South Klang Valley Expressway
The South Klang Valley Expressway, or SKVE
South Klang Valley Expressway | |
Route information | |
Maintained by SKVE Holdings Sdn Bhd | |
Length | 51.7 km (32.1 mi) Section 1: 19.99 km Section 2: 12.96 km Section 3: 18.81 km |
Existed | 1998–present |
History | Initially completed in 2000, Phase 2 built in 2007–2011 and Phase 3 built in 2010–2013 |
Major junctions | |
East end | Uniten Interchange |
Persiaran Persekutuan Persiaran Utara Persiaran Pulau Lumut | |
West end | Pulau Indah, Klang |
Location | |
Primary destinations | Kajang, Putrajaya, Cyberjaya, Bandar Saujana Putra, Teluk Panglima Garang, Banting, Carey Island, Pulau Indah |
Highway system | |
Route background
The Kilometre Zero of the expressway is located right after the Uniten Interchange at the Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway E18.
History
The first 7.95 km (section 1A) stretch that starts at the UNITEN interchange in Bangi is toll free, and had been open for several years. It was built by the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR). The section 1B, 2 and 3 stretch of SKVE are to be built by SKVE Holdings Sdn Bhd. The section 1B stretch of the expressway between Cyberjaya to Bandar Saujana Putra was completed in June 2010.
The section 2 stretch of the expressway from Bandar Saujana Putra towards Teluk Panglima Garang measuring 12.96 km long would have been completed in 2011. SKVE’s last stretch is the 18.81 km long section 3 and connects to Pulau Carey before terminating at the Pulau Indah interchange, serving as a direct link between Putrajaya and Westports in Port Klang.[1]
Section 1B of this expressway between Cyberjaya to Bandar Saujana Putra was opened to traffic on 1 July 2010.[2] Meanwhile, the section 2 stretch of the expressway between Bandar Saujana Putra to Teluk Panglima Garang was opened on 29 May 2012 and the final stretch, section 3 of the expressway between Teluk Panglima Garang to Pulau Indah was opened on 1 October 2013.
Features
The section between Teluk Panglima Garang towards Pulau Carey and Pulau Indah is built as a two-lane expressway while retaining the full access control, making the section as the first true two-lane expressway with full access control in the Klang Valley and also the second in Malaysia after the Senai–Desaru Expressway (Cahaya Baru–Penawar sections) in Johor Bahru.
There are three main bridge along the expressway, the Jalan Puchong-Sungai Rasau bridge, the Pulau Carey-Sungai Langat bridge and the Selat Lumut-SKVE Bridge, a major landmark.
A speed camera of the Malaysian Automated Enforcement System (AES) is on SKVE near Shell layby, Serdang.
A runaway truck ramp, to stop vehicles unable to brake, is provided on both ends of the Selat Lumut-SKVE Bridge.
There are two Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Enforcement Stations at Pulau Carey.
IOI City Mall, the largest shopping mall in Serdang is near IOI Resort.
Criticism
As of 2015 section 1A of the expressway (toll-free) was in a stateof poor maintenance, with most of its street lights not functioning and wrecked guardrails unreplaced at accident sites.
Toll systems
The South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE) is using the closed toll system. Since 1 June 2016, all electronic toll transactions have been conducted using Touch 'n Go and SmartTAGs.
Toll plaza abbreviations
Abbreviation | Exits | Name of Interchanges |
---|---|---|
UTN | 2600 | Uniten |
HSA | 2601 | Hospital Serdang A |
PUT | 2602 | Putra |
HSB | 2603 | Hospital Serdang B |
WET | 2604 | Wetland |
MDI | 2605 | Mardi |
SKVE | 2606 | SKVE |
SSP | 2607 | SKVE-Saujana Putra |
TDB | 2608 | Tanjung Dua Belas |
TPG | 2609 | Teluk Panglima Garang |
PCY | 2610 | Pulau Carey |
PIN | 2611 | Pulau Indah |
Note: Toll charges can only be paid with the Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAG. Cash payment is not accepted.
