Guthrie Corridor Expressway
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| E 35 E35 expressway |
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  Prolintas Expressway Sdn Bhd (PEX) (Formerly known as Guthrie Corridor Expressway Sdn Bhd) |
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| Length (kilometres) | 25 km |
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| Direction | North-South |
| Start | Rawang South Interchange |
| Main destinations | Shah Alam Subang Paya Jaras Kuang Rawang |
| End | Shah Alam |
| Construction dates | 2003 - 2005 |
| Road/Expressway joined | E 1 New Klang Valley Expressway E 6North-South Expressway Central Link E 1 AH 2North-South Expressway Northern route |
| Asian Highway Network | none |
| Technical specifications | |
| Number of lanes | 6 lanes |
| Interchanges | 9 |
| 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 | Opened toll systems |
Guthrie Corridor Expressway, GCE, E 35 is an expressway in Klang Valley. It connects Shah Alam to Rawang. It is owned by Projek Lintasan Kota Sdn Bhd (Prolintas) with it subsidiaries Prolintas Expressway Sdn Bhd. The length of GCE is approximately 25 km (-- miles) (23 km (-- miles) on the Prolintas Expressway sections and 2 km (-- miles) on the PLUS Expressway sections).
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[edit] History
The purpose of building the expressway began on 2002 while Guthrie Berhad had become a major owner of this project after plantations and property. The construction started in 2003. The expressway was built along an oil palm estate that was owned by Guthrie Berhad too. The expressway was completed in April 2005 and commenced operations in July 2005.
In August 2007, GCE has become a subsidiary of Prolintas Expressway Sdn Bhd (PEX).
[edit] Features
- Smooth access from Shah Alam to northern state without being trapped in jams in the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE).
- Many oil palm estates along this expressway.
- Motorcycle lane.
- SOS emergency.
- Cheap and affordable toll rate.
- Speed limits are 90 km/h - 110 km/h
- Several rest areas (R&R) near toll plazas.
[edit] Toll rates
There are 3 toll plazas along Guthrie Corridor Expressway. Each toll plaza is located around 4 - 6 km away. All 3 toll plazas charge the same rate which can be seen below.
| Class | Type of vehicles | Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM)) |
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| 0 | Motorcycles, bicycles or vehicles with 2 or less wheels | Free |
| 1 | Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis | RM1.40 |
| 2 | Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses | RM2.80 |
| 3 | Vehicles with 3 or more axles | RM4.20 |
| 4 | Taxis | RM0.70 |
| 5 | Buses | RM1.40 |
- (Source: Utusan Malaysia, 15 December 2006)
[edit] List of Interchange and rest and service areas
| km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks | |
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NORTH E 1 AH 2 NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY NORTHERN ROUTEBukit Kayu Hitam Ipoh Rawang Kuala Lumpur Rawang |
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| E 1 AH 2 NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY NORTHERN ROUTE PLUS Expressway border limit |
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| E 35 GUTHRIE-CORRIDOR EXPRESSWAY Prolintas Expressway border limit |
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| EXIT 3501A EXIT 3501B EXIT 3501C EXIT 3501D |
KUANG SYSTEM INTERCHANGE | E 25 ASSAM JAWA-TEMPLER PARK HIGHWAY WEST Ijok Assam Jawa Kuala Selangor EAST Rawang Selayang Batu Caves Kuala Lumpur |
Future cloverleaf expressway interchange | ||
| P Lagong toll plaza LGG |
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North bound | |||
| Lagong toll plaza LGG RM (Cash) TnG TAG TAG TnG RM (Cash) Opened toll system Pay toll |
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| EXIT 3502 | LAGONG INTERCHANGE | B25Lagong B25Kuang |
Future trumpet interchange | ||
| EXIT 3503 | PAYA JARAS INTERCHANGE | 54Paya Jaras 54Kuala Selangor 54Sungai Buloh |
Trumpet interchange | ||
| P Elmina toll plaza ELM |
Prolintas operation office |
Opened toll systems Pay toll |
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| Elmina toll plaza ELM RM (Cash) TnG TAG TAG TnG RM (Cash) Opened toll system Pay toll |
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| R&R Elmina Rest and Service Area | |
North bound | |||
| Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Enforcement Stations | Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Enforcement Stations | Both bound | |||
| EXIT 3504 | ELMINA INTERCHANGE | U-Turn only | Future parclo B4 interchange | ||
| R&R Elmina Rest and Service Area | |
South bound | |||
| EXIT 3505 | BUKIT SUBANG INTERCHANGE | WEST Bukit Subang (Section U--) EAST 3214JALAN SUBANG-BATU TIGA 3214Subang |
Diamond interchange | ||
| Bukit Jelutong toll plaza BKJ RM (Cash) TnG TAG TAG TnG RM (Cash) Opened toll system Pay toll |
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| P Bukit Jelutong toll plaza BKJ |
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South bound | |||
| EXIT 3506 | BUKIT JELUTONG NORTH INTERCHANGE | WEST Bukit Jelutong (Section U8) EAST 3214JALAN SUBANG-BATU TIGA 3214Subang 15Sungai Buloh B74Batu Arang |
Diamond interchange | ||
| EXIT 3507 | BUKIT JELUTONG SENTRAL INTERCHANGE | WEST Bukit Jelutong (Section U8) EAST B9JALAN MONFORT Taman TTDI Jaya (Section U2) Subang Air Force Base (TUDM Subang) (Section U5) |
Parclo A4 interchange | ||
| EXIT 3508 | BUKIT JELUTONG-NKVE INTERCHANGE | E 1 NEW KLANG VALLEY EXPRESSWAY WEST Klang Port Klang EAST Kuala Lumpur Subang E 6 NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY CENTRAL LINK SOUTH Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) E 2 AH 2 Johor Bahru E 2 AH 2 Singapore |
Stacked expressway interchange | ||
| Bukit Jelutong | Bukit Jelutong (Section U8) | North bound | |||
| E 35 0 |
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| E 35 GUTHRIE-CORRIDOR EXPRESSWAY Prolintas Expressway border limit |
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| 3214 JALAN SUBANG-BATU TIGA JKR border limit |
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| SOUTH 3214JALAN SUBANG-BATU TIGA Batu Tiga Shah Alam 2FEDERAL HIGHWAYSubang Jaya Petaling Jaya Kuala Lumpur Klang |
Start/End of Expressway GCE border limit |
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