Second Link Expressway

Expressway 3
Expressway 3
Second Link Expressway; Lebuhraya Hubungan Kedua; 第二通道高速公路
Route information
	Part of AH143; (Senai North–Tuas)
	Maintained by PLUS Expressways
Length	47 km (29 mi)
Existed	1994–present
History	Completed in 1997
Major junctions
North end	FT 16 Senai Airport Highway at Senai, Johor
	Senai–Desaru Expressway; FT 1 Skudai Highway; North–South Expressway Southern Route / AH2; FT 17 Pasir Gudang Highway (Persisiran Perling); FT 177 Port of Tanjung Pelepas Highway
South end	AYE at the Malaysia–Singapore Second Link
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary; destinations	Saleng, Indahpura, Bukit Indah, Iskandar Puteri, Pulai, Pontian, Ulu Choh, Kangkar Pulai, Taman Perling, Gelang Patah, Tanjung Kupang
Highway system
	Highways in Malaysia; Expressways; Federal; State;

The E3 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]

Route background

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

History

Construction of the Second Link

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

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]

Pontian Link

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.

Features

Number of lanes

4-lane

Senai Link – Entire route
Northern and Southern Links (Main Link) – Senai North Interchange–Lima Kedai Interchange
Pontian-Johor Bahru Parkway (Pontian Link) – Entire route

6-lane

Northern and Southern Links (Main Link) – Lima Kedai Interchange–Second Link Bridge

Toll systems

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

(Since 1 March 2023)^[9]

Class	Type of vehicles	Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
		Sultan Abu Bakar Complex	Tanjung Kupang		Lima Kedai	Perling
		Sultan Abu Bakar Complex	Expressway	Bridge	Lima Kedai	Perling
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

Toll names

Abbreviation	Name
SNU	Senai North
TLK	Lima Kedai
DRL	Tanjung Kupang

Interchange, layby, and rest and service area lists

Legend:

I/C - Interchange, I/S - Intersection, RSA - Rest and service area, OBR - Overhead bridge restaurant, R/R - Restaurant and rest plaza, L/B - Layby, V/P - Vista point, TN - tunnel, T/P - Toll plaza, BR - Bridge

C - Cloverleaf, S - Stack, T-A - Trumpet-A, T-B - Trumpet-B, DT - Directional-T/Y, SDT - Semi-Directional-T/Y, P-Y - Partial-Y, D - Diamond, P-C - Partial cloverleaf, D-D - Diverging diamond, D-R - Direct ramp

Senai Link

The entire route is in Kulai District, Johor.

km	Exit	Name	Destinations	Type	Speed limit (km/h)
0.0	301	Senai Airport I/C	FT 16 Senai Airport Highway – Senai International Airport, Senai, Johor Bahru Jalan Perusahaan – Senai Industrial Area	Diamond interchange	60
	301A	SDE I/C	Senai–Desaru Expressway – Ulu Tiram, Kota Tinggi, Pasir Gudang, Bandar Penawar, Desaru	Trumpet interchange	110
	BR	Saleng viaduct Sungai Skudai bridge Railway crossing bridge
	302	Saleng viaduct Saleng I/C	FT 1 Skudai Highway – Saleng, Kulai	Ramp in/out to Senai Link
5.0	–	–
5.7	302A	Indahpura I/C Johor Premium Outlets	Persiaran Indahpura – Indahpura, Johor Premium Outlets	Trumpet interchange
6.0	–	–
	304	Senai South I/C	Second Link Expressway (Main Link) / AH143 – Gelang Patah, Bandar Nusajaya, Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) , Tuas (Singapore) North–South Expressway Southern Route / AH2 – Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, Skudai, Pasir Gudang, Johor Bahru	Trumpet interchange	60

Northern and Southern Links (Main Link)

The entire route is located in Johor.

