Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway

The Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway (Malay: Lebuhraya Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor), KLS (formerly Ijok–Templer Park Highway (Malay: Lebuhraya Ijok–Taman Templer), LATAR) or sometimes called LATAR Expressway (Malay: Lebuhraya LATAR), is an expressway in Selangor, Malaysia. It is part of the Kuala Lumpur Outer Ring Road. The 32 km (20 mi) expressway connects Ijok near Kuala Selangor to Templer's Park near Rawang and not Kuala Lumpur as its name suggests – consequently, motorists will need to travel another 20 km to Kuala Lumpur via Kuala Lumpur–Rawang Highway. Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway is the fourth east–west-oriented expressway in the Klang Valley after the Federal Highway, the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) and the Shah Alam Expressway.

Expressway 25
Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway (LATAR Expressway)
Ijok Interchange signboard marker. Ijok Interchange is the western terminus of LATAR, and it will be connected to the WCE expressway, which is still undergoing construction works.
Route information
Maintained by LATAR KL-Kuala Selangor Expressway Berhad (KLS)
Length	32 km (20 mi)
Existed	2008–present
History	Completion on 2011
Major junctions
West end	Ijok
Major intersections	Federal Route 54 West Coast Expressway Guthrie Corridor Expressway Kuala Lumpur Outer Ring Road Kuala Lumpur–Rawang Highway
East end	Templer's Park
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Kuala Selangor Ijok Puncak Alam Kuang Rawang
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the expressway is located at Ijok.

History

Previously, the Federal Route 54 was the only gateway to Kuala Selangor, with a typical journey of 1 hours. The Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway project was awarded to Bina Puri Holdings Berhad for contract amounting to MYR 958 million. The turnkey contractor for this project was Mudajaya Corporation Berhad. The construction is divided into two packages, package 1 of the proposed design-and-build contract is from Ijok to Kundang, while package 2 is from Kundang to Templer's Park. Construction work was started in the third quarter 2008 and was completed in the middle of 2011. The expressway was opened to traffic on 23 June 2011.^[1]

Features

• Many oil palm estates along this expressway.
• 2 Lane Dual Carriageway
• 5 Interchanges
• 4 Toll Plazas (Kundang West and Kundang East on Kundang interchange have 2 toll plazas)
• Rest & Service Areas
• Aesthetically Designed Bridges (Viaducts) in different locations such as Ijok and Yew Hock Estate viaducts
• Templer's Park Interchange in the eastern end of expressway is a most scenic views.

Tolls

The Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway using opened toll systems. There are 6 toll plazas along Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway. Each toll plaza is located around 4–6 km away. All 6 toll plazas charge the same rate which can be seen below.

Electronic Toll Collections (ETC)

As part of an initiative to facilitate faster transaction at the Ijok, Kuang East, Kuang West, Kundang East, Kundang West and Taman Rimber Templer Toll Plazas, all toll transactions at six toll plazas on the Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway has now been conducted electronically via Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAGs starting 2 March 2016.

Toll rates

(Starting 15 October 2015)

Ijok, Kuang East, Kuang West and Taman Rimber Templer Toll Plazas

Class	Type of vehicles	Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
0	Motorcycles, bicycles or vehicles with 2 or less wheels	Free
1	Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis	RM2.50
2	Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses	RM5.00
3	Vehicles with 3 or more axles	RM7.50
4	Taxis	RM1.30
5	Buses	RM2.00

Kundang East and Kundang West Toll Plazas

Class	Type of vehicles	Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
0	Motorcycles, bicycles or vehicles with 2 or less wheels	Free
1	Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis	RM1.30
2	Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses	RM2.60
3	Vehicles with 3 or more axles	RM3.90
4	Taxis	RM0.70
5	Buses	RM1.30

List of interchanges

The speed limit for the entire expressway is 110 km/h except at Ijok, Kuang East, Kuang West, and Taman Rimba Templer toll plazas where the speed limit is 60 km/h.

