Kajang–Seremban Highway
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|---|---|
| Kajang–Seremban Highway (Lekas Highway) | |
LEKAS in red | |
| 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 Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway FT 1 Federal Route 1 FT 31 Jalan Banting–Semenyih FT 3265 Jalan Nilai–Pajam FT 86 Federal Route 86 FT 51 Federal Route 51 FT 242 Persiaran Senawang 1 | |
| South end | Paroi Interchange Paroi, Negeri Sembilan |
| Location | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Primary destinations | Kuala Lumpur Cheras Kajang Semenyih Pajam Nilai Mantin Temiang Kuala Klawang Seremban City Centre Ampangan Senawang |
| Highway system | |
The Kajang–Seremban Highway, KASEH Kajang–Seremban Highway (Malay: Lebuhraya Kajang–Seremban), or LEKAS Highway, 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.
- The Highway Project has achieved several stages of completion.
- "Package 1A" from the SILK Interchange to Kajang South has been completed and opened to the public.
- "Package 1B" from the Kajang Selatan Interchange to Pajam Interchange, earthworks and major drainage have been completed.
- "Packages 2A and 3" from Pajam Interchange to Paroi, all land acquisitions have been completed. Part of the alignment between Mantin Interchange and Setul Interchange has been approved for realignment.
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 was 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
- Six-lane carriageway from Kajang to Setul
- Medium to high speed limits of 80 km/h (Kajang Perdana–Kajang South and Setul–Paroi) and 110 km/h (all other sections)
- SOS emergency phone
- The Setul toll plaza is the highest toll plaza in Malaysia located at the hilly top of Gunung Mantin-Seremban at 258 metres above sea level.
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
- 17 April 2010 – Achik Spin (real name Abdillah Murad Md Shari), vocalist of the Malaysian rock band Spin, died in a car accident on the Kajang–Seremban Highway near Pajam, Negeri Sembilan.[5]
- 3 May 2020 – At around 2:11 am, Koperal Safwan Muhammad Ismail, aged 31, died when a drunk driver crashed into an Op COVID-19 roadblock near the Kajang Selatan toll plaza.
Toll systems
As part of an initiative to facilitate faster transactions at all toll plazas, all toll transactions on the Kajang–Seremban Highway have been conducted electronically via Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAGs since 2 March 2016.[6] This is the first closed toll expressway to phase out the closed toll system.
Between Kajang Selatan and Setul toll plazas
| Class | Type of vehicles | Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM)) up to |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Motorcycles (Vehicles with two axles and two wheels) | Free |
| 1 | Private Cars (Vehicles with two axles and three or four wheels (excluding taxis and buses)) | 5.50 |
| 2 | Vans and other small goods vehicles (Vehicles with two axles and five or six wheels (excluding buses)) | 8.25 |
| 3 | Large Trucks (Vehicles with three or more axles (excluding buses)) | 11.00 |
| 4 | Taxis | 2.75 |
| 5 | Buses | 3.69 |
Ampangan toll plaza
| Class | Type of vehicles | Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM)) |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Motorcycles (Vehicles with two axles and two wheels) | Free |
| 1 | Private Cars (Vehicles with two axles and three or four wheels (excluding taxis and buses)) | 2.30 |
| 2 | Vans and other small goods vehicles (Vehicles with two axles and five or six wheels (excluding buses)) | 3.50 |
| 3 | Large Trucks (Vehicles with three or more axles (excluding buses)) | 4.70 |
| 4 | Taxis | 1.20 |
| 5 | Buses | 1.50 |
List of interchanges
| Km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Kajang Bypass Saujana Impian   Cheras–Kajang Expressway Cheras-Kajang ExpresswayKuala Lumpur Cheras | ||||
| Kajang Perdana Interchange | Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway Kajang Dispersial Link Expressway Northeast Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway Sungai Long Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway Balakong Sungai Besi Expressway Sungai Besi Sungai Besi Expressway Seri KembanganSouthwest  North–South Expressway Southern Route Kuala Lumpur North–South Expressway Southern Route  AH2 Seremban North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Johor Bahru South Klang Valley Expressway Putrajaya FT 29 Cyberjaya North–South Expressway Central Link AH2 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) .jpg.webp){kind=small} | Cloverleaf interchange | ||
| Kajang Bypass JKR border limit | ||||
