# Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway

The Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway is a 24.4-kilometre (15.2-mile) three-laned, dual carriageway, controlled-access highway in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, Malaysia. The expressway will run on top of the existing Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 between Sungai Besi and Ulu Klang, with the intent of reducing traffic along the road.

## Route description

The expressway begins in Ulu Klang, Selangor in the north, then runs above Middle Ring Road 2 to Ampang. The expressway then diverts southeast through Ampang Town, before turning back southwest through Cheras and Alam Damai. The expressway finally turns westwards to meet Middle Ring Road 2 again before terminating at Sungai Besi, where the road continues into the Shah Alam Expressway.

## History

The increasing traffic along the FT 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 along the links of Ulu Klang, Ampang, Pandan Indah, Cheras, Bandar Tun Razak and Bandar Tasik Selatan facilitated the need for increasing road capacity. Prolintas proposed that the expressway to be built to meet these requirements. The expressway will act as an alternative route to Kajang from Ulu Klang. The project was allocated RM5.3 billion in the Budget 2015.

## Features

* Elevated toll plazas.
* Most of the highway is elevated, hence its name.
* First road in Malaysia to have a helix ramp.
* A rest and service area at Tasik Tambahan

## Incidents

There have been multiple reports of accidents happening related to SUKE during its construction period and after its has been opened.
* September 20, 2020 - A woman escaped death when a concrete slab fell onto her car from the elevated construction nearby Bandar Tasik Selatan. She broke her left arm and collar bone due to the accident and the contractors involved were fined RM180,000. The investigation discovered that the subcontractor did not follow the proper work procedures and also had a site supervisor with no accreditation.
* March 3, 2021 - An overhead bridge under construction collapsed when a trailer hit the steel scaffolding the bridge nearby Bandar Tasik Selatan. The trailer however was not involved with the project and the driver was tested positive for drugs. The trailer was said to be overloaded when the accident happened. The director of Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) commented that the heavy trailer along with the low structure of the bridge caused the bridge to collapse when they hit each other. The accident led to two deaths and three injuries of factories workers in a van nearby the accident area.
* March 17, 2021 - An accident occurred also nearby Bandar Tasik Selatan between two cars when one of the cars lost control and hit the other one. The car that lost control crashed into the pillar of the construction site of which the driver died at the scene while the other driver did not sustain any injury.
* June 14, 2023 - A 60-year old man riding a motorcycle was plunged off the ramp going the down the highway at kilometer 22.2 due to trying to avoid a collision with another motorcycle that was going against the traffic.

## Tolls

SUKE adopts an open toll system.

### Electronic Toll Collections (ETC)

As part of an initiative to facilitate faster transactions at the Ampang, Bukit Teratai and Alam Damai Toll Plazas, all toll transactions at these three toll plazas on SUKE are conducted electronically via Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAGs beginning 15 October 2022.

### Toll rates

There are three toll plazas (Ampang, Bukit Teratai and Alam Damai) along SUKE, each charging the same rate.
(Starting 15 October 2022)
| Class | Type of vehicles | Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM)) |
| 0 | Motorcycles | Free |
| 1 | Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis | RM 2.30 |
| 2 | Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses | RM 4.60 |
| 3 | Vehicles with 3 or more axles | RM 6.90 |
| 4 | Taxis | RM 1.20 |
| 5 | Buses | RM 2.30 |

