North–South Expressway Northern Route

See also: North–South Expressway (Malaysia) and North–South Expressway Southern Route

The North–South Expressway Northern Route is an interstate controlled-access highway running parallel to the northwestern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The 460-kilometre (290-mile) expressway forms the north section of the North–South Expressway, passing through the northwestern states of Kedah, Penang, Perak and Selangor. The expressway begins at the Bukit Kayu Hitam checkpoint in Kedah, where the Malaysia–Thailand border lies, and ends at Bukit Lanjan in Selangor state where the expressway interchanges with the New Klang Valley Expressway. The expressway is operated by PLUS Expressways.

Expressway 1
North–South Expressway Northern Route Lebuhraya Utara–Selatan jajaran utara
NSE Northern Section in red
Route information
Part of AH2
Maintained by PLUS Expressways
Length	460 km (290 mi)
Existed	1985^[citation needed]–present
History	Completed in 1994^[citation needed]
Major junctions
North end	Phetkasem Road at the Malaysia–Thailand border near Bukit Kayu Hitam, Kedah
Major intersections	FT 1 Federal Route 1 FT 194 Changlun–Kuala Perlis Highway FT 256 Jalan Langgar FT 175 Federal Route 175 FT 257 Jalan Lencongan Barat Butterworth Outer Ring Road Butterworth Outer Ring Road Butterworth–Kulim Expressway Butterworth–Kulim Expressway Penang Bridge Penang Bridge to George Town FT 149 Federal Route 149 Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge FT 136 Federal Route 136 FT 147 Federal Route 147 FT 60 Federal Route 60 West Coast Expressway West Coast Expressway FT 76 Federal Route 76 FT 239 FT 240 Ipoh North–Ipoh South Local Express Lane Guthrie Corridor Expressway Guthrie Corridor Expressway FT 54 Sungai Buloh Highway
South end	North–South Expressway Northern Route New Klang Valley Expressway at Bukit Lanjan, Selangor
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Jitra, Alor Setar, Sungai Petani, Seberang Perai, George Town, Taiping, Kuala Kangsar, Ipoh, Gopeng, Tapah, Tanjung Malim, Rawang, Sungai Buloh, Kuala Lumpur
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

The expressway runs in a north–south direction close to the northwestern coast of the peninsula, connecting several major towns including Bukit Kayu Hitam, Changlun, Jitra, Alor Setar, Pendang, Gurun, Sungai Petani, Butterworth, George Town, Seberang Perai, Juru, Bukit Tambun, Simpang Empat, Nibong Tebal, Bandar Baharu, Bagan Serai, Taiping, Changkat Jering, Kuala Kangsar, Ipoh Simpang Pulai, Gopeng, Tapah, Bidor, Sungkai, Slim River, Behrang, Tanjung Malim, Lembah Beringin, Bukit Tagar, Bukit Beruntung, and Sungai Buaya, Rawang Sungai Buloh, while also providing access to several rural villages on its path. The expressway runs parallel to the existing Federal Route 1; it is also concurrent to the expressway from Bukit Kayu Hitam to Jitra. The ticket system is used for toll collection between the Hutan Kampung and Sungai Dua toll plazas, and also from the Juru toll plaza up to Bukit Lanjan, where the toll collection system merges with that of the New Klang Valley Expressway. The section from Sungai Dua to Juru in the state of Penang is toll-free due to heavy usage by local commuters to access Penang Bridge. In the vicinity of Ipoh, the section between Jelapang and Ipoh South features a local-express lane system.

This is the longest expressway in Peninsular Malaysia.

Route description

The expressway begins at the Malaysia–Thailand border at Bukit Kayu Hitam in Kedah, where the road continues as Phetkasem Road in Thailand. The expressway proceeds southwards through the states of Kedah, Penang, Perak and Selangor, where it terminates at its interchange with the New Klang Valley Expressway, also designated as route E1. While kilometre readings are taken from north to south, exits are numbered in reverse, from south to north. PLUS Expressways, previously Projek Lebuhraya Utara–Selatan (PLUS) formed in 1986, operates and maintains the expressway. The concession is scheduled to end on 31 December 2038.^[1]

Features

Notable features

The main features of the expressway include the Penang Bridge which is Malaysia's second longest bridge, Sungai Perak Bridge (Jambatan Sultan Azlan Shah), Menora Tunnel and the North-South Expressway Monument at Rawang Rest and Service Area (R&R) (North bound).

The Gopeng-Tapah section is the most expensive section of the North-South Expressway network. It can be considered a dangerous stretch.

There are two dangerous stretches along the expressway, the Changkat Jering-Ipoh North (Jelapang) and Gopeng-Tapah sections.

The Gopeng Rural Transformation Centre (RTC) Rest and Service Area (RSA) is the first expressway RTC rest and service area in Malaysia. The RTC rest and service area is located near Simpang Pulai Layby north bound of the North–South Expressway Northern Route.

Restricted routes for heavy vehicles

During workdays or peak hours. There is a restricted routes at the North–South Expressway Northern Route from Rawang (South) to Bukit Lanjan. Heavy vehicles (except buses and tankers) with laden and unladen heavy vehicles weighing 10,000 kg or more are not allowed to enter the expressway between 6:30 am until 9:30 am on Monday to Friday (except public holidays). A compound fines will be issued to heavy vehicles which flouted the rule.

