Second Link Expressway

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PLUS Expressway Berhad (Insert image logo here) Linkedua Malaysia Berhad
E 3 E3 expressway
Length:	44 km
Direction:	North→South
Start:
Main destinations:	Senai International Airport Saleng Bukit Indah Bandar Nusajaya Pulai Taman Perling Gelang Patah Port Tanjung Pelepas Tanjung Kupang Malaysia-Singapore Second Link
End:
Construction dates:	1994 - 1997
Expressway joined:	16 Senai Airport Highway 1 Skudai Highway E 2 AH 2 North-South Expressway Southern route Pesisiran Perling
Asian Highway Network:	none
Technical specifications
Development Cost:
Number of lanes:	4 lanes Senai International Airport - Senai South Senai South - Pulai Pulai - Taman Perling 6 lanes Pulai - Tuas, Singapore
Interchanges:	8
Toll plazas:	5
P Layby:	none
R&R Rest and Service Area:	2
R&R Overhead Bridge Restaurant:	none
V Vista Point:	none
Highway tunnels:	none
Type of roads:	Tarmac
Toll systems:	Open toll systems


PLUS Expressway Berhad (Insert image logo here) Linkedua Malaysia Berhad
E 3 Senai Link E3 expressway
Length:	44 km
Direction:	North→South
Start:	Senai Airport Highway Interchange
Main destinations:	Senai International Airport Senai Kulai
End:	Senai South Interchange
Construction dates:	1994 - 1997
Expressway joined:	16 Senai Airport Highway 1 Skudai Highway E 2 AH 2 North-South Expressway Southern route E 3 Main Link
Asian Highway Network:	none
Technical specifications
Development Cost:
Number of lanes:	4 lanes
Interchanges:	3
Toll plazas:	none
P Layby:	none
R&R Rest and Service Area:	none
R&R Overhead Bridge Restaurant:	none
V Vista Point:	none
Highway tunnels:	none
Type of roads:	Tarmac
Toll systems:	Open toll systems

The Second Link Expressway E 3, also known as Linkedua Expressway links from Senai North EXIT 253 at North-South Expressway, Senai Airport and Taman Perling, Johor Bahru via its extension known as Johor Bahru Parkway to the Malaysia-Singapore Second Link.

Usually, travelling along the second link is much faster than travelling on the Causeway, as the traffic is smoother in both directions. However, during festive periods (especially Chinese New Year, Hari Raya, Christmas and Deepavali), massive traffic jams still arise as the huge amount of traffic going between Malaysia and Singapore during these periods leads to massive jams on both the causeway and the second link.


PLUS Expressway Berhad (Insert image logo here) Linkedua Malaysia Berhad
E 3 Main Link E3 expressway
Length:	44 km
Direction:	North→South
Start:	Senai North Interchange
Main destinations:	Senai International Airport Saleng Bukit Indah Bandar Nusajaya Pulai Taman Perling Gelang Patah Port Tanjung Pelepas Tanjung Kupang Malaysia-Singapore Second Link
End:	Sultan Abu Bakar Custom Immigration and Quarantine Checkpoint
Construction dates:	1994 - 1997
Expressway joined:	E 2 AH 2 North-South Expressway Southern route E 3Senai Link E 3JB Parkway E --Pontian Link
Asian Highway Network:	none
Technical specifications
Development Cost:
Number of lanes:	4 lanes Senai South - Pulai 6 lanes Pulai - Tuas, Singapore
Interchanges:	4
Toll plazas:	3
P Layby:	none
R&R Rest and Service Area:	2
R&R Overhead Bridge Restaurant:	none
V Vista Point:	none
Highway tunnels:	none
Type of roads:	Tarmac
Toll systems:	Open toll systems

Linkedua Expressway in Malaysia after the Singapore-Malaysia Second Link Bridge, in the northbound direction.

[edit] How to get there

To enter the expressway, exit the North-South Expressway (E 2 AH 2 ) at EXIT 253 Senai North and proceed along the expressway to Singapore. Alternatively, motorists can also enter the expressway via Taman Perling which also joins with Pasir Gudang Highway (Federal Route 17 ) and Skudai Highway (Federal Route 1 AH 2 ). The expressway link to Taman Perling is also known as Pontian-Johor Bahru Parkway.


