Cheras–Kajang Expressway

The Cheras–Kajang Expressway is an 11.5-kilometre (7.1-mile) controlled-access highway in the Klang Valley region of Peninsular Malaysia. It runs between the suburb of Cheras at the Kuala LumpurSelangor border and the township of Kajang in Selangor.

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Expressway 7
Cheras–Kajang Expressway
Lebuhraya Cheras–Kajang
Route information
Maintained by Grand Saga Sdn Bhd
Length11.5 km (7.1 mi)
Existed1998–present
HistoryCompleted in 1999
Major junctions
North end FT 1 Cheras Highway at Cheras, Kuala Lumpur/Selangor
Major intersections Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway Sungai Besi-Ulu Klang Expressway
FT 3211 Jalan Balakong
FT 1 Jalan Cheras–Kajang
Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway
South endKajang Bypass at Kajang, Selangor
Location
CountryMalaysia
Primary
destinations
Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya, Cheras, Kajang, Semenyih, Seremban
Highway system

History

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The expressway is part of a major expansion of Jalan Cheras, 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 15 January 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.[2]

The Cheras–Kajang Expressway is among the first eight-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. The expressway has received 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 utilising the expressway in the financial year of 2004.[1]

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

Of the RM 275 million used to finance the expressway's construction, RM 210 million consisted of bonds issued by Grand Saga Sdn Bhd, the expressway's concession holder, and RM 59 million was a 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 18 September 2027 in 2002.[1]

On 2 March 2012, the Kuala Lumpur bound Batu 9 toll plaza and Kajang bound Batu 11 toll plaza of the expressway were abolished by the government due to a strong petition led by Eddie Ng Tien Chee from the Democratic Action Party. This petition was signed by 100,000 residents of the area.

Incidents

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Bandar Mahkota Cheras exit

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During the construction of Bandar Mahkota Cheras, an access road connecting the new township and the Bandar Tun Hussein Onn exit 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 January 2006 by Grand Saga under the direction of the Malaysian Highway Authority 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 plazas.

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. However, On 27 June 2008, the barrier was torn down once again.

On 4 June 2008, the Malaysian Highway Authority and Grand Saga were ordered to install traffic lights on the junctions of Bandar Mahkota Cheras to ease the traffic flow of the residents. Today, the access road connecting Bandar Mahkota Cheras and Bandar Tun Hussein Onn Interchange is open.

Toll systems

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The Cheras–Kajang Expressway uses the opened toll systems.

Electronic Toll Collections (ETC)

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As part of an initiative to facilitate faster transaction at the Batu 9 and Batu 11 Toll Plaza, all toll transactions at both toll plazas on the Cheras–Kajang Expressway has now been conducted electronically via Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAGs starting 13 January 2016.

Toll rates

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(Starting 15 October 2015)

Class Types of vehicles Rate
(in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
Batu 9 Batu 11
0 Motorcycles
(Vehicles with two axles and two wheels)
Free
1 Private Cars
(Vehicles with two axles and three or four wheels (excluding taxi and bus))
1.30
2 Vans and other small good vehicles
(Vehicles with two axles and six wheels (excluding bus))
2.60
3 Large Trucks
(Vehicles with three or more axles (excluding bus))
4 Taxis 0.70
5 Buses 1.00 0.90

List of interchanges

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The entire expressway is located within the Hulu Langat District in Selangor.

km Exit Interchange To Remarks
North
  FT 1 Cheras Highway
Kuala Lumpur
Cheras
Bandar Tun Razak
  FT 1 Cheras Highway
DBKL border limit
   Cheras–Kajang Expressway   FT 1 Cheras–Kajang Expressway
(Touch 'n Go, MyRFID and SmartTAG ETC only)
Start/End of toll expressway
Grand Saga border limit
  Cheras–Kajang Expressway
10

  FT 1
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Cheras Sentral (Plaza Phoenix)

Taman Connaught MRT station
Cheras Sentral (Plaza Phoenix)
 

Taman Connaught MRT station
9
Kuala Lumpur bound

Taman Connaught MRT Station
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
FT Kuala Lumpur–Selangor border
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Hulu Langat district border
Perhilitan Perhilitan
Taman Cheras Hartamas
South bound
701C EWLE Exit West
  East–West Link Expressway East–West Link Expressway
Taman Connaught
  East–West Link Expressway Bandar Tun Razak
  Sprint Expressway Bangsar
  FT 2 Petaling Jaya
  FT 2 Shah Alam
  FT 2 Klang
Tunnel entry to   East–West Link Expressway East–West Link Expressway
  Petronas Layby     Petronas         South bound
701B SUKE Interchange    Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway Sungai Besi-Ulu Klang Expressway (SUKE)

