Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway

"LATAR" redirects here. For the village in Iran, see Latar.

Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway
Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway (LATAR Expressway)
Ijok Interchange signboard marker. Ijok Interchange is the western terminus of LATAR, and it will be connected to the WCE expressway, which is still undergoing construction works.
Route information
Maintained by LATAR KL-Kuala Selangor Expressway Berhad (KLS)
Length	32 km (20 mi)
Existed	2008–present
History	Completion on 2011
Major junctions
West end	Ijok
Major intersections	Template:JKR Federal Route 54 Template:MES-E West Coast Expressway Template:MES-E Guthrie Corridor Expressway Template:MES-E Kuala Lumpur Outer Ring Road Template:JKR Kuala Lumpur–Rawang Highway
East end	Templer's Park
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Kuala Selangor Ijok Puncak Alam Kuang Rawang
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

The Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway Template:MES-E (Malay: Lebuhraya Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor), KLS (formerly Ijok–Templer Park Highway (Malay: Lebuhraya Ijok–Taman Templer), LATAR) or sometimes called LATAR Expressway (Malay: Lebuhraya LATAR), is an expressway in Selangor, Malaysia. It is part of the Kuala Lumpur Outer Ring Road. The 32 km (20 mi) expressway connects Ijok near Kuala Selangor to Templer's Park near Rawang and not Kuala Lumpur as its name suggests – consequently, motorists will need to travel another 20 km to Kuala Lumpur via Kuala Lumpur–Rawang Highway. Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway is the fourth east–west-oriented expressway in the Klang Valley after the Federal Highway, the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) and the Shah Alam Expressway.

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the expressway is located at Ijok.

History

Previously, the Federal Route 54 was the only gateway to Kuala Selangor, with a typical journey of 1 hours. The Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway project was awarded to Bina Puri Holdings Berhad for contract amounting to MYR 958 million. The turnkey contractor for this project was Mudajaya Corporation Berhad. The construction is divided into two packages, package 1 of the proposed design-and-build contract is from Ijok to Kundang, while package 2 is from Kundang to Templer's Park. Construction work was started in the third quarter 2008 and was completed in the middle of 2011. The expressway was opened to traffic on 23 June 2011.

Features

• Many oil palm estates along this expressway.
• 2 Lane Dual Carriageway
• 5 Interchanges
• 4 Toll Plazas (Kundang West and Kundang East on Kundang interchange have 2 toll plazas)
• Rest & Service Areas
• Aesthetically Designed Bridges (Viaducts) in different locations such as Ijok and Yew Hock Estate viaducts
• Templer's Park Interchange in the eastern end of expressway is a most scenic views.

Toll systems

The Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway using opened toll systems. There are 6 toll plazas along Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway. Each toll plaza is located around 4–6 km away.

Electronic Toll Collections (ETC)

As part of an initiative to facilitate faster transaction at the Ijok, Kuang East, Kuang West, Kundang East, Kundang West and Taman Rimba Templer Toll Plazas, all toll transactions at six toll plazas on the Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway have been conducting electronically via Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAGs starting 2 March 2016.

Toll rates

(Starting 15 October 2015)

Class	Types of vehicles	Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
		Kundang (Both directions)	Ijok	Kuang (Both directions)	Taman Rimba Templer
0	Motorcycles (Vehicles with two axles and two wheels)	Free
1	Private Cars (Vehicles with two axles and three or four wheels (excluding taxi and bus))	1.30	2.50
2	Vans and other small good vehicles (Vehicles with two axles and five or six wheels (excluding bus))	2.60	5.00
3	Large Trucks (Vehicles with three or more axles (excluding bus))	3.90	7.50
4	Taxis	0.70	1.30
5	Buses	1.30	2.00

List of interchanges

The speed limit for the entire expressway is 110 km/h except at Ijok, Kuang East, Kuang West, and Taman Rimba Templer toll plazas where the speed limit is 60 km/h.

