East-West Link Expressway
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The East–West Link Expressway or Salak Expressway is an extension of Malaysia's Federal Highway
from Seputeh
to Taman Connaught
in Cheras
. (not to be confused with the East-West Highway
route that runs from Gerik
in Perak
to Jeli
in Kelantan
) This expressway is part of the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Dispersal Link Scheme.
Some maps label the section of the expressway from Seputeh Interchange to Salak South Expressway as a part of the Federal Highway Route
(FHR2), but the appellation is incorrect as the East-West Link Expressway was acquired by Metramac Corporation Sdn Bhd (MetaCorp) and not by the PLUS Expressway Berhad which maintains most parts of the Federal Highway. In 2007, the expressway was coded as together with the Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway
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Federal Highway, Malaysia
Federal Highway, or Lebuhraya Persekutuan in Malay is a Malaysian highway connecting the capital city of Kuala Lumpur, and Klang, Selangor. The highway starts from Seputeh in Kuala Lumpur to Klang, Selangor...
from Seputeh
Seputeh
Seputeh is an area and parliamentary constituency in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Mid Valley Megamall, Malaysia's largest shopping complex is located here...
to Taman Connaught
Taman Connaught
Taman Connaught is a main township in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is strategically located at the confluence of three major roads namely, Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2, Salak Expressway and Cheras Highway. The longest pasar malam in Malaysia is located here.-References:...
in 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,...
. (not to be confused with the East-West Highway
East-West Highway (Malaysia)
East-West Highway, Federal Route is a highway constructed by Malaysian Public Works Department to shorten the journey from Kota Bharu, Kelantan to northwestern towns and cities of Malaysia such as Alor Star and Penang...
route that runs from Gerik
Gerik
Gerik is a district capital town of Hulu Perak district in Perak, Malaysia. The town is also known as Rest Town owing to its strategic location next to major highways of the country, East-West Highway....
in Perak
Perak
Perak , one of the 13 states of Malaysia, is the second largest state in the Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, Selangor the Strait of Malacca to the south and west.Perak means silver in Malay...
to Jeli
Jeli
Jeli is a town and territory in Kelantan, Malaysia. As of 2000, the district's population is estimated to be 42,882. Jeli is administered by the Jeli District Council. Jeli is bordered by the state of Perak to the west, Thailand to the north, Tanah Merah district to the north east and Kuala Krai...
in Kelantan
Kelantan
Kelantan is a state of Malaysia. The capital and royal seat is Kota Bharu. The Arabic honorific of the state is Darul Naim, ....
) This expressway is part of the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Dispersal Link Scheme.
Some maps label the section of the expressway from Seputeh Interchange to Salak South Expressway as a part of the Federal Highway Route
Federal Highway, Malaysia
Federal Highway, or Lebuhraya Persekutuan in Malay is a Malaysian highway connecting the capital city of Kuala Lumpur, and Klang, Selangor. The highway starts from Seputeh in Kuala Lumpur to Klang, Selangor...
(FHR2), but the appellation is incorrect as the East-West Link Expressway was acquired by Metramac Corporation Sdn Bhd (MetaCorp) and not by the PLUS Expressway Berhad which maintains most parts of the Federal Highway. In 2007, the expressway was coded as together with the Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway
Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway
The Kuala Lumpur – Seremban Expressway is a main expressway in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This expressway linking Kuala Lumpur in the north to Seremban, Negeri Sembilan in the south....