Recent developments

Kuala Lumpur-Penang Through Traffic (Ipoh North (Jelapang) - Ipoh South local-express lanes)

The Jelapang and Ipoh South toll plazas were demolished in 2009 to make a non-stop route across Ipoh. This was achieved through the construction of two local-express lanes for each side, which are only accessible via Exit 138 Ipoh South Exit (for northbound traffic) and Exit 141 Ipoh North Exit (for southbound traffic). The toll plazas in Ipoh were therefore relocated at each ends of the local-express lanes.

Upon approaching either of the two exits, the exit signs showing Ipoh are written in large typefaces in contrast with the standard exit signs, to remind highway users especially northbound drivers intending to enter Ipoh via Exit 138 Ipoh South Exit, as the next exit is Exit 143 Kuala Kangsar Exit, covering a lengthy distance of 34-kilometre (21 mi) between these two exits, whilst passing through the Menora Tunnel.

The decision to demolish both toll plazas was made as a result of accidents which happened at Jelapang toll plaza. Since the toll plaza was opened on 28 September 1987, there were many accident cases which involved brake failure in heavy vehicles due to difficult braking when proceeding downhill to the toll plaza. On 7 June 2008, the new Ipoh North toll plaza (South bound) replacing old Jelapang toll plaza opened to traffic, followed by north bound on 15 August 2008. Beginning 11:00 am on 14 July 2009, the Kuala Lumpur-Penang tolled section opened to traffic. With the opening of the 14.7-kilometre (9.1 mi) between Ipoh North (Jelapang) and Ipoh South stretch, highway users no longer stop for toll transactions at the Ipoh North and Ipoh South Toll Plazas.~ The runaway truck ramp is also provided in two locations in Jelapang and Menora.

Six-lane widening works

Phase 1: Rawang-Tanjung Malim

The 6-lane stretch which run from Kuala Lumpur (including New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE)) to Rawang Interchange Exit 117 expanded until Tanjung Malim Interchange Exit 121 Works were completed during the fall of 2015.

Phase 2: Tanjung Malim-Slim River

Meanwhile, the next phase of these works, the 6-lane stretch was expanded from Tanjung Malim Interchange Exit 121 to Slim River Interchange Exit 126.

Exit 117 Sungai Buaya Interchange

An interchange at Sungai Buaya, Selangor, between Rawang and Bukit Beruntung Interchange was constructed between 2011 and 2013. This new interchange was opened to traffic on 10 January 2014.

Exit 152 Alor Pongsu Interchange

An interchange at Alor Pongsu, Perak, between Bandar Baharu and Bukit Merah Interchange was opened on 7 June 2016.

Fourth lane addition

In July 2010, the operator, PLUS Expressways, announced that the government had awarded contracts to build a fourth lane on a stretch from Rawang to Jalan Duta. The construction was completed in late 2015.

 

Exit 158 of expressway

The zeroth kilometre point of the entire expressway is located at the Malaysia-Thailand border.

Bukit Kayu Hitam to Sungai Dua, Butterworth

The expressway begins at the Bukit Kayu Hitam checkpoint in Kedah, where across the border in Thailand the road continues as Phetkasem Road. The expressway proceeds southwards concurrently along the old Federal Route 1, which has not been upgraded and is still a limited-access road. The first grade-separated interchange, which is with route 194, provides access to the northwestern state of Perlis. The route then enters the heart of the town of Changlun, where it intersects with a few local roads with traffic lights. South from the town are several rural villages with residential roads intersecting with the expressway.

Just to the north of the town of Jitra, route 1 continues southwards while the expressway bends southeast to bypass the said town, marking the end of the concurrency and the start of the controlled-access highway proper. Just to the east of the town is the Jitra Toll Plaza, where a one-time payment is made. After the toll plaza the expressway continues southwest, entering the district of Kota Setar and interchanging with route 1 near Kepala Batas. Shortly south is the Hutan Kampung Toll Plaza, where ticket tolling begins. The expressway runs east of the city of Alor Setar, where it makes two interchanges with the Sultanah Bahiyah Highway (route 255), both leading to aforementioned city.

Past the city, route 1 returns to run parallel to the expressway, both running southeasterly to enter the district of Pendang, where the expressway interchanges with a local route leading east to the town of the same name. Proceeding southeast, the expressway enters the Kuala Muda district. It interchanges once in Gurun, bends southwest, then interchanges twice again near Sungai Petani, once to the northeast of the town and once to the southeast. The expressway crosses the bridge over the Muda River, which marks the border between the states of Kedah and Penang. The expressway reaches the town of Bertam, where route 1 deviates westwards from parallelism with the expressway. Further southwest is the Sungai Dua Toll Plaza, where the ticket system ends and the toll-free section begins. The expressway interchanges south of the plaza, just to the west of Sungai Dua. This interchange marks one terminus of the Butterworth Outer Ring Road (expressway 17), which goes west towards Bagan Ajam. After this interchange the expressway widens to six lanes and the urban speed limit of 90 km/h applies. The expressway then crosses the Perai River.^[2]

Butterworth and Bandar Baharu

From this point the expressway enters Seberang Perai Tengah, running southwesterly along the east side of Butterworth, where it makes several important interchanges, including Jalan Permatang Pauh (route 3111) leading to Permatang Pauh, the Butterworth–Kulim Expressway (expressway 15) towards Kulim and Gerik in Kedah, expressway 17 and route 1 in Perai (this is where the other end of E17 is located) as well as the Penang Bridge (expressway 36) towards the island and capital. Here the expressway bends southeast away from the coast, going towards and interchanging at the Perai Industrial Area and Juru. After Juru, the road narrows back to four lanes, followed by the Juru Toll Plaza, where the second ticket system begins. The expressway then enters Seberang Perai Selatan.

