Lebuhraya Utara–Selatan Jajaran Utara

**Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan Jajaran Utara** (; ) ialah sebuah lebuhraya antara negeri selari dengan pesisir barat daya Semenanjung Malaysia. Lebuhraya sepanjang  membentuk jajaran utara Lebuhraya Utara–Selatan, melintasi Kedah, Pulau Pinang, Perak dan Selangor. Lebuhraya ini bermula dari iaitu Pos Pemeriksaan Bukit Kayu Hitam di Kedah, terletaknya sempadan Malaysia–Thailand, dan berakhir di Bukit Lanjan di Selangor, lebuhraya ini menghubungkan Lebuhraya Baru Lembah Klang. Lebuhraya ini dioperasi dan diselenggara oleh PLUS Expressways.

Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan Jajaran Utara bermula dari sempadan Malaysia dan Thailand iaitu Pos Pemeriksaan Bukit Kayu Hitam, Kedah dan melalui Changlun, Jitra, Kepala Batas, Alor Setar, Pendang, Gurun, Sungai Petani, Bertam, Sungai Dua, Permatang Pauh, Seberang Jaya, Perai, Jambatan Pulau Pinang, Bukit Tambun, Bandar Cassia, Nibong Tebal, Bandar Baharu, Alor Pongsu, Bukit Merah, Taiping, Changkat Jering, Kuala Kangsar, sebuah terowong iaitu Terowong Menora, Ipoh, Simpang Pulai, Gopeng, Tapah, Bidor, Sungkai, Slim River, Behrang, Tanjung Malim, Lembah Beringin, Bukit Tagar, Bukit Beruntung, Sungai Buaya, Rawang, Sungai Buloh Hospital, Sungai Buloh dan terakhir sekali berhenti di Lebuhraya Baru Lembah Klang di Bukit Lanjan, Selangor.

Lebuhraya ini juga merupakan lebuhraya terpanjang di Semenanjung Malaysia.

## Huraian Jajaran

The expressway begins at the Malaysia–Thailand border at Bukit Kayu Hitam in Kedah, where the road continues as Phetkasem Road in Thailand. The expressway proceeds southwards through the states of Kedah, Penang, Perak and Selangor, where it terminates at its interchange with the New Klang Valley Expressway, also designated as route E1. While kilometre readings are taken from north to south, exits are numbered in reverse, from south to north. PLUS Expressways, previously *Projek Lebuhraya Utara–Selatan* (PLUS) formed in 1986, operates and maintains the expressway. The concession is scheduled to end on 31 December 2038.

## Ciri-ciri

### Tanda Tempat
Tanda tempat utama lebuh raya ini ialah Jambatan Pulau Pinang, Jambatan Sungai Perak dan Terowong Menora.

The main features of the expressway include the Penang Bridge which is Malaysia's second longest bridge, Sungai Perak Bridge (Jambatan Sultan Azlan Shah), Menora Tunnel and the North-South Expressway Monument at Rawang Rest and Service Area (R&R) (North bound).

The Gopeng-Tapah section is the most expensive section of the North-South Expressway network. It can be considered a dangerous stretch.

There are two dangerous stretches along the expressway, the Changkat Jering-Ipoh North (Jelapang) and Gopeng-Tapah sections.

The Gopeng Rural Transformation Centre (RTC) Rest and Service Area (RSA) is the first expressway RTC rest and service area in Malaysia. The RTC rest and service area is located near Simpang Pulai Layby north bound of the North–South Expressway Northern Route.

### Sekatan jajaran untuk kenderaan berat

During workdays or peak hours. There is a restricted routes at the North–South Expressway Northern Route from Rawang (South) to Bukit Lanjan. Heavy vehicles (except buses and tankers) with laden and unladen heavy vehicles weighing 10,000&nbsp;kg or more are not allowed to enter the expressway between 6:30 am until 9:30 am on Monday to Friday (except public holidays). A compound fine will be issued to heavy vehicles which flouted the rule.

