Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway

Ampang – Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway, AKLEH is the first elevated highway in Malaysia. The 7.9 km (4.9 mi) elevated highway connects Ampang

Ampang

Ampang is a suburb of Kuala Lumpur in the Titiwangsa constituency, partly located in the state of Selangor, Malaysia and was historically a tin mining town. Its area in Kuala Lumpur is identified as being along the Ampang Road and Ampang Hilir.-History:...

(Selangor

Selangor

Selangor also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity") is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sembilan to the south and the Strait of Malacca to the west...

) and Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

. This highway was built to reduce traffic jams and make access to the city more convenient. Motorcycles and other vehicles with 2 wheels or less are not allowed on this highway due to safety reasons. The ban on motorcycles has been lifted since 19 June 2008 due to escalating fuel price. This highway connect Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

and Selangor

Selangor

state.

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the highway starts at Jalan Sultan Ismail Interchange, Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

History

Construction began in 1999 at the banks of Klang River

Klang River

Klang River is a river which flows through Kuala Lumpur and Selangor in Malaysia and eventually flows into the Straits of Malacca. It is approximately 120 km in length and drains a basin of about 1288 square kilometres...

and was completed in 2001. The highway was opened to traffic on 17 May 2001.

Features

Tunnel to Suria KLCC
Suria KLCC
Suria KLCC is Malaysia's premier shopping centre located at the base of the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur City Centre based in Kuala Lumpur. It is located on 6 floors, with anchor tenants Isetan, Parkson Grand, Cold Storage Supermarket, Tanjong Golden Village, Signature's Level 2 Food Court...

parking.
Smooth access to Ampang
Ampang
Ampang is a suburb of Kuala Lumpur in the Titiwangsa constituency, partly located in the state of Selangor, Malaysia and was historically a tin mining town. Its area in Kuala Lumpur is identified as being along the Ampang Road and Ampang Hilir.-History:...

and Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

.
Spectacular sceneries of Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

skyline.

Toll rates

Class	Type of vehicles	Rate (in RM Malaysian ringgit The Malaysian ringgit is the currency of Malaysia. It is divided into 100 sen... )
0	Motorcycles	Free
1	Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis	RM 1.50
2	Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses	RM 3.00
3	Vehicles with 3 or more axles	RM 4.50
4	Taxis	RM 0.80
5	Buses	RM 1.50

