Kajang–Seremban Highway

Expressway 21
Kajang-Seremban Highway
(Lekas Highway)

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Kajang–Seremban Highway (Peninsular Malaysia)

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Route information
Maintained by Lebuhraya Kajang-Seremban Sdn. Bhd.
(Lekas)
Length: 44.3 km (27.5 mi)
Existed: 2002 – present
History: Completed in 2009
Major junctions
North end: Kajang Perdana Interchange
Kajang, Selangor
  Kajang Bypass
E18 Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway
1 Federal Route 1
31 Jalan Banting-Semenyih
3265 Jalan Nilai-Pajam
86 Federal Route 86
51 Federal Route 51
242 Persiaran Senawang 1
South end: Paroi Interchange
Paroi, Negeri Sembilan
Location
Primary
destinations:
Kuala Lumpur
Cheras
Semenyih
Pajam
Nilai
Mantin
Temiang
Kuala Klawang
Highway system

The Kajang–Seremban Highway, KASEH (Malay: Lebuhraya Kajang Seremban), or LEKAS Highway E21, is an expressway in Malaysia connecting Kajang, Selangor to Seremban, Negeri Sembilan. The speed limits on the expressway are 80 km/h (Kajang Perdana-Kajang South and Setul-Paroi) and 110 km/h (68 mph) (all other sections).

Overview

The 44.3 km (27.5 mi) expressway is designed to pass through Semenyih, Pajam, Mantin, Temiang and link to the Seremban Inner Ring Road. It serves as an effective traffic dispersal for the highly congested Kajang in Selangor to Seremban in Negeri Sembilan besides the North-South Expressway Southern Route and the Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway.

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the expressway starts right after the Exit 1804 Kajang Perdana Interchange which connects the expressway with the E18 Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway and the Kajang Bypass near Kajang, Selangor.

History

The project was approved by the government in 1997 and the construction of the expressway began on 2002; however, the financial problems faced by the original concessionnaire, Kajang–Seremban Highway Sdn. Bhd. (Kaseh) had forced the construction works to be delayed. The project was revitalized in November 2006 after a takeover by a new concessionnaire, Lebuhraya Kajang-Seremban Sdn. Bhd. (Lekas), which 50% of the stake was held by IJM Corporation Berhad and the rest of the stake was held by the original concessionnaire, Kajang–Seremban Highway Sdn. Bhd.[1] This project is scheduled for completion by December 2009

The phase 1 of the expressway connecting Kajang South to Pajam was officially opened on 23 August 2008. The main subcontractor was WCT, which then subcontracted the beam-manufacturing to Mudajaya. As a normal procedure to make users familiarize with the highway, the highway will be toll free for a month from opening.[2]

The highway system was extended with the opening of Mantin toll plaza on 31 December 2008. Again, the main subcontractor was WCT, and the beam-manufacturer was Mudajaya. Most of the shorter beams like the Ms and Inverted Ts were manufactured at Mudajaya's production plant in Ijok, Selangor, whilst the longer and more "treacherous" I-beams were produced on the site itself. As per normal practice, the route was toll free until 30 January 2009.[3]

On 1 March 2010, the Setul and Ampangan Interchange has been opened for traffic.[4]

Features

Notable events

Pajam Incident

On 27 September 2007, at around 11.45 pm., eight massive I-20 beams (each weighing close to 70 tonnes) collapsed in a domino fashion at BR 7 (approximately Ch.16,400), just about a kilometre from the Pajam Interchange. There were no casualties. In the three months following the incident, the contractor constructed a 4 km. public by-pass road circumnavigating the BR 7 launch site, from the Federal Route FT3265, to the Pajam Interchange, then onto the Pajam Toll Plaza, and coming out again at FT3265 nearer to the town of Nilai, recast the eight I-20 beams, and then re-launched them. There were no public funds involved in the repair work, and all costs were borne by the contractor. The BR 7 is now in service, and forms part of the LEKAS Highway.

Other events

Toll systems

The Kajang–Seremban Highway from 2 March 2016 only accepts electronic toll payment (Touch 'n Go and SmartTAG) only. This is the first closed toll expressway to phase out the closed toll system.

List of interchanges

KmStateExitInterchangeToRemarks
0 Selangor
Through to Kajang Bypass
Kajang Perdana I/C E18 Kajang Dispersial Link Expressway

Northeast
E18 Sungai Long
E18 Balakong
E9 Sungai Besi
E9 Seri Kembangan

Southwest
E2 Kuala Lumpur
E2 Seremban
E2 Johor Bahru
E26 Putrajaya
29 Cyberjaya
E6 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)
Cloverleaf interchange
2101Kajang South I/CNorthwest
1 Kajang town centre

Southeast
1 Rinching
1 Semenyih
Full cloverleaf interchange
Kajang South T/P TnG TAG
Customer Service Centre
Kajang bound
Kajang South T/P Accepts electronic toll payment (TnG and TAG) only
2102Semenyih I/C31 Semenyih
1 Beranang
31 Bangi
31 Dengkil
Setia EcoHill
Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
Sungai Semenyih bridge
Sungai Rinching bridge
Sungai Kembong bridge
Sungai Beranang bridge
Beranang Rest and Service Area North bound
Beranang Rest and Service Area South bound
Negeri Sembilan Sungai Batang Benar bridge
2103Pajam I/C3265 Pajam
3265 Nilai
32 Sepang
32 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)
E2 North-South Expressway Southern Route
Kuala Lumpur
Johor Bahru
Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
Sungai Pajam bridge
2104Mantin I/C1 Mantin
N34
Lenggeng
Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
Sungai Bangkung bridge
230 m above sea level
240 m above sea level
250 m above sea level
Kajang South T/P Highest toll plaza in Malaysia
Accepts electronic toll payment (TnG and TAG) only
Setul toll plaza
258 m above sea level
TnG TAG
Customer Service Centre
Paroi bound

Highest toll plaza in Malaysia
Setul viaduct
250 m above sea level
2105Setul I/C
248 m above sea level
1 Seremban town centre
1 Temiang
53 Port Dickson
Directional-T interchange
245 m above sea level Start/End of six-lane carriageway
Start/End of four-lane carriageway
Sungai Temiang bridge
241 m above sea level
Ampangan toll plaza
TnG TAG
Customer Service Centre
Kajang bound
Ampangan T/P Accepts electronic toll payment (TnG and TAG) only
Start/End of four-lane carriageway
Start/End of six-lane carriageway
2106Ampangan I/CNortheast
86 Kuala Klawang (Jelebu)

Southwest
86 Ampangan
86 Seremban town centre
53 Port Dickson
Parclo interchange
Sungai Linggi bridge
Start/End of six-lane carriageway
Start/End of four-lane carriageway
Taman AmpanganTaman Ampangan
Taman Bukit Ampangan
Taman Margosa
LILO junctions
Paroi bound
Taman AmpanganTaman Ampangan
Taman Bukit Ampangan
Taman Margosa
LILO junctions
Kajang bound
2107Paroi I/CWest
51 Seremban City Centre
51 Ampangan
51 Paroi

East
51 Kuala Pilah
51 Seri Menanti
51 Ulu Bendol Recreational Forest
Multi-level stack interchange
Through to Persiaran Senawang 1

References

  1. IJM Acquires 50 Percent Stake In Lekas Bernama
  2. Charles Ferandez (2008-08-15). "Kajang-Pajam stretch to be opened on Aug 31". The Star. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
  3. "Plaza Tol Mantin dikecuali bayaran sebulan" (in Malay). Utusan Malaysia.
  4. "Taiping-JB highway project may be revived". The Star. 2010-03-02.

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