Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway Explained

Country:	MYS
Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway
Translation:	Lebuhraya Bertingkat Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang
Lang:	ms
Maint:	Prolintas
Length Km:	24.4
Established:	2012
History:	Opened in stages from: 2021 Phase 1: 16 September 2022 (DUKE Highway-CKE Highway).Phase 2: 16 June 2023 (CKE Highway-KESAS Highway) ^[1]
Direction A:	North
Terminus A:	Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE)
Junction:	Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Expressway (AKLEH) Jalan Mamanda 11 Jalan Ampang Jalan Bukit Indah Utama Jalan Taman Putra Jalan Ampang-Hulu Langat Cheras-Kajang Expressway Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway
Direction B:	South
Terminus B:	Shah Alam Expressway at Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur
Destinations:	Bukit Jalil, Sri Petaling, Sungai Besi, Cheras, Pandan Indah, Hulu Langat, Ampang, Ulu Kelang
Map Custom:	yes
Type:	E
Route:	19

The Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) is a 24.4abbr=offNaNabbr=off three-laned, dual carriageway, controlled-access highway in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, Malaysia. The expressway will run on top of the existing Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 between Sungai Besi and Ulu Klang, with the intent of reducing traffic along the road.

Route description

The expressway begins in Ulu Klang, Selangor in the north, then runs above Middle Ring Road 2 to Ampang. The expressway then diverts southeast through Ampang Town, before turning back southwest through Cheras and Alam Damai. The expressway finally turns westwards to meet Middle Ring Road 2 again before terminating at Sungai Besi, where the road continues into the Shah Alam Expressway.^[2]

History

The increasing traffic along the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 along the links of Ulu Klang, Ampang, Pandan Indah, Cheras, Bandar Tun Razak and Bandar Tasik Selatan facilitated the need for increasing road capacity. Prolintas proposed that the expressway to be built to meet these requirements. The expressway will act as an alternative route to Kajang from Ulu Klang. The project was allocated RM5.3 billion in the Budget 2015.^[3]

Features

• Elevated toll plazas.
• Most of the highway is elevated, hence its name.
• First road in Malaysia to have a helix ramp.
• A rest and service area at Tasik Tambahan

Incidents

There have been multiple reports of accidents happening related to SUKE during its construction period and after its has been opened.

• September 20 2020 - A woman escaped death when a concrete slab fell onto her car from the elevated construction nearby Bandar Tasik Selatan. She broke her left arm and collar bone due to the accident and the contractors involved were fined RM180,000. The investigation discovered that the subcontractor did not follow the proper work procedures and also had a site supervisor with no accreditation.^{[4] [5]}
• March 3 2021 - An overhead bridge under construction collapsed when a trailer hit the steel scaffolding the bridge nearby Bandar Tasik Selatan. The trailer however was not involved with the project and the driver was tested positive for drugs. The trailer was said to be overloaded when the accident happened. The director of Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) commented that the heavy trailer along with the low structure of the bridge caused the bridge to collapse when they hit each other. The accident led to two deaths and three injuries of factories workers in a van nearby the accident area.^{[6] [7] [8]}
• March 17 2021 - An accident occurred also nearby Bandar Tasik Selatan between two cars when one of the cars lost control and hit the other one. The car that lost control crashed into the pillar of the construction site of which the driver died at the scene while the other driver did not sustain any injury.^{[9] [10]}
• June 14 2023 - A 60-year old man riding a motorcycle was plunged off the ramp going the down the highway at kilometer 22.2 due to trying to avoid a collision with another motorcycle that was going against the traffic.^[11]

Tolls

SUKE adopts an open toll system.

Electronic Toll Collections (ETC)

As part of an initiative to facilitate faster transactions at the Ampang, Bukit Teratai and Alam Damai Toll Plazas, all toll transactions at these three toll plazas on SUKE are conducted electronically via Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAGs beginning 15 October 2022.^[12]

Toll rates

There are three toll plazas (Ampang, Bukit Teratai and Alam Damai) along SUKE, each charging the same rate.

(Starting 15 October 2022)^[13]

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 2.30
2	Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses	RM 4.60
3	Vehicles with 3 or more axles	RM 6.90
4	Taxis	RM 1.20
5	Buses	RM 2.30

