Jelas Expressway

Jelas Expressway
Jelas Expressway
	Jelas Expressway (Peninsular Malaysia)
Route information
	Maintained by BMT Jelas Sdn Bhd
Length	116 km (72 mi)
Major junctions
North end	Batu Kawan, Penang
South end	Jelapang, Perak
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary; destinations	Serdang, Sungai Siput, Kuala Kangsar, Taiping, Selama
Highway system
	Highways in Malaysia; Expressways; Federal; State;

Length116 km (72 mi)

NorthendBatu Kawan, Penang

SouthendJelapang, Perak

CountryMalaysia

NPVE Jelas Expressway is an expressway being planned in Malaysia. "Jelas" stands for "Jelapang–Selama–Batu Kawan Expressway". This RM4.6 billion project will begin its construction in 2016 and is targeted for completion in 2018.^[1] It is being built to relieve congestion on North–South Expressway Northern Route, especially during weekends and festivals seasons.^[2]

Beta Mutiara Corporation (BMC), the concessionary holder of the expressway announced that it will begin the preliminary work on the expressway in January 2016.

It will have the longest road tunnel in Asia, about 3 kilometres long across the Bintang Range.^{[citation needed]}

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State	District	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
Penang	South Seberang Perai	--20	Batu Kawan I/C	Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge – Batu Kawan, Batu Maung, Bayan Lepas, George Town North–South Expressway Northern Route / AH2 – Alor Setar, Butterworth, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur	Interchange
Kedah	Bandar Baharu	--19	Lima Kongsi I/C	Lima Kongsi	Interchange
		--17	Kampung Padang I/C	Kampung Padang	Interchange
		--15	Serdang I/C	South Kedah Expressway – Serdang, Kulim, Baling, Bandar Baharu, Kuala Lumpur	Interchange
Perak	Larut, Matang and Selama	--14	Selama I/C	FT 147 Malaysia Federal Route 147 – Selama, Kubu Gajah, Parit Buntar	Interchange
		--13	Batu Kurau I/C	Jalan Bukit Kurau – Anak Kurau, Kuala Kurau	Interchange
		--12	Anak Kurau I/C	A-- – Anak Kurau, Kamunting, Taiping	Interchange
	Kuala Kangsar–Larut, Matang and Selama district border	TN	Bintang Tunnel		Length: 3 km
	Kuala Kangsar	--10	Kati I/C	FT 76 Malaysia Federal Route 76 – Kati, Lenggong, Gerik, Kota Bharu	Interchange
		BR	Sungai Perak bridge
		--09	Karai I/C	A156 Jalan Karai – Karai, Kuala Kangsar	Interchange
		--08	Sungai Siput North I/C	FT 1 Malaysia Federal Route 1 – Sungai Siput	Interchange
	Kinta	--07	Kanthan Baru I/C	FT 1 Malaysia Federal Route 1 – Kanthan	Interchange
		--05	Klebang I/C	FT 1 Malaysia Federal Route 1 – Klebang, Tanjung Rambutan	Interchange
		--01	Jelapang South I/C	North–South Expressway Northern Route / AH2 – Alor Setar, Kuala Kangsar, Changkat Jering, Ipoh, Simpang Pulai, Kuala Lumpur

v t e Northern Corridor Economic Region
NCER Perlis	Kangar Padang Besar Perlis Seed Centre
NCER Kedah	Alor Setar Anak Bukit Langkawi Bukit Kayu Hitam Universiti Utara Malaysia Sultan Abdul Halim Airport Alor Setar Tower Trans Eastern Kedah Interland Highway Paddy Museum Gurun Sungai Petani Halal Hub Kulim Hi-Tech Park South Kedah Expressway
NCER Penang	Bayan Lepas LRT Butterworth Butterworth Outer Ring Road George Town Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway Jelutong Expressway KOMTAR Penang Bridge Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge (Penang Second Bridge) Penang Sentral Penang International Airport Penang Global City Centre Penang Outer Ring Road Penang Undersea Tunnel Port of Penang Rapid Ferry Rapid Penang Universiti Sains Malaysia
NCER Perak	Belum-Temengor (Temenggor Lake, Temenggor Dam, Banding Island, Lake Temenggor Bridge) East-West Highway Gerik Pengkalan Hulu Lenggong Universiti Teknologi Petronas Jelas Expressway West Coast Expressway

Jelas Expressway

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