North–South Expressway Central Link

North South Expressway Central Link, NSECL AH2, (Malay: Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan Hubungan Tengah) also known as ELITE or ELITE Highway, is the main expressway in Malaysia. The 60 km (37 mi) of the expressway starts from Shah Alam Interchange EXIT 601 until Nilai North Interchange EXIT 612. This expressway is still within the North South Expressway network.

Route background

The Kilometre Zero starts at Shah Alam Interchange in Shah Alam, Selangor and its interchange with the New Klang Valley Expressway and the Guthrie Corridor Expressway .

History

The purpose to build the North-South Expressway bypass from Kuala Lumpur had begun in 1992. The construction started in 1994 and was completed in 1996. In 1997, all of the sections in the North–South Expressway Central Link and KLIA Expressway was opened to traffic. While the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) was opened on 27 June 1998 it became a busing traffic flowing from north to south especially Kuala Lumpur. The Putrajaya Link which was connected to Putrajaya was opened in 2000. On 1 September 2003, The company Expressway Lingkaran Tengah Sdn Bhd, (ELITE) was now a member of PLUS Expressway Berhad.

The Expressway is divided into three sections as follows :

• Section 1 of the Expressway, which extends from the Shah Alam Interchange (NKVE) to the USJ (Hicom East) Interchange, inclusive of the ramps in (Ebor North) and out (Ebor South) connecting the Expressway to the Jalan Subang-Batu Tiga .

• Section 2 which extends from just South of the USJ Interchange to the Nilai (North) Interchange and includes that part of the KLIA Expressway up to the bridge crossing Sg. Langat.

• Section 3 includes Putrajaya Interchange, Bandar Baru Nilai Interchange, Salak Tinggi Interchange and the -2.74 km continuation of the KLIA Expressway (KLIA Expressway Extension) , just south of Sg. Langat up to the boundary of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).

Features

Main features

• Closed toll system (refer to PLUS)
• Batu Tiga flyover longest in NSE network.
• Act as bypass from bustling Kuala Lumpur travelling from north to south and vice versa.
• Smooth access to KLIA
• PLUS Speedway (formerly ELITE Speedway) in USJ Rest and Service Area is the first highway go-kart circuit in Malaysia
• Extension to KLIA.
• Safety CS Team (PROPEL) roadworks.

Batu Tiga flyover

The Batu Tiga flyover is the longest flyover in the North-South Expressway network. The 2 km flyover connects Shah Alam Interchange in the north until Ebor Interchange in the south.

List of Interchanges, and Rest and Service Areas.

External links

• PLUS Expressway Berhad
• ELITE
• Malaysian Highway Authority