Jelas Expressway
| Jelas Expressway | |
|---|---|
Jelas Expressway (Peninsular Malaysia) | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by BMT Jelas Sdn Bhd | |
| Length | 116 km (72 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Batu Kawan, Penang |
| South end | Jelapang, Perak |
| Location | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Primary destinations | Serdang Sungai Siput Kuala Kangsar Taiping Selama |
| Highway system | |
NPVE Jelas Expressway is an expressway being planned in Malaysia. "Jelas" stands for "Jelapang–Selama–Batu Kawan Expressway". This RM4.6 billion project will begin its construction in 2016 and is targeted for completion in 2018.[1] It is being built to relieve congestion on North–South Expressway Northern Route, especially during weekends and festivals seasons.[2]
Beta Mutiara Corporation (BMC), the concessionary holder of the expressway announced that it will begin the preliminary work on the expressway in January 2016.
It will have the longest road tunnel in Asia, about 3 kilometres long across the Bintang Range.
Interchange lists
Legend:
- I/C - Interchange, I/S - Intersection, RSA - Rest and service area, OBR - Overhead bridge restaurant, R/R - Restaurant and rest plaza, L/B - Layby, V/P - Vista point, TN - tunnel, T/P - Toll plaza, BR - Bridge
| States | District | Km | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penang | South Seberang Perai | --20 | Batu Kawan I/C | Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge (Penang Second Bridge) – Batu Kawan, Batu Maung, Bayan Lepas, George Town North–South Expressway Northern Route AH2 – Alor Setar, Butterworth, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur |
Interchange | |
| Kedah | Bandar Baharu | --19 | Lima Kongsi I/C | Lima Kongsi | Interchange | |
| --17 | Kampung Padang I/C | Kampung Padang | Interchange | |||
| --15 | Serdang I/C | South Kedah Expressway – Serdang, Kulim, Baling, Bandar Baharu, Kuala Lumpur | Interchange | |||
| Perak | Larut, Matang and Selama | --14 | Selama I/C | FT 147 Malaysia Federal Route 147 – Selama, Kubu Gajah, Parit Buntar | Interchange | |
| --13 | Batu Kurau I/C | A5 Jalan Bukit Kurau – Anak Kurau, Kuala Kurau | Interchange | |||
| --12 | Anak Kurau I/C | A-- – Anak Kurau, Kamunting West Coast Expressway – Taiping |
Interchange | |||
| Kuala Kangsar–Larut, Matang and Selama district border | TN | Bintang Tunnel | Length: 3 km | |||
| Kuala Kangsar | --10 | Kati I/C | FT 76 Malaysia Federal Route 76 – Kati, Lenggong, Gerik, Kota Bharu | Interchange | ||
| BR | Sungai Perak bridge | |||||
| --09 | Karai I/C | A156 Jalan Karai – Karai, Kuala Kangsar | Interchange | |||
| --08 | Sungai Siput North I/C | FT 1 Malaysia Federal Route 1 – Sungai Siput | Interchange | |||
| Kinta | --07 | Kanthan Baru I/C | FT 1 Malaysia Federal Route 1 – Kanthan | Interchange | ||
| --05 | Klebang I/C | FT 1 Malaysia Federal Route 1 – Klebang, Tanjung Rambutan | Interchange | |||
| --01 | Jelapang South I/C | North–South Expressway Northern Route AH2 – Alor Setar, Kuala Kangsar, Changkat Jering, Ipoh, Simpang Pulai, Kuala Lumpur | ||||
References
- ^ "JELAS Expressway Preliminary Works Could Begin in 2016: Targeted for Completion in 2018". CarBay Malaysia. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ "BMC: Work on JELAS to begin soon - Nation". The Star Online. Retrieved 14 December 2015.