Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway

The Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway is a 24.4-kilometre (15.2-mile) three-laned, dual carriageway, controlled-access highway in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, Malaysia. The expressway will run on top of the existing Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 between Sungai Besi and Ulu Klang, with the intent of reducing traffic along the road.

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Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway
Lebuhraya Bertingkat Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang
Route information
Maintained by Prolintas
Length24.4 km (15.2 mi)
Existed2012–present
HistoryOpened in stages from:

Phase 1: 16 September 2022 (DUKE Highway-CKE Highway).

Phase 2: 16 June 2023 (CKE Highway-KESAS Highway) [1]
Major junctions
North end FT 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE)
Major intersections Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Expressway (AKLEH)
Jalan Mamanda 11
B31 Jalan Ampang
Jalan Bukit Indah Utama
Jalan Taman Putra
B62 Jalan Ampang-Hulu Langat
Cheras–Kajang Expressway Cheras-Kajang Expressway
East–West Link Expressway Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway
South end Shah Alam Expressway Shah Alam Expressway at Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur
Location
CountryMalaysia
Primary
destinations
Bukit Jalil, Sri Petaling, Sungai Besi, Cheras, Pandan Indah, Hulu Langat, Ampang, Ulu Kelang
Highway system
SUKE Logo with its route code

Route description

SUKE Highway elevated segment at Jalan Ampang

The expressway begins in Ulu Klang, Selangor in the north, then runs above Middle Ring Road 2 to Ampang. The expressway then diverts southeast through Ampang Town, before turning back southwest through Cheras and Alam Damai. The expressway finally turns westwards to meet Middle Ring Road 2 again before terminating at Sungai Besi, where the road continues into the Shah Alam Expressway.[2]

History

The increasing traffic along the FT 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 along the links of Ulu Klang, Ampang, Pandan Indah, Cheras, Bandar Tun Razak and Bandar Tasik Selatan facilitated the need for increasing road capacity. Prolintas proposed that the expressway to be built to meet these requirements. The expressway will act as an alternative route to Kajang from Ulu Klang. The project was allocated RM5.3 billion in the Budget 2015.[3]

Features

  • Elevated toll plazas.
  • Most of the highway is elevated, hence its name.
  • First road in Malaysia to have a helix ramp.
  • A rest and service area at Tasik Tambahan

Incidents

There have been multiple reports of accidents happening related to SUKE during its construction period and after its has been opened.

  • September 20 2020 - A woman escaped death when a concrete slab fell onto her car from the elevated construction nearby Bandar Tasik Selatan. She broke her left arm and collar bone due to the accident and the contractors involved were fined RM180,000. The investigation discovered that the subcontractor did not follow the proper work procedures and also had a site supervisor with no accreditation.[4][5]
  • March 3 2021 - An overhead bridge under construction collapsed when a trailer hit the steel scaffolding the bridge nearby Bandar Tasik Selatan. The trailer however was not involved with the project and the driver was tested positive for drugs. The trailer was said to be overloaded when the accident happened. The director of Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) commented that the heavy trailer along with the low structure of the bridge caused the bridge to collapse when they hit each other. The accident led to two deaths and three injuries of factories workers in a van nearby the accident area.[6][7][8]
  • March 17 2021 - An accident occurred also nearby Bandar Tasik Selatan between two cars when one of the cars lost control and hit the other one. The car that lost control crashed into the pillar of the construction site of which the driver died at the scene while the other driver did not sustain any injury.[9][10]
  • June 14 2023 - A 60-year old man riding a motorcycle was plunged off the ramp going the down the highway at kilometer 22.2 due to trying to avoid a collision with another motorcycle that was going against the traffic.[11]

Tolls

SUKE adopts an open toll system.

Electronic Toll Collections (ETC)

As part of an initiative to facilitate faster transactions at the Ampang, Bukit Teratai and Alam Damai Toll Plazas, all toll transactions at these three toll plazas on SUKE are conducted electronically via Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAGs beginning 15 October 2022.[12]

Toll rates

There are three toll plazas (Ampang, Bukit Teratai and Alam Damai) along SUKE, each charging the same rate.

(Starting 15 October 2022)[13]

ClassType of vehiclesRate
(in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
0MotorcyclesFree
1Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxisRM 2.30
2Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding busesRM 4.60
3Vehicles with 3 or more axlesRM 6.90
4TaxisRM 1.20
5BusesRM 2.30

List of interchanges

KmExitInterchangeToRemarks
West
Shah Alam Expressway
Shah Alam
Klang
Subang Jaya
FT 181 Pulau Indah
Damansara–Puchong Expressway Puchong
Maju ExpresswayPutrajaya
FT 217Kinrara
Kompleks Sukan Negara
1901Sri Petaling InterchangeSouth1901A
North–South Expressway Southern Route North-South Expressway Southern Route
North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Johor Bahru
North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Seremban
North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Melaka
North–South Expressway Central Link AH2 Kuala Lumpur International Airport

North1901B
East–West Link Expressway Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway
Kuala Lumpur
Petaling Jaya
Southwest

