Expressway 1 | |
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North Klang Valley Expressway | |
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Route information | |
Part of (Bukit Lanjan–Shah Alam stretch) (full stretches) |
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Maintained by PLUS Malaysia Berhad with its subsidiary Projek Lebuhraya Usahasama Berhad (Former concessionaries known as Projek Lebuhraya Utara Selatan Berhad (PLUS)) |
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Length: | 35 km (22 mi) |
Existed: | 1988 – present |
History: | Completed in 1993 |
Major junctions | |
West end: | Bukit Raja, Selangor |
New/North Klang Straits Bypass Setia Alam Highway Guthrie Corridor Expressway Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport Highway North-South Expressway Central Link Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway Sprint Expressway = Damansara Link and Kerinchi Link North-South Expressway Northern Route Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim (Jalan Duta) |
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East end: | Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur |
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Primary destinations: |
Setia Alam, Shah Alam, Subang, Damansara, Subang Jaya, Kota Damansara, Bukit Lanjan |
Highway system | |
The New Klang Valley Expressway, or the NKVE E1, AH2 and AH141 (the official name as stated on the website of PLUS Expressways Berhad, the highway concessionaire) refers to a stretch of the North-South Expressway in Peninsular Malaysia which starts from Bukit Raja near Klang town, and ends at Jalan Duta in Kuala Lumpur. The 35 km (22 miles) expressway is a busiest expressway in Klang Valley during rush hour from/to Kuala Lumpur. People sometimes call it the North Klang Valley Expressway due to its location in Malaysia's most populated region, but most refer to it by its initials. The speed limit on the expressway are 110 km/h (68 mph) on Bukit Raja-Bukit Lanjan stretch and 90 km/h (55 mph) on Bukit Lanjan-Jalan Duta stretch.
The Kilometre Zero is located at Bukit Raja Toll Plaza at Bukit Raja near Klang.
Traffic from the north, destined for places further south of Kuala Lumpur (such as Putrajaya, Seremban, Melaka, Johor Bahru and Singapore), must enter the Bukit Lanjan Interchange and travel west before turning left at Shah Alam (the entry point of North–South Expressway Central Link, E6). Another alternative is by entering Kuala Lumpur via Jalan Duta Interchange and entering Jalan Duta – Segambut Highway and Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 which ends at Kuala Lumpur – Seremban Expressway E37 and the southern route E2 but this alternative is quite unwise especially during peak hours, therefore the NKVE is built to bypass Kuala Lumpur for traveling north-south or vice versa.