List of interchanges

km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
0		JALAN RAJA ABDULLAH RAMP		Enter only
DBKL border limit
AMPANG-KUALA LUMPUR ELEVATED HIGHWAY Start/End of expressway Prolintas border limit
0		JALAN SULTAN ISMAIL INTERCHANGE Jalan Ampang ramp	EAST JALAN AMPANG Jalan Ampang Jalan Ampang is a major road in Klang Valley region, Selangor and Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.-Proposal to rename Jalan Ampang to Jalan Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad:... Jalan Sultan Ismail (KLIRR)	Exit only
\|	JALAN SULTAN ISMAIL INTERCHANGE Jalan Sultan Ismail ramp	KUALA LUMPUR INNER RING ROAD Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road is an urban and municipal ring road system of Kuala Lumpur consisting Jalan Sultan Ismail , Jalan Imbi, Jalan Shaw and Federal Route ... 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
	\| KLCC CAR PARK	TUNNEL KLCC CAR PARK Suria KLCC Suria KLCC Suria KLCC is Malaysia's premier shopping centre located at the base of the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur City Centre based in Kuala Lumpur. It is located on 6 floors, with anchor tenants Isetan, Parkson Grand, Cold Storage Supermarket, Tanjong Golden Village, Signature's Level 2 Food Court... Petronas Twin Towers Petronas Twin Towers The Petronas Towers are skyscrapers and twin towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...	Westbound only
\|	JALAN TUN RAZAK INTERCHANGE	KUALA LUMPUR MIDDLE RING ROAD 1 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 is an urban and municipal main ring road in Kuala Lumpur. It is also known as Kuala Lumpur-Petaling Jaya Traffic Dispersal Scheme, Jalan Tun Razak, Lebuhraya Mahameru, Jalan Damansara, Jalan Istana and Jalan Lapangan Terbang by Malaysian Public Works Department . It... JALAN TUN RAZAK (Jalan Pekeliling) Jalan Semarak (Jalan Henry Gurney) Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz (Princes Road) Sentul Petaling Jaya Petaling Jaya Petaling Jaya is a Malaysian city originally developed as a satellite township for Kuala Lumpur comprising mostly residential and some industrial areas. It is located in the Petaling district of Selangor with an area of approximately 97.2 km². On 20 June 2006, Petaling Jaya was granted a...	Expressway interchange
\|	JALAN TUN RAZAK INTERCHANGE	KUALA LUMPUR MIDDLE RING ROAD 1 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 is an urban and municipal main ring road in Kuala Lumpur. It is also known as Kuala Lumpur-Petaling Jaya Traffic Dispersal Scheme, Jalan Tun Razak, Lebuhraya Mahameru, Jalan Damansara, Jalan Istana and Jalan Lapangan Terbang by Malaysian Public Works Department . It... JALAN TUN RAZAK (Jalan Pekeliling) Jalan Yap Kwan Seng (Jalan --) Jalan Ampang Cheras Cheras, Kuala Lumpur Cheras is a suburb of Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia. The township is located to the south-east of Kuala Lumpur. Cheras is also adjacent to Ampang to the north and Kajang to the south, both of which are major cities within the metropolitan area of Kuala Lumpur.-Origins:Originally,... Seremban Seremban Seremban is the capital of the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan, located within the district of Seremban, one of the seven districts of Negeri Sembilan. The town's administration is run by the Seremban Municipal Council or Majlis Perbandaran Seremban...	Expressway interchange
Keramat toll plaza KER Opened toll systems Pay toll
	\| Keramat toll plaza KER		Ampang bound
\|	JELATEK INTERCHANGE	NORTH JALAN JELATEK Jalan Jelatek Jalan Jelatek or ' is a major road in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.-List of junctions:... Kampung Datuk Keramat Kampung Datuk Keramat Kampung Datuk Keramat or more commonly referred to as Keramat among the locals is a large zone in the Titiwangsa constituency, falling within the boundary of the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is located northeast of downtown Kuala Lumpur and borders the district of Ampang in... Taman Setiawangsa Setiawangsa Setiawangsa is an eastern suburb in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, located less than 4 kilometres from the city centre. It is a much sought-after residential address in the Klang Valley... Setapak Setapak Setapak is a major suburb in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Formerly a tin-mining and rubber-growing area, in Malay tapak means 'step' so so Setapak means 'one step', probably referring to the close proximity of the suburb to Kuala Lumpur... 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
\|			Start/End of separated elevated carriageway
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\|			Start/End of separated elevated carriageway
\|	AMPANG-MRR2 INTERCHANGE	KUALA LUMPUR MIDDLE RING ROAD 2 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 or MRR2 , Federal Route is a ring road build by the Malaysian Public Works Department to connect neighborhoods near the boundary of Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor... NORTH Ulu Klang Ulu Klang Ulu Klang is a popular residential area in Klang Valley, Selangor, Malaysia. Several landslides have occurred in this area, forcing people mainly living in flats to evacuate.-List of residential areas:Bukit AntarabangsaVilla Sri UkayTaman Hillview... Kuantan Kuantan Kuantan is the state capital of Pahang, the 3rd largest state in Malaysia. It is situated near the mouth of the Kuantan River and faces the South China Sea. If one measures the distance along the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, it is located roughly halfway between Singapore and Kota Bharu... Taman Melawati Taman Melawati Taman Melawati is a self-contained town in Kuala Lumpur on its north-eastern border with Selangor. It is administered by the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council . The town's postcode is 53100, which falls under the jurisdiction of Kuala Lumpur. It was dubbed the Hollywood of Malaysia due to many local... SOUTH* Cheras Cheras, Kuala Lumpur Cheras is a suburb of Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia. The township is located to the south-east of Kuala Lumpur. Cheras is also adjacent to Ampang to the north and Kajang to the south, both of which are major cities within the metropolitan area of Kuala Lumpur.-Origins:Originally,... Seremban Seremban Seremban is the capital of the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan, located within the district of Seremban, one of the seven districts of Negeri Sembilan. The town's administration is run by the Seremban Municipal Council or Majlis Perbandaran Seremban... Shah Alam Shah Alam Shah Alam is the state capital of Selangor, Malaysia situated within the Petaling District and a small portion of the neighboring Klang District. It is located about west of the country's capital, Kuala Lumpur. Shah Alam replaced Kuala Lumpur as the capital city of the state of Selangor in 1978...	Interchange from/to Kuala Lumpur only
\|	JALAN KERJA AYER LAMA INTERCHANGE	EAST JALAN KERJA AYER LAMA Jalan Kerja Ayer Lama Jalan Kerja Ayer Lama is a major road in Selangor, Malaysia.-List of junctions:... Taman Tun Razak Kelab Darul Ehsan	Ramp off
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AMPANG-KUALA LUMPUR ELEVATED HIGHWAY Start/End of expressway Prolintas border limit
JALAN AMPANG JKR and MPAJ border limit
\|	JALAN MEMANDA INTERCHANGE	NORTH JALAN MEMANDA Town centre Ampang Putri Specialist Hospital EAST JALAN AMPANG Jalan Ampang Jalan Ampang is a major road in Klang Valley region, Selangor and Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.-Proposal to rename Jalan Ampang to Jalan Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad:... Taman Lembah Jaya Hulu Langat Pandan Indah Other townships Kompleks Pelancongan Menara Tinjau (Kuala Lumpur Look Out Point Tourist Complex)

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