## List of interchanges

| Km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks |
| | | | West Shah Alam Expressway Shah Alam Klang Subang Jaya FT 181 Pulau Indah Damansara–Puchong Expressway Puchong Maju ExpresswayPutrajaya FT 217Kinrara Kompleks Sukan Negara | |
| | 1901 | Sri Petaling Interchange | South1901A North–South Expressway Southern Route North-South Expressway Southern Route North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Johor Bahru North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Seremban North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Melaka North–South Expressway Central Link AH2 Kuala Lumpur International Airport North1901B East–West Link Expressway Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway Kuala Lumpur Petaling Jaya Southwest 1901C KL Sports City Bukit Jalil Sri Petaling | cloverleaf stacked flyover interchange |
| Shah Alam Expressway Shah Alam Expressway KESAS border limit |||||
| Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway Start/End of expressway PROLINTAS border limit |||||
| | 1902 | Sungai Besi Interchange | Sungai Besi Expressway Sungai Besi Expressway North 1902A Terminal Bersepadu Selatan City Center Pandan Indah South 1902B Sungai Besi Seri Kembangan Mines Resort City Kajang | Interchange with elevated U-turn. No entry from south. |
| Alam Damai toll plaza Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go Opened toll systems Pay toll |||||
| | | Double decker carriageway SUKE Administration Building | | Northbound |
| | 1903 | Alam Damai Interchange | Jalan Alam Damai Alam Damai Cheras | Stack triangle interchange with toll free plaza |
| | 1904 | Cheras Kajang Interchange | Cheras–Kajang Expressway Cheras-Kajang Expressway Southeast 1904A Kajang Balakong Kajang–Seremban Highway Seremban Northwest 1904B Kuala Lumpur Cheras Petaling Jaya | Stack interchange; northbound entrances and southbound exits only, including southbound entrance from southeast |
| | 1905 | Cheras Hartamas Interchange | Jalan Cheras Hartamas Cheras Taman Tayton | Southbound exit only |
| | | Elevated U-Turn | | Northbound. U-Turn to Cheras Hartamas Interchange and Cheras-Kajang Interchange |
| | | | Jalan Bukit Segar | Entrance to both directions only |
| | | Elevated U-Turn | | Southbound. U-Turn to Bukit Teratai Interchange |
| Bukit Teratai toll plaza MyRFID Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go Opened toll systems Pay toll |||||
| | | Bukit Teratai toll plaza BKT | | Southbound |
| | 1906 | Bukit Teratai Interchange | Jalan Teratai 1/2 Taman Bukit Teratai Pandan Indah | ribbon loop interchange with u turn near bukit teraitai toll plaza (south bound )with side road to Jalan Teratai 1/2 southbound entrance northbound exit only |
| | | Tasik Tambahan Rest and Service Area | | Southbound Under planning |
| | 1907 | Tasik Tambahan multi layer ribbons loop interchange with Y spilt Interchange Northbound exit Southbound entrance | B62 Jalan Hulu Langat Kampung Tasik Tambahan Hulu Langat | Northbound exit and southbound entrance only |
| | 1908 | Permai Interchange | Jalan Taman Putra Taman Tasik Tambahan | Northbound entrance and southbound exit only |
| | 1909 | Kosas Interchange | Jalan Bukit Indah Utama Taman Bukit Indah Ampang Taman Kosas | Northbound entrance and southbound exit only |
| Ampang toll plaza (Southbound only) Opened toll systems Touch 'n Go MyRFID SmartTAG SmartTAG MyRFID Pay toll |||||
| | | Pekan Ampang Interchange | B31 Jalan Ampang | Northbound entrance only |
| Ampang toll plaza (Northbound only) Opened toll systems Touch 'n Go MyRFID SmartTAG SmartTAG MyRFID Pay toll |||||
| | 1910 | Pekan Ampang Interchange | B31 Jalan Ampang Kuala Lumpur KLCC | Interchange Northbound exit only |
| Sungai Ampang bridge Gombak-Hulu Langat district border |||||
| | | Ampang Point Interchange | Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway Jalan Mamanda 11 | Southbound entrance only |
| | 1911 | Ulu Kelang Interchange | West Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH) Kuala Lumpur KLCC | Northbound and southbound exits to west and northbound entrance from west |
| | | Hill View Interchange | FT 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway | Northbound entrance only |
| | 1912 | Bukit Antarabangsa Interchange | West Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE) Sentul Segambut Jalan Duta Mont Kiara Damansara Petaling Jaya North–South Expressway Northern Route Ipoh | Roundabout interchange Elevated stacked interchange |
| Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway Start/End of expressway PROLINTAS border limit |||||
| FT 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 JKR border limit |||||
| | | | North FT 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2) FT 28 Batu Caves FT 1 Ipoh FT 28 Kepong FT 54 Sungai Buloh FT 54 Kuala Selangor East Klang Valley Expressway Hulu Langat East Coast Expressway Kuantan East Coast Expressway Genting Highlands |