# North–South Expressway Central Link

The North–South Expressway Central Link North–South Expressway Central Link also known as ELITE, is a 63-kilometre (39-mile) controlled-access highway in Malaysia, running between Shah Alam in Selangor and Nilai in Negeri Sembilan. The expressway joins the separated northern and southern sections of the North–South Expressway, allowing interstate traffic to bypass Kuala Lumpur. The expressway also serves as a primary access route to Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

## History

Then originally unnamed, the Central Link of the North-South Expressway was built by United Engineers Malaysia Berhad at a cost of RM 1 billion. The concession agreement was signed in April 1994. Construction would start in June 1994 and would be completed by August 1997. UEM would also use the expertise and staff of PLUS which was responsible for the completion of the North-South Expressway.
The first section, between Shah Alam and USJ, was opened in June 1996. In October 1997, the remainder of the expressway opened to traffic. The Putrajaya Link was opened in 2000.
In September 2003, the company Expressway Lingkaran Tengah Sdn Bhd (ELITE) became a member company of PLUS Expressways.
On 28 February 2013, a bridge being built by the Selangor State Development Corporation at the interchange to Bandar Nusaputra on the Putrajaya Link collapsed due to a water pipe leak. No casualties were reported.

## Features

* Closed toll system (refer to PLUS)
* Batu Tiga flyover longest in NSE network
* Act as bypass from bustling Kuala Lumpur travelling from north to south and vice versa
* Smooth access to KLIA
* PLUS Speedway (formerly ELITE Speedway) in USJ Rest and Service Area is the first highway go-kart circuit in Malaysia
* Safety CS Team (PROPEL) roadworks

## Toll system

ELITE operates using a closed toll system throughout its entire route, with toll plazas built at all access points. The toll rate for each vehicle is proportional to the distance between the vehicle's entry point and exit point.
ELITE integrates its toll collection system with New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) and the northern and southern routes of the North-South Expressway (NSE) up to their respective terminuses at Sungai Besi (NKVE-NSE Northern Route), Bukit Raja (ELITE-NKVE), Juru (ELITE-NSE Southern Route) and Skudai (NSE Southern Route). As such, vehicles traveling throughout the aforementioned expressway network will be charged with a toll rate equivalent to the sum of the rates calculated for each expressway.
Vehicles exiting ELITE to the aforementioned expressways will not pass through any toll plazas at the interchanges between the respective highways.

### Fares (between Shah Alam and Bandar Serenia only)

(Since 1 February 2020)
| Class | Type of vehicles | Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM)) up to |
| 0 | Motorcycles (Vehicles with two axles and two wheels) | Free |
| 1 | Private Cars (Vehicles with two axles and three or four wheels (excluding taxis and buses)) | 4.59 |
| 2 | Vans and other small goods vehicles (Vehicles with two axles and five or six wheels (excluding buses)) | 8.40 |
| 3 | Large Trucks (Vehicles with three or more axles (excluding buses)) | 11.20 |
| 4 | Taxis | 2.30 |
| 5 | Buses | 3.44 |

