East–West Link Expressway

The East–West Link Expressway, or Salak Expressway (Malay: Lebuhraya Hubungan Timur-Barat), is an extension of Malaysia's Federal Highway from Seputeh to Taman Connaught in Cheras. It should not be confused with the East–West Highway route 4 that runs from Gerik in Perak to Jeli in Kelantan. This expressway is part of the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Dispersal Link Scheme.

Expressway 37
East–West Link Expressway Lebuhraya Salak
Route information
Maintained by ANIH Berhad (formerly known as MetaCorp Sdn Bhd)
Length	13 km (8.1 mi)
Existed	1993–present
History	Completed in 1995
Major junctions
East end	Taman Connaught Interchange
Major intersections	Cheras Highway Cheras–Kajang Expressway Besraya Expressway Maju Expressway Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway Federal Highway
West end	Seputeh Interchange
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Cheras, Bandar Tun Razak, Taman Desa
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Some maps label the section of the expressway from Seputeh Interchange to Salak South Expressway as a part of the Federal Highway Route 2, but the appellation is incorrect as the East–West Link Expressway was acquired by ANIH Berhad (formerly known as Metramac Corporation Sdn Bhd (MetaCorp)) and not by the PLUS Malaysia Berhad which maintains most parts of the Federal Highway. In 2007, the expressway was coded as E37 with the Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway.

The Kilometre Zero is located at Seputeh Interchange.

History

The construction of the East–West Link Expressway started in 1993 and was completed in 1995. The expressway was opened on 17 August 1995. On 17 May 2011, the toll collections of the expressway from Salak Interchange to Taman Connaught Interchange were abolished.

On 7 April 2011, MetaCorp changed its name into ANIH Berhad after taking over the operations of Toll Concession from MTD Prime Sdn Bhd and MetaCorp who owned the concessions for Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway, East Coast Expressway Phase 1, and Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway (including East–West Link Expressway) with effect from 6 December 2011.

Features

• Taman Connaught Pasar Malam (night market) opens every Wednesday from 5:00 pm to 1:00 am. Illegal parking along the expressway is common, hence it is also causing traffic congestion.

Toll rates

Class	Type of vehicles	Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
0	Motorcycles, bicycles or vehicles with 2 or less wheels	Free (starting 11 May 2011)
1	Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis
2	Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses
3	Vehicles with 3 or more axles
4	Taxis
5	Buses

List of interchanges

km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			West   Federal Highway Bangsar Petaling Jaya Shah Alam Klang
	37--	Seputeh Interchange	North   Jalan Syed Putra City Centre Brickfields KL Sentral 🚉 Mid Valley Megamall 🏬 South   Jalan Klang Lama Kuchai Lama Taman OUG Puchong||Stacked interchange
Federal Highway DBKL border limit
East–West Link Expressway East–West Link Expressway Start/End of expressway ANIH Berhad border limit
C0		🚉 Seputeh Komuter station|| 🚉 Seputeh Komuter station KTM Komuter ||
C1
C2
C2.5	37--	Taman Desa Interchange	Southwest Jalan Desa Bakti Taman Desa	Trumpet interchange
C3	37--	Salak Interchange	Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway North City Centre   SMART Tunnel Bukit Bintang Imbi Jalan Tun Razak South Kompleks Sukan Negara     AH2 Johor Bahru     AH2 Seremban     AH2 Melaka     AH2 Kuala Lumpur International Airport	Cloverleaf interchange
		Sungai Kerayong Bridge
C3.9	37--	Salak South-MEX Interchange	Maju Expressway South Seri Kembangan Putrajaya Cyberjaya     AH2 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)
C4	37--	Salak South Interchange	Besraya Expressway North Kuala Lumpur City Centre Salak South Ampang Pandan Indah   Ulu Klang       AH141 Kuantan KTM Komuter Salak Selatan Komuter station  KB03  South   Kuchai Lama   Sungai Besi   Seri Kembangan   Balakong   Kajang	Diamond interchange
C4		Former Salak toll plaza location
C5
C5.8		Railway crossing bridge
C5.9	37--	Bandar Sri Permaisuri Exit	North Jalan Bandar Sri Permaisuri Bandar Sri Permaisuri Taman Tasik Permaisuri	Cheras bound
C6		Petronas Shell Petronas and Shell Layby	Petronas Shell Petronas petrol stations Shell petrol stations	Seputeh bound
C6.0		Former Bandar Tun Razake toll plaza location
C6.9	37--	Bandar Tun Razak Interchange	Persiaran Mewah North Bandar Tun Razak Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM)   4 Bandar Tun Razak LRT station  SP14  South Bandar Tun Razak Industrial Area   Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 Bandar Tasik Selatan Sungai Besi Kompleks Sukan Negara   Seremban   Johor Bahru   Subang Jaya   Shah Alam   Putrajaya   Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)   TBS   Bandar Tasik Selatan station 🚉||Diamond interchange
C7
C7.1		TF Value Mart Cheras	TF Value Mart Cheras 🏬	Seputeh bound
C7.2		Taman Connaught Layby	McDonald's Shell McDonald's drive thru Shell petrol stations TF Value Mart Cheras 🏬	Seputeh bound
C7.4	37--	Taman Connaught Exit	South Jalan Cerdas Taman Connaught Taman Connaught Pasar Malam (Night Market)	Seputeh bound Note: Jalan Cerdas, closed every Wednesdays during Taman Connaught Pasar Malam activities from 5:00 pm to 1:00 am No Parking zone
C7.5
East–West Link Expressway East–West Link Expressway Start/End of expressway ANIH Berhad border limit
Cheras Highway DBKL border limit
C8	37--	Taman Connaught Interchange	South Cheras Sentral Flyover Taman Connaught Taman Len Seng Alam Damai Cheras Sentral 🏬   🏬   Cheras Highway North   Kuala Lumpur City Centre   Cheras       AH141 Kuantan   Genting Highlands   Ulu Klang   Ampang   Pandan Indah Southeast    Cheras–Kajang Expressway   Cheras–Kajang Expressway Hulu Langat   Kajang   Semenyih   Seremban    Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway Sungai Besi-Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) Ampang Ulu Klang	Trumpet interchange with dedicated flyover to major townships in Cheras (Taman Connaught, Taman Len Seng and Alam Damai).

External links

• ANIH Berhad (Formerly known as Metramac Corporation Sdn Bhd)