PLUS Expressway Berhad (Insert image logo here) Linkedua Malaysia Berhad
E 3 Johor Bahru Parkway E3 expressway
Length:	-- km
Direction:	West→East
Start:	Pulai Interchange
Main destinations:	Bukit Indah Taman Perling Johor Bahru Pasir Gudang
End:	Taman Perling
Construction dates:	1994 - 1997
Expressway joined:	E 3 Main Link E -- Pontian Link Pesisiran Perling
Asian Highway Network:	none
Technical specifications
Development Cost:
Number of lanes:	4 lanes
Interchanges:	2
Toll plazas:	1
P Layby:	none
R&R Rest and Service Area:	none
R&R Overhead Bridge Restaurant:	none
V Vista Point:	none
Highway tunnels:	none
Type of roads:	Tarmac
Toll systems:	Open toll systems

[edit] Tolls

Toll payments are for the highway and Second Link tolls. This excludes the tolls for the Lima Kedai and Taman Perling points which are the two routes directly linked to the bridge. Both routes have different charges. Touch 'n Go electronic payment system is available at all Second Link toll plaza. However Smart TAG second EPS has not been installed at all Second Link toll plazas. Singapore dollar is also accepted at all Second Link toll plaza but at the rate of 1:1 (i.e. Pay S$1.00 for RM1.00).

[edit] Perling Toll Plaza (TTP)

Class	Type of vehicles	Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
0	Motorcycles	Free
1	Passenger Cars	RM1.80
2	Vans and other small good vehicles	RM3.60
3	Large Trucks	RM4.50
4	Taxis	RM0.90
5	Buses	RM1.80

[edit] Lima Kedai Toll Plaza (TLK)

Class	Type of vehicles	Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
0	Motorcycles	Free
1	Passenger Cars	RM3.10
2	Vans and other small good vehicles	RM6.10
3	Large Trucks	RM7.70
4	Taxis	RM1.50
5	Buses	RM3.10

[edit] Tanjung Kupang Toll Plaza (TTK)

[edit] Straight line (to/from Singapore to/from Second Link Expressway)

Class	Type of vehicles	Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
0	Motorcycles	RM1.30
1	Passenger Cars	RM8.40
2	Vans and other small good vehicles	RM15.00
3	Large Trucks	RM30.00
4	Taxis	RM5.00
5	Buses	RM8.00

[edit] (U-Turn) Expressway components

Class	Type of vehicles	Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
0	Motorcycles	-
1	Passenger Cars	RM1.80
2	Vans and other small good vehicles	RM3.60
3	Large Trucks	RM4.50
4	Taxis	RM0.90
5	Buses	RM1.80

[edit] (U-Turn) Bridge components

Class	Type of vehicles	Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
0	Motorcycles	RM1.00
1	Passenger Cars	RM4.80
2	Vans and other small good vehicles	RM11.40
3	Large Trucks	RM25.50
4	Taxis	RM4.10
5	Buses	RM6.20

[edit] Sultan Abu Bakar Custom Immigration and Quarantine Checkpoint (SAB)

Class	Type of vehicles	Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
0	Motorcycles	RM2.00
1	Passenger Cars	RM9.60
2	Vans and other small good vehicles	RM22.00
3	Large Trucks	RM51.00
4	Taxis	RM8.20
5	Buses	RM12.40

RM 6.40 charged for U-Turn back to Malaysia.

[edit] History

In July 1989, United Engineers Malaysia Berhad (UEM) submitted a proposal to the government of Malaysia to privatize the construction of a second link to Singapore. The acceptance of the proposal brought about the signing of a concession agreement in July 1993, giving exclusive rights and authority to UEM to design, construct, manage, operate and maintain the bridge and expressways for a period of 30 years commencing 27 July 1993.

Following this, a novation agreement was executed in May 1994, whereby UEM assigned all its rights, liabilities and obligations in respect of the concession agreement to Linkedua (Malaysia) Berhad, a wholly-owned subsidiary of UEM.

The major components of the project are the Second Crossing bridge, 44 kilometers of expressways, a Customs, Immigration and Quarantine complex, 3 toll plazas, 2 rest and service areas and other ancillary facilities. The bridge was designed to accommodate up to 200,000 vehicles a day.

The Second Link was first opened to traffic on 2 January 1998. It was officially opened on 18 April the same year by the Prime Ministers of both countries, namely Dato' Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia and Goh Chok Tong of Singapore. The Malaysia-Singapore Second Crossing heralded a new era in bilateral relations, and brought with it the promise of improved economic and social ties.