## Pembangunan terdekat

### Kuala Lumpur-Penang Through Traffic (Ipoh North (Jelapang) - Ipoh South local-express lanes)
The Jelapang and Ipoh South toll plazas were demolished in 2009 to make a non-stop route across Ipoh. This was achieved through the construction of two local-express lanes for each side, which are only accessible via Exit 138 Ipoh South Exit (for northbound traffic) and Exit 141 Ipoh North Exit (for southbound traffic). The toll plazas in Ipoh were therefore relocated at each ends of the local-express lanes. 

Upon approaching either of the two exits, the exit signs showing Ipoh are written in large typefaces in contrast with the standard exit signs, to remind highway users especially northbound drivers intending to enter Ipoh via Exit 138 Ipoh South Exit, as the next exit is Exit 143 Kuala Kangsar Exit, covering a lengthy distance of  between these two exits, whilst passing through the Menora Tunnel.

The decision to demolish both toll plazas was made as a result of accidents which happened at Jelapang toll plaza. Since the toll plaza was opened on 28 September 1987, there were many accident cases which involved brake failure in heavy vehicles due to difficult braking when proceeding downhill to the toll plaza. On 7 June 2008, the new Ipoh North toll plaza (South bound) replacing old Jelapang toll plaza opened to traffic, followed by north bound on 15 August 2008. Beginning 11:00 am on 14 July 2009, the Kuala Lumpur-Penang tolled section opened to traffic. With the opening of the  between Ipoh North (Jelapang) and Ipoh South stretch, highway users no longer stop for toll transactions at the Ipoh North and Ipoh South Toll Plazas.~ The runaway truck ramp is also provided in two locations in Jelapang and Menora.

### Six-lane widening works

#### Phase 1: Rawang-Tanjung Malim
The 6-lane stretch which run from Kuala Lumpur (including New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE)) to Rawang Interchange Exit 117 expanded until Tanjung Malim Interchange Exit 121 Works were completed during the fall of 2015.

#### Phase 2: Tanjung Malim-Slim River
Meanwhile, the next phase of these works, the 6-lane stretch was expanded from Tanjung Malim Interchange Exit 121 to Slim River Interchange Exit 126.

### Exit 117 Persimpangan Sungai Buaya
An elevated interchange at Sungai Buaya, Selangor, between Rawang and Bukit Beruntung Interchange began constructions in June 2011 and completed within 30 months at a cost of RM 87 million. The interchanged was opened to traffic on 9 January 2014.

### Exit 152 Persimpangan Alor Pongsu
An interchange at Alor Pongsu, Perak, between Bandar Baharu and Bukit Merah Interchange was opened on 7 June 2016.

### Fourth lane addition
In July 2010, the operator, PLUS Expressways, announced that the government had awarded contracts to build a fourth lane on a stretch from Rawang to Jalan Duta. The construction was completed in late 2015.

The zeroth kilometre point of the entire expressway is located at the Malaysia-Thailand border.

### Bukit Kayu Hitam ke Sungai Dua, Butterworth
The expressway begins at the Bukit Kayu Hitam checkpoint in Kedah, where across the border in Thailand the road continues as Phetkasem Road. The expressway proceeds southwards concurrently along the old Federal Route 1, which has not been upgraded and is still a limited-access road. The first grade-separated interchange, which is with route 194, provides access to the northwestern state of Perlis. The route then enters the heart of the town of Changlun, where it intersects with a few local roads with traffic lights. South from the town are several rural villages with residential roads intersecting with the expressway.

Just to the north of the town of Jitra, route 1 continues southwards while the expressway bends southeast to bypass the said town, marking the end of the concurrency and the start of the controlled-access highway proper. Just to the east of the town is the Jitra Toll Plaza, where a one-time payment is made. After the toll plaza the expressway continues southwest, entering the district of Kota Setar and interchanging with route 1 near Kepala Batas. Shortly south is the Hutan Kampung Toll Plaza, where ticket tolling begins. The expressway runs east of the city of Alor Setar, where it makes two interchanges with the Sultanah Bahiyah Highway (route 255), both leading to aforementioned city.

