The East–West Link Expressway, or Salak Expressway ( Malay: ''Lebuhraya Hubungan Timur-Barat''), is an extension of

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's Federal Highway from Seputeh to Taman Connaught in Cheras. It should not be confused with the East–West Highway route 4 that runs from Gerik in

Perak Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand' ...

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. This expressway is part of the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Dispersal Link Scheme. Some maps label the section of the expressway from Seputeh Interchange to Salak South Expressway as a part of the Federal Highway Route 2, but the appellation is incorrect as the East–West Link Expressway was acquired by

ANIH Berhad ANIH Berhad is the second largest Highway Concessionarie (by distance of highways operated) in Malaysia after PLUS Expressways. ANIH Berhad is a member company of MTD Group. History ANIH Berhad was founded on 7 April 2011 after officially taken ...

(formerly known as Metramac Corporation Sdn Bhd (MetaCorp)) and not by the

PLUS Malaysia Berhad The PLUS Expressways Berhad () is the largest highway concessionaries or build–operate–transfer operator company in Malaysia. A member of the UEM Group, the company is also the largest listed toll expressway operator in Southeast Asia and t ...

which maintains most parts of the Federal Highway. In 2007, the expressway was coded as E37 with the

Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway The Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway is a main expressway in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This expressway links Kuala Lumpur in the north to Seremban, Negeri Sembilan in the south. Some maps label this highway as E2 as it links directly with the ...

. The Kilometre Zero is located at Seputeh Interchange.

History

The construction of the East–West Link Expressway started in 1993 and was completed in 1995. The expressway was opened on 17 August 1995. On 17 May 2011, the toll collections of the expressway from Salak Interchange to Taman Connaught Interchange were abolished. On 7 April 2011, MetaCorp changed its name into

after taking over the operations of Toll Concession from MTD Prime Sdn Bhd and MetaCorp who owned the concessions for

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, East Coast Expressway Phase 1, and

(including East–West Link Expressway) with effect from 6 December 2011.

Features

* Taman Connaught Pasar Malam ''(night market)'' opens every Wednesday from 5:00 pm to 1:00 am. Illegal parking along the expressway is common, hence it is also causing traffic congestion.

Toll rates

List of interchanges

External links

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