On 1 September 2003, The company Linkedua Malaysia Berhad (Linkedua) was now a member of PLUS Expressway Berhad.

The Second Link was a popular location for illegal racing. On 12 July 2006, the Johor police and the Road Transport Department with the highway operator PLUS Expressway has launched the big operations to crackdown against illegal racing. More than 600 people were arrested in this operation.^[1]

[edit] Major events

[edit] Linkedua Drag Race 2006

The Malaysia-Singapore Second Crossing (LINKEDUA) organized the first ever Highway Drag Race near Gelang Patah on 15 April 2006.

Jointly organized by Nusajaya Development Sdn Bhd and PLUS Expressway Berhad (PEB). the ‘Youth and motorsports, say no to drugs and illegal race’ – themed event is aimed at promoting the motorsport to the Malaysian public as well as boost tourism in Johor and Malaysia.

Drag race is popular overseas and has also a strong following in Malaysia. This sport demands high discipline from race participants such as wearing proper clothing, jackets, helmets and shoes. It also educates drivers and fans on good driving habits and safe driving aspects.

The drag challenge is divided into five and six different categories for car and motorcycle respectively. A total of more than 100 cars and motorcycles competed for cash prizes during the event.

The first ever drag race is also packed with other activities such as vehicle audio system exhibition, accessory and promotional booths and car club meetings.

[edit] Features

Variable Messages Systems (VMS)
SOS emergency
Traffic CCTV

[edit] List of interchanges, laybys, and rest and service areas

[edit] Senai Link

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			JALAN PERUSAHAAN Senai Industrial Park E --SENAI-DESARU EXPRESSWAY Under construction
	301	Senai International Airport	16SENAI AIRPORT HIGHWAY NORTH 16 Senai International Airport SOUTH 1Senai 1Johor Bahru	Diamond interchange Start/End of expressway PLUS Expressway border limit
E 3 SECOND LINK EXPRESSWAY Start/End of expressway PLUS Expressway border limit
	302	Saleng	1SKUDAI HIGHWAY Saleng Kulai	Ramp from/to Main Link
	303A	Senai Selatan	E 3MAIN LINK NORTH E 2 AH 2NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY SOUTHERN ROUTE Kuala Lumpur Melaka Johor Bahru Pasir Gudang Skudai SOUTH Gelang Patah Bandar Nusajaya Port Tanjung Pelepas (PTP)	Trumpet interchange

[edit] Northern and Southern Links

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
	303B	Senai Utara	E 2 AH 2NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY SOUTHERN ROUTE NORTH Kuala Lumpur Melaka Kulai SOUTH Johor Bahru Pasir Gudang Skudai	Closed tolled trumpet interchange
Senai Utara toll plaza SNU Transit Ticket TnG TAG TAG TnG RM (Cash) Closed toll systems Collect ticket transit and pay a distance toll
		{{Senai Utara toll plaza SNU TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre	TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre	Singapore bound
E 2 AH 2 NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY SOUTHERN ROUTE
E 3 SECOND LINK EXPRESSWAY
	303A	Senai Selatan	E 3SENAI LINK 16 Senai International Airport 1 Senai 1 Kulai	Trumpet interchange
		PLima Kedai toll plaza TLK TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre	TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre	Senai bound
Lima Kedai toll plaza TLK RM (Cash) TnG TnG RM (Cash) Opened toll systems Pay toll
	307A 307B 307C 307D	Pulai	E 3PONTIAN-JOHOR BAHRU PARKWAY WEST Under construction EAST Bukit Indah Taman Perling Johor Bahru Pasir Gudang	Cloverleaf interchange
	312A 312B 312C 312D	Gelang Patah	J4Gelang Patah J7Pontian Bandar Nusajaya Leisure Farm	Cloverleaf interchange
		R&RGelang Patah Rest and Service Area	Esso Petronas ATM	North bound
	313	Port of Tanjung Pelepas	--PORT OF TANJUNG PELEPAS HIGHWAY Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) Tanjung Kupang Pendas	Trumpet interchange
		R&RGelang Patah Rest and Service Area	Esso Petronas ATM	South bound
Tanjung Kupang toll plaza TTK RM (Cash) TnG TnG RM (Cash) Opened toll systems Pay toll
		PTanjung Kupang toll plaza TTK TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre	TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre	Singapore bound
E 3 SECOND LINK EXPRESSWAY
Sultan Abu Bakar Custom Immigration and Quarantine Checkpoint Customs Immigration RM (Cash) RM (Cash) Immigration Customs
		Second Link Bridge