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History
The construction of the East-West Link Expressway started on 1993 and was completed on 1995. The expressway was opened on 17 August 1995. On 17 May 2011, the toll collections of the expressway from Salak Interchange to Taman Connaught Interchange was abolished.List of interchanges
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WEST FEDERAL HIGHWAY Federal Highway, Malaysia Federal Highway, or Lebuhraya Persekutuan in Malay is a Malaysian highway connecting the capital city of Kuala Lumpur, and Klang, Selangor. The highway starts from Seputeh in Kuala Lumpur to Klang, Selangor... Bangsar Bangsar Bangsar, also Bungsar , is an affluent residential suburb on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, lying about south-west of the city centre. It is part of the Lembah Pantai parliamentary constituency... 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... 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... Klang Klang Klang , formerly known as Kelang, is the royal city and former capital of the state of Selangor, Malaysia. It is located within the Klang District in Klang Valley. It is located about 32 km to the west of Kuala Lumpur and 6 km east of Port Klang... |
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SEPUTEH INTERCHANGE | NORTH JALAN SYED PUTRA Jalan Syed Putra Jalan Syed Putra , Federal route is a major highway in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was named after Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra ibni Almarhum Syed Hassan Jamalullail, the third Yang di-Pertuan Agong, which used to reside at Istana Negara which lies at one end of the highway.Jalan Syed Putra was... Kuala Lumpur city centre 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... Brickfields Brickfields Brickfields is a small to medium-sized town and residential neighbourhood located just outside central Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is known as Kuala Lumpur's Little India due to the high percentage of Indian residents and businesses.- History :In 1881, a flood swept through Kuala Lumpur following... KL Sentral Mid Valley Megamall Mid Valley Megamall Mid Valley Megamall is a complex comprising a shopping mall, an office tower block, 30 signature offices and 2 hotels located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was opened in November 1999. The mall has 4.5 million square feet of total floor area, out of which 1.7 million square feet is leasable... SOUTH JALAN KLANG LAMA Jalan Klang Lama Jalan Klang Lama or Old Klang Road, Federal route is the oldest and the first major road in Klang Valley, Malaysia before the Federal Highway was built in 1965. The road was constructed by the British Federated Malay States government from 1905 to 1908.-List of Interchanges and Junctions:-See... Kuchai Lama Kuchai Lama Kuchai Lama is a suburb in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.This suburb is situated 8km away from Kuala Lumpur City Centre.Strategic location includes being at the intersection of many highways and expressways, including the KL-Seremban Highway, New Pantai Expressway, Sungei Besi Highway, KESAS Expressway... Taman OUG Taman OUG Taman OUG or OUG is a main township in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Situated mainly atop a hill, this township is located in Jalan Klang Lama and was opened in the mid of 1970s. OUG stands for Overseas Union Garden... Puchong Puchong Puchong is a major town in the Petaling district of Selangor, Malaysia. The town used to be a rubber estate and tin-mining town in the 1960s. During 1980s, Puchong consisted of only one two-lane road running through estates and villages... |
Stacked interchange | ||
FEDERAL HIGHWAY DBKL border limit |
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EAST-WEST LINK EXPRESSWAY Start/End of expressway MetaCorp border limit |
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Seputeh Komuter station Seputeh Komuter station The Seputeh Komuter station is a KTM Komuter train station named after and located in Seputeh, Kuala Lumpur, along the KTM Komuter's Rawang-Seremban Line.... |
KTM Komuter = Tanjung Malim-Seremban Line | ||||
C | TAMAN DESA INTERCHANGE | Taman Desa Taman Desa Taman Desa is an area in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Located off the East-West Link Expressway and Jalan Klang Lama Taman Desa is under the Seputeh parliamentary constituency.-Location:... |
Trumpet interchange | ||
C | SALAK INTERCHANGE | KUALA LUMPUR-SEREMBAN EXPRESSWAY Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway The Kuala Lumpur – Seremban Expressway is a main expressway in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This expressway linking Kuala Lumpur in the north to Seremban, Negeri Sembilan in the south.... NORTH Kuala Lumpur city centre SMART TUNNEL SMART Tunnel The "Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel" or "SMART Tunnel", is a storm drainage and road structure in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a major national project in the country... Bukit Bintang Imbi Jalan Tun Razak SOUTH Kompleks Sukan Negara Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Seremban Melaka Johor Bahru |
Cloverleaf interchange | ||
Sungai Kerayong Bridge | |||||
C2.7 | SALAK SOUTH-MEX INTERCHANGE | MAJU EXPRESSWAY Maju Expressway The Maju Expressway ' is the main expressway network in Klang Valley, Malaysia... SOUTH Putrajaya Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) |
Expressway ramp on | ||
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SALAK SOUTH INTERCHANGE Salak South Salak South is an incorporated township of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at the southern tip of the city. Initially centered around two rows of shophouses, the township has seen significant development, with sprawling housing, and the addition of a new satellite town, the New Salak South Village .Salak... |
SUNGAI BESI EXPRESSWAY Sungai Besi Expressway Sungai Besi Expressway, SBE, or Besraya Expressway is an expressway in the Klang Valley region of Malaysia connecting Kuala Lumpur to UPM Interchange... NORTH Kuala Lumpur Salak South Salak Selatan Komuter station Salak Selatan Komuter station The Salak Selatan Komuter station is a KTM Komuter train station located near and named after the Kuala Lumpur township of Salak South. Facing the Salak Expressway off exit 2704 of the highway, the station is situated south from the old town of Salak South, about 400m apart.The station primarily... SOUTH Kuchai Lama Sungai Besi |