km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
	3210	Assam Jawa Interchange	West Coast Expressway North Template:MES-E - Alor Setar, George Town Template:JKR - Taiping. Template:JKR - Ipoh, Lumut, Sabak Bernam, Tanjung Karang Template:JKR - Teluk Intan South Template:MES-E - Johor Bahru Template:JKR - KLIA, Banting Template:JKR - Klang Template:JKR - Kapar, Meru	Trumpet interchange
Assam Jawa Toll Plaza Template:TnG POS Template:TnG MyRFID Template:TnG Template:TnG POS Closed toll system Collect transit card and pay a distance toll
West Coast Expressway Start/End of expressway WCE border limit
Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway (LATAR Expressway) Start/End of expressway KLS Berhad border limit
Template:MES-E 0	2501	Ijok Interchange	West Template:JKR - Assam Jawa Template:JKR - Kuala Selangor, Tanjung Karang, Klang East Template:JKR - Ijok, Bestari Jaya (Batang Berjuntai)	Diamond interchange
		Ijok Viaduct		Start/End of viaduct
		Ijok Viaduct Sungai Buloh Bridge
		Ijok Viaduct		Start/End of viaduct
Template:MES-E 2		Template:Parking Layby signs Ijok Toll Plaza IJK	Template:Parking sign Template:Toilet sign Template:Surau sign	Westbound
Ijok toll plaza IJK Template:TnG POS Template:TnG Template:TAG MyRFID Template:TAG Template:TnG Template:TnG POS Opened toll system Pay toll
Template:MES-E 8
		Yew Hock Estate Viaduct		Start/End of viaduct
		Yew Hock Estate Viaduct Sungai Buloh Bridge
		Yew Hock Estate Viaduct		Start/End of viaduct
Template:MES-E 9
	2503	Puncak Alam Interchange	Template:JKR - Kota Puteri, Ijok, Sungai Buloh Template:JKR - Puncak Alam Template:JKR(B) Bestari Jaya Template:JKR(B) Kuang	Trumpet interchange
Template:MES-E 12		Template:Parking Layby signs Kuang (West) Toll Plaza KUB	Template:Parking sign Template:Toilet sign Template:Surau sign LATAR, KL-Kuala Selangor Expressway Berhad (KLS) operation office	Westbound
Kuang (West) toll plaza KUB (Westbound) Template:TnG POS Template:TnG Template:TAG MyRFID Opened toll system Pay toll
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Kuala Selangor-Gombak district border
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	2505	Kundang (East) Interchange	Kundang Toll Plaza (Opened toll system) Template:TnG Template:TAG MyRFID Template:JKR(B) Kundang, Lagong Template:JKR(B) Kuang	Diamond interchange with toll plaza exit.
		Template:RSA-OBR signs Kundang Rest and Service Area	Template:Parking sign Template:Toilet sign Template:Food court sign Template:Surau sign	Eastbound
		Template:RSA-OBR signs Kundang Rest and Service Area	Template:Parking sign Template:Toilet sign Template:Food court sign Template:Surau sign	Westbound
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	2505	Kundang (West) Interchange	Kundang Toll Plaza (Opened toll system) Template:TnG Template:TAG MyRFID Template:JKR(B) Kundang, Lagong Template:JKR(B) Kuang	Diamond interchange with toll plaza exit.
		Sungai Kundang bridge
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Kuang (East) toll plaza KUT (Eastbound) MyRFID Template:TAG Template:TnG Template:TnG POS RM (Cash) Opened toll system Pay toll
		Template:Parking Layby signs Kuang (East) Toll Plaza KUT	Template:Parking sign Template:Toilet sign Template:Surau sign	Eastbound
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Template:MES-E --	2506A 2506B	Kuang Interchange	NORTH Rawang South Toll Plaza (Closed toll system entry) Template:TnG Template:TAG MyRFID Template:MES-E AH 2 - Alor Setar, Ipoh, Rawang, Kuala Lumpur, Sungai Buloh SOUTH Template:MES-E Lagong toll plaza (Opened toll system entry) MyRFID Template:TAG Template:TnG Template:JKR - Shah Alam, Subang Template:MES-E - Puncak Alam, Kota Damansara	Cloverleaf interchange
		Viaduct
		Viaduct
Template:MES-E --		Viaduct
		Viaduct
		Railway crossing bridge
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		Viaduct
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Taman Rimba Templer toll plaza TRT RM (Cash) Template:TnG POS Template:TnG Template:TAG MyRFID Template:TAG Template:TnG Template:TnG POS Opened toll system Pay toll
		Template:Parking Layby signs Taman Rimba Templer Toll Plaza TRT	Template:Parking sign Template:Toilet sign Template:Surau sign	Eastbound
	25--	Templer Park West Interchange	East Template:MES-E KL Node Expressway Gombak Ampang Hulu Langat Kajang	Canceled interchange
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Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway (LATAR Expressway) Start/End of expressway KLS Berhad border limit
		Viaduct
	2508	Templer Park Interchange	Template:JKR Kuala Lumpur-Rawang Highway North Rawang Batang Kali Ipoh Tanjung Malim Template:JKR(B) Genting Highlands South Kuala Lumpur Batu Caves Selayang Template:JKR Ampang East Coast Expressway Template:JKR Kuantan Taman Komanwel (Commonwealth Park) Taman Rimba Templer (Templer's Park)	Directional-T interchange

External links

• LATAR Expressway