1901C KL Sports City
Bukit Jalil
Sri Petaling

Stack interchange
Shah Alam Expressway Shah Alam Expressway
KESAS border limit
Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway
Start/End of expressway
PROLINTAS border limit
1902Sungai Besi Interchange Sungai Besi Expressway Sungai Besi Expressway
North
1902A
Kuchai Lama
Petaling Jaya

South
1902B
Sungai Besi
Seri Kembangan
Mines Resort City
Kajang
Interchange with elevated U-turn. No entry from south.
Alam Damai toll plaza
Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go
Opened toll systems
Pay toll
Double decker carriageway
SUKE Administration Building
Northbound
1903Alam Damai InterchangeJalan Alam Damai
Alam Damai
Cheras
Stack interchange
1904Cheras Kajang Interchange Cheras–Kajang Expressway Cheras-Kajang Expressway
Southeast
1904A
Kajang
Balakong
Kajang–Seremban Highway Seremban

Northwest
1904B
Kuala Lumpur
Cheras
Petaling Jaya
Stack interchange; northbound entrances and southbound exits only, including southbound entrance from southeast
1905Cheras Hartamas InterchangeJalan Cheras Hartamas
Cheras
Taman Tayton
Southbound exit only
Elevated U-TurnNorthbound.

U-Turn to Cheras Hartamas Interchange and Cheras-Kajang Interchange

Jalan Bukit SegarEntrance to both directions only
Elevated U-TurnSouthbound.

U-Turn to Bukit Teratai Interchange

Bukit Teratai toll plaza
MyRFID Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go
Opened toll systems
Pay toll
Bukit Teratai toll plaza
BKT
Southbound
1906Bukit Teratai InterchangeJalan Teratai 1/2
Taman Bukit Teratai
Pandan Indah
Northbound exit and southbound entrance only
Tasik Tambahan Rest and Service Area Southbound
Under planning
1907Tasik Tambahan InterchangeB62 Jalan Hulu Langat
Kampung Tasik Tambahan
Hulu Langat
Northbound exit and southbound entrance only
1908Permai InterchangeJalan Taman Putra
Taman Tasik Tambahan
Northbound entrance and southbound exit only
1909Kosas InterchangeJalan Bukit Indah Utama
Taman Bukit Indah
Ampang
Taman Kosas
Northbound entrance and southbound exit only
Ampang toll plaza (Southbound only)
Opened toll systems
Touch 'n Go MyRFID SmartTAG SmartTAG MyRFID
Pay toll
Pekan Ampang InterchangeB31 Jalan AmpangNorthbound entrance only
Ampang toll plaza (Northbound only)
Opened toll systems
Touch 'n Go MyRFID SmartTAG SmartTAG MyRFID
Pay toll
1910Pekan Ampang InterchangeB31 Jalan Ampang
Kuala Lumpur
KLCC
Interchange
Northbound exit only
Sungai Ampang bridge
Gombak-Hulu Langat district border
Ampang Point Interchange
Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway
Jalan Mamanda 11
Southbound entrance only
1911Ulu Kelang InterchangeWest
Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH)
Kuala Lumpur
KLCC
Northbound and southbound exits to west and northbound entrance from west
Hill View Interchange FT 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway
Northbound entrance only
1912Bukit Antarabangsa InterchangeWest
Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE)
Sentul
Segambut
Jalan Duta
Mont Kiara
Damansara
Petaling Jaya
North–South Expressway Northern Route Ipoh
Roundabout interchange
Elevated stacked interchange
Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway
Start/End of expressway
PROLINTAS border limit
FT 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
JKR border limit
North
FT 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2)
FT 28 Batu Caves
FT 1 Ipoh
FT 28 Kepong
FT 54 Sungai Buloh
FT 54 Kuala Selangor
East Klang Valley Expressway Hulu Langat
East Coast Expressway Kuantan
East Coast Expressway Genting Highlands

References

  1. "SUKE Phase 2 Opening Overview". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  2. "Project Overview". SUKE : Sungai Besi - Ulu Kelang Elevated Expressway. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  3. "RM48b for four highways, MRT, LRT extension". Free Malaysia Today.
  4. "Mangsa kereta ditimpa konkrit patah tangan, tulang selangka". Berita Harian (in Malay). 20 September 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  5. "SUKE contractors fined RM180,000 over falling concrete slab incident". Free Malaysia Today. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  6. "Perancah besi runtuh diklasifikasi kemalangan jalan raya - JKKP". Berita Harian (in Malay). 4 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  7. "SUKE developer: Overloaded trailer in MRR2 bridge collapse not involved in highway's construction". The Star. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  8. "SUKE flyover collapse: Trailer driver tests positive for drugs". New Straits Times. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  9. "Lelaki maut lepas kereta langgar tiang projek SUKE". Harian Metro (in Malay). 17 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  10. "Man, 37, dies after collision on MRR2 near Bandar Tasik Selatan exit". The Star. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  11. "Penunggang Ducati Maut Elak Motosikal Lawan Arus di SUKE". Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  12. "Eh, dah sebulan tol percuma di Lebuhraya SUKE!". Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  13. "KADAR TOL: Lebuhraya SUKE". Retrieved 20 November 2022.
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