Past the city, route 1 returns to run parallel to the expressway, both running southeasterly to enter the district of Pendang, where the expressway interchanges with a local route leading east to the town of the same name. Proceeding southeast, the expressway enters the Kuala Muda district. It interchanges once in Gurun, bends southwest, then interchanges twice again near Sungai Petani, once to the northeast of the town and once to the southeast. The expressway crosses the bridge over the Muda River, which marks the border between the states of Kedah and Penang. The expressway reaches the town of Bertam, where route 1 deviates westwards from parallelism with the expressway. Further southwest is the Sungai Dua Toll Plaza, where the ticket system ends and the toll-free section begins. The expressway interchanges south of the plaza, just to the west of Sungai Dua. This interchange marks one terminus of the Butterworth Outer Ring Road (expressway 17), which goes west towards Bagan Ajam. After this interchange the expressway widens to six lanes and the urban speed limit of 90&nbsp;km/h applies. The expressway then crosses the Perai River.

### Butterworth dan Bandar Baharu
From this point the expressway enters Seberang Perai Tengah, running southwesterly along the east side of Butterworth, where it makes several important interchanges, including Jalan Permatang Pauh (route 3111) leading to Permatang Pauh, the Butterworth–Kulim Expressway (expressway 15) towards Kulim and Gerik in Kedah, expressway 17 and route 1 in Perai (this is where the other end of E17 is located) as well as the Penang Bridge (expressway 36) towards the island and capital. Here the expressway bends southeast away from the coast, going towards and interchanging at the Perai Industrial Area and Juru. After Juru, the road narrows back to four lanes, followed by the Juru Toll Plaza, where the second ticket system begins. The expressway then enters Seberang Perai Selatan.

The expressway interchanges with route 149 at Bukit Tambun, connecting several industrial areas nearby. Close by at Batu Kawan, the Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge (expressway 28) terminates on this expressway, connecting Bandar Cassia as well as the southwest district on the island. The last interchange in Penang is with route 1 at Jawi. The expressway then briefly re-enters the state of Kedah to interchange at Bandar Baharu, serving itself, Parit Buntar just across the border at Perak, as well as the rest of southernmost Kedah.

### Alor Pongsu ke Ipoh
Across the Kerian River is the Kerian district in Perak, where a new interchange with route 147 at Alor Pongsu is being constructed. The expressway then briefly winds eastwards, then southwards, to meet Bukit Merah. The expressway continues directly southwards into Larut, Matang dan Selama, interchanging again with route 1 as well as 3146 to the northwest of Taiping. Gently, the expressway winds southeast towards Changkat Jering, where it interchanges with route 60. From here, the expressway heads east through a cutting where the expressway and route 1 briefly run side by side. The route continues towards the district and town of Kuala Kangsar, interchanging at the terminus of route 76, which plies the rural areas of central northern Perak.

At this point route 1 deviates northwards to go around a hill that is part of the Tenasserim Hills cluster. The expressway proceeds towards the hill, going across the Perak River below the Sultan Azlan Shah Bridge. After the river the expressway goes uphill, through the Menora Tunnel that is about  long, then downhill into the Kinta Valley. Here, the Ipoh local-express system, constructed in 2008, begins, where all traffic bound for Ipoh or its vicinity is segregated. Southbound commuters entering the local lanes pay the toll/tap out of the ticket system at the Ipoh North Toll Plaza, while northbound motorists merging in from the local lanes collect the ticket/tap into the system. Proceeding southeast through the heart of Ipoh, the expressway's local lanes interchange with several local roads as well as route 1, which begins to run parallel to the expressway again. The system ends to the south of Tambun, where commuters on the southbound local lanes collect their tickets or tap into the system at the Ipoh South Toll Plaza, while northbound motorists entering the local lanes pay their tolls.

### Simpang Pulai ke Bukit Lanjan
Leaving the city, the expressway bends southwest to close the gap between the two parallel routes, effectively interchanging with the route at Simpang Pulai. Bending back southeast the expressway interchanges again with route 1 at the town of Gopeng after crossing into the Kampar district. The expressway then cuts through another hill, passing by Gua Tempurung (a cave). The cutting ends in the Batang Padang district just before the next interchange at Tapah with route 59, which connects directly to Cameron Highlands. Heading southwards, the expressway interchanges with a local road at Bidor. Further south within the same district, the expressway interchanges with route 1 thrice – at Sungkai, Slim River and Behrang.

