East–West Link Expressway

Expressway 37
	East–West Link Expressway; (Salak Expressway)
Route information
	Maintained by ANIH Berhad; (formerly known as MetaCorp Sdn Bhd)
Length	13 km (8 mi)
Existed	1993–present
History	Completed in 1995
Major junctions
East end	Taman Connaught Interchange
	Cheras Highway; Cheras–Kajang Expressway; Besraya Expressway; Maju Expressway; Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway; Federal Highway
West end	Seputeh Interchange
Location
Primary; destinations	Cheras, Bandar Tun Razak, Taman Desa
Highway system
	Highways in Malaysia; Expressways; Federal; State;

The East–West Link Expressway, or Salak Expressway (Malay: Lebuhraya Hubungan Timur-Barat), is an extension of Malaysia's Federal Highway from Seputeh to Taman Connaught in Cheras. It should not be confused with the East–West Highway route 4 that runs from Gerik in Perak to Jeli in Kelantan. This expressway is part of the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Dispersal Link Scheme.

Some maps label the section of the expressway from Seputeh Interchange to Salak South Expressway as a part of the Federal Highway Route 2, but the appellation is incorrect as the East–West Link Expressway was acquired by ANIH Berhad (formerly known as Metramac Corporation Sdn Bhd (MetaCorp)) and not by the PLUS Malaysia Berhad which maintains most parts of the Federal Highway. In 2007, the expressway was coded as E37 with the Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway.

The Kilometre Zero is located at Seputeh Interchange.

History

The construction of the East–West Link Expressway started in 1993 and was completed in 1995. The expressway was opened on 17 August 1995. On 17 May 2011, the toll collections of the expressway from Salak Interchange to Taman Connaught Interchange were abolished.

On 7 April 2011, MetaCorp changed its name into ANIH Berhad after taking over the operations of Toll Concession from MTD Prime Sdn Bhd and MetaCorp who owned the concessions for Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway, East Coast Expressway Phase 1, and Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway (including East–West Link Expressway) with effect from 6 December 2011.

Features

Taman Connaught Pasar Malam (night market) opens every Wednesday from 5:00 pm to 1:00 am. Illegal parking along the expressway is common, hence it is also causing traffic congestion.

List of interchanges

km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			West Federal Highway Bangsar Petaling Jaya Shah Alam Klang
	EXIT 37--	Seputeh Interchange	North Jalan Syed Putra City Centre Brickfields KL Sentral 🚉 Mid Valley Megamall 🏬 South Jalan Klang Lama Kuchai Lama Taman OUG Puchong	Stacked interchange
Federal Highway DBKL border limit
East–West Link Expressway Start/End of expressway ANIH Berhad border limit
C0		🚉 Seputeh Komuter station	🚉 Seputeh Komuter station KTM Komuter
C1
C2
C2.5	EXIT 37--	Taman Desa Interchange	Southwest Jalan Desa Bakti Taman Desa	Trumpet interchange
C3	EXIT 37--	Salak Interchange	Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway North City Centre SMART Tunnel Bukit Bintang Imbi Jalan Tun Razak South Kompleks Sukan Negara Johor Bahru Seremban Melaka Kuala Lumpur International Airport	Cloverleaf interchange
		Sungai Kerayong Bridge
C3.9	EXIT 37--	Salak South-MEX Interchange	Maju Expressway South Putrajaya Cyberjaya Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)	Expressway ramp on
C4	EXIT 37--	Salak South Interchange	Besraya Expressway North Kuantan Ulu Klang Ampang Pandan Indah Shamelin Kuala Lumpur Salak South Salak Selatan Komuter station 🚉 South Kuchai Lama Sungai Besi Seri Kembangan Balakong Kajang	Diamond interchange
C5
C5.8		Railway crossing bridge
C5.9	EXIT 37--	Bandar Sri Permaisuri Exit	North Jalan Bandar Sri Permaisuri Bandar Sri Permaisuri	Cheras bound
C6		Petronas Shell Petronas and Shell Layby	Petronas Shell Petronas petrol stations Shell petrol stations	Seputeh bound
C6.9	EXIT 37--	Bandar Tun Razak Interchange	Persiaran Mewah North Bandar Tun Razak Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM) Bandar Tun Razak LRT station 🚉 South Bandar Tun Razak Industrial Area Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 22 Bandar Tasik Selatan Johor Bahru Sungai Besi Seremban Kompleks Sukan Negara Subang Jaya Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Shah Alam Klang Pulau Indah Terminal Bersepadu Selatan Bandar Tasik Selatan station 🚉	Diamond interchange
C7
C7.1		Giant Hypermarket Cheras	Giant Hypermarket Cheras	Seputeh bound
C7.2		Taman Connaught Layby	McDonald's Shell McDonald's drive thru Shell petrol stations Giant Hypermarket Cheras	Seputeh bound
C7.4	EXIT 37--	Taman Connaught Exit	South Jalan Cerdas Taman Connaught Taman Connaught Pasar Malam (Night Market)	Seputeh bound Note: Jalan Cerdas, closed every Wednesdays during Taman Connaught Pasar Malam activities from 5:00 pm to 1:00 am No Parking zone
C7.5
East–West Link Expressway Start/End of expressway ANIH Berhad border limit
Cheras Highway DBKL border limit
C8	EXIT 37--	Taman Connaught Interchange	South Plaza Phoenix Flyover Taman Connaught Taman Len Seng Alam Damai Plaza Phoenix 🏬 🏬 Cheras Highway North City Centre Cheras Kuantan Ulu Klang Ampang Southeast Cheras–Kajang Expressway Kajang Semenyih Seremban	Trumpet interchange with dedicated flyover to major townships in Cheras (Taman Connaught, Taman Len Seng and Alam Damai).

External links

ANIH Berhad (Formerly known as Metramac Corporation Sdn Bhd)

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Malaysian Expressway System
Interstate	North–South (northern) North–South (southern) Central Link Kuala Lumpur–Karak East Coast Kajang–Seremban # West Coast ^ Paroi–Senawang–KLIA ^ Jelas ^ Perlis–Langkawi Bridge
Greater Kuala Lumpur/ Klang Valley and Selangor	New Klang Valley Shah Alam Cheras–Kajang Sungai Besi New Pantai Damansara–Puchong Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Kemuning–Shah Alam Kajang Dispersal Link # Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Maju Sprint Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor South Klang Valley # East Klang Valley New North Klang Straits Bypass # Damansara–Shah Alam Duta–Ulu Klang Guthrie Corridor East–West Link Kuala Lumpur–Seremban SMART Tunnel ^ Serdang–Kinrara–Putrajaya * Kinrara–Damansara
\|Greater Penang	Butterworth–Kulim Butterworth Outer Ring Second Bridge Penang Bridge * Penang Outer Ring * Penang Undersea Tunnel
Johor	Second Link Eastern Dispersal Link Senai–Desaru ^ Johor Bahru–Pasir Gudang
Elsewhere	Seremban–Port Dickson ^ Malacca Strait Bridge ^ South Kedah
#: under construction, ^: planned, *: cancelled/postponed/on hold