List of interchanges
Legend:
- I/C - interchange, I/S - intersection, RSA - Rest and service area, OBR - overhead bridge restaurant, L/B - layby, V/P - vista point, TN - tunnel, T/P - toll plaza, BR - bridge
State | District | km | Exit | Name | Destinations | No. of lanes |
Speed limit |
Notes |
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Through to | ||||||||
Selangor | Sepang | 0.0 | EXIT 2600 | Uniten I/C | Six | 80 km/h | ||
1.0 | EXIT 2601 | Hospital Serdang I/C (A) | From / to Kajang only | |||||
2.0 | EXIT 2602 | Putra I/C (Persiaran Utara I/C) |
Persiaran Utara – Putrajaya IOI City Mall 🏬 |
Ramp to IOI City Mall (From east only) | ||||
2.6 | IOI Hotel I/C | IOI Hotel Putrajaya, Marriott Hotel Putrajaya IOI City Mall 🏬 |
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3.0 | EXIT 2603 | Hospital Serdang I/C (B) | IOI City Ramp – IOI City Mall 🏬 |
From / to west only Ramp to IOI City Mall (From west only) | ||||
FT Putrajaya | BR | Putrajaya Wetlands Lake Bridge | ||||||
Selangor | Sepang | EXIT 2604 | Wetlands I/C (Persiaran Persekutuan I/C) |
Persiaran Persekutuan – Putrajaya | ||||
EXIT 2605 | MARDI I/C | MARDI Serdang | ||||||
L/B | Shell L/B | |||||||
Serdang Power Station exit | Serdang Power Station, Klang Valley Distribution Terminal (KVDT) depot | |||||||
L/B | Petronas L/B | |||||||
EXIT 2606 | SKVE I/C | |||||||
16 Sierra I/C | Persiaran Alpina – D'Alpina Persiaran Sierra Utama – 16 Sierra |
From / to Kajang only | ||||||
T/P | Ayer Hitam Toll Plaza | TnG POS Touch 'n Go SmartTAG SmartTAG Touch 'n Go TnG POS | 60 km/h | |||||
BR | Sungai Rasau Bridge | Four | 90 km/h | |||||
BR | Jalan Puchong-Sungai Rasau Bridge | |||||||
Kuala Langat | 19.8 | EXIT 2607 | SKVE-Saujana Putra I/C | Persiaran Saujana Putra – Bandar Saujana Putra, Kampung Lombong |
Six | |||
RSA | Tanjung Dua Belas RSA | SKVE Holdings Sdn Bhd operation office |
East bound | |||||
RSA | Tanjung Dua Belas RSA | West bound | ||||||
EXIT 2608 | Tanjung Dua Belas I/C | Under Construction | ||||||
BR | Sungai Jarom Bridge | Four | ||||||
EXIT 2609 | Telok Panglima Garang I/C | |||||||
BR | Pulau Carey-Sungai Langat Bridge | Two | ||||||
JPJ Enforcement Station | JPJ | East bound | ||||||
JPJ Enforcement Station | JPJ | West bound | ||||||
EXIT 2610 | Pulau Carey I/C | Pulau Carey | Planned | |||||
Runaway truck ramp | Eastbound | |||||||
50.0 | BR | Selat Lumut-SKVE Bridge | ||||||
Klang | Runaway truck ramp | Westbound | ||||||
RSA | Pulau Indah RSA | Four | 60 km/h | East bound Planned | ||||
51.0 | T/P | Pulau Indah Toll Plaza | TnG POS Touch 'n Go SmartTAG SmartTAG Touch 'n Go TnG POS | |||||
RSA | Pulau Indah RSA | West bound Planned | ||||||
51.7 | EXIT 2611 | Pulau Indah I/C | Persiaran Pulau Lumut – Pulau Indah |
References
- NST (June 25, 2010). "SKVE to boost Klang Valley's growth". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on June 28, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- The Star (June 30, 2010). "New SKVE cuts travel time by 30 minutes". The Star Malaysia. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-10.