Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway
Expressway 12 | |
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Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH) | |
Route information | |
Maintained by Prolintas | |
Length: | 7.7 km (4.8 mi) |
Existed: | 1996[1] – present |
History: | Completed in 2000, opened in 2001[2] |
Major junctions | |
West end: | Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur |
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 | |
East end: | Jalan Memanda, Ampang, Selangor |
Location | |
Primary destinations: |
Jalan Sultan Ismail Jalan Tun Razak Ulu Klang Ampang |
Highway system | |
Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH), E12 (Malay: Lebuhraya Bertingkat Ampang–Kuala Lumpur), is the first elevated highway in Malaysia. The 7.7 km (4.8 mi) elevated highway connects Ampang (Selangor) and Kuala Lumpur.[3] This highway was built to reduce traffic jams at Jalan Ampang and make access to the city more convenient. Motorcycles and other vehicles with two wheels or fewer were banned from using this highway for safety reasons; however, the ban on motorcycles was lifted on 19 June 2008 because of escalating fuel prices.[4] This highway connects Kuala Lumpur and Selangor state.
Route background
The Kilometre Zero is located 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.[1] Construction began in the same year at the banks of Klang River and was completed in 2001. The highway was opened to traffic on 17 May 2001 after numerous delays,[5] and the toll collection started on 1 June 2001.[2]
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 daily. As a result, a chicane was formed right after the Exit 1203 Jelatek Interchange for Ampang-bound traffic.[3] Prolintas will only be allowed to raise the toll rate once the upgrading works of the Jelatek-MRR2 section to six-lane carriageway begins.[1]
On 5 November 2015, the Phase 2 of the AKLEH (Ampang-bound traffic) from Jelatek to Ampang-MRR2 was opened to traffic.
Features
- Tunnel to Suria KLCC parking.
- Smooth access to Ampang and Kuala Lumpur.
- Spectacular sceneries of Kuala Lumpur skyline from Ampang.
Tolls
The Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH) using opened toll systems, where all toll transactions at this toll plaza on the Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway are conducted electronically via Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAGs, and cash payments are no longer available.
Toll rates
Class | Type of vehicles | Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM)) |
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0 | Motorcycles | Free |
1 | Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis | RM 2.50 |
2 | Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses | RM 7.00 |
3 | Vehicles with 3 or more axles | RM 10.50 |
4 | Taxis | RM 1.80 |
5 | Buses | RM 1.50 |
List of interchanges
km | Exit | Interchange[3] | To | Remarks | |
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0 | Jalan Raja Abdullah Ramp | Enter only | |||
DBKL border limit
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Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway Start/End of expressway (TnG and TAG ETC only) Prolintas border limit | |||||
0 | EXIT 1201B | Jalan Sultan Ismail Interchange Jalan Ampang ramp | East Jalan Ampang Jalan Sultan Ismail (KLIRR) | Exit only | |
EXIT 1201A | Jalan Sultan Ismail Interchange Jalan Sultan Ismail ramp | Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road South alan 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 | ||
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KLCC Car Park | Tunnel KLCC Car Park Suria KLCC Petronas Twin Towers | Westbound only | |||
EXIT 1202A | Jalan Tun Razak Interchange | Kuala 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 | ||
EXIT 1202B | Jalan Tun Razak Interchange | Kuala 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 TnG TnG TAG TAG TAG TAG TnG TnG Opened toll systems Pay toll (Accepts electronic toll payment (TnG and TAG) only) | |||||
Keramat toll plaza KER | TnG TAG Customer Service Centre Prolintas operation office | Ampang bound | |||
EXIT 1203 | Jelatek Interchange]] | North Jalan Jelatek Kampung Datuk Keramat Taman Setiawangsa Setapak Seri Maya Condominium | Interchange from/to Kuala Lumpur only | ||
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
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FT Kuala Lumpur-Selangor border
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Selangor Darul Ehsan Hulu Langat district border | |||||
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Sungai Klang bridge | Ampang bound | ||||
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EXIT 1204 | Ampang-MRR2 Interchange | Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 North Ulu Klang Kuantan Taman Melawati South Cheras Johor Bahru Seremban Shah Alam | Interchange from/to Kuala Lumpur only | ||
EXIT 1205 | Jalan Kerja Ayer Lama Interchange | East Jalan Kerja Ayer Lama Taman Tun Razak Kelab Darul Ehsan | Ramp off | ||
7.9 | |||||
8 | |||||
Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway Start/End of expressway (TnG and TAG ETC only) Prolintas border limit | |||||
Jalan Ampang JKR and MPAJ border limit | |||||
EXIT 1206 | Jalan Memanda Interchange | North Jalan Memanda Town centre Ampang Putri Specialist Hospital East Jalan Ampang Taman Lembah Jaya Hulu Langat Pandan Indah Other townships Kompleks Pelancongan Menara Tinjau (Kuala Lumpur Look Out Point Tourist Complex) |
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Tol AKLEH tidak boleh naik hingga fasa dua bermula." (in Malay). Malaysian Ministry of Works. 8 January 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- 1 2 "Kadar tol lebuh raya bertingkat Ampang-KL diharap berpatutan". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 28 April 2001. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH) E12". Blog Jalan Raya Malaysia. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ↑ "Pembukaan disambut baik". Malaysian Ministry of Works (in Malay). 21 June 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ↑ "Lambatnya lebuh raya bertingkat Ampang dibuka". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 9 May 2001. Retrieved 10 May 2013.