Second Link Expressway

The Second Link Expressway Second Link Expressway is a 47-kilometre (29-mile) controlled-access highway in Johor, Malaysia. It runs from Senai, Kulai District near the international airport to the Malaysia–Singapore Second Link at Tanjung Kupang, Johor Bahru District.[1]

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Second Link Expressway
Lebuhraya Hubungan Kedua
Route information
Part of AH143
(Senai North–Tuas)
Maintained by PLUS Expressways
Length47 km (29 mi)
Existed1994–present
HistoryCompleted in 1997
Major junctions
North end FT 16 Senai Airport Highway at Senai, Johor
Major intersections Senai–Desaru Expressway Senai–Desaru Expressway
FT 1 Skudai Highway
North–South Expressway Southern Route North–South Expressway Southern Route
FT 17 Persisiran Perling
FT 177 Port of Tanjung Pelepas Highway
South end Ayer Rajah Expressway at the Malaysia–Singapore Second Link
Location
CountryMalaysia
Primary
destinations
Saleng, Indahpura, Bukit Indah, Iskandar Puteri, Pulai, Pontian, Ulu Choh, Kangkar Pulai, Taman Perling, Gelang Patah, Tanjung Kupang
Highway system

Route background

Northbound carriageway just before exit 313.
Tanjung Kupang checkpoint.

The Kilometre Zero for the entire expressway is located at the Malaysia–Singapore border at the Malaysia–Singapore Second Link.

History

In July 1989, United Engineers Malaysia Berhad (UEM) submitted a proposal to the government of Malaysia to privatize the construction of a second link to Singapore. The acceptance of the proposal brought about the signing of a concession agreement in July 1993, giving exclusive rights and authority to UEM to design, construct, manage, operate and maintain the bridge and expressways for a period of 30 years commencing 27 July 1993.

Following this, a novation agreement was executed in May 1994, whereby UEM assigned all its rights, liabilities and obligations in respect of the concession agreement to Linkedua (Malaysia) Berhad, a wholly owned subsidiary of UEM.

The major components of the project are the Second Crossing bridge, 44 kilometers of expressways, The Sultan Abu Bakar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex, three toll plazas, two rest and service areas and other ancillary facilities. The bridge was designed to accommodate up to 200,000 vehicles a day.

Opening ceremony

The Second Link was opened to traffic on 2 January 1998. It was officially opened on 18 April the same year by the Prime Ministers of both countries, namely Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia and Goh Chok Tong of Singapore. The Malaysia–Singapore Second Crossing heralded a new era in bilateral relations, and brought with it the promise of improved economic and social ties.[2]

In 2007, PLUS Expressway Berhad had entered into conditional agreements with the UEM Group to acquire the entire interests in Expressway Lingkaran Tengah Sdn Bhd (Elite) and Linkedua (Malaysia) Bhd for RM866mil. Since then, both ELITE and LINKEDUA became wholly owned subsidiaries of PLUS Expressways Berhad.[3]

A new link heading towards Pontian (Pontian Link) through the Pulai Interchange Exit 307A at km 15.3 on the Second Link Expressway was opened to traffic starting from 1:00 pm, 10 November 2007 on Saturday.

The Pontian Link provides easy access for highway users, connecting the Second Link Expressway (from Pulai Interchange) to Ulu Choh-Gelang Patah Interchange (KM5).

Construction of the 2.7 km link started on 17 April 2006 and was fully completed on 16 October 2007.

Toll systems

Toll payments are for the expressway and Second Link tolls. Only Touch 'n Go, PLUSMiles, SmartTAG and MyRFID electronic payment system are accepted at all Second Link toll plazas, and is the only accepted paying method at the Perling, Lima Kedai and Tanjung Kupang toll plazas, though top-up lanes are available.[4] Singapore dollar is also accepted at all Second Link toll plazas but at the rate of 1:1 (i.e. Pay S$1.00 for RM1.00, and all change are given in Malaysian ringgit). Tanjung Kupang toll plaza was the only toll along the entire highway which charged rates for motorcyclists at RM1.10 each. Since 1 January 2019, toll collection for motorcyclists ceased operations.[5][6][7] As of March 2023, there are no longer off-peak hour toll rates.[8]

Fares

(Since 1 March 2023)[9]

ClassType of vehiclesRate
(in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
Sultan Abu Bakar Complex Tanjung Kupang Lima Kedai Perling
Expressway Bridge
0Motorcycles
(Vehicles with two axles and two wheels)
Free
1Private Cars
(Vehicles with two axles and three or four wheels (excluding taxis and buses))
8.68 1.80 4.34 3.19 1.88
2Vans and other small goods vehicles
(Vehicles with two axles and five or six wheels (excluding buses))
27.40 3.40 13.70 7.80 4.60
3Large Trucks
(Vehicles with three or more axles (excluding buses))
54.80 6.90 27.40 9.80 5.70
4Taxis 7.54 0.90 3.77 1.64 0.90
5Buses 11.96 1.47 5.98 3.19 1.88