While going southeast, the expressway crosses the Bernam River into the state of Selangor. Despite this, the next interchange, the final one with route 1, mainly serves Tanjung Malim over in the previous state. From this point, route 1 leaves the vicinity of the expressway as the expressway goes southwards and the federal route goes southeast. The expressway interchanges with several rural roads at Lembah Beringin, Bukit Tagar, the Bukit Beruntung industrial area and at Sungai Buaya. Going southwards, the expressway leaves the Hulu Selangor district into the Gombak district, where it interchanges near the Rawang industrial area with route 3209. Shortly after, the Guthrie Corridor Expressway (expressway 35) begins as an interchange on this expressway. On the last segment, the expressway interchanges with a road next to the Sungai Buloh Hospital, crosses into the Petaling district, interchanges with the Sungai Buloh Highway (route 54) at Sungai Buloh, and finally terminates at its interchange with the New Klang Valley Expressway (which is also designated the route number E1) near Segambut in the north-western part of the Federal Territory Kuala Lumpur.

#### Sekatan jajaran untuk kenderaan berat
As the route joins with the New Klang Valley Expressway, a restricted route has been implemented on the North–South Expressway Northern Route between Sungai Buloh and Bukit Lanjan during workdays or peak hours. Heavy vehicles (except buses and tankers) with laden and unladen heavy vehicles weighing 10,000&nbsp;kg or more are not allowed to enter the expressway between 6:30 am until 9:30 am on Monday to Friday (except public holidays). A compound fine will be issued to heavy vehicles which flout the rule.

## Had Laju Kenderaan
Lebuhraya Utara–Selatan Jajaran Utara mempunyai had laju 110&nbsp;km/j kecuali bentangan jalan di bawah:

*1 kilometer sebelum setiap plaza tol - 60&nbsp;km/j
*Bukit Kayu Hitam-Jitra (Kedah) - 90&nbsp;km/j
*Sungai Dua-Juru (Pulau Pinang) - 90&nbsp;km/j
*Kuala Kangsar-Jelapang (Perak) - 80&nbsp;km/j
*Jelapang-Ipoh Selatan (Perak) - 90&nbsp;km/j
*Gua Tempurung (Perak) - 90&nbsp;km/j
*Bukit Lanjan (Selangor) - 80&nbsp;km/j

Tidak ada had laju minimum dikenakan pada kesemua jajaran.

## Tol

Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan Jajaran Utara ialah lebuh raya dengan dua sistem tol:

*Sistem tol terbuka - Pengguna sahaja membayar kadar tetap oleh plaza tol Jitra. Ini sahaja berkenaan dengan bentangan jalan di antara Bukit Kayu Hitam sehingga Jitra di Kedah.

*Sistem tol tertutup - Pengguna akan mengumpul tiket transit di plaza tol masuk dan membayar tambang jarak dari tol plaza masuk dengan jarak plaza tol dari Batas Tanggungjawab Pemeliharaan (LMR). Ini berkenaan dengan bentangan jalan dari Hutan Kampung, Kedah sehingga Sungai Dua, Pulau Pinang dan dari Juru, Pulau Pinang sehingga Bukit Lanjan, Selangor.
Pada 1 Januari 2018, pengutipan tol di Bukit Kayu Hitam telah tamat. 

### Kadar tol

#### Plaza Tol Jitra (sistem tol terbuka)

#### Hutan Kampung–Plaza Tol Sungai Dua

#### Juru–Plaza Tol Jalan Duta

## Perkhidmatan
Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan Jajaran Utara mempunyai beberapa kemudahan untuk penggunanya. Ini termasuk:

***Telefon kecemasan** - setiap beberapa kilometer untuk penggunaan kecemasan seperti apabila kereta rosak.
***Stesen petrol** - di semua kawasan rehat dan beberapa hentian sebelah.
***Tandas** - di semua kawasan rehat dan hentian sebelah.
***Restoran Jejantas** - di Sungai Buloh, Selangor.
***Kawasan rehat** - setiap beberapa kilometer, biasanya setiap 60 kilometer. Ia mempunyai beberapa kemudahan seperti stesen petrol, tandas, restoran, selera makanan, mesin juruwang automatik (), Lorong Tambah Nilai *Touch 'n Go* () dan kedai runcit.
***Hentian sebelah** - setiap beberapa kilometer, biasanya setiap 15 kilometer. Semua hentian sebelah mempunyai tandas. Beberapa juga mempunyai stesen petrol, selera makanan, restoran dan kedai runcit.
***Tempat melihat pemandangan...** (*Vista points*) - di Terowong Menora dan Gua Tempurung. Ini menunjukkan tempat itu mempunyai pemandangan sebuah tempat yang cantik.
***Laluan pelarian kenderaan** - di bentangan jalan Kuala Kangsar-Ipoh. Ini ialah sebuah laluan untuk kenderaan yang hilang kawalan kereta apabila menurun lereng yang curam.