| Kajang–Seremban Highway Kajang–Seremban Highway Start/End of expressway LEKAS border limit | ||||
| Kajang–Seremban Highway 0 | ||||
| 2101A
2101B |
Kajang South Interchange | 2101B Northwest FT 1 Kajang town centre 2101A Southeast FT 1 Rinching FT 1 Semenyih | Full cloverleaf interchange | |
 Kajang South toll plazaKJS |     TnG TAG .jpg.webp){kind=small} Customer Service Centre | Kajang bound | ||
| Kajang South toll plaza KJS Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go Closed toll system Collect transit card and pay a distance toll | ||||
| 2102 | Semenyih Interchange | FT 31 Semenyih FT 1 Beranang FT 31 Bangi FT 31 Dengkil Setia EcoHill | Trumpet interchange with toll plaza | |
| Sungai Semenyih bridge | ||||
| Sungai Rinching bridge | ||||
| Sungai Kembong bridge | ||||
| 2102A | Eco Majestic Interchange | Eco Majestic FT 1 Beranang | Trumpet interchange with toll plaza | |
| Sungai Beranang bridge | ||||
 Beranang Rest and Service Area (abandoned except surau and toliet) |  .jpg.webp){kind=small} | North bound | ||
| Beranang Rest and Service Area (abandoned except surau and toliet) | | South bound | ||
| Selangor Darul Ehsan Hulu Langat district border | ||||
| Selangor-Negeri Sembilan border | ||||
| Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus Seremban district border | ||||
| Sungai Batang Benar bridge | ||||
| 2103 | Pajam Interchange | FT 3265 Pajam FT 3265 Nilai FT 32 Sepang FT 32 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 North-South Expressway Southern RouteKuala Lumpur Johor Bahru | Trumpet interchange with toll plaza | |
| Sungai Pajam bridge | ||||
| 2104 | Mantin Interchange MTN | FT 1 Mantin N34 Lenggeng | Trumpet interchange with toll plaza | |
| Sungai Bangkung bridge 230 m above sea level | ||||
| Kajang–Seremban Highway -- | 240 m above sea level | |||
| Kajang–Seremban Highway -- | 250 m above sea level | |||
| Setul toll plaza STL 258 m above sea level (Highest toll plaza in Malaysia) Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go Closed toll system Collect transit card and pay a distance toll | ||||
| Setul toll plaza STL 258 m above sea level | TnG TAG Customer Service Centre | Paroi bound Highest toll plaza in Malaysia | ||
| Setul viaduct 250 m above sea level | ||||
| 2105 | Setul Interchange 248 m above sea level | FT 1 Seremban town centre FT 1 Temiang FT 53 Port Dickson | Directional-T interchange | |
| Kajang–Seremban Highway -- | 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 AMP | TnG TAG Customer Service Centre | Kajang bound | ||
| Ampangan toll plaza APG Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go Opened toll systems Pay toll | ||||
| Kajang–Seremban Highway -- | Start/End of four-lane carriageway Start/End of six-lane carriageway | |||
| 2106 | Ampangan Interchange | Northeast FT 86 Kuala Klawang (Jelebu) Southwest FT 86 Ampangan FT 86 Seremban town centre FT 53 Port Dickson | Parclo interchange | |
| Sungai Linggi bridge | ||||
| Kajang–Seremban Highway -- | Start/End of six-lane carriageway Start/End of four-lane carriageway | |||
| Taman Ampangan | Taman Ampangan Taman Bukit Ampangan Taman Margosa | LILO junctions Paroi bound | ||
| Taman Ampangan | Taman Ampangan Taman Bukit Ampangan Taman Margosa | LILO junctions Kajang bound | ||
| 2107 | Paroi Interchange | West FT 51 Seremban City Centre FT 51 Ampangan FT 51 Paroi East FT 51 Kuala Pilah FT 51 Seri Menanti FT 51 Ulu Bendol Recreational Forest  | Multi-level stack interchange | |
| Kajang–Seremban Highway Kajang–Seremban_Highway Start/End of expressway LEKAS border limit | ||||
| JKR border limit | ||||
| South FT 242 Persiaran Senawang 1 FT 242 Senawang FT 1 Rembau North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 North-South Expressway Southern Route Kuala Lumpur Johor Bahru | ||||
References
- IJM Acquires 50 Percent Stake In Lekas Bernama
- Charles Ferandez (15 August 2008). "Kajang-Pajam stretch to be opened on Aug 31". The Star. Retrieved 16 August 2008.
- "Plaza Tol Mantin dikecuali bayaran sebulan". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay).
- "Taiping-JB highway project may be revived". The Star. 2 March 2010.
- "Achik Spin maut dalam kemalangan". 18 April 2010.
- Lee, Jonathan (26 February 2016). "Cashless toll collection on KESAS, SPRINT, Guthrie, LEKAS and LATAR to begin on March 2, 2016".
- https://lom.agc.gov.my/act-view.php?language=BI&type=pua&no=P.U.%20(A)%20413/2022
- Chan, Dawn (31 December 2022). "(Updated) Lekas and Besraya motorists to usher in New Year with cheaper tolls". NST.com.my.
- "Lower toll rates on Besraya, Lekas expressways from Jan 1". TheStar.com.my. 31 December 2022.
