South Klang Valley Expressway

The zeroeth kilometre of the expressway is located right after the Uniten Interchange at the Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway E18.

File:SKVE Rimbayu intersection (230617) 09.jpg

The first 7.95 km (section 1A) stretch that starts at the UNITEN interchange in Bangi is toll free, and had been open for several years. It was built by the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR). The section 1B, 2 and 3 stretch of SKVE are to be built by SKVE Holdings Sdn Bhd. The section 1B stretch of the expressway between Cyberjaya to Bandar Saujana Putra was completed in June 2010.

The section 2 stretch of the expressway from Bandar Saujana Putra towards Teluk Panglima Garang measuring 12.96 km long would have been completed in 2011. SKVE’s last stretch is the 18.81 km long section 3 and connects to Pulau Carey before terminating at the Pulau Indah interchange, serving as a direct link between Putrajaya and Westports in Port Klang.{{cite web|author=NST|date=25 June 2010|title=SKVE to boost Klang Valley's growth|url=http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/SKVEtoboostKlangValley__8217_sdevelopment/Article/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100628020927/http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/SKVEtoboostKlangValley__8217_sdevelopment/Article|archive-date=28 June 2010|access-date=10 July 2010|publisher=New Straits Times|df=}}

Section 1B of this expressway between Cyberjaya to Bandar Saujana Putra was opened to traffic on 1 July 2010.{{cite web |title=New SKVE cuts travel time by 30 minutes |url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/6/30/nation/6574889&sec=nation |date=30 June 2010 |author=The Star |publisher=The Star Malaysia |access-date=10 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703141906/http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2010%2F6%2F30%2Fnation%2F6574889&sec=nation |archive-date=3 July 2010 |df= }} Meanwhile, the section 2 stretch of the expressway between Bandar Saujana Putra to Teluk Panglima Garang was opened on 29 May 2012 and the final stretch, section 3 of the expressway between Teluk Panglima Garang to Pulau Indah was opened on 1 October 2013.

The section between Teluk Panglima Garang towards Pulau Carey and Pulau Indah is built as a two-lane expressway while retaining the full access control, making the section as the first true two-lane expressway with full access control in the Klang Valley and also the second in Malaysia after the Senai–Desaru Expressway (Cahaya Baru–Penawar sections) in Johor Bahru.

There are three main bridge along the expressway, the Jalan Puchong-Sungai Rasau bridge, the Pulau Carey-Sungai Langat bridge and the Selat Lumut-SKVE Bridge, a major landmark.

A speed camera of the Malaysian Automated Enforcement System (AES) is on SKVE near Shell layby, Serdang.

A runaway truck ramp, to stop vehicles unable to brake, is provided on both ends of the Selat Lumut-SKVE Bridge.

There are two Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Enforcement Stations at Pulau Carey.

IOI City Mall, the largest shopping mall in Serdang is near IOI Resort.

In 2015 section 1A of the expressway (toll-free) was in a state of poor maintenance, with most of its street lights not functioning and wrecked guardrails unreplaced at accident sites.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}

The South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE) uses the closed toll systems. Since 1 June 2016, all electronic toll transactions have been conducted using Touch 'n Go and SmartTAGs.

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{{Reflist}}

• [https://skve.com.my Welcome to SKVE Holdings Sdn Bhd]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120309021453/http://www.llm.gov.my/serverpages/highway/highway_detail_under_construction.aspx?highwayid=48 SKVE Highway Details, Malaysian Highway Authority]

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Category:Expressways and highways in the Klang Valley

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