Cheras - Kajang Expressway

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E 7 E7 expressway
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Length (kilometres)	11.5 km
Direction	North-South
Start	Plaza Phoenix on Cheras Highway
Main destinations	Kuala Lumpur Petaling Jaya Cheras Kajang Semenyih Seremban
End	Saujana Impian Interchange Kajang
Construction dates	1998 - 1999
Road/Expressway joined	E 27 Salak Expressway 1Cheras Highway E 18Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway E 21Kajang-Seremban Highway
Asian Highway Network	none
Technical specifications
Number of lanes	8 lanes
Interchanges	9
Toll plazas	2
P Layby	none
R&R Rest and Service Area	1
R&R Overhead Bridge Restaurant	none
V Vista Point	none
Highway tunnels	none
Type of roads	Tarmac
Toll systems	Opened toll systems
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The Cheras-Kajang Expressway (CKE, E 7) is a Malaysian expressway that links the incorporated townshp of Cheras, Kuala Lumpur to the town of Kajang in Selangor.

[edit] Background

The expressway is part of a major expansion of Jalan Cheras (Cheras Road), also known as Federal route 1, which consisted of a two-lane intercity road between Kajang and Cheras. Construction of the expressway commenced in late 1998 and, at a cost of RM275 million, was completed and began tolling on January 15, 1999.^[1] Having assumed a new name, the "Cheras–Kajang Expressway", and incorporated the mid-length of the original road into the expressway, the expressway consequently bisected Jalan Cheras into two at both ends of the original road: one at Kajang, and the other at Cheras, while remnants of the road's undeveloped routes between remain partially in use.

The Cheras–Kajang Expressway is among the first four-lane dual carriageway in Malaysia, stretching from the Connaught Interchange in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur to Saujana Impian in Kajang. The expressway comprises one rest and service area and nine interchanges: "Pasukan Gerakan Am", "Hulu Langat", "Telekom", "Bandar Tun Hussein Onn", "Balakong", "Sungai Long", "Bukit Dukong", "Sungai Balak" and "Saujana Impian". The expressway has receive substantial volumes of traffic to and from linked localities. Between 2003 and 2004 alone, traffic volume increased 4%, with an average of 187,000 vehicles per day utillising the expressway in the financial year of 2004.^[1]

The expressway formerly featured its own electronic toll collection system, known as the Saga Tag. Beginning 1 July 2004, however, the Saga Tag was replaced by Touch 'n Go and Smart TAG systems.

Of the RM275 million used to finance the expressway's construction, RM210 million consisted of bonds issued by Grand Saga Sdn Bhd, the expressway's concessionaire, and RM59 million was support loan from the government.^[1] Grand Saga was further provided compensation from the government for revisions of scheduled toll rate hikes. In 2003 and 2004, the government paid RM104.93 million in compensation, exclusive of waiving interest and repayment of the support loan.^[1] The government also extended the expressway's concession by two years to September 18, 2027 in 2002.^[1]

[edit] Controversy

[edit] Bandar Mahkota Cheras exit

Main article: Bandar Mahkota Cheras toll dispute

During the construction of the Bandar Mahkota Cheras, an access road connecting the new township and the Bandar Tun Hussein Onn Interchange (EXIT 704) was built by the developer to provide access to Bandar Mahkota Cheras from Cheras - Kajang Expressway and vice-versa. However, the link road was closed in 2005 by Grand Saga under the direction of the Malaysian Highway Authority (MHA) due to disputes between Grand Saga and the developer of Bandar Mahkota Cheras on compensations since the link road would allow motorists to bypass the Batu 11 toll plaza on the expressway. As a result, residents travelling to Kuala Lumpur are required to enter the expressway via Bandar Sungai Long or vice-versa, while having to pay fares for both the Batu 9 and Batu 11 toll plaza.

Following Opposition control of Selangor in the 2008 election, local residents dismantled the barricades, temporarily allowing traffic to and from the township to directly enter and exit the expressway. In an early attempt, Grand Saga forcefully reclosed the road.

[edit] Toll rates

(Starting 1 January 2007)

[edit] Batu 9 toll plaza

[edit] Batu 11 toll plaza

(Source: Utusan Malaysia, 15 December 2006)