The expressway interchanges with route 149 at Bukit Tambun, connecting several industrial areas nearby. Close by at Batu Kawan, the Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge (expressway 28) terminates on this expressway, connecting Bandar Cassia as well as the southwest district on the island. The last interchange in Penang is with route 1 at Jawi. The expressway then briefly re-enters the state of Kedah to interchange at Bandar Baharu, serving itself, Parit Buntar just across the border at Perak, as well as the rest of southernmost Kedah.^[2]

Alor Pongsu to Ipoh

Across the Kerian River is the Kerian district in Perak, where a new interchange with route 147 at Alor Pongsu is being constructed. The expressway then briefly winds eastwards, then southwards, to meet Bukit Merah. The expressway continues directly southwards into Larut, Matang dan Selama, interchanging again with route 1 as well as 3146 to the northwest of Taiping. Gently, the expressway winds southeast towards Changkat Jering, where it interchanges with route 60. From here, the expressway heads east through a cutting where the expressway and route 1 briefly run side by side. The route continues towards the district and town of Kuala Kangsar, interchanging at the terminus of route 76, which plies the rural areas of central northern Perak.

 

The Menora Tunnel

At this point route 1 deviates northwards to go around a hill that is part of the Tenasserim Hills cluster. The expressway proceeds towards the hill, going across the Perak River below the Sultan Azlan Shah Bridge. After the river the expressway goes uphill, through the Menora Tunnel that is about 800 metres (870 yards) long, then downhill into the Kinta Valley. Here, the Ipoh local-express system, constructed in 2008, begins, where all traffic bound for Ipoh or its vicinity is segregated. Southbound commuters entering the local lanes pay the toll/tap out of the ticket system at the Ipoh North Toll Plaza, while northbound motorists merging in from the local lanes collect the ticket/tap into the system. Proceeding southeast through the heart of Ipoh, the expressway's local lanes interchange with several local roads as well as route 1, which begins to run parallel to the expressway again. The system ends to the south of Tambun, where commuters on the southbound local lanes collect their tickets or tap into the system at the Ipoh South Toll Plaza, while northbound motorists entering the local lanes pay their tolls.^[2]

Simpang Pulai to Bukit Lanjan

Leaving the city, the expressway bends southwest to close the gap between the two parallel routes, effectively interchanging with the route at Simpang Pulai. Bending back southeast the expressway interchanges again with route 1 at the town of Gopeng after crossing into the Kampar district. The expressway then cuts through another hill, passing by Gua Tempurung (a cave). The cutting ends in the Batang Padang district just before the next interchange at Tapah with route 59, which connects directly to Cameron Highlands. Heading southwards, the expressway interchanges with a local road at Bidor. Further south within the same district, the expressway interchanges with route 1 thrice – at Sungkai, Slim River and Behrang.

While going southeast, the expressway crosses the Bernam River into the state of Selangor. Despite this, the next interchange, the final one with route 1, mainly serves Tanjung Malim over in the previous state. From this point, route 1 leaves the vicinity of the expressway as the expressway goes southwards and the federal route goes southeast. The expressway interchanges with several rural roads at Lembah Beringin, Bukit Tagar, the Bukit Beruntung industrial area and at Sungai Buaya. Going southwards, the expressway leaves the Hulu Selangor district into the Gombak district, where it interchanges near the Rawang industrial area with route 3209. Shortly after, the Guthrie Corridor Expressway (expressway 35) begins as an interchange on this expressway. On the last segment, the expressway interchanges with a road next to the Sungai Buloh Hospital, crosses into the Petaling district, interchanges with the Sungai Buloh Highway (route 54) at Sungai Buloh, and finally terminates at its interchange with the New Klang Valley Expressway (which is also designated the route number E1) near Segambut in the north-western part of the Federal Territory Kuala Lumpur.^[2]

Restricted routes for heavy vehicles

As the route joins with the New Klang Valley Expressway, a restricted route has been implemented on the North–South Expressway Northern Route between Sungai Buloh and Bukit Lanjan during workdays or peak hours. Heavy vehicles (except buses and tankers) with laden and unladen heavy vehicles weighing 10,000 kg or more are not allowed to enter the expressway between 6:30 am until 9:30 am on Monday to Friday (except public holidays). A compound fine will be issued to heavy vehicles which flout the rule.^[3]

Speed limits

Most of the expressway enforces a maximum speed limit of 110 km/h (68 mph).^[1] Signed exceptions include:

• 60 km/h (37 mph) when approaching any toll plaza
• 90 km/h (56 mph) on the route 1 concurrency (from Bukit Kayu Hitam to Jitra North) due to the presence of at-grade intersections
• 90 km/h (56 mph) on the Penang toll-free section (from Sungai Dua to Juru) due to heavy urban traffic
• 80 km/h (50 mph) between Kuala Kangsar and Jelapang where the expressway goes uphill, through a tunnel and then downhill
• 90 km/h (56 mph) on express lanes and 70 km/h (43 mph) on local lanes in the Ipoh local-express system; and
• 90 km/h (56 mph) on the stretch passing through Gua Tempurung, between Gopeng and Tapah.

There are no signed minimum speed limits.