km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			North     West Coast Expressway Taiping   Lumut   Teluk Intan   Sabak Bernam	Under construction
Assam Jawa toll plaza Transit Ticket TnG POS Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go TnG POS RM (Cash) Closed toll system Collect transit card and pay a distance toll
Dead End
0	2501	Ijok Interchange	West   Assam Jawa   Kuala Selangor   Tanjung Karang   Klang East   Ijok   Bestari Jaya (Batang Berjuntai)	Diamond interchange
Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway (LATAR Expressway) Start/End of expressway KLS Berhad border limit
		Ijok Viaduct		Start/End of viaduct
		Ijok Viaduct Sungai Buloh Bridge
		Ijok Viaduct		Start/End of viaduct
2		Ijok Toll Plaza IJK		Westbound
Ijok toll plaza IJK RM (Cash) TnG POS Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go TnG POS RM (Cash) Opened toll system Pay toll
8
		Yew Hock Estate Viaduct		Start/End of viaduct
		Yew Hock Estate Viaduct Sungai Buloh Bridge
		Yew Hock Estate Viaduct		Start/End of viaduct
9
	2503	Puncak Alam Interchange	Kota Puteri   Ijok  B35 Bestari Jaya  B74 Kuang   Puncak Alam   Sungai Buloh   Kota Damansara	Trumpet interchange
12		Kuang (West) Toll Plaza KUB	LATAR, KL-Kuala Selangor Expressway Berhad (KLS) operation office	Westbound
Kuang (West) toll plaza KUB (Westbound) RM (Cash) TnG POS Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID Opened toll system Pay toll
--
Kuala Selangor-Gombak district border
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	2505	Kundang (West)Interchange	B149 Kundang  B149 Lagong  B25 Kuang	Diamond interchange with ramp in to expressway
		Kundang Rest and Service Area		Eastbound
		Kundang Rest and Service Area		Westbound
--
	2505	Kundang (East)Interchange	B149 Kundang  B149 Lagong  B25 Kuang	Diamond interchange with ramp in to expressway
		Sungai Kundang bridge
--
Kuang (East) toll plaza KUT (Eastbound) MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go TnG POS RM (Cash) Opened toll system Pay toll
		Kuang (East) Toll Plaza KUT		Eastbound
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--	2506A 2506B 2506C 2506D	Kuang Interchange	Guthrie Corridor Expressway North Rawang South Toll Plaza (Closed toll system entry) PLUSTransit Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID     AH2 North-South Expressway Northern Route     AH2 Ipoh     AH2 Rawang     AH2 Sungai Buloh SOUTH Lagong toll plaza (Opened toll system entry) MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go RM (Cash)   Shah Alam   Subang  B49 Puncak Alam	Cloverleaf interchange
		Viaduct
		Viaduct
--		Viaduct
		Viaduct
		Railway crossing bridge
--
		Viaduct
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Taman Rimba Templer toll plaza TRT RM (Cash) TnG POS Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go TnG POS Opened toll system Pay toll
		Taman Rimba Templer Toll Plaza TRT		Eastbound
	25--	Templer Park West Interchange	East   KL Node Expressway Gombak Ampang Hulu Langat Kajang	Proposed interchange Under Planning
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Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway (LATAR Expressway) Start/End of expressway KLS Berhad border limit
		Viaduct
	2508	Templer Park Interchange	Kuala Lumpur-Rawang Highway North Rawang Batang Kali Ipoh Tanjung Malim  B66 Genting Highlands South Kuala Lumpur Batu Caves Selayang   Ampang       Kuantan Taman Komanwel (Commonwealth Park) Taman Rimba Templer (Templer's Park)	Directional-T interchange

References

1. "Mudajaya bags 2 packages of Bina Puri road deal". Business Times. 2008-06-06. Retrieved 2008-06-06.^{[dead link]}

External links

• LATAR website