[edit] Interchanges

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
E 7 0			NORTH 1CHERAS HIGHWAY Kuala Lumpur Cheras Petaling Jaya Shah Alam Klang
1 CHERAS HIGHWAY DBKL border limit
E 7 1 CHERAS-KAJANG EXPRESSWAY Grand Saga border limit
		Plaza Phoenix	Plaza Phoenix	Kuala Lumpur bound
		Perhilitan	Perhilitan central branch	Kajang bound
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
FT Kuala Lumpur-Selangor border
Selangor Darul Ehsan Hulu Langat district border
	EXIT 701	PGA INTERCHANGE	Pasukan Gerakan Am (PGA) Base	Trumpet interchange
Batu 9 toll plaza RM (Cash) TnG TAG TAG TnG RM (Cash) Opened toll system Pay toll
		P Batu 9 toll plaza		South bound
	EXIT 702	HULU LANGAT INTERCHANGE	1Pekan Batu 9 Cheras B52Hulu Langat B52Sungai Pangsoon B52Sungai Congkak waterfall B52Sungai Gabai waterfall B52Sungai Tekali waterfall	Trumpet interchange
	EXIT 703	TELEKOM INTERCHANGE	Taman Sri Cheras Taman Megah	Diamond interchange
	EXIT 704	BANDAR TUN HUSSEIN ONN INTERCHANGE	Bandar Tun Hussein Onn Bandar Mahkota Cheras	Diamond interchange
		P Batu 11 toll plaza	Grand Saga operation office	North bound
Batu 11 toll plaza RM (Cash) TnG TAG TAG TnG RM (Cash) Opened toll system Pay toll
	EXIT 705	BALAKONG INTERCHANGE	B51Balakong E 18KAJANG DISPERSIAL LINK EXPRESSWAY Mines Resort City Seri Kembangan Sungai Besi	Half diamond interchange
	EXIT 706	SUNGAI LONG INTERCHANGE	Bandar Sungai Long Bandar Mahkota Cheras	Half diamond interchange
		R&R Bukit Dukung rest and service area	BH Petrol	North bound
E 7 1 CHERAS-KAJANG EXPRESSWAY
	EXIT 707	BUKIT DUKUNG INTERCHANGE	SOUTHEAST 1 JALAN CHERAS-KAJANG	Interchange
E 7 CHERAS-KAJANG EXPRESSWAY
	EXIT 708	SUNGAI BALAK INTERCHANGE	SOUTHWEST E 18KAJANG DISPERSIAL LINK EXPRESSWAY Sungai Chua Putrajaya Cyberjaya Puchong Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)	Trumpet interchange
	EXIT 709	SAUJANA IMPIAN INTERCHANGE	1 JALAN CHERAS-KAJANG SOUTH 1 Kajang town centre B17 Bangi	Diamond interchange
E 7CHERAS-KAJANG EXPRESSWAY Grand Saga border limit
E 21KAJANG-SEREMBAN HIGHWAY KASEH border limit
			SOUTHEAST E 21KAJANG-SEREMBAN HIGHWAY Saujana Impian Semenyih Seremban

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official Grand Saga website

v • d • e Malaysian Expressway System History Chronology of Malaysian Expressway System events Toll rates North-South Expressway • East Coast Expressway Interstate E 1 North-South Expressway Northern Route (including New Klang Valley Expressway) • E 2 North-South Expressway Southern Route • E 6 North-South Expressway Central Link (including Putrajaya Link) (NSECL/ELITE) • E 8 Karak Expressway and East Coast Expressway (LPT/ECE) • E 15 Butterworth-Kulim Expressway (BKE) • E 21 # Kajang-Seremban Highway (KASEH) • E 28 ^ West Coast Expressway (LPB/WCE) Klang Valley and Selangor E 4 # Shah Alam-Kemuning Highway • E 5 Shah Alam Expressway (SAE/KESAS) • E 7 Cheras - Kajang Expressway (CKE/Grand Saga) • E 9 Sungai Besi Expressway (SBE/BESRAYA) • E 10 New Pantai Expressway (NPE) • E 11 Damansara-Puchong Expressway (LDP) • E 12 Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH) • E 16 # Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE) • E 18 Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway (SILK) • E 20 Kuala Lumpur-Putrajaya Expressway (KLPE) • E 23 Sprint Expressway (Kerinchi Link, Damansara Link and Penchala Link) • E 25 ^ Assam Jawa-Templer Park Highway (LATAR) • E 26 South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE) • E 30 New North Klang Straits Bypass (NNKSB) • E 35 Guthrie Corridor Expressway (GCE) • E 37 Salak Expressway (East-West) and Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway • E 38 Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART Tunnel) Johor E 3 Second Link Expressway (Malaysia-Singapore Second Link) (MSSC/LINKEDUA) • E 13 ^ Muar-Segamat Highway • E 14 ^ JB Eastern Dispersal Link • E 22 # Senai-Desaru Expressway (SDE) Penang E 17 Butterworth Outer Ring Road (BORR) • E -- # Penang Outer Ring Road (PORR) • E 22 # Penang Second Bridge • E 36 Penang Bridge Others E 19 ^ Ipoh-Lumut Expressway • E 29 Seremban-Port Dickson Highway (SPDH) Legend - # denotes highway under construction, ^ for under development.

v • d • e Highways of the 1 Malaysia Federal Route 1 E 1 North-South Expressway Northern Route • Darul Aman Highway • Sultan Abdul Halim Highway • E 17 Butterworth Outer Ring Road • Tanjung Malim-Slim River Highway • Kuala Lumpur-Rawang Highway • Cheras Highway • E 7 Cheras - Kajang Expressway • Skudai Highway • Johor-Singapore Causeway