Tolls

 

Sungai Buaya Toll Plaza

 

Sungai Buloh Toll Plaza

Most of the expressway maintains a ticket system (closed system) of tolling. The expressway however also has two toll plazas using the barrier toll system (open system) at the Bukit Kayu Hitam checkpoint (demolished and takeover by JKR Kedah^[4]) and at Jitra.^[5] The ticket system from Juru southwards uses an integrated system of tolling that also applies to the New Klang Valley Expressway, North–South Expressway Central Link and North–South Expressway Southern Route; it is possible to travel from Juru on this expressway to Skudai, Johor on the North–South Expressway Southern Route without leaving the toll system.^[6][7] A separate ticket system is in place between Hutan Kampung and Sungai Dua, due to the toll-free section in Penang. The toll rate for the ticket system for passenger cars excluding taxis as of 2011 is 13.6 sen per kilometre. On 1 January 2018, Toll collection at Bukit Kayu Hitam has demolished.^[8]

Starting from 26 April 2017, all 72 toll plazas from Skudai to Juru no longer accept cash payment and have adopted Full Electronic Toll Collections, as part of an initiative to facilitate faster toll transactions across all PLUS highways.^[9]

Toll rates

Jitra 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))	1.31
2	Vans and other small goods vehicles (Vehicles with two axles and five or six wheels (excluding buses))	2.30
3	Large Trucks (Vehicles with three or more axles (excluding buses))	3.10
4	Taxis	0.65
5	Buses	0.98

Hutan Kampung-Sungai Dua 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))	10.66
2	Vans and other small goods vehicles (Vehicles with two axles and five or six wheels (excluding buses))	19.40
3	Large Trucks (Vehicles with three or more axles (excluding buses))	25.80
4	Taxis	5.41
5	Buses	8.03

Juru-Jalan Duta 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))	35.51
2	Vans and other small goods vehicles (Vehicles with two axles and five or six wheels (excluding buses))	64.90
3	Large Trucks (Vehicles with three or more axles (excluding buses))	86.50
4	Taxis	17.71
5	Buses	26.57

Services

Emergency assistance and information services

Orange emergency telephones/callboxes are located every two kilometres along the entire expressway, as with every other expressway in the PLUS expressway network.^[1] Alternatively, commuters may dial the toll-free number 1 800 88 0000 on their mobile phones. Both will connect to the PLUS traffic monitoring centre in Subang where commuters may request for traffic information or roadside assistance.^[10] The highway patrol and roadside assistance teams are known as PLUSRonda. They provide free first responder services including small fixes for broken down vehicles, towing and also act as traffic police when there is an incident.^[11] They are also given auxiliary police powers.^[1]

PLUS also provides traffic information to commuters through variable-message signs located on some sections of the expressway, and on Twitter @plustrafik in Malay.^[1][12] Major radio stations in Peninsular Malaysia also broadcast traffic updates for the expressway.

Rest areas

The North–South Expressway northern route has 12 full rest areas (which includes one overhead bridge restaurant), 23 laybys and one vista point (scenic area) total along both directions of the expressway. Every rest area and layby includes, as a bare minimum, car parks and public toilets. Most laybys also include public telephones and a small rest hut. Depending on location, laybys can also include petrol stations, a surau, and rarely, food courts, independently operated restaurants as well as automated teller machines. Full rest and service areas have all of the above services and are much larger, so they can accommodate more services. Several rest areas also have small inns, and most have complimentary Wi-Fi services.^[13][14] Vista points only have car parks and is meant for commuters to enjoy the scenery at that location.^[15] Laybys are found every 25 to 50 kilometres, while full rest areas are found every 80 to 100 kilometres. The only vista point on this expressway is in Ipoh.

History

Main article: North–South Expressway (Malaysia) § History

The North–South Expressway northern route, being part of the larger North–South Expressway network, was constructed in phases simultaneously with the south section. The first segment on this expressway, from Bukit Kayu Hitam to Jitra, was opened on 1 April 1985, originally as part of Federal Route 1. The first controlled-access highway segment, from Ipoh to Changkat Jering, was opened by the then Sultan of Perak, Azlan Shah on 28 September 1987.^{[citation needed]}

The expressway's portion between Rawang and Tanjung Malim, divided into the Rawang to Sungai Selangor section and the Sungai Selangor to Tanjung Malim section, was constructed by Ho Hup Construction Co Sdn Bhd and Panzana Enterprise; the latter company was a fully Bumiputra-owned contractor. The former section began construction in November 1989 while the latter section began on 1 March 1990; expected to be completed in August 1992.^[16]

The 19 km section between Tapah and Kampung Sahum in Perak was constructed by IJM Corporation Berhad and Syarikat Semangat Bersatu; the latter being a Bumiputra-owned construction company. Construction began in January 1991 and was expected to be completed by December 1993.^[17]

The expressway was completed on 5 February 1994 with the opening of the last segment from Juru to Changkat Jering and the opening ceremony for both this expressway and the south section was held on 8 September 1994.^{[citation needed]} The order of construction came under criticism by observers because sections with low traffic were constructed first, while sections with heavy traffic were constructed last.^[18]

