New Pantai Expressway
The New Pantai Expressway (Malay: Lebuhraya Baru Pantai) (known as NPE) 
New Pantai Expressway, is a controlled-access highway in the Klang Valley region of Peninsular Malaysia. The 19.6-kilometre (12.2-mile) expressway runs parallel to the Federal Highway, between Subang Jaya, Selangor in the southwest and Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur in the northeast.
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| New Pantai Expressway Lebuhraya Baru Pantai Lebuhraya NPE | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by New Pantai Expressway Sdn Bhd | |
| Length | 19.6 km (12.2 mi) Main route: 14.0 km (8.7 mi) Salak link: 5.6 km (3.5 mi) |
| Existed | 2000–present |
| History | Completed in 2004 |
| Major junctions | |
| Southwest end | Persiaran Tujuan at Subang Jaya, Selangor |
Persiaran Kewajipan Damansara–Puchong Expressway Damansara–Puchong Expressway FT 2 Federal Highway B14 Jalan Klang LamaJalan Kuchai Lama  East–West Link Expressway Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway Maju Expressway Maju Expressway | |
| Northeast end | Jalan Bangsar at Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur |
| Location | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Primary destinations | USJ, Subang Jaya, Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya, Kuchai Lama, Pantai Dalam, Pantai Bahru, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur |
| Highway system | |
History and pioneer routes
The expressway was known as Jalan Subang Utama (Persiaran Tujuan–PJS), Jalan Klang Lama (Federal Highway–Jalan Templer side) and Jalan Pantai Dalam (Jalan Bangsar–Kampung Pantai Dalam side). The project was awarded to Maxtro Engineering Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Berjaya Group but it was handed over to the new concessionaire, New Pantai Expressway Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of IJM Corporation Berhad in 2002.
It was constructed between 2000 and 2004. Construction of the expressways was led by Road Builder (M) Holdings Berhad (RBH) which in 2007 was acquired by IJM Corporation Berhad. Phase 1, which is between Jengka roundabout and Bandar Sunway was completed in 2002. The next sections from Bandar Sunway to Pantai Baharu (Phase 2) and Pantai to Salak South (Phase 3: Salak Link) were completed in 2003. During construction, the concessionaire temporarily relocated 2,000 squatters in Pantai Dalam while building them 980 low-cost apartments close to their settlement. The expressway was officially opened on 30 April 2004.
Tujuan Interchange which replaced a T-junction was constructed between 2004 and 2006. The Bulatan Gasing ramp from NPE to Jalan Gasing was also constructed between 2004 and 2006. A special ramp to Sunway Pyramid's parking floor was constructed between January and November 2007. It was opened in December 2007.
Original routes
The construction of the New Pantai Expressway includes the acquisition and upgrades of several major roads as follows:-
| Highway shield | Roads | Sections |
|---|---|---|
| Jalan Subang Utama | Persiaran Tujuan–PJS | |
| B14 | Jalan Klang Lama | Federal Highway–Jalan Templer |
| Jalan Pantai Dalam | Jalan Bangsar–Kampung Pantai Dalam |
Features
Among its features are a flyover towards Bangsar and the Kewajipan Ramp, a ramp from Jalan Kewajipan to the expressway. There are no laybys and rest and service areas on this expressway. Another feature is the shopping complex landmark at Bandar Sunway, Sunway Pyramid. In December 2007 the special ramp to the Sunway Pyramid's parking floor was opened. The Indah Water Konsortium's Sewerage Treatment Plant Pantai Dalam is located along the expressway.
Controversial issues
Kampung Dato' Harun toll plaza near Taman Medan
About 50 people in Petaling Jaya Selatan staged a peaceful rally at the New Pantai Expressway’s (NPE) Kampung Dato' Harun toll plaza near Taman Medan here, demanding the NPE toll be abolished as it was burdening the people, especially nearby residents. Acting Petaling Jaya Selatan UMNO chief Raja Datuk Hanipuddin Raja Datuk Nong Chik said the residents had to spend an average of RM500 monthly on the toll.
"They have to pay RM1.60, even though their houses are located just 200m from the toll plaza. The toll charge is probably the highest in the Klang Valley," he said.[1]
On 13 February 2009, the PJS 2 toll plaza for Kuala Lumpur-bound was abolished. This was at the request of the government following complaints from nearby residents who had no alternative route in a Kuala Lumpur-bound direction and were thus compelled to pay too frequently. The government agreed to abolish the toll plaza from Sunway Pyramid heading towards Kuala Lumpur begimning 00.01 hours 14 February 2009.[2]
Tolls
The New Pantai Expressway uses opened toll systems.
