Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway Explained

Country:MYS
Type:E
Route:12
Alternate Name:Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway
(AKLEH)
Maint:Prolintas
Length Km:7.9
Length Round:1
Direction A:West
Terminus A:Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur
Junction:Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
Jalan Kerja Ayer Lama
Jalan Ampang
Direction B:East
Terminus B:Jalan Memanda, Ampang, Selangor
Formed:1996
History:Completed in 2000, opened in 2001[1]
Destinations:Jalan Sultan Ismail
Jalan Tun Razak
Ulu Klang
Ampang

Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH), (Malay: Lebuhraya Bertingkat Ampang–Kuala Lumpur), is the first elevated highway in Malaysia. The 7.9km (04.9miles) elevated highway connects Ampang (in Selangor state) and Kuala Lumpur.[2] This highway was built to reduce traffic congestion at Jalan Ampang and make access to the city more convenient. Motorcycles and other vehicles with two wheels were banned from using this highway for safety reasons; the ban on motorcycles was lifted on 19 June 2008 because of escalating fuel prices.[3]

Route background

The Kilometre Zero is located at the entrance from Jalan Raja Abdullah at Jalan Sultan Ismail Interchange, Kuala Lumpur.

History

The construction of the Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway was approved on 16 May 1996 when Prolintas was awarded the concession of the highway, which will end in 2029.[4] Construction began in the same year at the banks of the Klang River and was completed in 2001. The highway opened to traffic on 17 May 2001 after numerous delays,[5] and the toll collection started on 1 June 2001.[1]

Plans

The highway was designed to accommodate future expansion of the Jelatek–Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 section from the current four-lane carriageway to six-lane carriageways. The expansion will take place along the northern bank of the Klang River and Ampang River. According to the concessionaire agreement between Prolintas and the federal government, Prolintas is required to expand the highway once the average daily traffic exceeds 93,000 vehicles. As a result, a chicane was formed right after the Exit 1203 Jelatek Interchange for Ampang-bound traffic.[2] Prolintas will only be allowed to raise the toll rate once the upgrading works of the Jelatek–MRR2 section to six-lane carriageway begins.[4]

On 5 November 2015, the upgrading works (called AKLEH Phase 2) of the AKLEH (Ampang-bound traffic) from Jelatek to Ampang-MRR2 was opened to traffic.

Features

Tolls

The Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH) uses open toll collection systems. Since 2015 all toll transactions at the highway's sole toll plaza have been conducted electronically via Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAGs. Cash payments are no longer accepted.[6] In October 2022, it was one of the four expressways maintained by PROLINTAS to have its toll rates deducted between 8% and 15%.[7] [8]

Toll rates

(Starting 20 October 2022)[9]

ClassType of vehiclesRate
(in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
0MotorcyclesFree
1Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxisRM 2.13
2Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding busesRM 7.00
3Vehicles with 3 or more axlesRM 10.50
4TaxisRM 1.53
5BusesRM 1.28

List of interchanges

kmExitInterchangeToRemarks

0
Jalan Raja Abdullah RampEnter only
DBKL border limit
Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway
Start/end of expressway
(
MyRFID and ETC only)
PROLINTAS border limit

0
1201BJalan Sultan Ismail InterchangeEast
Jalan Ampang
Jalan Sultan Ismail (KLIRR)
Exit only
1201AJalan Sultan Ismail InterchangeKuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road

South
Jalan Sultan Ismail (Jalan Treacher)
Jalan P. Ramlee (Jalan Parry)
Jalan Raja Chulan (Jalan Weld)
Jalan Bukit Bintang
Jalan Imbi
Interchange with KL Monorail truss girder bridge
From/to Ampang only

1
KLCC Car ParkTunnel
KLCC Car Park

Suria KLCC
Petronas Twin Towers
Westbound only
1202AJalan Tun Razak InterchangeKuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1

North
Jalan Tun Razak (Jalan Pekeliling)
Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra (Jalan Semarak)
Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz (Princes Road)
Sentul
Petaling Jaya
Expressway interchange
1202BJalan Tun Razak InterchangeKuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1

South
Jalan Tun Razak (Jalan Pekeliling)
Jalan Yap Kwan Seng
Jalan Ampang
Cheras
Seremban
Johor Bahru
Expressway interchange
Keramat toll plaza
KER
MyRFID
Opened toll systems
Pay toll
(Accepts electronic toll payment (
MyRFID and) only)
Keramat toll plaza
KER

