New Klang Valley Expressway
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| E1 expressway | |
| Length | 35 km |
| Direction | west→north |
| Start | Bukit Raja |
| Main destinations | Setia Alam Shah Alam Subang Damansara Kota Damansara Bukit Lanjan |
| End | Bukit Lanjan |
| Construction dates | 1988 - 1991 |
| Expressways joined | E 30 North Klang Straits Bypass E 35 Guthrie Corridor Expressway E 6North-South Expressway Central Link E 23Sprint Expressway E 1North-South Expressway Northern route |
The New Klang Valley Expressway, or the NKVE (the official name as stated on the website of PLUS Expressways Berhad, the highway concessionaire) refers to a stretch of the North-South Expressway in Peninsular Malaysia which starts from Bukit Raja near Klang town, and ends at Jalan Duta in Kuala Lumpur. People sometimes call it the North Klang Valley Expressway due to its location in Malaysia's most populated region, but most refer to it by its initials.
Traffic from the north, destined for places further south of Kuala Lumpur (such as Putrajaya, Seremban, Melaka and Singapore), must enter the Bukit Lanjan interchange and travel west before turning left at Shah Alam (the entry point of North-South Expressway Central Link, E6). Another alternative is by entering Kuala Lumpur via Jalan Duta Interchange and entering Jalan Duta and KL Middle Ring Road 1 which ends at Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway and the southern route but this alternative is quite unwise especially during peak hours, therefore the NKVE is built to bypass Kuala Lumpur for traveling north-south or vice-versa.
The Setia Alam Interchange on EXIT 102 was now opened to traffic on 14 June 2006.
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[edit] History
Its construction began in 1988 and completed on 1990. The NKVE was opened to traffic on 7 December 1990.
[edit] Controversial issues
[edit] Rockfall near Bukit Lanjan
In late 2003, a rockfall near the Bukit Lanjan interchange caused the expressway to close for more than six months, causing massive traffic jams to occur in areas surrounding Klang Valley. Fortunately, road repairs managed to be fixed and finally, the roads were all opened to public by mid-2004.
[edit] Beam collapsed on NKVE-Jalan Meru flyover
During the year 2005, a flyover i.e. the NKVE-Jalan Meru flyover was constructed over the existing NKVE. Unfortunately, this NKVE-Jalan Meru flyover collapsed onto the NKVE on July the 10th 2005, resulting in the death of two Bangladeshi workers and injuries to seven others. Source: NSTP 21 July 2005
[edit] Features
It is the second link to Kuala Lumpur from Klang after Federal Highway. It has no rest and service areas but there are many petrol station laybys along the highway. Other features of this highway includes traffic CCTVs and VMS.
[edit] List of interchanges
| Km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks |
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| 0 | 101 | Bukit Raja | Bukit Raja Industrial Estate 20 E 30NORTH KLANG STRAITS BYPASS Klang Port Klang |
Trumpet expressway interchange Shapadu border limit PLUS Expressway border limit |
| Bukit Raja toll plaza BKR TnG TAG CSC |
RM (Cash) TnG TAG TAG TnG TnG POS Transit Ticket | Closed toll systems Collect transit ticket and pay a distance toll |
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| 102 | Setia Alam STA TnG TAG CSC |
--SHAH ALAM-MERU HIGHWAY Setia Alam Meru Kapar |
Directional T interchange with toll plaza | |
| 103 | Shah Alam SHA TnG TAG CSC |
Shah Alam Bukit Jelutong E 35GUTHRIE CORRIDOR EXPRESSWAY NORTH Rawang Kuala Selangor SOUTH E 6NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY CENTRAL LINK E 3 Singapore E 2Johor Bahru E 6Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) |
Trumpet expressway interchange with toll plaza Closed tolled trumpet expressway interchange |
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| 104 | Subang SBG TnG TAG CSC |
15SUBANG AIRPORT HIGHWAY Subang Subang Jaya Kelana Jaya |
Trumpet interchange with toll plaza | |
| PPetronas and Shell Layby | Petronas petrol stations with McDonalds drive thru Shell petrol stations with KFC drive thru |
Bukit Lanjan bound | ||
| 106 | Damansara DMR TnG TAG CSC |
E 23SPRINT EXPRESSWAY/DAMANSARA LINK Damansara Petaling Jaya |
Trumpet interchange with toll plaza | |
| 107 | Kota Damansara KDR TnG TAG CSC |
Kota Damansara | Trumpet interchange with toll plaza | |
| 108 | Bukit Lanjan | E 1NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY NORTHERN LINK NORTH Bukit Kayu Hitam Penang Ipoh Sungai Buloh EAST Kuala Lumpur 2Kuantan |
Closed tolled directional T expressway interchange |
