Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway

Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway
Lebuhraya Bertingkat Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang (Malay)
Route information
Maintained by Prolintas
Length	24.4 km (15.2 mi)
Existed	2012–present
History	Opened in stages from: 2021 Phase 1: 16 September 2022 (DUKE Highway-CKE Highway). Phase 2: 16 June 2023 (CKE Highway-KESAS Highway)
Major junctions
North end	Template:JKR Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 Template:MES-E Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE)
Major intersections	Template:MES-E Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Expressway (AKLEH) Jalan Mamanda 11 Template:JKR(B) Jalan Ampang Jalan Bukit Indah Utama Jalan Taman Putra Template:JKR(B) Jalan Ampang-Hulu Langat Template:MES-E Cheras-Kajang Expressway Template:MES-E Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway
South end	Template:MES-E Shah Alam Expressway at Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Bukit Jalil, Sri Petaling, Sungai Besi, Cheras, Pandan Indah, Hulu Langat, Ampang, Ulu Kelang
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Logo of the expressway with its route code

The Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) Template:MES-E is a 24.4-kilometer (15.2-mile) three-laned, dual carriageway, controlled-access highway in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, Malaysia. The expressway will run on top of the existing Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 between Sungai Besi and Ulu Klang, with the intent of reducing traffic along the road.

Route description

SUKE Highway elevated segment at Jalan Ampang

The expressway begins in Ulu Klang, Selangor in the north, then runs above Middle Ring Road 2 to Ampang. The expressway then diverts southeast through Ampang Town, before turning back southwest through Cheras and Alam Damai. The expressway finally turns westwards to meet Middle Ring Road 2 again before terminating at Sungai Besi, where the road continues into the Shah Alam Expressway.

History

The increasing traffic along the Template:JKR Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 along the links of Ulu Klang, Ampang, Pandan Indah, Cheras, Bandar Tun Razak and Bandar Tasik Selatan facilitated the need for increasing road capacity. Prolintas proposed that the expressway to be built to meet these requirements. The expressway will act as an alternative route to Kajang from Ulu Klang. The project was allocated RM5.3 billion in the Budget 2015.

Features

• Elevated toll plazas.
• Most of the highway is elevated, hence its name.
• First road in Malaysia to have a helix ramp.
• A rest and service area Template:RSA-OBR signs at Tasik Tambahan

Incidents

There have been multiple reports of accidents happening related to SUKE during its construction period and after its has been opened.

• September 20, 2020 - A woman escaped death when a concrete slab fell onto her car from the elevated construction nearby Bandar Tasik Selatan. She broke her left arm and collar bone due to the accident and the contractors involved were fined RM180,000. The investigation discovered that the subcontractor did not follow the proper work procedures and also had a site supervisor with no accreditation.
• March 3, 2021 - An overhead bridge under construction collapsed when a trailer hit the steel scaffolding the bridge nearby Bandar Tasik Selatan. The trailer however was not involved with the project and the driver was tested positive for drugs. The trailer was said to be overloaded when the accident happened. The director of Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) commented that the heavy trailer along with the low structure of the bridge caused the bridge to collapse when they hit each other. The accident led to two deaths and three injuries of factories workers in a van nearby the accident area.
• March 17, 2021 - An accident occurred also nearby Bandar Tasik Selatan between two cars when one of the cars lost control and hit the other one. The car that lost control crashed into the pillar of the construction site of which the driver died at the scene while the other driver did not sustain any injury.
• June 14, 2023 - A 60-year old man riding a motorcycle was plunged off the ramp going the down the highway at kilometer 22.2 due to trying to avoid a collision with another motorcycle that was going against the traffic.

Tolls

SUKE adopts an open toll system.

Electronic Toll Collections (ETC)

As part of an initiative to facilitate faster transactions at the Ampang, Bukit Teratai and Alam Damai Toll Plazas, all toll transactions at these three toll plazas on SUKE are conducted electronically via Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAGs beginning 15 October 2022.

Toll rates

There are three toll plazas (Ampang, Bukit Teratai and Alam Damai) along SUKE, each charging the same rate.

(Starting 15 October 2022)

Class	Type of vehicles	Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
0	Motorcycles	Free
1	Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis	RM 2.30
2	Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses	RM 4.60
3	Vehicles with 3 or more axles	RM 6.90
4	Taxis	RM 1.20
5	Buses	RM 2.30

List of interchanges

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			West Template:MES-E Shah Alam Klang Subang Jaya Template:JKR Pulau Indah Template:MES-E Puchong Template:MES-EPutrajaya Template:JKRKinrara Kompleks Sukan Negara
	1901	Sri Petaling Interchange	South1901A North–South Expressway Southern Route North-South Expressway Southern Route Template:MES-E AH 2 Johor Bahru Template:MES-E AH 2 Seremban Template:MES-E AH 2 Melaka Template:MES-E AH 2 Kuala Lumpur International Airport Template:Airport sign North1901B Template:MES-E Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway Kuala Lumpur Petaling Jaya Southwest 1901C KL Sports City Bukit Jalil Sri Petaling	cloverleaf stacked flyover interchange
Shah Alam Expressway Shah Alam Expressway KESAS border limit
Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway Start/End of expressway PROLINTAS border limit
	1902	Sungai Besi Interchange	Template:MES-E Sungai Besi Expressway North 1902A Terminal Bersepadu Selatan City Center Pandan Indah South 1902B Sungai Besi Seri Kembangan Mines Resort City Kajang	Interchange with elevated U-turn. No entry from south.
Alam Damai toll plaza Template:TnG Template:TAG MyRFID Template:TAG Template:TnG Opened toll systems Pay toll
		Double decker carriageway Template:Parking Layby signs SUKE Administration Building	Template:Parking signs	Northbound
	1903	Alam Damai Interchange	Jalan Alam Damai Alam Damai Cheras	Stack triangle interchange with toll free plaza
	1904	Cheras Kajang Interchange	Template:MES-E Cheras-Kajang Expressway Southeast 1904A Kajang Balakong Template:MES-E Seremban Northwest 1904B Kuala Lumpur Cheras Petaling Jaya	Stack interchange; northbound entrances and southbound exits only, including southbound entrance from southeast
	1905	Cheras Hartamas Interchange	Jalan Cheras Hartamas Cheras Taman Tayton	Southbound exit only
		Elevated U-Turn		Northbound. U-Turn to Cheras Hartamas Interchange and Cheras-Kajang Interchange
			Jalan Bukit Segar	Entrance to both directions only
		Elevated U-Turn		Southbound. U-Turn to Bukit Teratai Interchange
Bukit Teratai toll plaza MyRFID Template:TnG Template:TAG MyRFID Template:TAG Template:TnG Opened toll systems Pay toll
		Template:Parking signs Bukit Teratai toll plaza BKT	Template:Parking signs Template:Toilet sign Template:Surau sign	Southbound
	1906	Bukit Teratai Interchange	Jalan Teratai 1/2 Taman Bukit Teratai Pandan Indah	ribbon loop interchange with u turn near bukit teraitai toll plaza (south bound )with side road to Jalan Teratai 1/2 southbound entrance northbound exit only
		Template:RSA-OBR signs Tasik Tambahan Rest and Service Area	Template:Parking signs Template:Toilet sign Template:Food court sign Template:Surau sign Template:Wakaf sign Template:Telephone sign	Southbound Under planning
	1907	Tasik Tambahan multi layer ribbons loop interchange with Y spilt Interchange Northbound exit Southbound entrance	Template:JKR(B) Jalan Hulu Langat Kampung Tasik Tambahan Hulu Langat	Northbound exit and southbound entrance only
	1908	Permai Interchange	Jalan Taman Putra Taman Tasik Tambahan	Northbound entrance and southbound exit only
	1909	Kosas Interchange	Jalan Bukit Indah Utama Taman Bukit Indah Ampang Taman Kosas	Northbound entrance and southbound exit only
Ampang toll plaza (Southbound only) Opened toll systems Template:TnG MyRFID Template:TAG Template:TAG MyRFID Pay toll
		Pekan Ampang Interchange	Template:JKR(B) Jalan Ampang	Northbound entrance only
Ampang toll plaza (Northbound only) Opened toll systems Template:TnG MyRFID Template:TAG Template:TAG MyRFID Pay toll
	1910	Pekan Ampang Interchange	Template:JKR(B) Jalan Ampang Kuala Lumpur KLCC	Interchange Northbound exit only
Sungai Ampang bridge Gombak-Hulu Langat district border
		Ampang Point Interchange	Template:MES-E Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway Jalan Mamanda 11	Southbound entrance only
	1911	Ulu Kelang Interchange	West Template:MES-E Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH) Kuala Lumpur KLCC	Northbound and southbound exits to west and northbound entrance from west
		Hill View Interchange	Template:JKR Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 Template:MES-E Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway	Northbound entrance only
	1912	Bukit Antarabangsa Interchange	West Template:MES-E Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE) Sentul Segambut Jalan Duta Mont Kiara Damansara Petaling Jaya North–South Expressway Northern Route Ipoh	Roundabout interchange Elevated stacked interchange
Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway Start/End of expressway PROLINTAS border limit
Template:JKR Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 JKR border limit
			North Template:JKR Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2) Template:JKR Batu Caves Template:JKR Ipoh Template:JKR Kepong Template:JKR Sungai Buloh Template:JKR Kuala Selangor Template:MES-E Hulu Langat Template:MES-E Kuantan Template:MES-E Genting Highlands

External links

• Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway website