Currently one of the most
important expressway in Malaysia is the North-South Expressway (NSE) which
starts at Bukit Kayu Hitam and ends in Johor Bharu covering a distance of 966
kilometers. The first section was the Kuala Lumpur-Seremban expressway. It was
opened in 1981 followed by Ipoh-Changkat Jering and Seremban-Air Keroh stretches opened in 1986. On 1st
October 1987, the closed toll system came into force. All section of the
North-South Expressway were completed and officially opened on the 8th
September 1994 by Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad.
The concession of the North-South
Expressway is awarded to Project Lebuhraya Utara Selatan Bhd (PLUS) who
collects toll and undertakes improvements and maintenance works.
Rest and service areas are
located roughly about every 60 km along interstate expressways. There are
overhead bridge restaurants overlooking the highway constructed as 1 stop
centre for travellers, one at 454.4 km near the Sungai Buluh interchange the other one at 210 km near Ayer
Keroh, Melakan. There are also 18 rest and service areas and 46 laybys along
the highway.
The NSE now uses both open and
closed system and can be paid by a pre-payment system such as SmartTag and
Touch n Go card.
The default National speed limit
on Malaysia expressway is 110km/h, but in certain areas a lower speed limit is
applied especially in large urban areas, crosswind, heavy traffic and in
dangerous mountainous routes. A speed of 60km/h is applied 1 km before toll
plaza.
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