### Emergency assistance and information services
Orange emergency telephones/callboxes are located every two kilometres along the entire expressway, as with every other expressway in the PLUS expressway network. Alternatively, commuters may dial the toll-free number 1 800 88 0000 on their mobile phones. Both will connect to the PLUS traffic monitoring centre in Subang where commuters may request for traffic information or roadside assistance. The highway patrol and roadside assistance teams are known as *PLUSRonda*. They provide free first responder services including small fixes for broken down vehicles, towing and also act as traffic police when there is an incident. They are also given auxiliary police powers.

PLUS also provides traffic information to commuters through variable-message signs located on some sections of the expressway, and on Twitter @plustrafik in Malay. Major radio stations in Peninsular Malaysia also broadcast traffic updates for the expressway.

### Rest areas
The North–South Expressway northern route has 12 full rest areas (which includes one overhead bridge restaurant), 23 laybys and one vista point (scenic area) total along both directions of the expressway. Every rest area and layby includes, as a bare minimum, car parks and public toilets. Most laybys also include public telephones and a small rest hut. Depending on location, laybys can also include petrol stations, a surau, and rarely, food courts, independently operated restaurants as well as automated teller machines. Full rest and service areas have all of the above services and are much larger, so they can accommodate more services. Several rest areas also have small inns, and most have complimentary Wi-Fi services. Vista points only have car parks and is meant for commuters to enjoy the scenery at that location. Laybys are found every 25 to 50 kilometres, while full rest areas are found every 80 to 100 kilometres. The only vista point on this expressway is in Ipoh.

## Sejarah

The North–South Expressway northern route, being part of the larger North–South Expressway network, was constructed in phases simultaneously with the south section. The first segment on this expressway, from Bukit Kayu Hitam to Jitra, was opened on 1 April 1985, originally as part of Federal Route 1. The first controlled-access highway segment, from Ipoh to Changkat Jering, was opened by the then Sultan of Perak, Azlan Shah on 28 September 1987. 

The expressway's portion between Rawang and Tanjung Malim, divided into the Rawang to Sungai Selangor section and the Sungai Selangor to Tanjung Malim section, was constructed by Ho Hup Construction Co Sdn Bhd and Panzana Enterprise; the latter company was a fully Bumiputra-owned contractor. The former section began construction in November 1989 while the latter section began on 1 March 1990; expected to be completed in August 1992.

The 19 km section between Tapah and Kampung Sahum in Perak was constructed by IJM Corporation Berhad and Syarikat Semangat Bersatu; the latter being a Bumiputra-owned construction company. Construction began in January 1991 and was expected to be completed by December 1993.

The expressway was completed on 5 February 1994 with the opening of the last segment from Juru to Changkat Jering and the opening ceremony for both this expressway and the south section was held on 8 September 1994. The order of construction came under criticism by observers because sections with low traffic were constructed first, while sections with heavy traffic were constructed last.

### Kemalangan pada Lebuhraya Utara–Selatan Jajaran Utara
*Pada 9 Mac 2007, 6 penumpang meninggal dunia dalam pelanggaran bas dekat Terowong Menora, Perak.

*Pada 13 Ogos 2007, 20 orang meninggal dunia dalam pelanggaran bas dekat Changkat Jering, Perak.

*Pada 26 Disember 2009, 10 penumpang meninggal dunia dan 2 terluka selepas sebuah, dua tingkat bas ekspres tergelincir dan terlanggar ke pembatas jalan di kilometer 272.8 apabila ia menuju ke utara, kira-kira 8 kilometer dari Plaza Tol Ipoh Selatan di Ipoh, Perak.

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