Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway

Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway
Lebuhraya Bertingkat Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang
Route information
Maintained by Prolintas
Length	24.4 km (15.2 mi)
Existed	2012–present
History	Opened in stages from: 2021 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 (DUKE)
Major intersections	Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH) Jalan Mamanda 11 B31 Jalan Ampang Jalan Bukit Indah Utama Jalan Taman Putra B62 Jalan Ampang-Hulu Langat Cheras–Kajang Expressway Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway
South end	Shah Alam Expressway at Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Bukit Jalil, Sri Petaling, Sungai Besi, Cheras, Pandan Indah, Hulu Langat, Ampang, Ulu Kelang
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Logo of the expressway with its route code

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.

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]

Class	Type of vehicles	Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
0	Motorcycles	Free
1	Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis	RM 2.30
2	Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses	RM 4.60
3	Vehicles with 3 or more axles	RM 6.90
4	Taxis	RM 1.20
5	Buses	RM 2.30

Interchange list

State	District	km	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
Through to FT 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
Selangor	Gombak		1912	Bukit Antarabangsa interchange	Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway – Sentul, Segambut, Jalan Duta, Mont Kiara, Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Ipoh	Elevated stacked interchange
				Hill View interchange	FT 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway	Southbound entrance only
			1911	Ulu Kelang interchange	Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway – Kuala Lumpur, KLCC	Northbound and southbound exits to west Northbound entrance from west
				Ampang Point interchange	Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway, Jalan Mamanda 11	Southbound entrance only
	Gombak–Hulu Langat district border			Sungai Ampang bridge
	Hulu Langat		1910	Pekan Ampang interchange	B31 Jalan Ampang – Kuala Lumpur, KLCC	Interchange Northbound exit only
				Ampang Toll Plaza	Touch 'n Go MyRFiD SmartTAG	Northbound
				Pekan Ampang interchange	B31 Jalan Ampang	Northbound entrance only
				Ampang Toll Plaza	Touch 'n Go MyRFiD SmartTAG	Southbound
			1909	Kosas interchange	Jalan Bukit Indah Utama – Taman Bukit Indah, Ampang, Taman Kosas	Northbound entrance and southbound exit only
			1908	Permai interchange	Jalan Taman Putra – Taman Tasik Tambahan	Northbound entrance and southbound exit only
			1907	Tasik Tambahan interchange	B52 Jalan Hulu Langat – Kampung Tasik Tambahan, Hulu Langat	Multi layer ribbons loop interchange with Y spilt Interchange Northbound exit and southbound entrance only
			RSA	Tasik Tambahan RSA	Tasik Tambahan RSA	Southbound Under planning
			1906	Bukit Teratai interchange	Jalan Teratai 1/2 – Taman Bukit Teratai, Pandan Indah	Ribbon loop interchange Southbound entrance and northbound exit only
				Bukit Teratai Toll Plaza	Touch 'n Go MyRFiD SmartTAG
				Elevated U-Turn	Bukit Teratai interchange	Southbound
				Jalan Bukit Segar Entrance	Jalan Bukit Segar	Entrance to both directions only
				Elevated U-Turn	Cheras Hartamas interchange, Cheras-Kajang interchange	Northbound
			1905	Cheras Hartamas interchange	Jalan Cheras Hartamas – Cheras, Taman Tayton	Southbound exit only
			1904	Cheras Kajang interchange	Cheras–Kajang Expressway – Kuala Lumpur, Cheras, Petaling Jaya, Kajang, Balakong, Seremban	Stack interchange Northbound entrances and southbound exits only Including southbound entrance from southeast
Kuala Lumpur			1903	Alam Damai interchange	Jalan Alam Damai – Alam Damai, Cheras	Stack triangle interchange
				Double decker carriageway	SUKE Administration Building	Northbound
				Alam Damai Toll Plaza	Touch 'n Go MyRFiD SmartTAG
			1902	Sungai Besi interchange	Sungai Besi Expressway – Terminal Bersepadu Selatan, City Centre, Pandan Indah, Sungai Besi, Seri Kembangan, Mines Resort City, Kajang	Interchange with elevated U-turn. No entry from south.
		—	1901	Sri Petaling interchange	Complex system (cloverleaf/stacked/trumpet) with flyover toward Salak Selatan / Bangsar / Kuala Lumpur Links: Shah Alam Expressway – Bandar Kinara, Puchong, USJ, Shah Alam, Klang Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway – Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya, Sungai Besi North–South Expressway Southern Route – Kajang, KLIA, Seremban, Malacca, Johor Bahru Jalan Merah Caga – KL Sports City, Bukit Jalil, Sri Petaling
Through to Shah Alam Expressway

External links

• Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway website

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.