North
Ampang
Pandan Indah
Bukit Teratai
Hulu Langat
Ulu Klang

South
Sungai Besi
KL Sports City
  Shah Alam Expressway Shah Alam
Stack interchange
Maktab Polis Diraja Malaysia
(Royal Malaysian Police College)
Maktab Polis Diraja Malaysia
(Royal Malaysian Police College)
North bound
701A PGA Interchange Northeast
Jalan Medan Masria
Pasukan Gerakan Am (PGA) Base
Taman Cuepacs
Taman Cheras Permata
Taman Cheras Awana
Taman Segar Perdana
Cheras Hartamas
Diamond interchange
Batu 9 Toll Plaza
(Kajang bound)
SmartTAG Touch 'n Go MyRFID SmartTAG BET TnG POS
Opened toll system
Pay toll
(Accepts electronic toll payment (Touch 'n Go, MyRFID and SmartTAG) only)
  Batu 9 toll plaza   South bound
P&R Taman Suntex MRT station P&R Taman Suntex MRT station
9
702 Hulu Langat Interchange East
  FT 1 Jalan Lama Cheras
  FT 1 Pekan Batu 9 Cheras
Taman Suntex
  FT 3210  B52 Hulu Langat
 B52 Sungai Pangsoon
 B52 Sungai Congkak waterfall  
 B52 Sungai Gabai waterfall  
 B52 Sungai Tekali waterfall  
Trumpet interchange
P&R Sri Raya MRT station P&R Sri Raya MRT station
9
703 Telekom Interchange West
Jalan Kota Cheras
Kota Cheras
Taman Damai Jaya
Taman Sri Cheras
Taman Putri Jaya
Taman Legenda Mas
Taman Tun Perak
Taman Cheras Mas

Northeast
  FT 1 Jalan Lama Cheras
  FT 1 Pekan Batu 9 Cheras
  FT 3210  B52 Hulu Langat
 B52 Sungai Pangsoon
 B52 Sungai Congkak waterfall  
 B52 Sungai Gabai waterfall  
 B52 Sungai Tekali waterfall  
Diamond interchange
704 Bandar Tun Hussein Onn Interchange West
Lebuh Utama Tun Hussein Onn
Bandar Tun Hussein Onn
Cheras Perdana

East
Persiaran Mahkota Cheras 1
Bandar Mahkota Cheras
Diamond interchange
P&R Bandar Tun Hussein Onn MRT station P&R Bandar Tun Hussein Onn MRT station
9
  Batu 11 toll plaza   Grand Saga operation office North bound
Batu 11 Toll Plaza
(Kuala Lumpur bound)
TnG POS SmartTAG BET MyRFID Touch 'n Go SmartTAG
Opened toll system
Pay toll
(Accepts electronic toll payment (Touch 'n Go, MyRFID and SmartTAG) only)
Sungai Cheras bridge
705 Balakong Interchange West
  FT 3211 Jalan Balakong
  FT 3211 Batu 11 Cheras
  FT 3211 Balakong
   Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway
  Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway Mines Resort City
  FT 3216 Seri Kembangan
  Sungai Besi Expressway Sungai Besi
Half diamond interchange
Batu 11 Cheras MRT station Batu 11 Cheras MRT station
9
Sungai Langat bridge
706 Sungai Long Interchange East
Jalan Sungai Long
Bandar Sungai Long
Bandar Mahkota Cheras
   Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway
  Kajang–Seremban Highway Semenyih
  Kajang–Seremban Highway Seremban
Half-diamond interchange
  Bukit Dukung Rest and Service Area     BH Petrol             North bound
707 Bukit Dukung Interchange Southeast
  FT 1 Jalan Cheras–Kajang
Kampung Bukit Dukung
Interchange
   Cheras–Kajang Expressway   FT 1 Cheras–Kajang Expressway
   Cheras–Kajang Expressway Cheras–Kajang Expressway
  Shell and Petronas Layby

P&R Bukit Dukung MRT station
    Shell        

    Petronas        

P&R Bukit Dukung MRT station
9
South bound

Bukit Dukung MRT station
707A Sungai Balak Interchange Southwest
  Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway
  Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway Sungai Chua
  South Klang Valley Expressway Putrajaya
  FT 29 Cyberjaya
  Damansara–Puchong Expressway Puchong
  FT 26 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)  
  Damansara–Puchong Expressway Shah Alam
Expressway trumpet interchange
  Petronas and Petron Layby     Petronas        

    Petron        
South bound
Kajang MRT Depot
708 Saujana Impian Interchange   FT 1 Jalan Cheras–Kajang

North
  FT 1 Kampung Bukit Dukung
  FT 1 Kampung Sekamat

South
  FT 1 Kajang town centre
 B17 Bangi
P&R Sungai Jernih MRT station
Diamond interchange
   Cheras–Kajang Expressway Cheras–Kajang Expressway
(Touch 'n Go, MyRFID and SmartTAG ETC only)
Start/End of expressway
Grand Saga border limit
Kajang Bypass
JKR border limit
Southeast
Kajang Bypass
Saujana Impian
Semenyih
   Kajang–Seremban Highway Kajang–Seremban Highway
Seremban
Nilai

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Siow Chen Ming. "Corporate: Grand Saga seeks compensation". The Edge. Archived from the original on 31 May 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
  2. ^ "Lebuhraya Cheras-Kajang E7" (in Malay). Blog Jalan Raya Malaysia. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
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