Kajang-Seremban Highway

Malaysian expressway routebox
E--=MES-E|21
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Highway concessionaire's
Lebuhraya Kajang-Seremban Sdn. Bhd.
(Lekas)
"(former concessionaries known as Kajang-Seremban Highway Sdn Bhd (KASEH))"
length-km=44.3
direction=North→South
start=Kajang,
Selangor
destinations=Kuala Lumpur
Cheras
Semenyih
Pajam
Nilai
Mantin
Temiang
Kuala Klawang
end=Seremban,
Negeri Sembilan
starting-date=2002
completion-date=2009
interchanges=JKR|--- Kajang Bypass
JKR|1 Federal route 1
JKR|3265 Jalan Nilai-Pajam
JKR|86 Federal route 86
JKR|51 Federal route 51
Development Cost=
Number of lanes=4 lanes
Interchanges=8
Toll plazas=6
Asian Highway Network=none
Layby=Fact|date=February 2007
Rest and Service Area=2
Overhead Bridge Restaurant=
Vista Point=none
Highway tunnels=none
Type of roads=Tarmac
Toll systems=Closed toll systems

The Kajang-Seremban Highway, KASEH ( _ms. Lebuhraya Kajang Seremban), or LEKAS Highway MES-E|21 is a new Malaysian expressway connecting Kajang, Selangor to Seremban, Negeri Sembilan.

Overview

The 44.3 km expressway is designed to pass through Semenyih, Pajam, Mantin, Temiang and link to the Seremban Inner Ring Road. It will serve as an effective traffic dispersal for the highly congested Kajang and Seremban town centres

*The Highway Project has achieved several stages of completion.
*“Package 1A” from the SILK Interchange to Kajang South has been completed and opened to the public. *“Package 1B” from the Kajang Selatan Interchange to Pajam Interchange, earthworks and major drainage have been completed.
*“Packages 2A and 3” from Pajam Interchange to Paroi, all land acquisitions have been completed. Part of the alignment between Mantin Interchange and Setul Interchange has been approved for realignment.

History

The project was approved by the government in 1997 and the construction of the expressway began on 2002; however, the financial problems faced by the original concessionnaire, Kajang-Seremban Highway Sdn. Bhd. (Kaseh) had forced the construction works to be delayed. The project was revitalized in November 2006 after a takeover by a new concessionnaire, Lebuhraya Kajang-Seremban Sdn. Bhd. (Lekas), which 50% of the stake was held by IJM Corporation Berhad and the rest of the stake was held by the original concessionnaire, Kajang-Seremban Highway Sdn. Bhd. [http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news_business.php?id=228602 IJM Acquires 50 Percent Stake In Lekas] Bernama] This project is scheduled for completion by Dec 2009

The phase 1 of the expressway connecting Kajang South to Pajam was officialy opened on 22 August 2008. As a normal procedure to make users familiarize with the highway, the highway will be toll free for a month from opening. [cite news|title= Kajang-Pajam stretch to be opened on Aug 31| author=Charles Ferandez| url= http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2008/8/15/central/1792040&sec=central| publisher=The Star| date= 2008-08-15| accessdate=2008-08-16]

Controversies

Beams collapsed at Pajam Interchange

8 numbers of 40m beams collapsed during night beam launching.

Toll systems

:"For toll rates, See also Toll rates of the Kajang-Seremban Highway"The Kajang-Seremban Highway using closed toll system.

Toll Plaza Abbreviations

*KJS (2101) - KAJANG SOUTH INTERCHANGE
*SMN (2102) - SEMENYIH
*PJM (2103) - PAJAM
*MTN (2104) - MANTIN
*STL (2105) - SETUL
*AMP (2106) - AMPANGAN

List of Interchange

References

External links

* [http://www.ijm.com/ IJM]
* [http://www.ijm.com/infrastructure/toll/LEKAS/index.html LEKAS]