New Klang Valley Expressway
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 PLUS Expressway Berhad |
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| E 1 E1 expressway |
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| Length: | 35 km |
| Direction: | West→East |
| Start: | Bukit Raja, Selangor |
| Main destinations: | Setia Alam Shah Alam Subang Damansara Kota Damansara Bukit Lanjan |
| End: | Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur |
| Construction dates: | 1988 - 1993 |
| Expressway joined: | 20 E 30 North Klang Straits Bypass --Setia Alam Highway E 35 Guthrie Corridor Expressway 15 Subang Airport-Kewajipan Highway E 6North-South Expressway Central Link E 16 Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway E 23Sprint Expressway = Damansara Link and Kerinchi Link E 1AH 2North-South Expressway Northern route AH 2Jalan Duta-Segambut Highway |
| Asian Highway Network: | none |
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| Development Cost: | |
| Number of lanes: | 6 lane |
| Interchanges: | 10 |
| Toll plazas: | 7 |
| P Layby: | 2 |
| R&R Rest and Service Area: | none |
| R&R Overhead Bridge Restaurant: | none |
| V Vista Point: | none |
| Highway tunnels: | none |
| Type of roads: | Concrete |
| Toll systems: | Closed toll systems |
The New Klang Valley Expressway, or the NKVE E 1 (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, E 6 ). 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 1993. The first sections of the NKVE between Bukit Raja and Damansara was opened to traffic on 7 December 1990.
The all sections of the NKVE between Bukit Raja and Jalan Duta was officialy opened by the fourth Malaysian Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad at Jalan Duta toll plaza on 11 January 1993.
[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 (Setia Alam Interchange)
During the year 2005, a flyover i.e. the NKVE-Jalan Meru flyover (now Setia Alam Interchange) 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: New Straits Times 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. Many viaducts along this expressway including Penchala, Bukit Lanjan and Segambut viaducts.
[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 NORTH 20 E 30Port Klang B1Meru B1Kapar SOUTH 2Klang |
Trumpet expressway interchange | |
 E 30 20 NORTH KLANG STRAITS BYPASSShahpadu border limit |
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| E 1 NEW KLANG VALLEY EXPRESSWAY PLUS Expressway border limit |
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| PBukit Raja toll plaza BKR TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre |
 TnG TAG iCustomer Service Centre |
Klang bound | |||
| Bukit Raja toll plaza BKR RM (Cash) TnG TAG TAG TnG Transit Ticket Closed toll systems Collect transit ticket and pay a distance toll |
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| 102 | Setia Alam STA TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre |
--SETIA ALAM HIGHWAY --Setia Alam B1Meru B1Kapar |
Directional T interchange with toll plaza | ||
| 103 | Shah Alam SHA TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre |
NORTH B9Shah Alam B9Bukit Jelutong E 35GUTHRIE CORRIDOR EXPRESSWAY Rawang Kuala Selangor SOUTH E 6NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY CENTRAL LINK E 2AH 2Singapore E 2AH 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 i Customer Service Centre |
15SUBANG AIRPORT-KEWAJIPAN HIGHWAY Subang Subang Jaya Kelana Jaya |
Trumpet interchange with toll plaza | ||
| PPetronas and Shell Layby |  Petronas McDonalds Dunkin Donuts ATM Shell KFC ATM |
Bukit Lanjan bound | |||
| 106 | Damansara DMR TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre |
E 23SPRINT EXPRESSWAY = DAMANSARA LINK Damansara Petaling Jaya |
Trumpet interchange with toll plaza | ||
| 107 | Kota Damansara KDR TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre |
Kota Damansara | Trumpet interchange with toll plaza | ||
| 108 | Bukit Lanjan | NORTH E 1AH 2NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY NORTHERN LINK Bukit Kayu Hitam Penang Ipoh Sungai Buloh |
Closed tolled directional T expressway interchange | ||
| Penchala viaduct | |||||
| Selangor Darul Ehsan Petaling district border |
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| DBKL border arch Selangor-FT Kuala Lumpur border |
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| Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur | |||||
| Bukit Lanjan viaduct | |||||
| Segambut viaduct | Kuala Lumpur bound, Use lower gear |
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| Jalan Duta toll plaza JLD Transit Ticket TnG TAG TAG TnG RM (Cash) Closed toll systems Collect transit ticket and pay a distance toll |
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| PJalan Duta toll plaza JLD TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre |
TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre |
Kuala Lumpur bound | |||
| 110 | Jalan Duta-DUKE | EAST E 16DUTA-ULU KLANG EXPRESSWAY Segambut Sentul Gombak Kuantan Ulu Klang |
Directional-T interchange Under construction |
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| 112 | Mont Kiara | SOUTH E 23SPRINT EXPRESSWAY = KERINCHI LINK Mont Kiara Taman Tun Dr. Ismail Sri Hartamas Damansara Petaling Jaya |
Directional T expressway interchange | ||
| E 1 NEW KLANG VALLEY EXPRESSWAY PLUS Expressway border limit |
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| AH 2 JALAN DUTA-SEGAMBUT HIGHWAY DBKL border limit |
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| 0 | 111 | Jalan Duta | AH 2JALAN DUTA-SEGAMBUT HIGHWAY NORTH E 8 2Kuantan1Segambut SOUTH Kuala Lumpur city centre |
Directional T expressway interchange | |
[edit] External links
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| E 1 North-South Expressway Northern Route (including New Klang Valley Expressway and Penang Bridge) • E 2 North-South Expressway Southern Route • E 3 Second Link Expressway • E 6 North-South Expressway Central Link • E 29 Seremban-Port Dickson Highway • 1 Skudai Highway (until 1 March 2004) and Johor-Singapore Causeway • 2 Federal Highway |
