Butterworth–Kulim Expressway

Expressway 15
Butterworth-Kulim Expressway
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Route information
Part of
Maintained by PLUS Malaysia Berhad with its subsidiary Projek Lebuhraya Usahasama Berhad
Length:	17.0 km (10.6 mi)
Existed:	1994 – present
History:	Completed in 1996, opened on 15 November 1996
Major junctions
West end:	Butterworth, Penang
	Butterworth Outer Ring Road North-South Expressway Northern Route Federal Route 136 Jalan Kulim Hi-Tech Federal Route 67 East-West Highway
East end:	Lunas, Kedah
Location
Primary destinations:	Butterworth, Seberang Jaya, Prai, Permatang Pauh, Lunas, Kulim, Baling
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Butterworth–Kulim Expressway, BKE (Malay: Lebuhraya Butterworth-Kulim), Asian Highway Route ^[1] is an expressway in Malaysia. The 17 km (11 mi) expressway connects Butterworth, Penang in the west to Kulim, Kedah in the east. It is also a main route to East-West Highway (Federal route ) via Baling, Kedah and Gerik, Perak.

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the expressway starts at Sungai Nyior junctions in Butterworth, Penang.

History

The construction of BKE started in December 1994 and completed in September 1996.

KLBK Sdn Bhd

Konsortium Lebuhraya Butterworth-Kulim (KLBK) Sdn Bhd, commercially known as Buterworth Kulim Expressway (BKE) a wholly owned subsidiary of PLUS Expressway Berhad ("PLUS Expressways") has been awarded the concession and contract to construct and operate the highway of dual two (2) lane carriageway with separate motorcycle tracks and related highway facilities for the 16.78 km highway. The concession period is for thirty-two (32) years (June 1994 to June 2026, including 2 years construction period), after which the highway will be transferred to the Government.

Features

Geographically, the terrain between KM 5.00 (start point) and KM 11.00 is rather flat, passing through paddy field areas. From KM 11.00 to KM 19.00, the terrain is slightly undulating, where cut and fill slopes are common features. The terrain is again flat from KM 19.00 to KM 21.78 (end point), mainly passing through the estates and developing residential areas.
Geometrically, there are four (4) grades separated interchanges and one (1) at grade interchange along BKE. Moreover, there are nine (9) reinforced concrete bridges (three (3) of those are river bridges, i.e. Sungai Mengkuang, Sungai Kulim and Sungai Karangan, whereas the rest are bridges over local roads or railway track).
Tuanku Bainun Teachers Training Institute (Institut Perguruan Tuanku Bainun) (IPTB)
High speed limit 90 km/h
Four-lane dual carriageway
SOS emergency phones
Dedicated motorcycle lane

Toll rates

Lunas toll plaza

Class	Type of vehicles	Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
0	Motorcycles	Free
1	Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis	RM 1.60
2	Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses	RM 3.20
3	Vehicles with 3 or more axles	RM 4.80
4	Taxis	RM 0.80
5	Buses	RM 0.80

Kubang Semang toll plaza

Class	Type of vehicles	Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
0	Motorcycles	Free
1	Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis	RM 1.60
2	Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses	RM 3.20
3	Vehicles with 3 or more axles	RM 4.80
4	Taxis	RM 0.80
5	Buses	RM 0.80

Sungai Nyior toll plaza

Class	Type of vehicles	Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
0	Motorcycles	Free
1	Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis	RM 0.50
2	Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses	RM 1.00
3	Vehicles with 3 or more axles	RM 2.00
4	Taxis	RM 0.50
5	Buses	RM 0.50

List of interchange

km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
		NORTH BUTTERWORTH CONTAINER TERMINAL (NBCT) NORTH BUTTERWORTH CONTAINER TERMINAL (NBCT) INTERCHANGE	BUTTERWORTH OUTER RING ROAD NORTH Kepala Batas Alor Setar SOUTH Chai Leng Park Perai Megamall	Diamond interchange
		BUTTERWORTH BUTTERWORTH INTERCHANGE	NORTH Alor Setar Bagan Lalang Sungai Petani SOUTH Ferry = Pengkalan Sultan Abdul Halim George Town Batu Feringgi	Diamond interchange
JKR border limit
0 0
BUTTERWORTH-KULIM EXPRESSWAY Start/End of Expressway PLUS Expressways border limit
		SUNGAI NYIOR JUNCTIONS	NORTH JALAN RAJA UDA P191 Butterworth Alor Setar SOUTH JALAN SUNGAI NYIOR Jalan Chain Ferry Perai P17 Kuala Lumpur P17 AutoCity / Juru
Sungai Nyior Toll Plaza SNTP RM (Cash) TnG TAG TAG TnG RM (Cash) Opened toll system Pay toll
		P Sungai Nyior Toll Plaza SNTP		East bound
		Sungai Perai Bridge
	EXIT 1503	SEBERANG JAYA INTERCHANGE	NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY NORTHERN ROUTE NORTH Alor Star / Thailand Permatang Pauh SOUTH Kuala Lumpur Ipoh Penang	Multi-level stacked roundabout interchange
5	EXIT 1504	PERMATANG PAUH INTERCHANGE	P7 Permatang Pauh P7 AEON Big	Diamond interchange
Kubang Semang Toll Plaza KSTP RM (Cash) TnG TAG TAG TnG RM (Cash) Opened toll system Pay toll
		P Kubang Semang Toll Plaza KSTP		East bound
		Sungai Kubang Semang bridge
	EXIT 1505	PERMATANG NIBONG INTERCHANGE	P3 Permatang Nibong P188 Kubang Semang P3 Penanti	Half diamond interchange
		Railway crossing bridge
	EXIT 1506	TASIK MENGKUANG INTERCHANGE	P129 Penanti P129 Berapit P129 Kulim P129 Bukit Mertajam Tokun Hill Bukit Mertajam Recreation Area Institut Perguruan Tuanku Bainun (IPTB)	Diamond interchange
		R&R Penanti Rest and Service Areas and Overhead Bridge Restaurant	Petronas Shell	Both bound
Penang Seberang Perai Tengah district border
Kedah-Penang border
Kedah Darul Aman Kulim district border
		P Lunas toll plaza LNS		West bound
Lunas toll plaza LNS RM (Cash) TnG TAG TAG TnG RM (Cash) Opened toll system Pay toll
		Sungai Kulim bridge
	EXIT 1507	LUNAS INTERCHANGE	NORTH Kuala Ketil Padang Serai Lunas Town Centre SOUTH Kulim Mahang	Diamond interchange
21.7		SUNGAI SELUANG JUNCTIONS	NORTH K811 JALAN SUNGAI SELUANG K811 Sungai Seluang Sidam Padang Serai SOUTHEAST JALAN PERUSAHAN Kulim Industrial Area	Junctions
		KULIM HI-TECH JUNCTIONS	SOUTH JALAN KULIM HI-TECH Kulim Hi-Tech Sungai Kob Karangan	Junctions
BUTTERWORTH-KULIM EXPRESSWAY Start/End of Expressway PLUS Expressways border limit
JKR border limit
		Kampung Bukit Sarang Ayam
		Karangan
		Kampung Batu Tujoh
		CHAROK AKAR JUNCTIONS	WEST Sungai Petani Merbau Pulas Kuala Ketil NORTHEAST Baling Pengkalan Hulu Gerik	T-junctions