List of interchanges, laybys, and rest and service areas

kmExitInterchangeToRemarks
East
Jalan Perusahaan
Senai Industrial Area
Second Link Expressway
0
301Senai Airport Interchange FT 16 Senai Airport Highway

North
FT 16 Senai International Airport
South
FT 1 Senai
FT 1 Johor Bahru
Diamond interchange
Start/end of expressway
PLUS Expressway border limit
Second Link Expressway Second Link Expressway
Start/end of expressway
PLUS Expressway border limit
301ASDE InterchangeSoutheast
Senai–Desaru Expressway Senai-Desaru Expressway
FT 3 AH18 Ulu Tiram
FT 3 AH18 Kota Tinggi
FT 17 Pasir Gudang
FT 92 Bandar Penawar
FT 90 Desaru
Trumpet interchange
Saleng viaductStart/end of viaduct
Saleng viaduct
Sungai Skudai bridge
Saleng viaduct
Railway crossing bridge
302Saleng viaduct
Saleng Interchange
FT 1 Skudai Highway
North
Saleng
Kulai
Start/end of viaduct
Ramp in/out to Senai Link
Second Link Expressway
5
5.7303Indahpura Interchange

Johor Premium Outlet
From/to Destanions
PERSIARAN Indahpura
Indahpura

From/to Johor Premium
Johor Premium Outlet
Trumpet interchange
Second Link Expressway
6
Second Link Expressway Second Link Expressway
Second Link Expressway AH143 Second Link Expressway
304Senai South Interchange Second Link Expressway AH143 Main Link

North
North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 North-South Expressway Southern Route
North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Kuala Lumpur
North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Melaka
North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Johor Bahru
FT 17 Pasir Gudang
FT 1 AH2 Skudai

South
Second Link Expressway AH143 Gelang Patah
Bandar Nusajaya
FT 177 Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP)
Second Link Expressway AH143 Tuas (Singapore)
Trumpet interchange
kmExitInterchangeToRemarks
North
North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 North-South Expressway Southern Route
Kuala Lumpur
Melaka
Johor Bahru
Skudai
Senai Utara toll plaza
SNU
Transit Ticket Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go RM (Cash)
Closed toll systems
Collect ticket transit and pay a distance toll
Senai Utara toll plaza
SNU
TnG TAG
Customer Service Centre
TnG TAG
Customer Service Centre
Singapore bound
North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 North-South Expressway Southern Route
Second Link Expressway AH143 Second Link Expressway
304Senai South InterchangeNortheast
Second Link Expressway Senai LInk
FT 16 Senai International Airport
FT 1 Senai
FT 1 Kulai
Senai–Desaru Expressway Senai-Desaru Expressway
FT 3 AH18 Ulu Tiram
FT 3 AH18 Kota Tinggi
FT 17 Pasir Gudang
FT 92 Bandar Penawar
FT 90 Desaru
Johor Premium Outlet
Trumpet interchange
Sungai Melana bridge
Johor Bahru-Kulai district border
305Kangkar Pulai InterchangeJ-- Kangkar Pulai
FT 5 Skudai
FT 5 Pontian
Lima Kedai toll plaza
TLK
TnG TAG
Customer Service Centre
Senai bound
Lima Kedai toll plaza
TLK
Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go
Opened toll systems
Pay toll
(Touch 'n Go and Smart TAG only)
306Lima Kedai InterchangeJ4 Lima Kedai
J4 Skudai
J4 Mutiara Rini
Future interchange
Second Link Expressway
16
15.3307A
307B
307C
307D
Pulai Interchange Second Link Expressway Pontian-Johor Baharu Parkway

West
FT 5 Pontian
FT 5 Pekan Nenas
FT 95 Kukup
FT 95 Tanjung Piai

East
Second Link Expressway Bukit Indah
Second Link Expressway Taman Perling
FT 1 AH2 Johor Bahru
FT 17 Pasir Gudang
Cloverleaf interchange with one ramp
Second Link Expressway
15
311A
311B
311C
311D
Nusajaya InterchangeLebuh Kota Iskandar

West
Lima Kedai
Skudai

East
Nusajaya
Kota Iskandar
Legoland Malaysia
Cloverleaf interchange
312Gelang Patah InterchangeLebuh Kota Iskandar