As part of an initiative to facilitate faster transaction at the Pantai Dalam, PJS 5 and PJS 2 Toll Plaza, all toll transactions at three toll plazas on the New Pantai Expressway will be conducted electronically via Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAGs starting 13 January 2016.
Toll rates
(Since 15 October 2015)
| Class | Types of vehicles | Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM)) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PJS 5 | PJS 2 | Pantai Dalam | ||
| 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 | 1.00 | 2.30 |
| 2 | Vans and other small goods vehicles (Vehicles with two axles and six wheels (excluding buses)) |
4.60 | ||
| 3 | Large Trucks (Vehicles with three or more axles (excluding buses)) |
6.90 | ||
| 4 | Taxis | 1.20 | ||
| 5 | Buses | 1.60 | ||
List of interchanges
| km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tujuan Interchange | Persiaran Tujuan North FT 2 Shah Alam FT 2 Klang FT 2 Kuala Lumpur FT 3212 GlenmarieSouth UEP Subang Jaya SS 18 and SS 19 | Directional-T interchange | |||
| SS 17 Exit | North Jalan SS 17/2 | Bangsar bound | |||
| SS 18 Exit | North Jalan SS 18/3 | Persiaran Tujuan bound | |||
| Jalan Subang Utama MBSJ border limit | |||||
| New Pantai Expressway 0 | 1001 | Jengka Interchange | Jalan Jengka North Subang Jaya city centre Subang Parade Empire Subang SS 15 South SS 17 and SS 18 | Diamond interchange | |
 New Pantai Expressway New Pantai Expressway(Touch 'n Go, MyRFID and SmartTAG ETC only) Start/end of expressway NPE border limit | |||||
| SS 14 Exit | South Jalan SS/14/14 | Persiaran Tujuan bound | |||
| SS 15 Exit | North Jalan SS 15/8 Subang Jaya Pos Office Inti College  University of Wollongong Sri Kuala Lumpur | Bangsar bound | |||
| 1002 | Kewajipan Interchange | Persiaran Kewajipan North Subang Jaya city centre SS 12 and SS 15 Sime Darby Medical Centre Subang Jaya .jpg.webp){kind=small} South UEP Subang Jaya  Shah Alam Expressway Shah Alam ExpresswayKlang Shah Alam Kota Kemuning Cheras Ampang Kuantan | Multi-level stacked roundabout interchange | ||
| Sungai Penanga bridge | |||||
| U-Turn | U-Turn Persiaran Tujuan | ||||
| Sunway Pyramid Interchange | South Sunway Pyramid  Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre Sunway Pyramid Sunway Lagoon | Directional T interchange | |||
| Bandar Sunway Exit | South Persiaran Lagoon Bandar Sunway Sunway PyramidSunway Lagoon Resort Hotel Sunway Medical Centre Monash University, Sunway Campus | One way traffic to Jalan Lagoon Timur | |||
| Mentari Exit | North Jalan PJS 8/9 Mentari Business Centre | Bangsar bound | |||
| Jalan Lagoon Timur Exit | South Jalan Lagoon Timur Bandar Sunway Menara Sunway Sunway Medical Centre | Subang Jaya bound | |||
| 1003 | PJS Interchange | Damansara–Puchong Expressway Damansara–Puchong Expressway North Kepong Damansara Kelana Jaya South Puchong Putrajaya Cyberjaya Sungai Besi | Multi-level single-point urban interchange | ||
| PJS 7 Exit | South Jalan PJS 7/11 PJS 7 | Subang Jaya bound | |||
| PJS 6 Exit | North Jalan PJS 6/4 PJS 6 | Bangsar bound | |||
| PJS 5 Exit | Jalan PJS 5/1 PJS 5 U-Turn Bandar Sunway Subang Jaya | Bangsar bound | |||
| Sungai Penchala bridge | |||||
 PJS 5 toll plazaPJS | TnG TAG .jpg.webp){kind=small} Customer Service Centre | Kuala Lumpur/Bangsar bound | |||
| PJS 5 toll plaza PJS (Kuala Lumpur/Bangsar bound) SmartTAG BET SmartTAG MyRFID Touch 'n Go TnG POS Opened toll system Pay toll (Accepts electronic toll payment (Touch 'n Go and SmartTAG) only) | |||||
| PJCC Exit | PJCC | Subang Jaya bound | |||
| PJS 2 flyover (towards Bangsar only) | Start of flyover Bangsar bound | ||||
| PJS 2 flyover (towards Bangsar only) Sungai Penchala bridge | |||||
| 1004 | PJS 2 flyover (towards Bangsar only) Federal Highway Interchange | Jalan PJS 2C bound Jalan PJS 2C PJS 2 Kampung Medan Jalan Klang Lama bound FT 2 Jalan Klang LamaSeri Setia Komuter station Federal Highway bound FT 2 Federal HighwayKlang Shah Alam Subang Kelana Jaya | Interchange From/to Bangsar only | ||