References

↑ ERIA Study Team. "Current Status of ASEAN Transport Sector" (PDF). ASEAN Strategic Transport Plan 2011-2015 (Jakarta: ASEAN Secretariat and ERIA): 3–1 – 3–95. Retrieved 16 November 2013.

External links

PLUS Expressway Networks

North-South Expressway Northern Route and New Klang Valley Expressway North-South Expressway Southern Route Malaysia-Singapore Second Crossing and Second Link Expressway North-South Expressway Central Link and Putrajaya Link Butterworth–Kulim Expressway Seremban-Port Dickson Highway Johor-Singapore Causeway Federal Highway Penang Bridge

Malaysian Expressway System

History	Chronology of the Malaysian Expressway System

Interstate (Peninsula Malaysia)	North–South Expressway Northern Route (including New Klang Valley Expressway) North–South Expressway Southern Route North–South Expressway Central Link (including Putrajaya Link) (NSECL/ELITE) Kuala Lumpur – Karak Expressway and East Coast Expressway (LPT/ECE) Butterworth–Kulim Expressway (BKE) Kajang–Seremban Highway (LEKAS/KASEH) # West Coast Expressway (LPB/WCE) ^ Paroi-Senawang-KLIA Expressway (PSKE) ^ Port Dickson-Banting Expressway (PDBE) ^ Sungai Petani-Juru Expressway (SPJ) ^ Jelas Expressway (Jelas) ^ Perlis-Langkawi Bridge

Interstate (East Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan))	Tun Salahuddin Bridge ^ Pan Borneo Expressway

Greater Kuala Lumpur/Klang Valley and Selangor	New Klang Valley Expressway (part of the North–South Expressway Northern Route) Shah Alam Expressway (SAE/KESAS) Cheras–Kajang Expressway (CKE/Grand Saga) Besraya Expressway (BESRAYA) New Pantai Expressway (NPE) (including ^ NPE Extension Expressway) Damansara–Puchong Expressway (LDP) Ampang – Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH) Kemuning – Shah Alam Highway (LKSA) Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway (SILK) Maju Expressway (MEX) (Kuala Lumpur – Putrajaya Expressway (KLPE) and KL-KLIA Dedicated Expressway) Sprint Expressway (Kerinchi Link, Damansara Link and Penchala Link) Kuala Lumpur – Kuala Selangor Expressway (KLS) (Assam Jawa-Templer Park Highway (LATAR)) South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE) New North Klang Straits Bypass (NNKSB) Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE) (including ^ DUKE Extension Expressway) Guthrie Corridor Expressway (GCE) East–West Link Expressway and Kuala Lumpur – Seremban Expressway Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART Tunnel) ^ East Klang Valley Expressway (EKVE) (Kuala Lumpur Outer Ring Road (KLORR)) ^ Damansara–Shah Alam Elevated Expressway (DASH) ^ Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) ^ Kuala Lumpur Arah Serendah Expressway (KLAS) ^ Serdang-Kinrara-Putrajaya Expressway (SKIP) * Kinrara–Damansara Expressway (KIDEX)

Iskandar Malaysia and Johor	Second Link Expressway (Malaysia–Singapore Second Link) (MSSC/LINKEDUA) Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway (EDL) Senai–Desaru Expressway (SDE) ^ Johor Bahru-Pasir Gudang Elevated Expressway (JOPGEX)

Penang	Butterworth Outer Ring Road (BORR) * Penang Outer Ring Road (PORR) Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge (Penang Second Bridge) Penang Bridge ^ Sungai Juru Expressway P-- ^ Penang Undersea Tunnel (including ^ Teluk Bahang-Tanjung Bungah Pair Road, ^ Air Itam Bypass and ^ George Town Outer Ring Road)

Others	Ipoh–Lumut Expressway Seremban – Port Dickson Highway (SPDH) ^ Malacca Strait Bridge (including ^ Telok Gong-Masjid Tanah-Alor Gajah Expressway (TMA)) ^ South Kedah Expressway (Lekas) D-- # Kota Bharu–Kuala Krai Expressway ^Jelas Expressway

#: under construction, ^: under planning and development, *: cancelled / postponded / on hold