West
J4 Gelang Patah
J7 Pontian
FT 95 Kukup
FT 95 Tanjung Piai

East
FT 52 Johor Bahru
FT 52 Tampoi
FT 52 Bukit Indah
FT 52 Nusajaya
Kota Iskandar
Leisure Farm
Legoland Malaysia
Danga Bay
Cloverleaf interchange
312AGerbang Nusajaya InterchangeJ4 Jalan Gelang Patah–Skudai

West
J4 Gelang Patah
Gerbang Nusajaya
Leisure Farm
Trumpet interchange
Second Link Expressway
6
5.7 Gelang Patah Rest and Service Area Petron Petronas TnG POSNorth bound
5.6313Port of Tanjung Pelepas InterchangeSOUTHWEST
FT 177 Port of Tanjung Pelepas Highway
FT 177 Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP)
Pengkalan Marin Syahbandar
J4 Tanjung Kupang
J4 Pendas
Trumpet interchange
Last/First Malaysian exit
Second Link Expressway
5
4.8 Gelang Patah Rest and Service Area Shell Petron Petronas TnG POSSouth bound
Tanjung Kupang toll plaza
TTK
Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go TnG POS SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG TnG POS Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go
Opened toll systems
Pay toll
(Touch 'n Go and Smart TAG only)
Tanjung Kupang toll plaza
TTK
TnG TAG
Customer Service Centre
Singapore bound
Second Link Expressway AH143 Second Link Expressway
Sultan Abu Bakar ComplexImmigration office
Customs office


U-TURN WITH TOLL BOOTH
Back to Malaysia via Second Link Expressway
Sultan Abu Bakar Custom Immigration and Quarantine Checkpoint
SAB

Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go
Sultan Abu Bakar ComplexU-TURN
Back to Singapore via Second Link Bridge
Second Link Expressway AH143 Malaysia-Singapore Second Link
Second Link Expressway
1
0.9Second Link BridgeStart/end of bridge
0.5Second Link BridgeMalaysian approach span
Second Link Expressway
0
Second Link BridgeMain navigational span
MALAYSIA
Johor Darul Takzim
Johor Bahru district border
Second Link Bridge
ASEAN Malaysia-Singapore Border
Singapore
Second Link BridgeSingaporean approach span
Second Link BridgeSoutheast
Singapore Singapore

Tuas Checkpoint

|Ayer Rajah Expressway AH143 Ayer Rajah Expressway
Ayer Rajah Expressway AH143 Tuas
Pan Island Expressway AH2 Changi Airport
Ayer Rajah Expressway AH143 Jurong
Ayer Rajah Expressway AH143 Singapore City
Start/end of bridge

Pontian-Johor Bahru Parkway (Pontian Link)

kmExitInterchangeToRemarks
Second Link Expressway
5
309AUlu Choh-Gelang Patah InterchangeJ7 Jalan Gelang Patah-Ulu Choh

North
FT 5 Pontian
J7 Ulu Choh
FT 95 Kukup
FT 95 Tanjung Piai

South
J7 Gelang Patah
J4 Nusajaya
FT 177 Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP)
J7 Pendas
Interchange
Second Link Expressway Second Link Expressway
Start/end of expressway
PLUS Expressway border limit
309Nusa Bayu InterchangeNorth
Persiaran Bayu
Nusa Bayu
SILC Industrial Area
Diamond Interchange
307A
307B
307C
307D
Pulai Interchange Second Link Expressway AH143 Main Link

North
North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Kuala Lumpur
FT 16 Senai International Airport
Second Link Expressway Senai
FT 1 Kulai

South
Second Link Expressway AH143 Gelang Patah
FT 52 Nusajaya
FT 177 Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP)
Second Link Expressway AH143 Tuas (Singapore)
Legoland Malaysia
Cloverleaf interchange with one ramp
308ANusa Indah InterchangeMedical City
Nusa Bestari
Nusa Indah
Half diamond interchange
308Bukit Indah InterchangeSouth
Bukit Indah Highway
Bukit Indah
Nusajaya
Legoland Malaysia
Trumpet interchange
Sungai Danga bridge
Perling toll plaza
TTP
Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go TnG POS SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG TnG POS Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go
Opened toll systems
Pay toll
(Touch 'n Go and Smart TAG only)
Perling toll plaza
TTP
TnG TAG
Customer Service Centre
Opened toll systems
Pay toll
PLUS PLUS Expressways section maintenances office
PROPEL PROPEL section maintenances office
PLUS PLUS Expressways section maintenances office
PROPEL PROPEL section maintenances office
Service T-junctions
Second Link Expressway
0
Second Link Expressway Second Link Expressway
Start/end of expressway
PLUS Expressway border limit
FT 17Persisiran Perling
East
FT 17 Persisiran Perling
FT 17 Taman Perling
FT 1 AH2 Johor Bahru
FT 17 Bandar Sri Alam
FT 17 Pasir Gudang
FT 3 AH18 Kota Tinggi

See also

References

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