West Coast Expressway stretch between NNKSB and Bandar Bukit Raja now open – WCE 71% complete

West Coast Expressway stretch between NNKSB and Bandar Bukit Raja now open – WCE 71% complete

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Here’s some good news for those who frequent towns on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Section 5 of the West Coast Expressway (WCE) has now opened, connecting the New North Klang Straits Bypass (NNKSB, or Shapadu Highaway) and the Bandar Bukit Raja (North) elevated intersection.

The 9.7 km stretch is the first out of seven sections in Selangor, and will make it easy for those traveling to Kapar from Shah Alam, vice versa. The stretch was opened by Malaysian Highway Authority director-general Datuk Mohd Shuhaimi Hassan at the new WCE management office in Bandar Bukit Raja this week.

Prior to this, the WCE was opened in stages in Perak. Back in May, the the Hutan Melintang to Teluk Intan stretch welcomed motorists, followed by the stretch from Kampung Lekir to Beruas in September.

There are 12 sections of the 233 km coastal highway that will connect Banting in Selangor to Taiping in Perak – five in Perak and seven in Selangor. Eleven of the WCE’s 21 interchanges are in Perak and 10 are in Selangor. The RM5.04 billion project is currently 71% complete.

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Danny Tan

Danny Tan loves driving as much as he loves a certain herbal meat soup, and sweet engine music as much as drum beats. He has been in the auto industry since 2006, previously filling the pages of two motoring magazines before joining this website. Enjoys detailing the experience more than the technical details.

 

Comments

  • Toll Abolish Janji Mana? on Dec 12, 2019 at 3:50 pm

    As above

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  • Haidi on Dec 12, 2019 at 6:45 pm

    How many lanes are there on the new expressway?

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  • Free trial bila?

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  • The upgrading Federal Road 5 progress is too slow. I don’t think it can complete by mid next year. It should be highway all the way from Banting to Taiping. Merging with federal road will cause bottleneck in festive season, hence not a good alternative to PLUS highway.

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  • kkclik on Dec 13, 2019 at 4:08 pm

    i heard that there will be a new alignment that doesn’t connect between WCE & FR5.

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  • axuia on Dec 14, 2019 at 2:56 pm

    who the stupid designed the map?
    – it is utterly ugly.
    – hard to read
    -messy?
    wawasan 2020 my ass

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  • YEOH OON HUAT on Mar 10, 2023 at 3:59 pm

    WCE – why it takes so long to complete….cant they just complete the most important routes 1st.

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