Diamond nterchange | ||
Railway crossing bridge | |||||
C | BANDAR SRI PEMAISURI INTERCHANGE | NORTH JALAN SRI PEMAISURI Bandar Sri Pemaisuri |
From Seputeh only | ||
C | Petronas Petronas PETRONAS, short for Petroliam Nasional Berhad, is a Malaysian oil and gas company that was founded on August 17, 1974. Wholly owned by the Government of Malaysia, the corporation is vested with the entire oil and gas resources in Malaysia and is entrusted with the responsibility of developing and... Shell Royal Dutch Shell Royal Dutch Shell plc , commonly known as Shell, is a global oil and gas company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. It is the fifth-largest company in the world according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine and one of the six... Petronas Petronas PETRONAS, short for Petroliam Nasional Berhad, is a Malaysian oil and gas company that was founded on August 17, 1974. Wholly owned by the Government of Malaysia, the corporation is vested with the entire oil and gas resources in Malaysia and is entrusted with the responsibility of developing and... and Shell Royal Dutch Shell Royal Dutch Shell plc , commonly known as Shell, is a global oil and gas company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. It is the fifth-largest company in the world according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine and one of the six... Layby |
Petronas Petronas PETRONAS, short for Petroliam Nasional Berhad, is a Malaysian oil and gas company that was founded on August 17, 1974. Wholly owned by the Government of Malaysia, the corporation is vested with the entire oil and gas resources in Malaysia and is entrusted with the responsibility of developing and... Shell Royal Dutch Shell Royal Dutch Shell plc , commonly known as Shell, is a global oil and gas company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. It is the fifth-largest company in the world according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine and one of the six... Petronas petrol stations Shell petrol stations |
Seputeh bound | ||
C | BANDAR TUN RAZAK INTERCHANGE Bandar Tun Razak Bandar Tun Razak is a township as well as parliamentary constituency in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is named after the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdul Razak.... |
PERSIARAN MEWAH NORTH Bandar Tun Razak Bandar Tun Razak Bandar Tun Razak is a township as well as parliamentary constituency in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is named after the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdul Razak.... Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM) Bandar Tun Razak LRT station Bandar Tun Razak LRT station Bandar Tun Razak LRT station is a Malaysian at-grade rapid transit station situated near and named after the Kuala Lumpur township of Bandar Tun Razak... SOUTH Bandar Tun Razak Industrial Area 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... Bandar Tasik Selatan Sungai Besi Seremban Kompleks Sukan Negara Subang Jaya Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Shah Alam Klang Pulau Indah Bandar Tasik Selatan Integrated Transport Terminal Bandar Tasik Selatan Integrated Transport Terminal The Terminal Bersepadu Selatan ' is the main transportation terminal in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This transportation terminal is located at Bandar Tasik Selatan. It was opened on 1 January 2011... Bandar Tasik Selatan station Bandar Tasik Selatan station Bandar Tasik Selatan station is a Malaysian interchange station located next to and named after Bandar Tasik Selatan, in Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia. The station serves as both a stop and interchange for KTM Komuter, Ampang Line, and the Express Rail Link's KLIA Transit trains, and... |
Diamond interchange | ||
C | Giant Hypermarket Cheras | Giant Hypermarket Cheras |
From Cheras only | ||
C | Taman Connaught Layby | McDonalds Shell Royal Dutch Shell Royal Dutch Shell plc , commonly known as Shell, is a global oil and gas company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. It is the fifth-largest company in the world according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine and one of the six... McDonalds drive thru Shell Shell Oil Company Shell Oil Company is the United States-based subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, a multinational oil company of Anglo Dutch origins, which is amongst the largest oil companies in the world. Approximately 22,000 Shell employees are based in the U.S. The head office in the U.S. is in Houston, Texas... petrol stations Giant Hypermarket Cheras |
Seputeh bound | ||
| | Taman Connaught Taman Connaught Taman Connaught is a main township in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is strategically located at the confluence of three major roads namely, Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2, Salak Expressway and Cheras Highway. The longest pasar malam in Malaysia is located here.-References:... |
Taman Connaught Taman Connaught Taman Connaught is a main township in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is strategically located at the confluence of three major roads namely, Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2, Salak Expressway and Cheras Highway. The longest pasar malam in Malaysia is located here.-References:... |
Seputeh bound | ||
EAST-WEST LINK EXPRESSWAY Start/End of expressway MetaCorp border limit |
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CHERAS HIGHWAY DBKL border limit |
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C | TAMAN CONNAUGHT INTERCHANGE | CHERAS HIGHWAY Cheras Highway Cheras Highway, Federal Route also known as Jalan Cheras and Jalan Loke Yew is a major highway in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.-History:... NORTH Kuala Lumpur city centre Cheras SOUTH CHERAS-KAJANG EXPRESSWAY Cheras - Kajang Expressway The Cheras-Kajang Expressway is an expressway in Klang Valley that links the incorporated township of Cheras, Kuala Lumpur to the town of Kajang in Selangor, Malaysia.-Route background:... Kajang Semenyih Seremban |
Trumpet interchange |
External links
- MetaCorp (Formally known as Metramac Corporation Sdn Bhd)