Second Link Expressway

The Second Link Expressway Second Link Expressway is a 47-kilometre (29-mile) controlled-access highway in Johor, Malaysia. It runs from Senai, Kulai District near the international airport to the Malaysia–Singapore Second Link at Tanjung Kupang, Johor Bahru District.[1]

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Second Link Expressway
Lebuhraya Hubungan Kedua
Route information
Part of AH143
(Senai North–Tuas)
Maintained by PLUS Expressways
Length47 km (29 mi)
Existed1994–present
HistoryCompleted in 1997
Major junctions
North end FT 16 Senai Airport Highway at Senai, Johor
Major intersections Senai–Desaru Expressway Senai–Desaru Expressway
FT 1 Skudai Highway
North–South Expressway Southern Route North–South Expressway Southern Route
FT 17 Persisiran Perling
FT 177 Port of Tanjung Pelepas Highway
South end Ayer Rajah Expressway at the Malaysia–Singapore Second Link
Location
CountryMalaysia
Primary
destinations
Saleng, Indahpura, Bukit Indah, Iskandar Puteri, Pulai, Pontian, Ulu Choh, Kangkar Pulai, Taman Perling, Gelang Patah, Tanjung Kupang
Highway system

Route background

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Northbound carriageway just before exit 313.
 
Tanjung Kupang checkpoint.

The Kilometre Zero for the entire expressway is located at the Malaysia–Singapore border at the Malaysia–Singapore Second Link.

History

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In July 1989, United Engineers Malaysia Berhad (UEM) submitted a proposal to the government of Malaysia to privatize the construction of a second link to Singapore. The acceptance of the proposal brought about the signing of a concession agreement in July 1993, giving exclusive rights and authority to UEM to design, construct, manage, operate and maintain the bridge and expressways for a period of 30 years commencing 27 July 1993.

Following this, a novation agreement was executed in May 1994, whereby UEM assigned all its rights, liabilities and obligations in respect of the concession agreement to Linkedua (Malaysia) Berhad, a wholly owned subsidiary of UEM.

The major components of the project are the Second Crossing bridge, 44 kilometers of expressways, The Sultan Abu Bakar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex, three toll plazas, two rest and service areas and other ancillary facilities. The bridge was designed to accommodate up to 200,000 vehicles a day.

Opening ceremony

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The Second Link was opened to traffic on 2 January 1998. It was officially opened on 18 April the same year by the Prime Ministers of both countries, namely Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia and Goh Chok Tong of Singapore. The Malaysia–Singapore Second Crossing heralded a new era in bilateral relations, and brought with it the promise of improved economic and social ties.[2]

In 2007, PLUS Expressway Berhad had entered into conditional agreements with the UEM Group to acquire the entire interests in Expressway Lingkaran Tengah Sdn Bhd (Elite) and Linkedua (Malaysia) Bhd for RM866mil. Since then, both ELITE and LINKEDUA became wholly owned subsidiaries of PLUS Expressways Berhad.[3]

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A new link heading towards Pontian (Pontian Link) through the Pulai Interchange Exit 307A at km 15.3 on the Second Link Expressway was opened to traffic starting from 1:00 pm, 10 November 2007 on Saturday.

The Pontian Link provides easy access for highway users, connecting the Second Link Expressway (from Pulai Interchange) to Ulu Choh-Gelang Patah Interchange (KM5).

Construction of the 2.7 km link started on 17 April 2006 and was fully completed on 16 October 2007.

