Shah Alam Expressway

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E 5 E5 expressway
(Insert image logo here) Konsortium Expressway Shah Alam Selangor Sdn Bhd (KESAS)
Length (kilometres)	34.5 km
Direction	West→East
Start	Pandamaran, Klang, Selangor
Main destinations	Kota Kemuning Shah Alam Subang Jaya UEP Subang Jaya Kinrara Awan Kecil Awan Besar Kompleks Sukan Negara Sri Petaling
End	Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur
Construction dates	1995 - 1997
Road/Expressway joined	181Pulau Indah Expressway 5 Klang-Banting Highway E 28West Coast Expressway E 4 Shah Alam-Kemuning Highway 3214 Shah Alam-Puchong Highway E 6North-South Expressway Central Link E 11Damansara-Puchong Expressway E 37 AH 2Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway 28Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
Asian Highway Network	none
Technical specifications
Number of lanes	6 lanes
Interchanges	13
Toll plazas	4
P Layby	2
R&R Rest and Service Area	2
R&R Overhead Bridge Restaurant	none
V Vista Point	none
Highway tunnels	none
Type of roads	Tarmac
Toll systems	Open toll systems
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The Shah Alam Expressway, SAE, E 5 (Malay: Lebuhraya Shah Alam) also known as KESAS Highway, is part of a comprehensive network of road links in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. It connects from Pandamaran in Klang, Selangor to Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur. Shah Alam Expressway is the third east-west-oriented expressway in the Klang Valley after the Federal Highway and New Klang Valley Expressway.

[edit] History

The purposed to built the Shah Alam Expressway began on 1993 when the Federal Highway had become a busing traffic during rush hour from/to Kuala Lumpur. Construction began in 1995. The Phase 1 (Seafield-Sri Petaling) was completed on 1996 and the Phase 2 (Seafield-Pandamaran) was completed on 1998. During 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, the expressway had become a main route to National Sports Complex in Bukit Jalil.

Since 1 July 2004, the EXPRESS TAG electronic payment system has been replaced by Touch 'n Go and Smart TAG electronic payment systems.

[edit] Features

• Became the main route to National Sports Complex during 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur
• Straight and long expressway
• Medium speed expressway with speed limit 80 - 90 km/h
• Motorcycle lane
• SOS emergency phone

[edit] Toll rates

(Starting 1 January 2007)

(Source: Utusan Malaysia, 15 December 2006)