Junction list

State	District	km	Exit	Name	Destinations	No. of lanes	Speed limit	Notes
Malaysia-Thailand border Through to     AH2 Phetkasem Road
Kedah	Kubang Pasu	0.0		Bukit Kayu Hitam Duty Free Complex	Bukit Kayu Hitam Duty Free Complex -	Four	60 km/h	3-way at-grade intersection Northern terminus of concurrency with   FT 1
			T/P	Bukit Kayu Hitam Toll Plaza Bukit Kayu Hitam Checkpoint	Toll operation discontinued
				Bukit Kayu Hitam I/S	Bukit Kayu Hitam town center		90 km/h	4-way intersection
				Padang Donan I/S	K100 Jalan Padang Donan – Kampung Padang Donan			3-way intersection
				Changlun I/C	FT 194 Changlun-Kuala Perlis Highway – Changlun, Kangar, Arau, Padang Besar, Kuala Perlis, Langkawi (via ferry),   FT 276 Sintok, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM)			Cloverleaf interchange
				Titi Kerbau I/S	K6 Jalan Titi Kerbau – Changlun			3-way intersection
				Changlun Town I/S	K102 Jalan Kodiang – Kodiang, Kedah Matriculation College  K252 Jalan Lama Changlun – Sintok, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM)			4-way intersection
				Asun I/S	K266 Jalan Asun – Changkat Nibong, Kubang Pasu			3-way intersection
			182B	Jitra North I/C	FT 1 Darul Aman Highway – Jitra			Southern terminus of concurrency with   FT 1
			182B	Jitra North I/C	K109 Kedah State Route 109 – Jitra, Malau, Padang Panjang		110 km/h
			BR	Sungai Ibor bridge
			T/P	Jitra Toll Plaza	Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID		60 km/h	Accepts contactless payments only (Touch 'n Go, MyRFID and SmartTAG)
		30.5	L/B	Kepala Batas L/B	Kepala Batas L/B -		110 km/h	Northbound
			181	Jitra South I/C	K116 Kedah State Route 116 – Jitra, Bandar Darul Aman, Wang Tepus, Bukit Kunyit
	Kota Setar		180	Kepala Batas I/C	FT 1 Darul Aman Highway – Kepala Batas  , Anak Bukit, Hutan Kampung, Sultan Abdul Halim Airport
		38.8	L/B	Hutan Kampung L/B	Hutan Kampung L/B -			Southbound
			T/P	Hutan Kampung Toll Plaza	Touch 'n Go SmartTAGMyRFID		60 km/h	Accepts contactless payments only (Touch 'n Go, MyRFID and SmartTAG)
			178	Alor Setar North I/C	FT 255 Sultanah Bahiyah Highway – Alor Setar, Langgar, Anak Bukit, Pokok Sena, Kangar, Arau,		No Limit (110 Advisory)
			BR	Sungai Kedah bridge
			177	Alor Setar South I/C	FT 255 Sultanah Bahiyah Highway – Alor Setar, Kuala Kedah, Langkawi (via ferry), Kangar, Arau,
	Pendang		175	Pendang I/C	K133 Jalan Pendang-Kota Sarang Semut – Pendang, Kota Sarang Semut, Sungai Tiang
		65.0	L/B	Bukit Ko'bah L/B	Bukit Ko'bah L/B -			Southbound
	Kuala Muda	80.6	RSA	Gurun RSA	Gurun RSA -                 Shell, Petron			Southbound
		81.1	RSA	Gurun RSA	Gurun RSA -                 Caltex			Northbound
			173	Gurun I/C	FT 175 Federal Route 175 - Gurun, Guar Chempedak, Bedong, Yan, Jeniang, Sik, Gunung Jerai
			BR	Sungai Bongkok bridge
			BR	Sungai Tok Pawang bridge
			BR	Sungai Getah bridge
			BR	Sungai Lalang bridge
			170	Sungai Petani North I/C	FT 257 Jalan Lencongan Barat – Sungai Petani, Sungai Lalang, Baling, Kuala Ketil, Merbok, Lembah Bujang
			BR	Sungai Petani bridge
			168	Sungai Petani South I/C	FT 257 Jalan Lencongan Barat – Sungai Petani, Baling, Kuala Ketil, Kupang, Pantai Merdeka  , Kota Kuala Muda
		113.5	L/B	Tikam Batu L/B	Tikam Batu L/B -			Southbound
Penang	Seberang Perai Utara		BR	Sungai Muda bridge	Kedah - Penang
		116.0	L/B	Sungai Muda L/B	Sungai Muda L/B -			Northbound
			166	Bertam I/C	P123 Jalan Tun Hamdan Sheikh Tahir – Bertam, Kepala Batas, Tikam Batu, Tasek Gelugur,
			T/P	Sungai Dua Toll Plaza	Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID		60 km/h
			165	Sungai Dua I/C	Butterworth Outer Ring Road Butterworth Outer Ring Road – Bagan Ajam, Raja Uda  P198 Jalan Sungai Dua – Sungai Dua, Butterworth,	Six	90 km/h
	Seberang Perai Tengah		BR	Sungai Perai bridge
			BR	Sungai Sama Gagah bridge
			164	Permatang Pauh I/C	P7 Jalan Permatang Pauh – Butterworth, Permatang Pauh, Kubang Semang
			163	Seberang Jaya I/C	Butterworth–Kulim Expressway   AH140 Butterworth-Kulim Expressway – Butterworth, George Town (via ferry), Kulim, Baling, Gerik
			BR	Sungai Kubang Semang bridge
			162	Perai I/C	FT 1 Jalan Bahru – Perai, Butterworth, George Town (via ferry), Bukit Mertajam, Kulim, Lunas, Gerik,
			161	Penang Bridge I/C	Penang Bridge Penang Bridge – George Town, Air Itam, Balik Pulau, Batu Ferringhi, Tanjung Bungah, Tanjung Tokong, Jelutong, Gelugor, Penang Hospital
				Jalan Perusahaan I/C	P17 Jalan Perusahaan Perai – Perai Industrial Area
		141.6	L/B	Juru L/B	Juru L/B -           Petronas Caltex			Northbound
		141.8	L/B	Juru L/B	Juru L/B -           Petron Shell			Southbound
			160	Juru I/C	Jalan Kebun Nenas – Juru, Bukit Mertajam	Four