Toll systems

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Toll payments are for the expressway and Second Link tolls. Only Touch 'n Go, PLUSMiles, SmartTAG and MyRFID electronic payment system are accepted at all Second Link toll plazas, and is the only accepted paying method at the Perling, Lima Kedai and Tanjung Kupang toll plazas, though top-up lanes are available.[4] Singapore dollar is also accepted at all Second Link toll plazas but at the rate of 1:1 (i.e. Pay S$1.00 for RM1.00, and all change are given in Malaysian ringgit). Tanjung Kupang toll plaza was the only toll along the entire highway which charged rates for motorcyclists at RM1.10 each. Since 1 January 2019, toll collection for motorcyclists ceased operations.[5][6][7] As of March 2023, there are no longer off-peak hour toll rates.[8]

Fares

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(Since 1 March 2023)[9]

Class Type of vehicles Rate
(in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
Sultan Abu Bakar Complex Tanjung Kupang Lima Kedai Perling
Expressway Bridge
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))
8.68 1.80 4.34 3.19 1.88
2 Vans and other small goods vehicles
(Vehicles with two axles and five or six wheels (excluding buses))
27.40 3.40 13.70 7.80 4.60
3 Large Trucks
(Vehicles with three or more axles (excluding buses))
54.80 6.90 27.40 9.80 5.70
4 Taxis 7.54 0.90 3.77 1.64 0.90
5 Buses 11.96 1.47 5.98 3.19 1.88

List of interchanges, laybys, and rest and service areas

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km Exit Interchange To Remarks
East
Jalan Perusahaan
Senai Industrial Area
  Second Link Expressway
0
301 Senai Airport Interchange   FT 16 Senai Airport Highway

North
  FT 16 Senai International Airport  
South
  FT 1 Senai
  FT 1 Johor Bahru
Diamond interchange
Start/end of expressway
PLUS Expressway border limit
   Second Link Expressway Second Link Expressway
Start/end of expressway
PLUS Expressway border limit
301A SDE Interchange Southeast
  Senai–Desaru Expressway Senai-Desaru Expressway
  FT 3   AH18 Ulu Tiram
  FT 3   AH18 Kota Tinggi
  FT 17 Pasir Gudang
  FT 92 Bandar Penawar
  FT 90 Desaru
Trumpet interchange
Saleng viaduct Start/end of viaduct
Saleng viaduct
Sungai Skudai bridge
Saleng viaduct
Railway crossing bridge
302 Saleng viaduct
Saleng Interchange
  FT 1 Skudai Highway
North
Saleng
Kulai
Start/end of viaduct
Ramp in/out to Senai Link
  Second Link Expressway
5
5.7 303 Indahpura Interchange

  Johor Premium Outlet
From/to Destanions
PERSIARAN Indahpura
Indahpura

From/to Johor Premium
  Johor Premium Outlet
           
Trumpet interchange
  Second Link Expressway
6
   Second Link Expressway Second Link Expressway
   Second Link Expressway   AH143 Second Link Expressway
304 Senai South Interchange   Second Link Expressway   AH143 Main Link

North
  North–South Expressway Southern Route   AH2 North-South Expressway Southern Route
  North–South Expressway Southern Route   AH2 Kuala Lumpur
  North–South Expressway Southern Route   AH2 Melaka
  North–South Expressway Southern Route   AH2 Johor Bahru
  FT 17 Pasir Gudang
  FT 1   AH2 Skudai