## List of interchanges, and rest and service areas

| Km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks |
| North–South Expressway Central Link 0 AH2 -- | 601 | Shah Alam Interchange SHA TnG TAG Customer Service Centre | From/to Interchange 601 North FT 3214 Shah Alam FT 3214 Bukit Jelutong Guthrie Corridor Expressway Guthrie Corridor Expressway FT 54 Sungai Buloh FT 54 Kuala Selangor From/to Expressway North–South Expressway Northern Route North–South Expressway Northern Route AH2 New Klang Valley Expressway West FT 20 New North Klang Straits Bypass Port Klang FT 2 Klang North–South Expressway Northern Route Setia Alam 601C East AH2 North–South Expressway Northern Route AH2 Ipoh FT 15 Subang North–South Expressway Northern Route AH2 Kuala Lumpur North–South Expressway Northern Route AH141 Jalan Duta North–South Expressway Northern Route Damansara | Closed tolled trumpet expressway interchange Expressway dual trumpet interchange with toll plaza |
| North–South Expressway Northern Route AH2 New Klang Valley Expressway Start/end expressway PLUS border limit |||||
| North–South Expressway Central Link AH2 North–South Expressway Central Link Start/end expressway PLUS border limit |||||
| | | Batu Tiga flyover 2 kilometres | | Start/end of flyover |
| North–South Expressway Central Link 1 AH2 -- | | Batu Tiga flyover | | |
| | | Batu Tiga flyover Railway crossing bridge | | |
| | | Batu Tiga flyover Sungai Damansara bridge | | |
| | | Batu Tiga flyover 2 kilometres | | Start/end of flyover |
| North–South Expressway Central Link 4 AH2 -- | | | | |
| 4.3 | | Ebor Interchange (North) EBN | T Ebor North Toll Plaza EBN MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go PLUSTransit | To south bound only On-ramp with toll plaza Collect PLUSTransit cards only |
| 4.4 | | | | |
| 4.5 | 602 | Ebor Interchange (South) EBS | T Ebor South Toll Plaza EBS RM (Cash) Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID FT 3214 Batu Tiga FT 2 Federal Highway Shah Alam I-City Kuala Lumpur | From south bound only Off-ramp with toll plaza Pay a distance toll only |
| North–South Expressway Central Link 5 AH2 -- | | | | |
| 5.3 | 603 | Seafield Interchange SEA TnG TAG Customer Service Centre PLUS PLUS Expressways section maintenances office PROPEL PROPEL section maintenances office | Shah Alam Expressway Shah Alam Expressway West FT 181 Pulau Indah FT 5 Klang Shah Alam Expressway Kota Kemuning East Shah Alam Expressway Subang Jaya Shah Alam Expressway Sri Petaling FT 28 Cheras East Coast Expressway FT 2 AH141 Kuantan | Expressway trumpet interchange with toll plaza |
| North–South Expressway Central Link 6 AH2 -- | | | | |
| | | USJ Rest and Service Area and Overhead Bridge Restaurant | Caltex Mofaz Food Stop PLUS Speedway MUFORS Gallery | Both directions |
| | 604 | USJ Interchange USJ TnG TAG Customer Service Centre | FT 15 USJ FT 3214 Hicom Damansara–Puchong Expressway Damansara-Puchong Expressway Puchong | Trumpet interchange with toll plaza |
| North–South Expressway Central Link 13 AH2 -- | | | | |
| 13.2 | 605 | Putra Heights Interchange PHT TnG TAG Customer Service Centre | Putra Heights Bukit Lanchong | Trumpet interchange with toll plaza |
| Sungai Klang bridge Petaling-Kuala Langat district border |||||
| North–South Expressway Central Link 14 AH2 -- | | | | |
| North–South Expressway Central Link 17 AH2 -- | 606 | Saujana Putra Interchange SPT | From/to Destinations Bandar Saujana Putra From/to Expressway South Klang Valley Expressway South Klang Valley Expressway South Klang Valley Expressway West FT 181 Pulau Indah FT 5 Banting FT 5 Teluk Panglima Garang East Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway Kajang FT 29 Putrajaya FT 29 Cyberjaya | Trumpet interchange with toll plaza |
| North–South Expressway Central Link 18 AH2 -- | | | | |
| North–South Expressway Central Link 19 AH2 -- | | | | |
| North–South Expressway Central Link 20 AH2 -- | | | | |
| 20.7 | | | | |
| North–South Expressway Central Link 21 AH2 -- | 607 | Putrajaya Interchange PTJ | East North–South Expressway Central Link Putrajaya Link North–South Expressway Central Link Putrajaya North–South Expressway Central Link Cyberjaya Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway Kajang Maju Expressway Maju Expressway Kuala Lumpur (Jalan Tun Razak) Bukit Jalil Kompleks Sukan Negara | Expressway trumpet interchange with toll plaza |
| North–South Expressway Central Link 22 AH2 -- | | | | |
| 22.9 | | Dengkil Rest and Service Area | Petron Caltex | North bound |
| North–South Expressway Central Link 23 AH2 -- | | | | |
| 23.6 | | Dengkil Rest and Service Area | Petron Shell | South bound |
| North–South Expressway Central Link 24 AH2 -- | | | | |
| North–South Expressway Central Link 25 AH2 -- | | | | |
| 31.6 | 607A | Bandar Gamuda Cove Interchange | East Bandar Gamuda Cove | Semi-directional T interchange |
| Kuala Langat-Sepang district border |||||
| North–South Expressway Central Link 30 AH2 -- | | | | |
| North–South Expressway Central Link 31 AH2 -- | | | | |
| 31.6 | 608 | KLIA Interchange KLA TnG TAG Customer Service Centre | South North–South Expressway Central Link FT 26 KLIA Expressway FT 26 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) FT 27 Sepang FT 32 Bandar Enstek Sepang International Circuit | Expressway trumpet interchange with toll plaza |
| North–South Expressway Central Link 32 AH2 -- | | | | |
| | | Sungai Langat bridge | | |
| | 609 | Bandar Serenia Interchange DKL | North FT 29 Putrajaya-Cyberjaya Expressway Dengkil Sepang Bandar Enstek | Trumpet interchange with toll plaza Trumpet interchange with toll plaza |
| | | Railway crossing bridge | | |
| | | Salak Tinggi Interchange SLT | B48 Salak Tinggi B48 Dengkil B48 Bandar Enstek | Trumpet interchange with toll plaza Future interchange |
| | | Sungai Jenderam bridge | | |
| Selangor Darul Ehsan Sepang district border |||||
| Selangor-Negeri Sembilan border |||||
| Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus Seremban district border |||||
| | | Bandar Baru Nilai Interchange BBN | Bandar Baru Nilai Nilai | Trumpet interchange with toll plaza Future interchange |
| North–South Expressway Central Link 43 AH2 -- | | | | |
| North–South Expressway Central Link AH2 North–South Expressway Central Link Start/end expressway PLUS border limit |||||
| North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 North-South Expressway Southern Route Start/end expressway PLUS border limit |||||
| North–South Expressway Central Link 46 AH2 -- | 612 | Nilai North Interchange | North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 North-South Expressway Southern Route North North–South Expressway Southern Route Kuala Lumpur East–West Link Expressway Sungai Besi FT 28 Ampang KLCC North–South Expressway Southern Route Kajang North–South Expressway Southern Route Bangi Nilai Layby South AH2 North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Johor Bahru North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Seremban North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Nilai | Closed tolled expressway semi-directional T interchange |

