Jelas Expressway
NPVE Jelas Expressway is an expressway being planned in Malaysia. "Jelas" stands for "Jelapang–Selama–Batu Kawan Expressway". This RM4.6 billion project will begin its construction in 2016 and is targeted for completion in 2018.[1] It is being built to relieve congestion on North–South Expressway Northern Route, especially during weekends and festivals seasons.[2]
| Jelas Expressway | |
|---|---|
 Jelas Expressway (Peninsular Malaysia) | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by BMT Jelas Sdn Bhd | |
| Length | 116 km (72 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| South end | Jelapang, Perak |
| North end | Batu Kawan, Penang |
| Location | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Primary destinations | Serdang Sungai Siput Kuala Kangsar Taiping Selama |
| Highway system | |
Beta Mutiara Corporation (BMC), the concessionary holder of the expressway announced that it will begin the preliminary work on the expressway in January 2016.
It will have the longest road tunnel in Asia, about 3 kilometres long across the Bintang Range.
List of interchanges
| Km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 North–South Expressway Northern Route | --01 | Jelapang South Interchange | North–South Expressway Northern Route  AH2 North–South Expressway Northern RouteNorthwest Alor Setar Kuala Kangsar Changkat Jering
| |||
| --05 | Klebang Interchange |  FT 1 Klebang A13 Tanjung Rambutan | Interchange | |||
| --07 | Kanthan Baru Interchange | FT 1 Kanthan | Interchange | |||
| Kinta–Kuala Kangsar district border | ||||||
| --08 | Sungai Siput North Interchange | FT 1 Sungai Siput | Interchange | |||
| --09 | Karai Interchange | A156 KaraiA156 Kuala Kangsar | Interchange | |||
| Sungai Perak bridge | ||||||
| --10 | Kati Interchange |  FT 76 Kati FT 76 Lenggong FT 76 Gerik FT 4 Kota Bharu | Interchange | |||
| Bintang Tunnel 3 km Kuala Kangsar–Larut, Matang and Selama district border | ||||||
| --12 | Anak Kurau Interchange | A-- Anak KurauA-- Kamunting West Coast Expressway
West Coast Expressway | Changkat Jering Perak to Banting Selangor | A-- Taiping |
Interchange | |
| --13 | Batu Kurau Interchange | A-- Anak KurauA-- Kuala Kurau | Interchange | |||
| --14 | Selama Interchange |  FT 147 Selama FT 147 Kubu Gajah FT 147 Parit Buntar | Interchange | |||
| Perak Darul Ridzuan Larut, Matang and Selama district border | ||||||
| Perak–Kedah border | ||||||
| Kedah Darul Aman Bandar Baharu district border | ||||||
| 1.0 | --15 | Serdang Interchange |  South Kedah Expressway South Kedah ExpresswayNortheast Serdang Kulim Baling Southwest Bandar Baharu North–South Expressway Northern Route AH2 North–South Expressway Northern RouteKuala Lumpur | Interchange | ||
| 1.1 | --17 | Kampung Padang Interchange | Kampung Padang | Interchange | ||
| 1.2 | --19 | Lima Kongsi Interchange | Lima Kongsi | Interchange | ||
| Kedah Darul Aman Bandar Baharu district border | ||||||
| Kedah–Penang border | ||||||
| Penang Seberang Perai Selatan district border | ||||||
| 1.3 | ||||||
  Jelas ExpresswayStart/End of expressway Under planning | ||||||
| 1.4 | --20 | Batu Kawan Interchange |  Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge(Penang Second Bridge) West Batu Kawan Batu Maung Bayan Lepas George Town East North–South Expressway Northern Route AH2 North–South Expressway Northern RouteAlor Setar Butterworth Ipoh Kuala Lumpur |
Interchange | ||
References
- "JELAS Expressway Preliminary Works Could Begin in 2016: Targeted for Completion in 2018". CarBay Malaysia. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- "BMC: Work on JELAS to begin soon - Nation". The Star Online. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
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