South
  Second Link Expressway   AH143 Gelang Patah
Bandar Nusajaya
  FT 177 Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP)  
  Second Link Expressway   AH143 Tuas (Singapore)
Trumpet interchange
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km Exit Interchange To Remarks
North
   North–South Expressway Southern Route   AH2 North-South Expressway Southern Route
Kuala Lumpur
Melaka
Johor Bahru
Skudai
Senai Utara toll plaza
SNU
Transit Ticket Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go RM (Cash)
Closed toll systems
Collect ticket transit and pay a distance toll
  Senai Utara toll plaza
SNU
TnG TAG  
Customer Service Centre
  TnG TAG  
Customer Service Centre
Singapore bound
   North–South Expressway Southern Route   AH2 North-South Expressway Southern Route
   Second Link Expressway   AH143 Second Link Expressway
304 Senai South Interchange Northeast
  Second Link Expressway Senai LInk
  FT 16 Senai International Airport  
  FT 1 Senai
  FT 1 Kulai
  Senai–Desaru Expressway Senai-Desaru Expressway
  FT 3   AH18 Ulu Tiram
  FT 3   AH18 Kota Tinggi
  FT 17 Pasir Gudang
  FT 92 Bandar Penawar
  FT 90 Desaru
  Johor Premium Outlet
Trumpet interchange
Sungai Melana bridge
Johor Bahru-Kulai district border
305 Kangkar Pulai Interchange  J-- Kangkar Pulai
  FT 5 Skudai
  FT 5 Pontian
  Lima Kedai toll plaza
TLK
  TnG TAG  
Customer Service Centre
Senai bound
Lima Kedai toll plaza
TLK
Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go
Opened toll systems
Pay toll
(Touch 'n Go and Smart TAG only)
306 Lima Kedai Interchange  J4 Lima Kedai
 J4 Skudai
 J4 Mutiara Rini
Future interchange
  Second Link Expressway
16
15.3 307A
307B
307C
307D
Pulai Interchange   Second Link Expressway Pontian-Johor Baharu Parkway

West
  FT 5 Pontian
  FT 5 Pekan Nenas
  FT 95 Kukup
  FT 95 Tanjung Piai

East
  Second Link Expressway Bukit Indah
  Second Link Expressway Taman Perling
  FT 1   AH2 Johor Bahru
  FT 17 Pasir Gudang
Cloverleaf interchange with one ramp
  Second Link Expressway
15
311A
311B
311C
311D
Nusajaya Interchange Lebuh Kota Iskandar

West
Lima Kedai
Skudai

East
Nusajaya
Kota Iskandar
Legoland Malaysia
Cloverleaf interchange
312 Gelang Patah Interchange Lebuh Kota Iskandar

West
 J4 Gelang Patah
 J7 Pontian
  FT 95 Kukup
  FT 95 Tanjung Piai

East
  FT 52 Johor Bahru
  FT 52 Tampoi
  FT 52 Bukit Indah
  FT 52 Nusajaya
Kota Iskandar
Leisure Farm
Legoland Malaysia
Danga Bay
Cloverleaf interchange
313A Gerbang Nusajaya Interchange  J4 Jalan Gelang Patah–Skudai

West
 J4 Gelang Patah
Gerbang Nusajaya
Leisure Farm
Trumpet interchange
  Second Link Expressway
6
5.7   Gelang Patah Rest and Service Area     Petron Petronas         TnG POS North bound
5.6 313 Port of Tanjung Pelepas Interchange SOUTHWEST
  FT 177 Port of Tanjung Pelepas Highway
  FT 177 Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP)  
Pengkalan Marin Syahbandar
 J4 Tanjung Kupang
 J4 Pendas
Trumpet interchange
Last/First Malaysian exit
  Second Link Expressway
5
4.8   Gelang Patah Rest and Service Area     Shell Petron Petronas         TnG POS South bound
Tanjung Kupang toll plaza
TTK
Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go TnG POS SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG TnG POS Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go
Opened toll systems
Pay toll
(Touch 'n Go and Smart TAG only)
  Tanjung Kupang toll plaza
TTK
  TnG TAG  
Customer Service Centre
Singapore bound
   Second Link Expressway   AH143 Second Link Expressway
Sultan Abu Bakar Complex Immigration office
Customs office


U-TURN WITH TOLL BOOTH
Back to Malaysia via Second Link Expressway
Sultan Abu Bakar Custom Immigration and Quarantine Checkpoint
SAB

Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go
Sultan Abu Bakar Complex U-TURN
Back to Singapore via Second Link Bridge
   Second Link Expressway   AH143 Malaysia-Singapore Second Link
  Second Link Expressway
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0.9 Second Link Bridge Start/end of bridge
0.5 Second Link Bridge Malaysian approach span
  Second Link Expressway
0
Second Link Bridge Main navigational span
MALAYSIA
Johor Darul Takzim
Johor Bahru district border
Second Link Bridge
ASEAN Malaysia-Singapore Border
Singapore
Second Link Bridge Singaporean approach span
Second Link Bridge Southeast
  Singapore