| PJS 2 flyover (towards Bangsar only) PJS 2 toll plazaPJS | TnG TAG Customer Service Centre | Subang Jaya/Federal Highway bound | |||
| PJS 2 toll plaza PJS (Subang Jaya/Federal Highway bound) TnG POS Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG BET Opened toll system Pay toll (Accepts electronic toll payment (Touch 'n Go and SmartTAG) only) | |||||
| PJS 2 flyover (towards Bangsar only) Kampung Dato Harun Komuter station | Kampung Dato Harun Komuter station KTM Komuter | Bangsar bound | |||
| PJS 2 flyover (towards Bangsar only) PJS 2 Exit | PJS 2 | Subang Jaya bound | |||
| 1005 | PJS 2 flyover (towards Bangsar only) Maju Jaya Interchange | South Jalan Maju Jaya 1/1 Kampung Dato' Harun PJS 2 Taman Maju Jaya U-Turn | Diamond interchange | ||
| PJS 2 flyover (towards Bangsar only) | End of flyover Bangsar bound | ||||
| PJS 1 Exit | PJS 1 | Subang Jaya bound | |||
| Templer flyover | Below flyover FT 2 Jalan Klang Lama Puchong Kuchai Lama Jalan Templer Petaling Jaya | Start/end of flyover | |||
| 1006 | Templer flyover Templer Interchange | Below flyover North Jalan Templer Petaling Jaya New Town (State) Old Town | Below flyover junctions | ||
| Selangor Darul Ehsan Petaling district border | |||||
| Templer flyover Selangor-FT Kuala Lumpur border | |||||
| Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur | |||||
| Templer flyover | Start/end of flyover | ||||
| Kampung Pasir Ramp Exit | Kampung Pasir | From/to Bangsar only | |||
| Pantai Dalam toll plaza PTI TnG POS Touch 'n Go SmartTAG SmartTAG BET MyRFID SmartTAG BET SmartTAG Touch 'n Go TnG POS Opened toll system Pay toll (Accepts electronic toll payment (Touch 'n Go and SmartTAG) only) | |||||
| Pantai Dalam toll plaza PTI | TnG TAG Customer Service Centre NPE operation office | Both directions | |||
| 1007 | Pantai Dalam Interchange | East New Pantai Expressway NPE Extension Expressway New Pantai Expressway Kuchai Lama Sungai Besi Expressway Sungai Besi North–South Expressway Southern Route  AH2 Seremban Maju Expressway Putrajaya North–South Expressway Central Link AH2 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) .jpg.webp){kind=small} | Interchange | ||
| Railway crossing bridge | |||||
| Kampung Pantai Dalam Exit | Kampung Pantai Dalam Pantai Dalam Komuter station KTM Komuter | From/to Subang Jaya only | |||
| Kampung Pantai Dalam Exit | Kampung Pantai Dalam Pantai Dalam Komuter station KTM Komuter | From/to Bangsar only | |||
| Indah Water Konsortium's Sewerage Treatment Plant Pantai Dalam | |||||
| 1011 | Pantai Dalam Interchange | West Jalan Bukit Angkasa Pantai Dalam Bangsar South (Kerinchi) East Jalan Kampung Pasir PPR Kampung Pasir PPR Pantai Dalam | Diamond interchange | ||
| Angkasapuri | Angkasapuri Main building Wisma TV Wisma Radio International Broadcast Centre (IBC) | Bangsar bound | |||
| Federal Highway ramp | From Federal Highway only | ||||
| Angkasapuri Komuter station | Angkasapuri Komuter station KTM Komuter | ||||
| Sungai Pantai bridge | |||||
| 1012 | Pantai Baharu tied arch bridge Pantai Baharu Interchange | West Jalan Pantai Baharu FT 2 Petaling JayaUniversiti Malaya East KL Eco City (Kampung Haji Abdullah Hukum) | Diamond interchange | ||
| New Pantai Expressway New Pantai Expressway (Touch 'n Go, MyRFID and SmartTAG ETC only) Start/end of expressway NPE border limit | |||||
| Jalan Bangsar DBKL border limit | |||||
| New Pantai Expressway 14 | Northeast Jalan Bangsar Kuala Lumpur KL Sentral Brickfields Bangsar | ||||
References
- }{cite news|title=|publisher=New Straits Times| date=2009-02-07| url=http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Saturday/NewsBreak/20090207170048/Article/index_html}}
- "Toll at PJS2 plaza abolished". The Star. 14 February 2009.