			T/P	Juru Toll Plaza	Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID		60 km/h
			BR	Sungai Bukit Minyak bridge			No Limit (110 Advisory)
	Seberang Perai Selatan		BR	Sungai Junjung bridge
			158	Bukit Tambun I/C	FT 149 Federal Route 149 – Bukit Tambun, Batu Kawan, Simpang Ampat
		154.0	157	Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge I/C	Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge (Penang Second Bridge) – Bandar Cassia, Batu Kawan, Bayan Lepas, Batu Maung, George Town, Balik Pulau, Gelugor, Jelutong, Penang International Airport
		158.0	L/B	Sungai Bakap L/B	Sungai Bakap L/B -           Shell Petronas Petron			Southbound
		158.2	L/B	Sungai Bakap L/B	Sungai Bakap L/B -			Northbound
			BR	Sungai Bakap bridge
			BR	Sungai Jawi bridge
			156	Jawi I/C	FT 1 Federal Route 1 – Nibong Tebal, Jawi, Sungai Bakap
Kedah	Bandar Baharu		153	Bandar Baharu I/C	FT 136 Federal Route 136 – Bandar Baharu, Parit Buntar, Serdang,
Perak	Kerian		BR	Sungai Kerian bridge	Perak - Kedah border
			BR	Sungai Sama Gagah bridge
		179.6	L/B	Alor Pongsu L/B	Alor Pongsu L/B -			Southbound
		179.9	L/B	Alor Pongsu L/B	Alor Pongsu L/B -			Northbound
		181.0	152	Alor Pongsu I/C	FT 147 Federal Route 147 – Alor Pongsu, Bagan Serai, Selama, Kuala Kurau,
			BR	Sungai Kurau bridge
			150	Bukit Merah I/C	A111 Jalan Bukit Merah – Bukit Merah, Selama, Bagan Serai, Kuala Kurau, Simpang Ampat Semanggol,
		194.6	RSA	Gunung Semanggol RSA	Gunung Semanggol RSA -                 Petronas Petron			Southbound
		196.0	RSA	Gunung Semanggol RSA	Gunung Semanggol RSA -                 Petron			Northbound
	Larut, Matang dan Selama		BR	Sungai Sepetang bridge
			148	Taiping North I/C	FT 1 Federal Route 1 – Taiping, Kamunting, Tupai, Matang, Taiping Zoo Bukit Larut
			BR	Sungai Jebong Kanan bridge
		212.6	L/B	Taiping L/B	Taiping L/B -			Southbound
		213.0	L/B	Taiping L/B	Taiping L/B -			Northbound
			BR	Sungai Larut bridge
			146	Changkat Jering I/C	FT 1 Federal Route 1 – Changkat Jering, Taiping, Simpang, Matang, Kuala Setepang, Bukit Gantang, Tupai, Taiping Zoo, Padang Rengas   FT 60 Federal Route 60 – Temerlok, Pantai Remis, Segari    West Coast Expressway – Beruas, Sitiawan, Terong, Temerok, Ayer Tawar, Lumut, Pantai Remis, Changkat Keruing, Seri Manjung, Teluk Intan, Sabak Bernam, Kuala Selangor, Jeram, Banting, Klang.
		224.8	RSA	Bukit Gantang RSA	Bukit Gantang RSA -                 Caltex Petron			Southbound
		226.0	RSA	Bukit Gantang RSA	Bukit Gantang RSA -                 Caltex			Northbound
	Kuala Kangsar		BR	Sungai Dal bridge
		241.4	143	Kuala Kangsar I/C	FT 1 Federal Route 1 – Kuala Kangsar (ROYAL TOWN), Padang Rengas   FT 76 Federal Route 76 – Lenggong, Gerik, Pengklan Hulu, Padang Rengas, Enggor, Baling, Jeli, Tanah Merah, Pasir Mas, Kota Bahru,
		249.0	BR	Sungai Perak bridge Jambatan Sultan Azlan Shah		Length: 360 m
		249.3	RSA	Sungai Perak RSA	Sungai Perak RSA -                 Petronas	Both bounds
				Runaway truck ramp		Five	80 km/h	Northbound 3 lanes southbound
	Kinta		TN	Menora Tunnel		Four		Length: 800 m Maximum clearance: 4.75 m Both bounds
		263.0	V/P	Ipoh V/P	VMenora Vista Point -	Five		Northbound 3 lanes northbound
		268.0		Runaway truck ramp				Southbound 3 lanes northbound
			141	Ipoh Toll Plaza	FT 240 Ipoh North–Ipoh South Local Express Lane	Eight (4 collector, 4 express)	90 km/h (70 km/h on collector lanes)	Northern terminus of collector-express lane system
			T/P	Jelapang Toll Plaza	Toll operation discontinued			Access to interchanges only possible via collector lanes
			4 (141)	Meru Raya I/C (Jelapang I/C)	East  A1 Jalan Jelapang – Bandar Meru Raya, Jelapang, Ipoh, Lumut, Pulau Pangkor West  A1 Jalan Jelapang – Jelapang, Ipoh, Lumut, Pulau Pangkor
		268.7 271.0	3 (140)	Ipoh North I/C	FT 1 Jalan Kuala Kangsar – Ipoh, Chemor, Bercham, Tasek, Sungai Siput
		273.0	BR	Sungai Kinta bridge
		276.0	2 (139)	Ipoh South I/C	FT 1 Jalan Tasek – Ipoh, Tasek, Sungai Siput, Tanjung Rambutan, Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta
		276.2	1 (138)	Tambun I/C	A13 Jalan Tambun – Ipoh, Tambun, Tanjung Rambutan, Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta
			T/P	Ipoh South Toll Plaza
			138	Ipoh Toll Plaza	FT 239 Ipoh North–Ipoh South Local Express Lane			Southern terminus of collector-express lane system
		286.9	137	Simpang Pulai I/C	FT 1 Jalan Gopeng – Simpang Pulai, Ipoh, Batu Gajah, Cameron Highlands, Gua Musang, Kuala Lipis, Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP)  , Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR)	Four	130 km/h
			BR	Sungai Raya bridge
