The Kajang-Seremban Highway, KASEH , or LEKAS Highway is an expressway in Malaysia connecting Kajang

Kajang

Kajang, is a town in the eastern part of Selangor, Malaysia. Kajang is the district capital of Hulu Langat. It is located from of Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur.The current locational gravity of growth in Kajang would be Sungai Chua...

, Selangor

Selangor

Selangor also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity") is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sembilan to the south and the Strait of Malacca to the west...

 to Seremban

Seremban

Seremban is the capital of the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan, located within the district of Seremban, one of the seven districts of Negeri Sembilan. The town's administration is run by the Seremban Municipal Council or Majlis Perbandaran Seremban...

, Negeri Sembilan

Negeri Sembilan

Negeri Sembilan, one of the 13 states that constitutes Malaysia, lies on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia, just south of Kuala Lumpur and borders Selangor on the north, Pahang in the east, and Malacca and Johor to the south....

. The speed limits on the expressway are 80 km/h (Kajang Perdana-Kajang South and Setul-Paroi) and 110 km/h (68 mph) (all other sections).

Overview

The 44.3 km (27.5 mi) expressway is designed to pass through Semenyih

Semenyih

Semenyih is a small town in Selangor, Malaysia, about 8 km southeast of Kajang along the Kajang-Seremban road. The meaning of the name of the town is not certain...

, Pajam

Pajam

Pajam is a small town in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia....

, Mantin

Mantin

Mantin is a town in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. It is under administration of Nilai District. It lies along the main road connecting Kajang and Seremban....

, Temiang and link to the Seremban Inner Ring Road

Seremban Inner Ring Road

Seremban Inner Ring Road ' is a new ring road in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.-List of interchange:...

. It serves as an effective traffic dispersal for the highly congested Kajang in Selangor to Seremban in Negeri Sembilan besides the North-South Expressway Southern Route and the Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway.

• 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.

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the expressway starts right after the Kajang Perdana Interchange which connects the expressway with the Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway

Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway

Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway, SILK, also known as Kajang SILK Highway is an expressway built to disperse and regulate the traffic flow in Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia. The expressway is to allow motorists to bypass the town centre of Kajang...

 and the Kajang Bypass

Kajang Bypass

Kajang Bypass, Federal route is a major highway bypass in Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.- Route background :The bypass's northern end is located after the Cheras-Kajang Expressway while its southern end is at the Kilometre Zero of the Kajang-Seremban Highway-Notable features:At most section, the...

 near Kajang

Kajang

Kajang, is a town in the eastern part of Selangor, Malaysia. Kajang is the district capital of Hulu Langat. It is located from of Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur.The current locational gravity of growth in Kajang would be Sungai Chua...

, Selangor

Selangor

Selangor also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity") is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sembilan to the south and the Strait of Malacca to the west...

.

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

IJM Corporation Berhad

IJM Corporation Berhad is a company in Malaysia. The name IJM is derived from the name of three different companies. "I" stands for IGB Construction Sdn Bhd, "J" stands for Jurutama Sdn Bhd, and "M" stands for Mudajaya Construction Sdn Bhd. These three companies were merged to form IJM...

 and the rest of the stake was held by the original concessionnaire, Kajang-Seremban Highway Sdn. Bhd. This project is scheduled for completion by December 2009

The phase 1 of the expressway connecting Kajang South to Pajam was officially opened on 23 August 2008. The main subcontractor was WCT, which then subcontracted the beam-manufacturing to Mudajaya. As a normal procedure to make users familiarize with the highway, the highway will be toll free for a month from opening.

The highway system was extended with the opening of Mantin toll plaza on 31 December 2008. Again, the main subcontractor was WCT, and the beam-manufacturer was Mudajaya. Most of the shorter beams like the Ms and Inverted Ts were manufactured at Mudajaya's production plant in Ijok, Selangor, whilst the longer and more "treacherous" I-beams were produced on the site itself. As per normal practice, the route was toll free until 30 January 2009.

On 1 March 2010, the Setul and Ampangan Interchange has been opened for traffic.

Features

• Six-lane carriageway from Kajang to Setul
• Medium to high speed limits of 80 km/h (Kajang Perdana-Kajang South and Setul-Paroi) and 110 km/h (all other sections)
• SOS emergency phone

Beams collapsed at Pajam Interchange

On the 27th September 2007, at around 11.45 pm., eight massive I-20 beams ( each weighing close to 70 tonnes ) collapsed in a domino fashion at BR. 7 ( approx. Ch.16,400 ), about just a km. from the Pajam Interchange. However, very fortunately, there were absolutely no casualties at all. In the subsequent 3 months following this incident, the Contractor constructed a 4 km. public by-pass road circumnavigating this BR 7 launch site, from the Federal Route FT3265, to the Pajam I/C, then onto the Pajam Toll Plaza, and coming out again at FT3265 nearer to NIlai Town, recast the 8 I-20 beams, and then re-launched them.
This BR 7 is now in service, and forms part of the LEKAS Highway.

