NPVE Jelas Expressway is an expressway being planned in Malaysia. "Jelas" stands for "Jelapang–Selama–Batu Kawan Expressway". This RM4.6 billion project will begin its construction in 2016 and is targeted for completion in 2018.[1] It is being built to relieve congestion on North–South Expressway Northern Route, especially during weekends and festivals seasons.[2]

Jelas Expressway
Jelas Expressway is located in Peninsular Malaysia
Jelas Expressway (Peninsular Malaysia)
Route information
Maintained by BMT Jelas Sdn Bhd
Length116 km (72 mi)
Major junctions
South endJelapang, Perak
North endBatu Kawan, Penang
Location
CountryMalaysia
Primary
destinations
Serdang
Sungai Siput
Kuala Kangsar
Taiping
Selama
Highway system

Beta Mutiara Corporation (BMC), the concessionary holder of the expressway announced that it will begin the preliminary work on the expressway in January 2016.

It will have the longest road tunnel in Asia, about 3 kilometres long across the Bintang Range.[citation needed]

List of interchanges

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Km Exit Interchange To Remarks
  North–South Expressway Northern Route --01 Jelapang South Interchange   North–South Expressway Northern Route   AH2 North–South Expressway Northern Route

Northwest
Alor Setar
Kuala Kangsar
Changkat Jering


Southeast
Kuala Lumpur
Ipoh
Simpang Pulai

--05 Klebang Interchange   FT 1 Klebang
 A13 Tanjung Rambutan
Interchange
--07 Kanthan Baru Interchange   FT 1 Kanthan Interchange
Kinta–Kuala Kangsar district border
--08 Sungai Siput North Interchange   FT 1 Sungai Siput Interchange
--09 Karai Interchange  A156 Karai
 A156 Kuala Kangsar
Interchange
Sungai Perak bridge
--10 Kati Interchange   FT 76 Kati
  FT 76 Lenggong
  FT 76 Gerik
  FT 4 Kota Bharu
Interchange
Bintang Tunnel
3 km
Kuala Kangsar–Larut, Matang and Selama district border
--12 Anak Kurau Interchange  A-- Anak Kurau
 A-- Kamunting
  West Coast Expressway

West Coast Expressway ||Changkat Jering Perak to Banting Selangor||
 A-- Taiping

Interchange
--13 Batu Kurau Interchange  A-- Anak Kurau
 A-- Kuala Kurau
Interchange
--14 Selama Interchange   FT 147 Selama
  FT 147 Kubu Gajah
  FT 147 Parit Buntar
Interchange
Perak Darul Ridzuan
Larut, Matang and Selama district border
Perak–Kedah border
Kedah Darul Aman
Bandar Baharu district border
1.0 --15 Serdang Interchange   South Kedah Expressway South Kedah Expressway

Northeast
Serdang
Kulim
Baling

Southwest
Bandar Baharu
  North–South Expressway Northern Route   AH2 North–South Expressway Northern Route
Kuala Lumpur
Interchange
1.1 --17 Kampung Padang Interchange Kampung Padang Interchange
1.2 --19 Lima Kongsi Interchange Lima Kongsi Interchange
Kedah Darul Aman
Bandar Baharu district border
Kedah–Penang border
Penang
Seberang Perai Selatan district border
1.3
   Jelas Expressway
Start/End of expressway
Under planning
1.4 --20 Batu Kawan Interchange   Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge
(Penang Second Bridge)


West
Batu Kawan
Batu Maung
Bayan Lepas
George Town

East
  North–South Expressway Northern Route   AH2 North–South Expressway Northern Route
Alor Setar
Butterworth
Ipoh

Kuala Lumpur

Interchange

References

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  1. ^ "JELAS Expressway Preliminary Works Could Begin in 2016: Targeted for Completion in 2018". CarBay Malaysia. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  2. ^ "BMC: Work on JELAS to begin soon - Nation". The Star Online. Retrieved 14 December 2015.