## Putrajaya Link

Putrajaya Link, or Persiaran Barat E6, is an expressway within North–South Expressway Central Link and also a major interchange in same expressway. The expressway connects Putrajaya Interchange to the Lebuh Sentosa interchange.
The Kilometre Zero of the expressway is located at Putrajaya Interchange.

### History

Construction started in 1998. The Putrajaya Link which was connected to Putrajaya was opened in 2000.
In September 2003, the company Expressway Lingkaran Tengah Sdn Bhd (ELITE) became a member company of PLUS Expressways Berhad.

#### Incidents

On 28 February 2013, the under construction bridge at the Bandar Nusaputra Interchange Exit 613, kilometre P2.4 of the Putrajaya Link, a part of the North–South Expressway Central Link E6 collapse caused by water pipe leakage. No casualties or injuries were reported. The bridge was built by the Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) and not PLUS Expressways. It is unclear when the construction was complete. However, according to Google Maps Street View, traffic is being flown smoothly in all directions of the cloverleaf junction as of January 2019.

## List of interchanges

| Km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks |
| North–South Expressway Central Link P0 | | Putrajaya Interchange PTJ | North–South Expressway Central Link AH2 North–South Expressway Central Link North Ipoh Shah Alam USJ Bandar Saujana Putra South Singapore Johor Bahru Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Seremban Melaka Dengkil Rest and Service Area | Closed tolled expressway trumpet interchange |
| North–South Expressway Central Link AH2 North–South Expressway Central Link Main Link |||||
| North–South Expressway Central Link North–South Expressway Central Link Putrajaya Link |||||
| Kuala Langat–Sepang district border |||||
| North–South Expressway Central Link P1 | | | | |
| Putrajaya toll plaza PTJ PLUSTransit Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go RM (Cash) Closed toll systems Collect PLUSTransit cards and pay a distance toll |||||
| P1.2 | | Putrajaya toll plaza PTJ | | Putrajaya bound |
| North–South Expressway Central Link P2 | | | | |
| P2.1 | | | | |
| P2.2 | | | | |
| P2.3 | | | | |
| P2.4 | | Bandar Nusaputra Interchange | B15 Jalan Puchong–Dengkil North Bandar Nusaputra Taman Putra Perdana Puchong South Selangor Science Park 2 Cyberjaya | Cloverleaf interchange |
| P2.5 | | | | |
| P2.6 | | | | |
| P2.7 | | | | |
| P2.8 | | | | |
| P2.9 | | | | |
| North–South Expressway Central Link P3 | | | | |
| P3.1 | | | | |
| P3.2 | | | | |
| P3.3 | | | | |
| | 613A | Setia Eco Glades Interchange | Setia Eco Glades Cyberjaya | Interchange |
| | | Lake Link Bridge | | Start/end of bridge |
| | | Lake Link Bridge | | |
| | | Lake Link Bridge Putrajaya–MEX Interchange | North Maju Expressway Maju Expressway Kuala Lumpur (Jalan Tun Razak) Bukit Jalil Kompleks Sukan Negara (National Sports Complex) | Trumpet interchange |
| | | Lake Link Bridge | | Start/end of bridge |
| | | Cyberjaya Exit | South Jalan Teknokrat 2 Cyberjaya Multimedia University (MMU) | West bound |
| | | Cyberjaya Exit | Persiaran APEC North Only Cyberjaya (U-Turn) Cyberjaya Satellite Earth Station Limkokwing University Of Creative Technology (LUCT) Multimedia University (MMU) | East bound |
| North–South Expressway Central Link North–South Expressway Central Link Putrajaya Link PLUS Expressway border limit |||||
| Putrajaya Link JKR border limit |||||
| | | Putrajaya–Cyberjaya Interchange | FT 29 Putrajaya–Cyberjaya Expressway North Kuala Lumpur Petaling Jaya Puchong Shah Alam South Dengkil Sepang Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) | Cloverleaf expressway interchange |
| | | Putrajaya Sentral Exit | North P&R Putrajaya Sentral Putrajaya–Cyberjaya ERL stations 7 | East bound |
| Selangor Darul Ehsan Sepang district border Link JKR border limit |||||
| Selangor–FT Putrajaya border |||||
| Federal Territory of Putrajaya Persiaran Barat Perbadanan Putrajaya border limit |||||
| | | Lebuh Sentosa Interchange | Lebuh Sentosa North Hospital Putrajaya Seri Perdana Government office Perdana Putra Building Putra Mosque Presint—until -- South Seri Saujana Bridge Putrajaya Boulevard Dataran Gemilang Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC) Taman Selatan | Trumpet interchange |