		290.4	L/B RSA	Simpang Pulai L/B Gopeng Rural Transformation Centre (RTC) RSA	Simpang Pulai L/B -                 Petronas   Gopeng Rural Transformation Centre (RTC) RSA -       Singgah Food Court         Mydin, Agro Mall			Northbound
		290.4	L/B	Simpang Pulai L/B	Simpang Pulai L/B -                 Petronas			Southbound
	Kampar		135	Gopeng I/C	FT 1 Federal Route 1 – Gopeng, Jeram, Batu Gajah, Kampar, Malim Nawar, Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP)  , Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR)
			BR	Sungai Kampar bridge		Five	90 km/h	3 lanes southbound
		301.4	L/B	Gua Tempurung L/B	Gua Tempurung L/B -			Southbound
			BR	Gua Tempurung viaduct		Six
			BR	Gua Tempurung viaduct			No Limit (110 Advisory)
			BR	Sungai Dipang bridge
			BR	Sungai Lah bridge
	Batang Padang		132	Tapah I/C	FT 59 Federal Route 59 – Tapah, Kampar, Temoh, Chenderiang, Cameron Highlands, Teluk Intan, Kuala Woh Waterfall
			BR	Sungai Cherok bridge
			BR	Sungai Batang Padang bridge
		331.2	RSA	Tapah RSA	Tapah RSA -                 Shell, BH, Petrol			Southbound
		332.3	RSA	Tapah RSA	Tapah RSA -                 Petronas, Shell			Northbound
			BR	Sungai Gempa bridge
			BR	Sungai Gedong bridge
			130	Bidor I/C	A132 Jalan Kampung Poh – Bidor, Teluk Intan, Langkap, Lumut, Pulau Pangkor
			BR	Sungai Bidor bridge
			BR	Sungai Kelau bridge
		347.4	L/B	Ladang Bikam L/B	Ladang Bikam L/B -           BHPetrol			Northbound
		347.4	L/B	Ladang Bikam L/B	Ladang Bikam L/B -			Southbound
			BR	Sungai Sungkai bridge
			128	Sungkai I/C	FT 1 Federal Route 1 – Sungkai, Trolak, Teluk Intan, Lumut, Pulau Pangkor
			BR	Sungai Trolak bridge
			126	Slim River I/C	FT 1 Federal Route 1 – Slim River, Slim, Trolak
			BR	Sungai Slim bridge
		382.8	L/B	Behrang L/B	Behrang L/B -			Southbound
383.2		L/B	Behrang L/B	Behrang L/B -	Northbound
		BR	Sungai Behrang bridge
390.0		124	Behrang I/C	FT 1 Federal Route 1 – Behrang, Tanjung Malim, Sabak Bernam, Proton City, Sungai Bil Waterfall
Selangor	Hulu Selangor		BR	Sungai Bernam bridge	Perak - Selangor border
		396.4	L/B	Tanjung Malim L/B	Tanjung Malim L/B -               Shell			Northbound
		398.8	RSA	Ulu Bernam RSA	Ulu Bernam RSA -                 Petronas			Southbound
		399.8	121	Tanjung Malim I/C	FT 1 Federal Route 1 – Tanjung Malim, Bernam Jaya, Sabak Bernam, Proton City, Kuala Kubu Bharu, Bukit Fraser, Raub, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI)		120 km/h
			BR	Sungai Beletak bridge
			BR	Sungai Jerneh bridge
			120	Lembah Beringin I/C	B78 Jalan Kerling-Lembah Beringin – Lembah Beringin, Kuala Kubu Bharu, Kerling, Bukit Fraser, Raub, Kolej Yayasan UEM
			119	Bukit Tagar I/C	FT 228 Bukit Tagar Highway – Bukit Tagar, Sungai Tengi, Bestari Jaya (Batang Berjuntai), Universiti Industri Selangor (Unisel)
			BR	Sungai Selangor bridge
		428.0	118	Bukit Beruntung I/C	FT 3208 Jalan Bukit Beruntung – Bukit Beruntung, Serendah, Rasa, Batang Kali, Genting Highlands
			BR	Sungai Guntong bridge
		436.0	117	Sungai Buaya I/C	FT 1208 Jalan Sungai Buaya – Sungai Buaya, Serendah, Batang Kali, Genting Highlands
		436.4	L/B	Rawang L/B	Rawang L/B -			Southbound
			BR	Sungai Serendah bridge
	Gombak		BR	Sungai Rawang bridge
		440.0	RSA	Rawang RSA	Rawang RSA -                 Petronas, North-South Expressway Monument			Northbound
			RSA	The TWO				Planned
			116	Rawang I/C	B27   FT 3209 Jalan Rawang-Bestari Jaya – Rawang, Serendah, Batu Arang, Bestari Jaya (Batang Berjuntai), Universiti Industri Selangor (Unisel)	Eight	110 km/h
		444.0	115	Rawang South I/C	Guthrie Corridor Expressway Guthrie Corridor Expressway – Shah Alam, Bukit Jelutong, Puncuk Alam, Klang, Kuang, Kuala Selangor, Sekinchan, Sabak Bernam, Batu Arang, Selayang, KLIA , Seremban, Melaka, Johor Bahru.
		452.7	114	Sungai Buloh North I/C (Hospital Sungai Buloh I/C)	Jalan Hospital – Hospital Sungai Buloh, Sungai Buloh, Kepong, Selayang
		452.8	L/B	Sungai Buloh Truck L/B	Sungai Buloh Truck L/B -			Southbound
			BR	Sungai Cheumbong bridge
	Petaling		BR	Sungai Buloh viaduct Sungai Gasi bridge
			BR	12 MRT Putrajaya Line railway bridge
		456.0	113	Sungai Buloh I/C	FT 54 Jalan Sungai Buloh – Sungai Buloh, Kuala Selangor, Kepong, Selayang
			BR	Sungai Hampar bridge
			OBR	Sungai Buloh Overhead Bridge Restaurant	Sungai Buloh OBR -                 Petron			Both bounds
		460.0	111	Jalan Duta I/C	North–South Expressway Northern Route   AH2   AH141 New Klang Valley Expressway – Kuala Lumpur, Kuantan, Kuala Terengganu, Genting Highlands, Klang, Setia Alam, Shah Alam, Johor Bahru, Melaka, Seremban, Subang, Damansara, Kota Damansara, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)
1.000 km=0.621 mi; 1.000 mi=1.609 km   Concurrency terminus   Incomplete access   Unopened