[edit] Johor Bahru Parkway

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			Pontian	Under construction
E -- PONTIAN LINK Pontian Under construction
	307A 307B 307C 307D	Pulai	E 3MAIN LINK NORTH Kuala Lumpur Melaka Senai Kulai SOUTH Gelang Patah Bandar Nusajaya Port of Tanjung Pelepas	Cloverleaf interchange
	309	Bukit Indah	Bukit Indah Bandar Nusajaya	Trumpet interchange
Perling toll plaza TTP RM (Cash) TnG TnG RM (Cash) Opened toll systems Pay toll
		PPerling toll plaza TTP TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre	TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre	Opened toll systems Pay toll
E 3 SECOND LINK EXPRESSWAY Start/End of expressway PLUS Expressway border limit
			PERSISIRAN PERLING Taman Perling 1 AH 2Johor Bahru 17PASIR GUDANG HIGHWAY Bandar Sri Alam Pasir Gudang 3 AH 18Kota Tinggi

[edit] References

^ "Swoop on illegal racers", Lau Meisan, 10 July 2006, New Straits Times

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

v • d • e South Johor Economic Region (Iskandar Development Region)
SJER zones	Johor Bahru • Skudai • Bandar Nusajaya • Tanjung Kupang • Pasir Gudang • Permas Jaya • Senai • Kulai • Bandar Dato' Onn • Bandar Sri Alam • Tampoi • Gelang Patah • Ulu Tiram • Tanjung Langsat • Masai • Plentong • Kong Kong
SJER Major Landmarks	Persada Johor • Johor-Singapore Causeway • Southern Integrated Gateway • Nusajaya • Malaysia-Singapore Second Link • Johor Port • Port of Tanjung Pelepas • Johor Technopark • Senai International Airport • Tanjung Piai
SJER Infrastructure	Pasir Gudang Highway • Second Link Expressway • North-South Expressway Southern Route • JB Monorail • Senai-Desaru Expressway • JB Eastern Dispersal Link • Skudai Highway • Tebrau Highway
SJER Educational	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)

v • d • e Malaysian Expressway System
Interstate	E 1 North-South Expressway Northern Route (including New Klang Valley Expressway and Penang Bridge) • E 2 North-South Expressway Southern Route • E 6 North-South Expressway Central Link (NSECL/ELITE) • E 8 Karak Expressway and East Coast Expressway (LPT) • E 15 Butterworth-Kulim Expressway (BKE) • E 21 # Kajang-Seremban Highway (KASEH) • E 28 ^ West Coast Expressway
Klang Valley and Selangor	E 4 ^ Shah Alam-Kemuning Highway • E 5 Shah Alam Expressway (SAE/KESAS) • E 7 Cheras - Kajang Expressway (CKE/Grand Saga) • E 9 Sungai Besi Expressway (SBE/BESRAYA) • E 10 New Pantai Expressway (NPE) • E 11 Damansara-Puchong Expressway (LDP) • E 12 Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH) • E 16 # Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE) • E 18 Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway (SILK) • E 20 # Kuala Lumpur-Putrajaya Expressway (KLPE) • E 23 Sprint Expressway (Kerinchi Link, Damansara Link and Penchala Link) • E 25 ^ Assam Jawa-Templer Park Highway (LATAR) • E 26 South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE) • E 27 Salak Expressway (East-West) • E 30 New North Klang Straits Bypass (NNKSB) • E 35 Guthrie Corridor Expressway (GCE) • E 38 Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART Tunnel)
Johor	E 3 Second Link Expressway (Malaysia-Singapore Second Link) (MSSC/LINKEDUA) • E 13 ^ Muar-Segamat Highway • E 14 ^ JB Eastern Dispersal Link • E -- # Senai-Desaru Expressway (SDE)
Penang	E 17 Butterworth Outer Ring Road (BORR) • E -- # Penang Outer Ring Road (PORR) • E 22 # Penang Second Bridge
Others	E 19 ^ Ipoh-Lumut Expressway • E 29 Seremban-Port Dickson Highway (SPDH)
Legend - # denotes highway under construction, ^ for under development.

v • d • e PLUS Expressway Networks
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

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