Prolintas operation office
Ampang bound
1203Jelatek InterchangeNorth
Jalan Jelatek
Kampung Datuk Keramat
Setiawangsa
Wangsa Maju
Setapak
Seri Maya Condominium
Interchange
From/to Kuala Lumpur only
1203ASPE Interchange Taman Melati
Setiawangsa
Kampung Pandan
Bandar Malaysia
From/to Kuala Lumpur only
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
FT Kuala Lumpur–Selangor border
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Hulu Langat district border

--
Sungai Klang bridgeAmpang bound

--
1204BAmpang-MRR2 Interchange Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
North
Ulu Klang
Taman Melawati
Gombak
Genting Highlands
Kuantan
Interchange
From/to Kuala Lumpur only
1204AJalan Kerja Ayer Lama InterchangeEast
Jalan Kerja Ayer Lama
Taman Tun Razak
Kelab Darul Ehsan
Ramp off
1204CSUKE (South) Interchange Sungai Besi-Ulu Klang Expressway (SUKE)
Kosas
Permai
Hulu Langat
Cheras
Kajang
Interchange
From/to Kuala Lumpur only
7.9

8
Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway
Start/end of expressway
(
MyRFID and ETC only)
PROLINTAS border limit
Jalan Ampang
JKR and MPAJ border limit
1206Jalan Memanda InterchangeNorth
Jalan Memanda
Pekan Ampang
Ampang Putri Specialist Hospital

East
Jalan Ampang
Lembah Jaya
Hulu Langat
Pandan Indah

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Kadar tol lebuh raya bertingkat Ampang-KL diharap berpatutan . ms . https://archive.today/20130703035812/http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2001&dt=0428&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Dalam_Negeri&pg=dn_09.htm . dead . 3 July 2013 . . 28 April 2001 . 10 May 2013.
  2. Web site: Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH) E12 . . 10 May 2013 . Blog Jalan Raya Malaysia . 10 May 2013.
  3. Web site: Pembukaan disambut baik . ms . . 21 June 2008 . Malaysian Ministry of Works . 8 May 2013.
  4. Web site: Tol AKLEH tidak boleh naik hingga fasa dua bermula. . ms . . 8 January 2009 . Malaysian Ministry of Works . 8 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131020020817/http://intranet.kkr.gov.my/ms/node/4385 . 20 October 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
  5. News: Lambatnya lebuh raya bertingkat Ampang dibuka . ms . . 9 May 2001 . 10 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131022122123/http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2009&dt=0108&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Dalam_Negeri&pg=dn_21.htm . 22 October 2013 . dead .
  6. Web site: Perintah Jalan-Jalan Persekutuan (Pengurusan Persendirian) (Pungutantol) (Lebuhraya Bertingkat Ampang-Kuala Lumpur) (Pindaan) 2022 . Federal Roads (Private Management) (Collection of Tolls) (Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway) (Amendment) Order 2022 . ms, en.
  7. Web site: https://www.facebook.com/prolintas/posts/pfbid0C6qN62JdfZD5Nqn12aEtBwvogUr1eaVRCUFdX5YQUbEW8i7EGsUG2Jx5MYsH8xYUl?__cft__[0=AZWfsBBA-_wHOBZ8WHXl3vKoYu2N1TIjwq6-KZAZMsYKATx9JzCwPN-FLZNQrLD2hOBjLH6pKf-E2MMXZmVvYL6BPsKlY1nqxVSjvV61V8BLte2sMYt1Dyop3z-E-8LJH_dB0oqwzYcbdA5J4jvsK6dyMAb8VFdE6vY6DgtI27myjqQtxdQU5u-4C543f1q97eWfxeAISZThivY09U8JJbNH&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R Kadar Tol Baharu AKLEH, GCE, LKSA & SILK]. . 30 October 2022.
  8. Web site: Pengurangan Kadar Tol. 30 October 2022. 30 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221030210059/https://scontent.ftun7-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/312428284_5632775623474135_2134816997030326987_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=jdC8J26pxccAX8Ob63W&_nc_ht=scontent.ftun7-1.fna&oh=00_AfDi5xkSrNSx11-7XLyiLrZdqIfCtm7XE6lzAYsWGhooEA&oe=636335F7. dead.
  9. Web site: Kadar Tol Terkini: Lebuhraya AKLEH. 1 November 2022.