List of interchanges

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			West Shah Alam Klang Subang Jaya Pulau Indah Puchong Putrajaya Kinrara Kompleks Sukan Negara
	1901	Sri Petaling Interchange	South1901A North-South Expressway Southern Route Johor Bahru Seremban Melaka Kuala Lumpur International Airport North1901B Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway Kuala Lumpur Petaling Jaya Southwest 1901CKL Sports City Bukit Jalil Sri Petaling	cloverleaf stacked flyover interchange
Shah Alam Expressway KESAS border limit
Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway Start/End of expressway PROLINTAS border limit
	1902	Sungai Besi Interchange	Sungai Besi Expressway North 1902A Terminal Bersepadu Selatan City Center Pandan Indah South 1902B Sungai Besi Seri Kembangan Mines Resort City Kajang	Interchange with elevated U-turn. No entry from south.
Alam Damai toll plaza MyRFID]] Opened toll systems Pay toll
		Double decker carriageway SUKE Administration Building		Northbound
	1903	Alam Damai Interchange	Jalan Alam Damai Alam Damai Cheras	Stack triangle interchange with toll free plaza
	1904	Cheras Kajang Interchange	Cheras-Kajang Expressway Southeast 1904A Kajang Balakong Seremban Northwest 1904B Kuala Lumpur Cheras Petaling Jaya	Stack interchange; northbound entrances and southbound exits only, including southbound entrance from southeast
	1905	Cheras Hartamas Interchange	Jalan Cheras Hartamas Cheras Taman Tayton	Southbound exit only
		Elevated U-Turn		Northbound. U-Turn to Cheras Hartamas Interchange and Cheras-Kajang Interchange
			Jalan Bukit Segar	Entrance to both directions only
		Elevated U-Turn		Southbound.U-Turn to Bukit Teratai Interchange
Bukit Teratai toll plaza MyRFID MyRFID]] Opened toll systems Pay toll
		Bukit Teratai toll plaza BKT		Southbound
	1906	Bukit Teratai Interchange	Jalan Teratai 1/2 Taman Bukit Teratai Pandan Indah	ribbon loop interchange with side road to Jalan Teratai 1/2 southbound entrance northbound exit only
		Tasik Tambahan Rest and Service Area		Southbound Under planning
	1907	Tasik Tambahan multi layer ribbons loop interchange with Y spilt Interchange Northbound exit Southbound entrance	Jalan Hulu Langat Kampung Tasik Tambahan Hulu Langat	Northbound exit and southbound entrance only
	1908	Permai Interchange	Jalan Taman Putra Taman Tasik Tambahan	Northbound entrance and southbound exit only
	1909	Kosas Interchange	Jalan Bukit Indah Utama Taman Bukit Indah Ampang Taman Kosas	Northbound entrance and southbound exit only
Ampang toll plaza (Southbound only) Opened toll systems MyRFID]] MyRFID Pay toll
		Pekan Ampang Interchange	Jalan Ampang	Northbound entrance only
Ampang toll plaza (Northbound only) Opened toll systems MyRFID]] MyRFID Pay toll
	1910	Pekan Ampang Interchange	Jalan Ampang Kuala Lumpur KLCC	Interchange Northbound exit only
Sungai Ampang bridge Gombak-Hulu Langat district border
		Ampang Point Interchange	Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway Jalan Mamanda 11	Southbound entrance only
	1911	Ulu Kelang Interchange	West Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH) Kuala Lumpur KLCC	Northbound and southbound exits to west and northbound entrance from west
		Hill View Interchange	Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway	Northbound entrance only
	1912	Bukit Antarabangsa Interchange	Upper Flyover (t shaped stacked interchange)	West Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE) Sentul Segambut Jalan Duta Mont Kiara Damansara Petaling Jaya Ipoh	Roundabout interchange Elevated stacked interchange
Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway Start/End of expressway PROLINTAS border limit
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 JKR border limit
			North Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2) Batu Caves Ipoh Kepong Sungai Buloh Kuala Selangor Hulu Langat Kuantan Genting Highlands

External links

• Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway website

Notes and References

1. Web site: SUKE Phase 2 Opening Overview. 15 June 2023. Free Malaysia Today. en-US.
2. Web site: Project Overview. 23 December 2021. SUKE : Sungai Besi - Ulu Kelang Elevated Expressway. en-US.
3. Web site: RM48b for four highways, MRT, LRT extension. Free Malaysia Today.
4. News: Mangsa kereta ditimpa konkrit patah tangan, tulang selangka. Berita Harian. ms. 20 September 2020. 18 March 2021.
5. News: SUKE contractors fined RM180,000 over falling concrete slab incident. Free Malaysia Today. 3 November 2020. 18 March 2021.
6. News: Perancah besi runtuh diklasifikasi kemalangan jalan raya - JKKP. Berita Harian. ms. 4 March 2021. 18 March 2021.
7. News: SUKE developer: Overloaded trailer in MRR2 bridge collapse not involved in highway's construction. The Star. 3 March 2021. 18 March 2021.
8. News: SUKE flyover collapse: Trailer driver tests positive for drugs. New Straits Times. 4 March 2021. 18 March 2021.
9. News: Lelaki maut lepas kereta langgar tiang projek SUKE. Harian Metro. ms. 17 March 2021. 18 March 2021.
10. News: Man, 37, dies after collision on MRR2 near Bandar Tasik Selatan exit. The Star. 17 March 2021. 18 March 2021.
11. Web site: Penunggang Ducati Maut Elak Motosikal Lawan Arus di SUKE . 14 June 2023.
12. Web site: Eh, dah sebulan tol percuma di Lebuhraya SUKE!. 20 November 2022.
13. Web site: KADAR TOL: Lebuhraya SUKE. 20 November 2022.