) only)
		Keramat toll plaza KER	TnG TAG Customer Service Centre Prolintas operation office	Ampang bound
	EXIT 1203	Jelatek Interchange	North Jalan Jelatek Kampung Datuk Keramat Taman Setiawangsa Setapak Seri Maya Condominium	Interchange from/to Kuala Lumpur only
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
FT Kuala Lumpur–Selangor border
Selangor Darul Ehsan Hulu Langat district border
--
		Sungai Klang bridge		Ampang bound
--
	EXIT 1204	Ampang-MRR2 Interchange	Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 North Ulu Klang Kuantan Taman Melawati South Cheras Johor Bahru Seremban Shah Alam	Interchange from/to Kuala Lumpur only
	EXIT 1205	Jalan Kerja Ayer Lama Interchange	East B36 Jalan Kerja Ayer Lama Taman Tun Razak Kelab Darul Ehsan	Ramp off
7.9
8
Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway Start/End of expressway (Touch 'n Go and SmartTAG ETC only) Prolintas border limit
B31 Jalan Ampang JKR and MPAJ border limit
	EXIT 1206	Jalan Memanda Interchange	North Jalan Memanda Town centre Ampang Putri Specialist Hospital East B31 Jalan Ampang Taman Lembah Jaya B62 Hulu Langat Pandan Indah Other townships Kompleks Pelancongan Menara Tinjau (Kuala Lumpur Look Out Point Tourist Complex)

See also

• Jalan Ampang

References

1. "Tol AKLEH tidak boleh naik hingga fasa dua bermula" (in Malay). Malaysian Ministry of Works. 8 January 2009. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
2. "Kadar tol lebuh raya bertingkat Ampang-KL diharap berpatutan". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 28 April 2001. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
3. "Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH) E12". Blog Jalan Raya Malaysia. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
4. "Pembukaan disambut baik". Malaysian Ministry of Works (in Malay). 21 June 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
5. "Lambatnya lebuh raya bertingkat Ampang dibuka". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 9 May 2001. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.

External links

• Prolintas website
• Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway