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Kajang–Seremban Highway

Interstate highway in Malaysia

Summary

Interstate highway in Malaysia

Field	Value
country	MYS
type	E
route	21
alternate_name	Kajang–Seremban Highway
(Lekas Highway)
maint	Lebuhraya Kajang-Seremban Sdn. Bhd.
(Lekas)
length_km	44.3
map	{{Highway system OSM map
highway_system_qid	Q1521575
frame-lat	2.86
frame-long	101.91
frame-width	290
frame-height	300
zoom	10
length	yes
plain	yes
stroke-width	3
map_notes	LEKAS in red
map_custom	yes
direction_a	North
terminus_a	Kajang Perdana Interchange
Kajang, Selangor
junction	Kajang Bypass
Federal Route 1
Jalan Banting–Semenyih
Jalan Nilai–Pajam
Federal Route 86
Federal Route 51
Persiaran Senawang 1
direction_b	South
terminus_b	Paroi Interchange
Paroi, Negeri Sembilan
formed	2002
history	Completed in 2009
destinations	Kuala Lumpur, Cheras, Kajang, Semenyih, Pajam, Nilai, Mantin, Temiang, Kuala Klawang, Seremban City Centre, Ampangan, Senawang

Federal Route 1 Jalan Banting–Semenyih Jalan Nilai–Pajam Federal Route 86 Federal Route 51 Persiaran Senawang 1 Paroi, Negeri Sembilan The E21 Kajang–Seremban Highway, commonly known as the KASEH Highway (or LEKAS, from Lebuhraya Kajang–Seremban), is a Malaysian expressway linking Kajang in Selangor to Seremban in Negeri Sembilan.

Speed limits vary along the route. Most sections permit speeds of up to 110 km/h, while certain stretches, such as those between Setul and Paroi, are restricted to 80 km/h.

Overview

The Kajang–Seremban Highway has a total length of 44.3 km. It passes through several Malaysian towns, such as Semenyih, Pajam, Mantin, and Temiang and also connects to the Seremban Inner Ring Road. The highway redistributes traffic flow from other heavily congested expressways, including the North–South Expressway Southern Route and the Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway.

The highway project has progressed through multiple stages of completion:

Package 1A: SILK Interchange to Kajang South – completed and opened to the public.
Package 1B: Kajang South Interchange to Pajam Interchange – earthworks and major drainage completed.
Packages 2A and 3: Pajam Interchange to Paroi – land acquisitions completed; a segment between Mantin and Setul Interchanges approved for realignment.

Route background

The kilometer zero of the expressway starts from Exit 1804 of the Kajang Perdana Interchange, which connects the expressway to the E18 Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway and the Kajang Bypass near Kajang, Selangor.

History

The LEKAS Highway project was approved by the Malaysian government in 1997. Construction started in 2002 but faced delays due to financial challenges encountered by the original concessionaire, Kajang–Seremban Highway Sdn. Bhd. (KASEH). In November 2006, the project resumed under a new concessionaire, Lebuhraya Kajang-Seremban Sdn. Bhd. (LEKAS), a joint venture between IJM Corporation Berhad and KASEH with a 50% stake held by each. It was scheduled to be completed by December 2009.

Phase 1 of the expressway, which connects Kajang South to Pajam, was opened on 23 August 2008. The main subcontractor was WCT, which then subcontracted the beam manufacturing to Mudajaya. To allow motorists to familiarize themselves with the expressway, it operated toll-free for a month.

The expressway system was extended with the opening of Mantin toll plaza on 31 December 2008. The extended route remained toll-free until 30 January 2009.

On 1 March 2010, the Setul and Ampangan interchanges 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)
An SOS emergency phone
The Setul toll plaza, which is the highest toll plaza in Malaysia, located 258 meters above sea level atop Gunung Mantin-Seremban

Notable events

Pajam incident

On the night of 27 September 2007, at about 11:45 p.m., eight large concrete beams, each weighing close to 70 metric tonnes (around 77 short tons), collapsed at a construction site near the Pajam Interchange on the Kajang–Seremban Highway. The site was about 1 kilometre (0.6 miles) from the interchange. No one was injured in the incident.

In the months that followed, the contractor built a temporary public bypass road, about 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) long, so traffic could continue to move around the construction area. The bypass linked Federal Route FT3265 to the Pajam Interchange, passed through the Pajam Toll Plaza, and rejoined the same route closer to the town of Nilai. The collapsed beams were later rebuilt and installed. All repair costs were covered by the contractor, and no public funds were used.

The affected section of road is now open to traffic and forms part of the LEKAS Highway.

Other events

On 17 April 2010, Achik Spin, a singer with the Malaysian rock band Spin, died in a car accident on the Kajang–Seremban Highway near Pajam, Negeri Sembilan.

On 3 May 2020, at about 2:11 a.m., Corporal Safwan Muhammad Ismail, aged 31, died after his vehicle collided with a police COVID-19 roadblock near the Kajang Selatan toll plaza.

Toll systems

As part of an initiative to facilitate faster transactions at all toll plazas, all toll transactions on the Kajang–Seremban Highway have been conducted electronically via Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAG since 2 March 2016. This is the first closed toll expressway to phase out of the closed toll system.

Toll rates

(Since 1 January 2023)

Between Kajang South and Setul toll plazas

Class	Type of vehicles	Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM)) up to	0	1	2	3	4	5
Motorcycles
(vehicles with two axles and two wheels)	Free
Private cars
(Vehicles with two axles and 3 or 4 wheels, excluding taxis and buses)	5.50
Vans and other small freight vehicles
(Vehicles with two axles and 5 or 6 wheels, excluding buses)	8.25
Large trucks
(Vehicles with 3 or more axles, excluding buses)	11.00
Taxis	2.75
Buses	3.69

Ampangan toll plaza

Class	Type of vehicles	Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))	0	1	2	3	4	5
Motorcycles
(vehicles with two axles and two wheels)	Free
Private cars
(vehicles with two axles and three or four wheels (excluding taxis and buses))	2.30
Vans and other small goods vehicles
(vehicles with two axles and five or six wheels (excluding buses))	3.50
Large trucks
(vehicles with three or more axles (excluding buses))	4.70
Taxis	1.20
Buses	1.50

Interchanges lists

State	District	Km	Exit	Name	Destinations	No. of
lane	Notes	1804	2101	T/P	2102	BR	BR	BR	2102A	BR	RSA	RSA	BR	2103	BR	2104	BR	T/P	BR	2105	2105A	BR	T/P	2106	BR	2107
Through to Kajang Bypass
Selangor	Hulu Langat	0.0	Kajang Perdana I/C	– Sungai Long, Balakong, Sungai Besi, Seri Kembangan, Kuala Lumpur, Seremban, Johor Bahru, Putrajaya, Cyberjaya, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)	Six	Cloverleaf interchange
	Kajang South I/C	Malaysia Federal Route 1 – Kajang city centre, Rinching, Semenyih	Full cloverleaf interchange
	Kajang South Toll Plaza
	Semenyih I/C	Malaysia Federal Route 31 – Semenyih, Beranang, Bangi, Dengkil, Setia EcoHill, Banting	Trumpet interchange
	Sungai Semenyih bridge
	Sungai Rinching bridge
	Sungai Kembong bridge
	Eco Majestic I/C	Eco Majestic, Beranang	Trumpet interchange
	Sungai Beranang bridge
	Beranang RSA	Beranang RSA –	Northbound
	Beranang RSA	Beranang RSA –	Southbound
Selangor–Negeri Sembilan border		Sungai Batang Benar bridge
Negeri Sembilan	Seremban		Pajam I/C	Malaysia Federal Route 3265 – Pajam, Nilai, Sepang, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)
– Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru	Trumpet interchange
	Sungai Pajam bridge
	Mantin I/C	Malaysia Federal Route 1 – Mantin, Lenggeng	Trumpet interchange
	Sungai Bangkung bridge
230 m above sea level
	Setul Toll Plaza
258 m above sea level		Highest toll plaza in Malaysia
	Setul viaduct
250 m above sea level
	Setul I/C
248 m above sea level	Malaysia Federal Route 1 – Seremban city centre, Port Dickson	Directional-T interchange
	Ulu Temiang I/C
247 m above sea level	Malaysia Federal Route 366 – Seremban city centre, Temiang, Pantai	Four	Directional-T interchange
	Sungai Temiang bridge
241 m above sea level
	Ampangan Toll Plaza
	Ampangan I/C	Malaysia Federal Route 86 – Seremban city centre, Ampangan, Kuala Klawang (Jelebu)	Six	Parclo interchange
	Sungai Linggi bridge
	Taman Ampangan	Taman Ampangan, Taman Bukit Ampangan, Taman Margosa	Four	LILO junctions
Paroi bound
	Taman Ampangan	Taman Ampangan, Taman Bukit Ampangan, Taman Margosa	LILO junctions
Kajang bound
	Paroi I/C	Malaysia Federal Route 51 – Seremban City Centre, Paroi, Kuala Pilah, Seri Menanti, Ulu Bendol Recreational Forest , Senawang	Multi-level stack interchange
Through to Persiaran Senawang 1

References

[http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news_business.php?id=228602 IJM Acquires 50 Percent Stake In Lekas] Bernama
Charles Ferandez. (2008-08-15). "Kajang-Pajam stretch to be opened on Aug 31". The Star.
"Plaza Tol Mantin dikecuali bayaran sebulan". Utusan Malaysia.
(2010-03-02). "Taiping-JB highway project may revived". The Star.
(18 April 2010). "Achik Spin maut dalam kemalangan".
Lee, Jonathan. (26 February 2016). "Cashless toll collection on KESAS, SPRINT, Guthrie, LEKAS and LATAR to begin on March 2, 2016".
"Malaysia Federal Legislation".
Chan, Dawn. (31 December 2022). "(Updated) Lekas and Besraya motorists to usher in New Year with cheaper tolls".
(31 December 2022). "Lower toll rates on Besraya, Lekas expressways from Jan 1".

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