Guthrie Corridor Expressway

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E35 Guthrie Corridor Expressway, GCE, (Malay: Lebuhraya Koridor Guthrie; Chinese: 牙直利走廊大道) is an expressway in Klang Valley, Selangor, Malaysia. It connects Shah Alam to Rawang. GCE is approximately 25 km (16 mi) (23 km (14 mi)) long on the Prolintas sections and 2 km (1.2 mi) on the PLUS Expressway sections).

Length25 km (16 mi)
Existed2003–present
HistoryCompleted in 2005
NorthendRawang
Quick facts Expressway 35, Route information ...
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Expressway 35
Guthrie Corridor Expressway
Lebuhraya Koridor Guthrie
牙直利走廊大道
GCE 1.jpg
Entering the highway via Elmina Interchange.
Route information
Maintained by Prolintas with its subsidiary Prolintas Expressway Sdn Bhd (PEX)
Length25 km (16 mi)
Existed2003–present
HistoryCompleted in 2005
Major junctions
North endRawang
Major intersections North–South Expressway Northern Route / AH2
Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway
FT 54 Federal Route 54
Damansara–Shah Alam Elevated Expressway
North–South Expressway Central Link / AH2
New Klang Valley Expressway / AH2 / AH141
FT 287 Federal Route 287
FT 286 Federal Route 286
South endShah Alam
Location
CountryMalaysia
Primary
destinations
Shah Alam, Klang, Rawang, Kuang, Lagong, Paya Jaras, Sungai Buloh, Subang, Bukit Jelutong
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Named after the corridor of estates where 80 percent of the land acquired was from the plantation company Guthrie Berhad (later merged in 2007 with two other two other companies to form Sime Darby), all project costs, including land acquisition of the expressway, were completely borne by the concessionaire. Today this expressway is owned by Prolintas and its subsidiary Prolintas Expressway Sdn Bhd.

The starting point of the highway or 'Kilometre Zero' is located at the Jalan Monfort intersection near Shah Alam.

History

Plans to build the 30 km-long expressway, named after Kumpulan Guthrie's corridor of estates in Selangor, began in late 1996. The expressway would be a way to speed up and link various developments around the corridor, including the Lagong satellite city and the Bukit Jelutong township. The construction of the expressway would cost between RM 300 million and RM 450 million and would be completed in three to four years. Kumpulan Guthrie had submitted an application to the federal government and was still negotiating with the Selangor state government.[1]

The proposal was revived in 2002 when Guthrie Berhad became a major shareholder of this project, apart from owning other businesses such as large plantations and property development projects. Construction started in 2003 and was completed in April 2005. It commenced operations in July that year.

In August 2007, GCE became a subsidiary of Prolintas Expressway Sdn Bhd, which is ultimately owned by PNB.

On 17 August 2023, a private plane carrying Pahang State Legislative Assembly member Johari Harun and seven other passengers crashed onto the highway, just outside the Elmina interchange. There were ten fatalities, including the passengers and two motorists.[2]

Features

GCE view from ELITE ramp.
  • Smooth access from Shah Alam to northern states without being trapped in common traffic jams in the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE).
  • Many oil palm estates with property development potential along this expressway.
  • Motorcycle lane, including a southbound flyover which passes above the Denai Alam exit, built as part of the DASH Highway construction project.
  • SOS emergency.
  • Competitive toll rate.
  • Speed limits are 90 km/h–110 km/h
  • Several rest areas (R&R) near toll plazas with free Wi-Fi
  • Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Enforcement Stations

Speed limits

The speed limits for majority sections of GCE are 90 km/h–110 km/h, including the speed limits as below

  • Rawang South Interchange–Elmina – 110 km/h
  • Bukit Subang Interchange–Bukit Jelutong – 90 km/h
  • Approaching toll plaza – 60 km/h

Tolls

GCE adopts an open toll system.

Electronic Toll Collections (ETC)

As part of an initiative to facilitate faster transactions at the Bukit Jelutong, Elmina and Lagong Toll Plazas, all toll transactions at these three toll plazas on GCE are conducted electronically via Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAGs beginning 2 March 2016.

Toll rates

There are three toll plazas along GCE, each charging the same rate. In October 2022, it was one of the four expressways maintained by PROLINTAS to have its toll rates deducted between 8% and 15%.[3][4]

(Starting 20 October 2022)[5][6]

More information Class, Type of vehicles ...
Class Type of vehicles Rate
(in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
0 Motorcycles Free
1 Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis 1.75
2 Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses 3.80
3 Vehicles with 3 or more axles 5.70
4 Taxis 0.83
5 Buses 1.29
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Toll Name

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Abbreviation Name
RWS Rawang South
LGG Lagong
ELM Elmina
BKJ Bukit Jelutong
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Interchange and rest and service area lists

Below is a list of interchanges (exits), laybys and rest and service areas along GCE. The exits are arranged in ascending numerical order from North to South. The entire route is located in Selangor.

Legend:

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DistrictLocationkmmiExitNameDestinationsNotes
GombakRawang South25.015.5115Rawang South I/C North–South Expressway Northern Route / AH2 – Kuala Lumpur, Rawang, Ipoh, Penang, Alor Setar
Rawang South Toll Plaza
3501Kuang I/C Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway – Lumut, Sabak Bernam, Sungai Besar, Sekinchan, Tanjung Karang, Kuala Selangor, Ijok, Puncak Alam, Serendah, Rawang, Selayang, Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur
B29 Jalan Lagong – Batu Arang, Kundang, Kundang Lake, Gamuda Gardens
Pipeline crossing bridge
LagongLagong Toll Plaza
3502Lagong I/CB25 Jalan Kuang – Lagong, KuangPlanned
Sungai Kuang bridge
Elmina3503Paya Jaras I/C FT 54 Jalan Kuala Selangor – Paya Jaras, Kuala Selangor, Sungai Buloh, Kepong, Bandar Sri Damansara
PetalingSungai Buloh bridge
Elmina Toll Plaza
Elmina RSA (northbound)
JPJ Enforcement Station (both bounds; separated)
3504Elmina I/CPersiaran Atmosfera – Elmina, Subang Bestari
Elmina RSA (southbound)
Bukit Subang3505Bukit Subang I/C FT 3214 Jalan Subang–Batu Tiga – Bukit Subang, Subang, Sungai Buloh
Damansara–Shah Alam Elevated Expressway – Kuala Lumpur, Kota Damansara, Subang
3505ADenai Alam I/C Damansara–Shah Alam Elevated Expressway – Puncak Perdana, Puncak Alam, MeruExit from northbound only
3506AJalan Batu Arang exitB49 Persiaran Mokhtar Dahari – Puncak Alam, Batu Arang, Kuala SelangorExit from southbound only
Bukit JelutongBukit Jelutong Toll Plaza
3506Bukit Jelutong North I/C FT 287 Malaysia Federal Route 287 – Bukit Jelutong, Subang, Sungai Buloh, Batu ArangNo entry from northbound
Northern terminus of concurrency with FT287
3507Bukit Jelutong Central I/CB9 Jalan Montfort – Bukit Jelutong, Taman TTDI Jaya, Subang Air Force Base (TUDM Subang)
3508Bukit Jelutong-NKVE I/C New Klang Valley Expressway / AH2 / AH141 – Klang, Port Klang, Kuala Lumpur, Kuantan, Damansara
North–South Expressway Central Link / AH2 – Johor Bahru, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Persiaran Astaka – Taman TTDI Jaya
Bukit Jelutong exitPersiaran Gerbang Utama – Bukit Jelutong (Section U8)Northbound
0.00.0Sungai Damansara bridge
Southern terminus of concurrency with FT287
Through to FT 286 Malaysia Federal Route 286
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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