# Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway

Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH), Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (Malay: Lebuhraya Bertingkat Ampang–Kuala Lumpur), is the first elevated highway in Malaysia. The 7.9 km (4.9 mi) elevated highway connects Ampang (in Selangor state) and Kuala Lumpur. This highway was built to reduce traffic congestion at Jalan Ampang and make access to the city more convenient. Motorcycles and other vehicles with two wheels were banned from using this highway for safety reasons; the ban on motorcycles was lifted on 19 June 2008 because of escalating fuel prices.

## Route background

The Kilometre Zero is located at the entrance from Jalan Raja Abdullah at Jalan Sultan Ismail Interchange, Kuala Lumpur.

## History

The construction of the Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway was approved on 16 May 1996 when Prolintas was awarded the concession of the highway, which will end in 2029. Construction began in the same year at the banks of the Klang River and was completed in 2001. The highway opened to traffic on 17 May 2001 after numerous delays, and the toll collection started on 1 June 2001.

### Plans

The highway was designed to accommodate future expansion of the Jelatek–Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 section from the current four-lane carriageway to six-lane carriageways. The expansion will take place along the northern bank of the Klang River and Ampang River. According to the concessionaire agreement between Prolintas and the federal government, Prolintas is required to expand the highway once the average daily traffic exceeds 93,000 vehicles. As a result, a chicane was formed right after the Exit 1203 Jelatek Interchange for Ampang-bound traffic. Prolintas will only be allowed to raise the toll rate once the upgrading works of the Jelatek–MRR2 section to six-lane carriageway begins.
On 5 November 2015, the upgrading works (called AKLEH Phase 2) of the AKLEH (Ampang-bound traffic) from Jelatek to Ampang-MRR2 was opened to traffic.

## Features

* Tunnel to Suria KLCC parking
* Smooth access to Ampang and Kuala Lumpur
* Spectacular scenery of Kuala Lumpur skyline from Ampang
* Driving view of Saloma Bridge

## Tolls

The Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH) uses open toll collection systems. Since 2015 all toll transactions at the highway's sole toll plaza have been conducted electronically via Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAGs. Cash payments are no longer accepted. In October 2022, it was one of the four expressways maintained by PROLINTAS to have its toll rates deducted between 8% and 15%.

### Toll rates

(Starting 20 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 2.13 |
| 2 | Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses | RM 7.00 |
| 3 | Vehicles with 3 or more axles | RM 10.50 |
| 4 | Taxis | RM 1.53 |
| 5 | Buses | RM 1.28 |

## List of interchanges

| km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks |
| Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway 0 | | Jalan Raja Abdullah Ramp | | Enter only |
| DBKL border limit |||||
| Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway Start/end of expressway (Touch 'n Go, MyRFID and SmartTAG ETC only) PROLINTAS border limit |||||
| Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway 0 | 1201B | Jalan Sultan Ismail Interchange | East B31 Jalan Ampang Jalan Sultan Ismail (KLIRR) | Exit only |
| | 1201A | Jalan Sultan Ismail Interchange | Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road South Jalan Sultan Ismail (Jalan Treacher) Jalan P. Ramlee (Jalan Parry) Jalan Raja Chulan (Jalan Weld) Jalan Bukit Bintang Jalan Imbi | Interchange with KL Monorail truss girder bridge From/to Ampang only |
| Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway 1 | | | | |
| | | KLCC Car Park | Tunnel KLCC Car Park Suria KLCC Petronas Twin Towers | Westbound only |
| | 1202A | Jalan Tun Razak Interchange | Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 North Jalan Tun Razak (Jalan Pekeliling) Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra (Jalan Semarak) Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz (Princes Road) Sentul Petaling Jaya | Expressway interchange |
| | 1202B | Jalan Tun Razak Interchange | Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 South Jalan Tun Razak (Jalan Pekeliling) Jalan Yap Kwan Seng B31 Jalan Ampang Cheras Seremban Johor Bahru | Expressway interchange |
| Keramat toll plaza KER MyRFID Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go SmartTAG SmartTAG SmartTAG SmartTAG Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go Opened toll systems Pay toll (Accepts electronic toll payment (Touch 'n Go, MyRFID and SmartTAG) only) |||||
| | | Keramat toll plaza KER | TnG TAG Customer Service Centre Prolintas operation office | Ampang bound |
| | 1203 | Jelatek Interchange | North Jalan Jelatek Kampung Datuk Keramat Setiawangsa Wangsa Maju Setapak Seri Maya Condominium | Interchange From/to Kuala Lumpur only |
| | 1203A | SPE Interchange | Setiawangsa–Pantai Expressway Taman Melati Setiawangsa Kampung Pandan Bandar Malaysia | From/to Kuala Lumpur only |
| Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur |||||
| FT Kuala Lumpur–Selangor border |||||
| Selangor Darul Ehsan Hulu Langat district border |||||
| Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway -- | | | | |
| | | Sungai Klang bridge | | Ampang bound |
| Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway -- | | | | |
| | 1204B | Ampang-MRR2 Interchange | FT 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 North Ulu Klang Taman Melawati Gombak East Coast Expressway Genting Highlands East Coast Expressway Kuantan | Interchange From/to Kuala Lumpur only |
| | 1204A | Jalan Kerja Ayer Lama Interchange | East B36 Jalan Kerja Ayer Lama Taman Tun Razak Kelab Darul Ehsan | Ramp off |
| | 1204C | SUKE (South) Interchange | Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway Sungai Besi-Ulu Klang Expressway (SUKE) Kosas Permai B62 Hulu Langat Cheras Cheras–Kajang Expressway Kajang | Interchange From/to Kuala Lumpur only |
| 7.9 | | | | |
| Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway 8 | | | | |
| Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway Start/end of expressway (Touch 'n Go, MyRFID and SmartTAG ETC only) PROLINTAS border limit |||||
| B31 Jalan Ampang JKR and MPAJ border limit |||||
| | 1206 | Jalan Memanda Interchange | North Jalan Memanda Pekan Ampang Ampang Putri Specialist Hospital East B31 Jalan Ampang Lembah Jaya B62 Hulu Langat Pandan Indah | |