Toll-free local-express lanes section (Ipoh North – Ipoh South)

See also: Ipoh North–Ipoh South Local Express Lane

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
	141	Ipoh North Toll Plaza Exit	North    North–South Expressway Northern Route   AH2 North-South Expressway Northern Route Maximum height limit 4.5 m Alor Star (Langkawi Island) Penang Kuala Kangsar	Enter/Exit the tolled expressway
North–South Expressway Northern Route   AH2 North–South Expressway Northern Route Toll free local-express lanes (Ipoh North (Jelapang) - Ipoh South) Start/End of toll free local-express lanes sections
FT 240 0   FT 239 --   North–South Expressway Northern Route 268.7	4 (141)	Meru Raya Interchange (Jelapang Interchange) PMR	A1 Jelapang   FT 1 Ipoh   FT 5 Lumut   FT 5 Pulau Pangkor	Parcelo interchange with toll plaza North bound
Ipoh North toll plaza IPU MyRFID Touch 'n Go SmartTAG North bound Closed toll system Collect PLUSTransit cards only
Ipoh North toll plaza IPU SmartTAG Touch 'n Go MyRFID South bound Closed toll system Pay a distance toll only
		Ipoh North toll plaza IPU TnG TAG   Customer Service Centre	TnG TAG   Customer Service Centre	South bound
FT 240 --   FT 239 --	4 (141)	Meru Raya Interchange) (Jelapang Interchange) PMR	North Persiaran Meru Raya Bandar Meru Raya  A1 Jelapang   FT 1 Ipoh   FT 5 Lumut   FT 5 Pulau Pangkor	Diamond interchange
FT 240 --   FT 239 --   North–South Expressway Northern Route 271   AH2 ---	3 (140)	Ipoh North Interchange IPU	North   FT 1 Chemor   FT 1 Bercham   FT 1 Sungai Siput South   FT 1 Ipoh city centre	Cloverleaf interchange
FT 240 --   FT 239 --   North–South Expressway Northern Route 272.8		Railway crossing bridge
FT 240 --   FT 239 --   North–South Expressway Northern Route 273   AH2 ---		Sungai Kinta Bridge
FT 240 --   FT 239 --   North–South Expressway Northern Route 276   AH2 ---	2(139)	Ipoh South Interchange IPS	FT 1 Ipoh  A13 Sungai Siput  A13 Tanjung Rambutan Hospital Bahagia	Trumpet interchange
FT 240 --   FT 239 --   North–South Expressway Northern Route 276.2	1 (138)	Tambun Interchange TBN	FT 1 Ipoh  A13 Tambun  A13 Tanjung Rambutan Hospital Bahagia	Parcelo interchange
FT 240 --   FT 239 --   North–South Expressway Northern Route 278   AH2 ---
FT 240 --   FT 239 0   North–South Expressway Northern Route 280   AH2 ---		Ipoh South toll plaza IPS TnG TAG   Customer Service Centre	TnG TAG   Customer Service Centre	North bound
Ipoh South toll plaza IPS MyRFID Touch 'n Go SmartTAG North bound Closed toll system Pay a distance toll only
281.1
Ipoh South toll plaza IPS SmartTAG Touch 'n Go MyRFID South bound Closed toll system Collect PLUSTransit cards only
North–South Expressway Northern Route   AH2 North–South Expressway Northern Route Toll free local-express lanes (Ipoh North (Jelapang) - Ipoh South) Start/End of toll free local-express lanes sections
	138	Ipoh South Toll Plaza Exit	South    North–South Expressway Northern Route   AH2 North-South Expressway Northern Route Kuala Lumpur Simpang Pulai	Enter/Exit the tolled expressway

References

1. "Frequently Asked Questions". PLUS Malaysia Berhad. Malaysia. from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
2. Microsoft; Nokia (9 January 2015). "North–South Expressway Northern Route (E1)" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
3. "Heavy vehicles banned from three NSE stretches during peak hours - Nation - The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my.
4. http://www.jkrkedah.gov.my/index.php/9-utama-jkr-kedah/category1/429-majlis-pemansuhan-tol-bukit-kayu-hitam
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6. "Download Toll Fare Table". PLUS Malaysia Berhad. Malaysia. from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
7. "Class 1 Toll Fares (passenger cars)". PLUS Malaysia Berhad. Malaysia. 1 January 2013. from the original on 9 December 20

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