The New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE), designated E1, is an expressway entirely within the

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region of

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and

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. The expressway begins at the settlement of Bukit Raja near Klang, and ends at Jalan Duta in

. The 35-kilometre (22-mile) expressway is one of the most heavily utilised expressways in the Klang Valley region. The expressway shares its designation with the

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History

Plans for the NKVE began in 1985 after the North–South Expressway was constructed and the Federal Highway had become a busing traffic during rush hour between Kuala Lumpur and Klang. Construction began in 1988, and the first section of the NKVE between Bukit Raja and Damansara opened to traffic on 7 December 1990. The section between Bukit Lanjan and Jalan Duta was constructed by Pati Sdn Bhd and TAS industries. The fully completed NKVE spanning between Bukit Raja and Jalan Duta was officially opened by Prime Minister

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at Jalan Duta toll plaza on 11 January 1993.

Developments

Fourth lane addition

In July 2010, the operator, PLUS Expressways Berhad, announced that the government had awarded contracts to build a fourth lane on a stretch from Shah Alam to Jalan Duta. The construction was completed in 2015.

Features

Notable features

NKVE is the second link between Kuala Lumpur and Klang after the Federal Highway. It has no rest and service areas, though there are many petrol station laybys situated along the highway. Other features of this highway include traffic CCTVs and VMS. Many viaducts are located along this expressway including the Penchala, Bukit Lanjan and Segambut viaducts. Persada PLUS is the main headquarters of the PLUS Expressways located at Subang Interchange. The expressways also includes spectacular sceneries of

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and the Kuala Lumpur skyline.

Restricted routes for heavy vehicles

A restricted route has been implemented on the New Klang Valley Expressway between Shah Alam and Jalan Duta during workdays or peak hours. Heavy vehicles (except buses and tankers) with laden and unladen heavy vehicles weighing 10,000 kg or more are not allowed to enter the expressway between 6:30 am until 9:30 am on Monday to Friday (except public holidays). A compound fine will be issued to heavy vehicles which flout the rule.

Incidents

Rockfall near Bukit Lanjan

On 26 November 2003, a rockfall near the Bukit Lanjan interchange caused the expressway to close for more than six months, causing massive

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s to occur in areas surrounding

. After clearance of debris and road repairs, the expressway was reopened to public by mid-2004.

Collapsed beam on NKVE–Setia Alam flyover

On 10 July 2005, a section of the Setia Alam flyover interchange – which was under construction then – collapsed, resulting in the death of two Bangladeshi workers and injuring seven others. ''(Source:

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21 July 2005)''

Toll rates

NKVE applied closed toll system in their entire route, implemented in all their access points where vehicles are charged according to distance travelled. The rates below is for full length journey between Jalan Duta toll plaza and Bukit Raja toll plaza: Due to their fare integration with most of North-South Expressway parts and

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in a single closed toll system (up to system terminus in Sungai Besi, Jalan Duta, Bukit Raja, Juru and Skudai), the rates would be higher depending on their entry point. Passenger passing through this expressway (between Shah Alam and Bukit Lanjan to ELITE and Northern Route respectively) will have their fare includes distance travelled along this section of NKVE as well in their exit points in other expressways, but they not need to pay any tolls in between.

List of interchange and laybys

Notes

References

External links

PLUS Expressway Berhad

PLUS

Malaysian Highway Authority
{{Malaysian Expressway System 1993 establishments in Malaysia Expressways and highways in the Klang Valley North–South Expressway (Malaysia) Expressways in Malaysia