| Country: | MYS |
| Type: | E |
| Route: | 1 |
| Alternate Name: | New Klang Valley Expressway |
| Maint: | PLUS Expressways |
| Map Custom: | yes |
| Length Km: | 35 |
| Direction A: | Southwest |
| Terminus A: | New North Klang Straits Bypass at Bukit Raja, Selangor |
| Junction: | Guthrie Corridor Expressway North–South Expressway Central Link Subang Airport Highway Sprint Expressway North–South Expressway Northern Route Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway |
| Direction B: | Northeast |
| Terminus B: | Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim at Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur |
| Formed: | 1988 |
| History: | Completed in 1993 |
| Ahn: | (Bukit Lanjan–Shah Alam) (Bukit Raja-Jalan Duta(DUKE)) |
| Destinations: | Setia Alam, Shah Alam, Bukit Jelutong, Subang, Ara Damansara, Damansara, Kota Damansara, Bukit Lanjan |
The New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE), designated E1, is an expressway entirely within the Klang Valley region of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur in Peninsular Malaysia. The expressway begins at the settlement of Bukit Raja near Klang, and ends at Jalan Duta in Kuala Lumpur.[1] The 35-kilometre (22-mile) expressway is one of the most heavily utilised expressways in the Klang Valley region. The expressway shares its designation with the North–South Expressway Northern Route.
Plans for the NKVE began in 1985 after the North–South Expressway was constructed and the Federal Highway had become a busing traffic during rush hour between Kuala Lumpur and Klang.
Construction began in 1988, and the first section of the NKVE between Bukit Raja and Damansara opened to traffic on 7 December 1990.[2] [3]
The section between Bukit Lanjan and Jalan Duta was constructed by Pati Sdn Bhd and TAS industries.[4]
The fully completed NKVE spanning between Bukit Raja and Jalan Duta was officially opened by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad at Jalan Duta toll plaza on 11 January 1993.
In July 2010, the operator, PLUS Expressways Berhad, announced that the government had awarded contracts to build a fourth lane on a stretch from Shah Alam to Jalan Duta. The construction was completed in 2015.
NKVE is the second link between Kuala Lumpur and Klang after the Federal Highway. It has no rest and service areas, though there are many petrol station laybys situated along the highway. Other features of this highway include traffic CCTVs and VMS. Many viaducts are located along this expressway including the Penchala, Bukit Lanjan and Segambut viaducts. Persada PLUS is the main headquarters of the PLUS Expressways located at Subang Interchange. The expressways also includes spectacular sceneries of Mont Kiara and the Kuala Lumpur skyline.
A restricted route has been implemented on the New Klang Valley Expressway between Shah Alam and Jalan Duta during workdays or peak hours. Heavy vehicles (except buses and tankers) with laden and unladen heavy vehicles weighing 10,000 kg or more are not allowed to enter the expressway between 6:30 am until 9:30 am on Monday to Friday (except public holidays). A compound fine will be issued to heavy vehicles which flout the rule.[5]
On 26 November 2003, a rockfall near the Bukit Lanjan interchange caused the expressway to close for more than six months, causing massive traffic jams to occur in areas surrounding Klang Valley. After clearance of debris and road repairs, the expressway was reopened to public by mid-2004.
On 10 July 2005, a section of the Setia Alam flyover interchange – which was under construction then – collapsed, resulting in the death of two Bangladeshi workers and injuring seven others.(Source: New Straits Times 21 July 2005)
NKVE applied closed toll system in their entire route, implemented in all their access points where vehicles are charged according to distance travelled. The rates below is for full length journey between Jalan Duta toll plaza and Bukit Raja toll plaza:
| Class | Type of vehicles | Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM)) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Motorcycles | Free | |
| 1 | Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis | RM 3.77 | |
| 2 | Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses | RM 6.90 | |
| 3 | Vehicles with 3 or more axles | RM 9.20 | |
| 4 | Taxis | RM 1.89 | |
| 5 | Buses | RM 2.87 |
| State | District | km | Exit | Name | Destinations | No. of lanes | Speed limit | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selangor | Klang | style="text-align: center;" | -1.2 | 101 | Bukit Raja I/C | New/North Klang Straits Bypass – Klang, Port Klang, Meru, Kapar, Shah Alam Persiaran Waja – Bukit Raja Industrial Estate | Six | 110 km/h | |
| style="text-align: center;" | -0.5 | L/B | Petronas and Shell L/B | Westbound | |||||
| 0.0 | T/P | Bukit Raja Toll Plaza | 60 km/h | ||||||
| Petaling | 3.0 | 102 | Setia Alam I/C | Setia Alam Highway – Setia Alam, Meru, Kapar | 110 km/h | ||||
| 6.9 | BR | Sungai Rasau bridge | |||||||
| 9.0 | 103 | Shah Alam I/C | North-South Expressway Central Link – Johor Bahru, Melaka, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Guthrie Corridor Expressway – Shah Alam, Bukit Jelutong, Kuala Selangor, Rawang, Ijok, | Eight | Western terminus of concurrency with | ||||
| 9.6 | BR | Sungai Damansara bridge | |||||||
| 13.9 | 104 | Subang I/C | Subang Airport Highway – Subang, Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Subang Jaya, Kelana Jaya | Ten | Persada PLUS, the PLUS Expressways main headquarters | ||||
| BR | Sungai Kayu Ara bridge | ||||||||
| BR | LRT Kelana Jaya Line railway bridge | ||||||||
| L/B | Petronas and Shell L/B | Eastbound | |||||||
| BR | Sungai Takil bridge | ||||||||
| 17.0 | 106 | Damansara I/C | Sprint Expressway (Damansara Link) – Damansara, Bandar Utama, Mutiara Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Pusat Bandar Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, | ||||||
| BR | Sungai Rumput bridge | Eight | |||||||
| BR | MRT Kajang Line railway bridge | ||||||||
| 20.0 | 107 | Kota Damansara I/C | Persiaran Kenanga – Kota Damansara, Mutiara Damansara, Sunway Damansara | Nine | 5 lanes eastbound | ||||
| 20.9 | 108 | Bukit Lanjan I/C | North-South Expressway Northern Route – Bukit Kayu Hitam, Alor Setar, George Town, Ipoh, Rawang, Sungai Buloh | 90 km/h | Eastern terminus of concurrency with | ||||
| FT Kuala Lumpur | BR | Penchala viaduct | Eight | ||||||
| BR | Edinburgh viaduct | ||||||||
| BR | Segambut Dalam viaduct | ||||||||
| L/B | Shell L/B | Westbound | |||||||
| 29.0 | T/P | Jalan Duta Toll Plaza | 60 km/h | ||||||
| L/B | Shell L/B | Eastbound | |||||||
| 110 | Jalan Duta-DUKE I/C | Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway – Kepong, Batu Caves, Ampang, Hulu Klang, Kuantan, Genting Highlands | Eastern terminus of concurrency with | ||||||
| 29.7 | 112 | Jalan Duta-Sprint I/C | Sprint Expressway (Penchala Link) – Mont Kiara, Sri Hartamas, Damansara, Petaling Jaya | Six | |||||
| 31.0 | 111 | Jalan Duta I/C | Jalan Duta – Kuala Lumpur city centre, Segambut, Kuantan | ||||||