[edit] List of Interchanges, Layby and Rest and Service Areas

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			WEST 181PULAU INDAH EXPRESSWAY Pelabuhan Barat (Westport) Pulau Indah
181 PULAU INDAH EXPRESSWAY JKR border limit
E 5 SHAH ALAM EXPRESSWAY Start/End of expressway KESAS border limit
18.8	EXIT 501	PANDAMARAN INTERCHANGE	5 KLANG-BANTING HIGHWAY NORTH 5Bandar Bukit Tinggi 5Bandar Botanic 5Pandamaran 5Klang SOUTH 5Teluk Panglima Garang 5Banting	Diamond interchange
E 5 19
19.4	EXIT 502	BANDAR PUTERI INTERCHANGE	Bandar Puteri	Diamond interchange Now opened
E 5 20
	EXIT 503	KEBUN WEST INTERCHANGE	E 28 WEST COAST EXPRESSWAY NORTH Taiping Teluk Intan Kuala Selangor SOUTH Banting Teluk Panglima Garang Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)	Future trumpet interchange
	EXIT 504	KEBUN INTERCHANGE	B14 JALAN KEBUN NORTH 190Jalan Sungai Kandis 190Jalan Bukit Kemuning SOUTH Kampung Bukit Rimau	Diamond interchange
Klang-Petaling district border
Kemuning toll plaza KMN RM (Cash) TnG TAG TAG TnG RM (Cash) Opened toll systems Pay toll
		PKemuning toll plaza KMN		East bound
	EXIT 505	BUKIT RIMAU INTERCHANGE	Bukit Rimau	Trumpet interchange
	EXIT 506	KEMUNING INTERCHANGE	NORTH E 4 SHAH ALAM-KEMUNING HIGHWAY Alam Impian Taman Sri Muda Shah Alam SOUTH Kota Kemuning Kota Kemuning Golf and Country Club	Trumpet interchange Cloverleaf interchange (Under construction)
		Sungai Klang bridge
	EXIT 507	HICOM INTERCHANGE	WEST 190JALAN BUKIT KEMUNING Kampung Bukit Kemuning Taman Sri Muda (Section 25) 3214SHAH ALAM-PUCHONG HIGHWAY NORTH 3214Shah Alam Section 1 until 21 SOUTH Hicom Industrial Area Section -- until -- E 11Puchong E 11Putrajaya E 11Cyberjaya	Diamond interchange
		Proton Centre of Excellence	Proton Centre of Excellence and Showroom	From Sri Petaling only
		PHicom Layby	Petronas Esso Shell ATM	Both bound
	EXIT 508	SEAFIELD INTERCHANGE	E 6 NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY CENTRAL LINK NORTH E 1 AH 2Ipoh E 1 Subang E 1 Klang E 1 Kuala Lumpur SOUTH E 6 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) E 2 AH 2 Johor Bahru	Trumpet expressway interchange
	EXIT 509	KEWAJIPAN INTERCHANGE	15Subang 15Subang Airport 15Subang Jaya 15USJ	Diamond interchange
Sunway toll plaza SUN RM (Cash) TnG TAG TAG TnG RM (Cash) Opened toll systems Pay toll
		PSunway toll plaza SUN	KESAS operation office	East bound
		Sungai Klang bridge
	EXIT 511	SUNWAY INTERCHANGE	E 11DAMANSARA-PUCHONG EXPRESSWAY NORTH Kepong Damansara Petaling Jaya SOUTH Puchong Putrajaya Cyberjaya	Cloverleaf expressway with one flyover ramp interchange
44.9	EXIT 512	KINRARA INTERCHANGE	2Jalan Klang Lama B11Puchong B11Kinrara	Diamond interchange
E 5 45
Selangor Darul Ehsan Petaling district border
Selangor-FT Kuala Lumpur border
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
		R&RKinrara Rest and Service Area	McDonalds BH Petrol ATM	East bound
		R&RAwan Besar Rest and Service Area	McDonalds Caltex ATM	West bound
Awan Besar toll plaza (East bound) AWB TAG TnG RM (Cash) Opened toll systems Pay toll
		PAwan Besar toll plaza AWB		East bound
	EXIT 513	AWAN BESAR INTERCHANGE	Taman OUG Awan Besar	Half diamond interchange
		PAwan Kecil toll plaza AWK		West bound
Awan Kecil toll plaza (West bound) AWK RM (Cash) TnG TAG Opened toll systems Pay toll
	EXIT 514	AWAN KECIL INTERCHANGE	Taman Seri Endah Awan Kecil Kompleks Sukan Negara E 20KUALA LUMPUR-PUTRAJAYA EXPRESSWAY NORTH Kuala Lumpur SOUTH Putrajaya Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)	Diamond stacked interchange
	EXIT 515	KOMPLEKS SUKAN NEGARA INTERCHANGE (formerly known as SUKOM INTERCHANGE until 1999)	Kompleks Sukan Negara Taman Seri Endah	Diamond interchange
	EXIT 516	SRI PETALING INTERCHANGE	E 37 AH 2KUALA LUMPUR-SEREMBAN EXPRESSWAY NORTH Kuala Lumpur Petaling Jaya SOUTH E 2 AH 2 NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY SOUTHERN ROUTE Kajang Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Seremban Johor Bahru	Stacked expressway interchange
E 5 SHAH ALAM EXPRESSWAY Start/End of expressway KESAS border limit
28 KUALA LUMPUR MIDDLE RING ROAD 2 JKR border limit
			NORTHEAST 28KUALA LUMPUR MIDDLE RING ROAD 2 Bandar Tun Razak Cheras Ampang Kuantan

[edit] External links

• Gamuda Group
• KESAS

[edit] See also

• Malaysian expressway system

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 Gamuda Expressway Networks E 5 Shah Alam Expressway • E 11 Damansara-Puchong Expressway • E 23 Sprint Expressway • E 38 SMART Tunnel