Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway

The Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway (Malay: Lebuhraya Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor), KLS (formerly Ijok–Templer Park Highway (Malay: Lebuhraya Ijok–Taman Templer), LATAR) or sometimes called LATAR Expressway (Malay: Lebuhraya LATAR), is an expressway in Selangor, Malaysia. It is part of the Kuala Lumpur Outer Ring Road. The 32 km (20 mi) expressway connects Ijok near Kuala Selangor to Templer's Park near Rawang and not Kuala Lumpur as its name suggests – consequently, motorists will need to travel another 20 km to Kuala Lumpur via Kuala Lumpur–Rawang Highway. Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway is the fourth east–west-oriented expressway in the Klang Valley after the Federal Highway, the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) and the Shah Alam Expressway.

Expressway 25
Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway
(LATAR Expressway)
Route information
Maintained by LATAR
KL-Kuala Selangor Expressway Berhad (KLS)
Length32.0 km (19.9 mi)
Existed2008–present
HistoryCompletion on 2011
Major junctions
West endIjok
  Federal Route 54
West Coast Expressway
Guthrie Corridor Expressway
Kuala Lumpur Outer Ring Road
Kuala Lumpur–Rawang Highway
East endTempler's Park
Location
Primary
destinations
Kuala Selangor
Ijok
Puncak Alam
Kuang
Rawang
Highway system

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the expressway is located at Ijok.

History

Previously, the Federal Route 54 was the only gateway to Kuala Selangor, with a typical journey of 1 hours. The Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway project was awarded to Bina Puri Holdings Berhad for contract amounting to MYR 958 million. The turnkey contractor for this project was Mudajaya Corporation Berhad. The construction is divided into two packages, package 1 of the proposed design-and-build contract is from Ijok to Kundang, while package 2 is from Kundang to Templer's Park. Construction work was started in the third quarter 2008 and was completed in the middle of 2011. The expressway was opened to traffic on 23 June 2011.[1]

Features

  • Many oil palm estates along this expressway.
  • 2 Lane Dual Carriageway
  • 5 Interchanges
  • 4 Toll Plazas (Kundang West and Kundang East on Kundang interchange have 2 toll plazas)
  • Rest & Service Areas
  • Aesthetically Designed Bridges (Viaducts) in different locations such as Ijok and Yew Hock Estate viaducts
  • Templer's Park Interchange in the eastern end of expressway is a most scenic views.

Tolls

The Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway using opened toll systems. There are 6 toll plazas along Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway. Each toll plaza is located around 4–6 km away. All 6 toll plazas charge the same rate which can be seen below.

Electronic Toll Collections (ETC)

As part of an initiative to facilitate faster transaction at the Ijok, Kuang East, Kuang West, Kundang East, Kundang West and Taman Rimber Templer Toll Plazas, all toll transactions at six toll plazas on the Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway has now been conducted electronically via Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAGs starting 2 March 2016.

Toll rates

(Starting 15 October 2015)

Ijok, Kuang East, Kuang West and Taman Rimber Templer Toll Plazas

ClassType of vehiclesRate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
0Motorcycles, bicycles or vehicles with 2 or less wheelsFree
1Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxisRM2.50
2Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding busesRM5.00
3Vehicles with 3 or more axlesRM7.50
4TaxisRM1.30
5BusesRM2.00

Kundang East and Kundang West Toll Plazas

ClassType of vehiclesRate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
0Motorcycles, bicycles or vehicles with 2 or less wheelsFree
1Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxisRM1.30
2Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding busesRM2.60
3Vehicles with 3 or more axlesRM3.90
4TaxisRM0.70
5BusesRM1.30

List of interchanges

The speed limit for the entire expressway is 110 km/h except at Ijok, Kuang East, Kuang West and Taman Rimba Templer toll plazas where the speed limit is 60 km/h.

Legend:

State District km Exit Name Destinations Notes
Selangor Kuala Selangor Kuala Selangor-LATAR I/C West Coast Expressway – Lumut, Teluk Intan, Sabak Bernam Under construction
0.0 EXIT 2501 Ijok I/C Jalan Kuala Selangor – Assam Jawa, Kuala Selangor, Ijok, Bestari Jaya (Batang Berjuntai)
BR Ijok viaduct
Sungai Buloh bridge
2.0 T/P Ijok Toll Plaza TnG POS Touch 'n Go SmartTAG SmartTAG Touch 'n Go TnG POS
BR Yew Hock Estate viaduct
EXIT 2503 Puncak Alam I/C Jalan Kuala Selangor – Puncak Alam, Kota Puteri, Kuang, Sungai Buloh
EXIT 2504 Bandar Tasik Puteri I/C Jalan Tasik Puteri – Bandar Tasik Puteri, Bandar Country Homes, Batu Arang, Bestari Jaya (Batang Berjuntai)
2.0 T/P Kuang (East) Toll Plaza SmartTAG Touch 'n Go TnG POS Eastbound only
Gombak RSA Kundang RSA Kundang RSA - East bound
RSA Kundang RSA Kundang RSA - West bound
EXIT 2505 Kundang I/C T Kundang (East) Toll Plaza - SmartTAG Touch 'n Go TnG POS
(From west only)

B149 Jalan Kundang – Bandar Country Homes, Kundang, Kuang, Lagong

T Kundang (West) Toll Plaza - TnG POS Touch 'n Go SmartTAG
(From east only)
Toll plazas on both exit ramps
BR Sungai Kundang bridge
T/P Kuang (East) Toll Plaza SmartTAG Touch 'n Go TnG POS Eastbound only
BR Pipeline crossing bridge
EXIT 2506 Kuang I/C North–South Expressway Northern Route – Kuala Lumpur (via Jalan Duta), Ipoh, Rawang, Sungai Buloh
Guthrie Corridor Expressway – Shah Alam, Subang, Paya Jaras
BR Railway crossing bridge
T/P Taman Rimba Templer Toll Plaza TnG POS Touch 'n Go SmartTAG SmartTAG Touch 'n Go TnG POS
EXIT 2508 Templer Park I/C Kuala Lumpur–Rawang Highway – Rawang, Serendah, Selayang, Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur, Kuantan

References

  1. "Mudajaya bags 2 packages of Bina Puri road deal". Business Times. 2008-06-06. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
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