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

Abbreviation	Exits	Name of Interchanges
KJS		KAJANG SOUTH
SMN		SEMENYIH
PJM		PAJAM
MTN		MANTIN
STL		SETUL
AMP		AMPANGAN
PAR		PAROI

List of Interchange

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			NORTH KAJANG BYPASS Kajang Bypass Kajang Bypass, Federal route is a major highway bypass in Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.- Route background :The bypass's northern end is located after the Cheras-Kajang Expressway while its southern end is at the Kilometre Zero of the Kajang-Seremban Highway-Notable features:At most section, the... Saujana Impian CHERAS-KAJANG EXPRESSWAY Kuala Lumpur Cheras
		KAJANG PERDANA INTERCHANGE	KAJANG DISPERSIAL LINK EXPRESSWAY NORTHEAST Sungai Long Balakong Sungai Besi Seri Kembangan SOUTHWEST Kuala Lumpur Seremban Putrajaya Cyberjaya Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)	Cloverleaf interchange
KAJANG BYPASS JKR border limit
KAJANG-SEREMBAN HIGHWAY Start/End of expressway Lekas border limit
0
		KAJANG SOUTH INTERCHANGE	NORTHWEST Kajang town centre SOUTHEAST Semenyih	Full cloverleaf interchange
		Kajang South toll plaza KJS		Kajang bound
Kajang South toll plaza KJS Closed toll system Collect transit card and pay a distance toll
		SEMENYIH INTERCHANGE SMN	Semenyih Beranang Bangi Dengkil	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
		Sungai Semenyih bridge
		Sungai Beranang bridge
		Sungai Chembong bridge
		Beranang rest and service area		North bound
		Beranang rest and service area		South bound
Selangor Darul Ehsan Hulu Langat district border
Selangor-Negeri Sembilan border
Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus Seremban district border
		Sungai Batang Benar bridge
		PAJAM INTERCHANGE PJM	Pajam Nilai Sepang Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY SOUTHERN ROUTE North-South Expressway Southern Route North–South Expressway Southern Route, is the southern route of the North–South Expressway, which is the longest expressway in Malaysia. It is connected by the , and continues on down south... Kuala Lumpur Johor Bahru	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
		Sungai Pajam bridge
		MANTIN INTERCHANGE MTN	Mantin Lenggeng	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
		Sungai Bangkung bridge
--
Setul toll plaza STL Closed toll system Collect transit card and pay a distance toll
		Setul toll plaza STL		Paroi bound
		Setul viaduct
		SETUL INTERCHANGE	Seremban town centre Temiang Port Dickson	Directional-T interchange
--				Start/End of six-lane carriageway
		Ampangan toll plaza AMP		Kajang bound
Ampangan toll plaza AMP Opened toll systems Pay toll
--				Start/End of six-lane carriageway
		AMPANGAN INTERCHANGE	NORTHEAST Kuala Klawang (Jelebu) SOUTHWEST Ampangan Seremban town centre Port Dickson	Parclo interchange
		Sungai Linggi bridge
--				Start/End of six-lane carriageway
		Taman Ampangan	Taman Ampangan Taman Bukit Ampangan Taman Margosa	LILO Right-in/right-out Right-in/right-out and left-in/left-out refer to a type of road intersection where turning movements of vehicles are restricted. A RIRO permits only right turns and a LILO permits only left turns. RIRO is usual where vehicles drive on the right, and LILO is usual where vehicles drive on the left...  junctions Paroi bound
		Taman Ampangan	Taman Ampangan Taman Bukit Ampangan Taman Margosa	LILO Right-in/right-out Right-in/right-out and left-in/left-out refer to a type of road intersection where turning movements of vehicles are restricted. A RIRO permits only right turns and a LILO permits only left turns. RIRO is usual where vehicles drive on the right, and LILO is usual where vehicles drive on the left...  junctions Kajang bound
--				Start/End of six-lane carriageway
		PAROI INTERCHANGE	WEST Seremban town centre Ampangan EAST Kuala Pilah Seri Menanti Ulu Bendol Recreational Forest	Signalised at-grade junction
KAJANG-SEREMBAN HIGHWAY Start/End of expressway Lekas border limit
JKR border limit
			SOUTH JALAN SENAWANG-PAROI Jalan Senawang-Paroi Jalan Senawang–Paroi or Persiaran Senawang 1, Federal Route is a dual-carriageway federal road in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Linking Paroi and Senawang, this dual-carriageway serves as the bypass of the Seremban town centre to Kuala Pilah and vice-versa... Senawang Rembau NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY SOUTHERN ROUTE North-South Expressway Southern Route North–South Expressway Southern Route, is the southern route of the North–South Expressway, which is the longest expressway in Malaysia. It is connected by the , and continues on down south... Kuala Lumpur Johor Bahru

External links

• IJM
• LEKAS