Tuas Checkpoint

 |Ayer Rajah Expressway   AH143 Ayer Rajah Expressway
    AH143 Tuas
    AH2 Changi Airport  
    AH143 Jurong
    AH143 Singapore City
Start/end of bridge

Pontian-Johor Bahru Parkway (Pontian Link)

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km Exit Interchange To Remarks
  Second Link Expressway
5
309A Ulu Choh-Gelang Patah Interchange  J7 Jalan Gelang Patah-Ulu Choh

North
  FT 5 Pontian
 J7 Ulu Choh
  FT 95 Kukup
  FT 95 Tanjung Piai

South
 J7 Gelang Patah
 J4 Nusajaya
  FT 177 Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP)  
 J7 Pendas
Interchange
   Second Link Expressway Second Link Expressway
Start/end of expressway
PLUS Expressway border limit
309 Nusa Bayu Interchange North
Persiaran Bayu
Nusa Bayu
SILC Industrial Area
Diamond Interchange
307A
307B
307C
307D
Pulai Interchange   Second Link Expressway   AH143 Main Link

North
  North–South Expressway Southern Route   AH2 Kuala Lumpur
  FT 16 Senai International Airport  
  Second Link Expressway Senai
  FT 1 Kulai

South
  Second Link Expressway   AH143 Gelang Patah
  FT 52 Nusajaya
  FT 177 Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP)  
  Second Link Expressway   AH143 Tuas (Singapore)
Legoland Malaysia
Cloverleaf interchange with one ramp
308A Nusa Indah Interchange Medical City  
Nusa Bestari
Nusa Indah
Half diamond interchange
308 Bukit Indah Interchange South
Bukit Indah Highway
Bukit Indah
Nusajaya
Legoland Malaysia
Trumpet interchange
Sungai Danga bridge
Perling toll plaza
TTP
Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go TnG POS SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG TnG POS Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go
Opened toll systems
Pay toll
(Touch 'n Go and Smart TAG only)
  Perling toll plaza
TTP
  TnG TAG  
Customer Service Centre
Opened toll systems
Pay toll
PLUS PLUS Expressways section maintenances office
PROPEL PROPEL section maintenances office
PLUS PLUS Expressways section maintenances office
PROPEL PROPEL section maintenances office
Service T-junctions
  Second Link Expressway
0
   Second Link Expressway Second Link Expressway
Start/end of expressway
PLUS Expressway border limit
  FT 17Persisiran Perling
East
  FT 17 Persisiran Perling
  FT 17 Taman Perling
  FT 1   AH2 Johor Bahru
  FT 17 Bandar Sri Alam
  FT 17 Pasir Gudang
  FT 3   AH18 Kota Tinggi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Administrator. "PLUS MALAYSIA BERHAD - Malaysia-Singapore Second Link (Linkedua)". www.plus.com.my. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  2. ^ Singapore, National Library Board. "Second Link - Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
  3. ^ "PLUS to take over Elite and Linkedua - Business News - The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my.
  4. ^ "Penang Bridge and others". Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Motorcyclists rejoice as they don't have to pay toll now". thestar.com.my. 3 November 2018.
  6. ^ "M'sia scraps tolls on motorcycles". todayonline.com. 2 January 2019.
  7. ^ Hammim, Rizalman (1 January 2019). "Singapore to scrap toll charges for motorcyclists at Second Link".
  8. ^ "PLUS: No more non-peak hour toll fares at Second Link". thestar.com.my. 8 March 2023.
  9. ^ https://lom.agc.gov.my/act-view.php?type=pua&no=P.U.%20(A)%2050/2023
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