District	km	Exit	Name	Destinations	Type	Speed limit (km/h)	Notes
Kulai		253; 303	Senai North I/C	North–South Expressway Southern Route / AH2 – Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, Skudai, Johor Bahru		60
		T/P	Senai North Toll Plaza	Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go
		304	Senai South I/C	Second Link Expressway (Senai Link) Senai LInk – Senai International Airport, Senai, Kulai Senai–Desaru Expressway – Ulu Tiram, Kota Tinggi, Pasir Gudang, Bandar Penawar, Desaru, Johor Premium Outlets	Trumpet interchange
		BR	Sungai Melana bridge			110
		305	Kangkar Pulai I/C	FT 5 Skudai–Pontian Highway – Kangkar Pulai, Skudai, Pontian		110
Johor Bahru		T/P	Lima Kedai Toll Plaza	Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go		60
		306	Lima Kedai I/C	J4 Jalan Gelang Patah–Skudai – Lima Kedai, Skudai, Mutiara Rini		110	Future interchange
	16.0	–	–
	15.3	307	Pulai I/C	Second Link Expressway (Pontian-Johor Baharu Parkway) – Pontian, Pekan Nenas, Kukup, Tanjung Piai, Bukit Indah, Perling, Johor Bahru, Pasir Gudang	Cloverleaf interchange with direct ramp to Pasir Gudang
	15.0	–	–
			Nusajaya-WCE	West Coast Expressway			Under planning
		311	Iskandar Puteri I/C	Kota Iskandar Highway – Lima Kedai, Skudai, Nusajaya, Kota Iskandar, Legoland Malaysia	Cloverleaf interchange
		312	Gelang Patah I/C	Kota Iskandar Highway – Gelang Patah, Pontian, Kukup, Tanjung Piai, Johor Bahru, Tampoi, Bukit Indah, Nusajaya, Kota Iskandar, Leisure Farm, Legoland Malaysia, Danga Bay	Cloverleaf interchange
		313A	Gerbang Nusajaya I/C	J4 Jalan Gelang Patah–Skudai – Gelang Patah, Gerbang Nusajaya, Leisure Farm	Trumpet interchange
	6.0	–	–
	5.7	RSA	Gelang Patah RSA	Gelang Patah RSA – Petron Petronas TnG POS			Northbound
	5.6	313	Port of Tanjung Pelepas I/C	FT 177 Port of Tanjung Pelepas Highway – Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) , Pengkalan Marin Syahbandar, Tanjung Kupang, Pendas FT 52 Iskandar Coastal Highway – Medini	Trumpet interchange		Last/First Malaysian exit
	5.0	–	–
	4.8	RSA	Gelang Patah RSA	Gelang Patah RSA – Shell Petron Petronas TnG POS			Southbound
		T/P	Tanjung Kupang Toll Plaza	Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go		60
			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)	Customs Immigration Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go Immigration Customs
			Sultan Abu Bakar Complex	U-Turn – Back to Singapore via Second Link Bridge
	1.0	–	–			110
	0.5	BR	Second Link Bridge	Malaysian approach span		90
	0.0	BR	Second Link Bridge	Main navigational span		90
ASEAN Malaysia–Singapore Border Second Link Bridge Through to AYE / AH143

Pontian-Johor Bahru Parkway (Pontian Link)

The entire route is in Johor Bahru District, Johor.

km	Exit	Name	Destinations	Type	Speed limit (km/h)
5.0	309A	Ulu Choh-Gelang Patah I/C	J7 Jalan Gelang Patah-Ulu Choh – Pontian, Ulu Choh, Kukup, Tanjung Piai, Gelang Patah, Nusajaya, Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) , Pendas	Interchange	60
	309	Nusa Bayu I/C	Persiaran Nusa Bayu – Nusa Bayu, SILC Industrial Area	Diamond Interchange	110
	307	Pulai I/C	Second Link Expressway (Main Link) / AH143 – Kuala Lumpur, Senai International Airport, Senai, Kulai, Gelang Patah, Nusajaya, Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) , Tuas (Singapore), Legoland Malaysia	Cloverleaf interchange with one direct ramp to Pasir Gudang
	308A	Nusa Indah I/C	Persiaran Nusa indah – Medini City , Nusa Bestari, Nusa Indah	Half diamond interchange
	308	Bukit Indah I/C	Bukit Indah Highway – Bukit Indah, Nusajaya, Legoland Malaysia	Trumpet interchange
	BR	Sungai Danga bridge
	T/P	Perling Toll Plaza	Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go		60
Through to FT 17 Pasir Gudang Highway

References

^ 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.
^ Singapore, National Library Board. "Second Link - Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
^ "PLUS to take over Elite and Linkedua - Business News - The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. 2 June 2007.
^ "Penang Bridge and others". Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
^ "Motorcyclists rejoice as they don't have to pay toll now". thestar.com.my. 3 November 2018.
^ "M'sia scraps tolls on motorcycles". todayonline.com. 2 January 2019.
^ Hammim, Rizalman (1 January 2019). "Singapore to scrap toll charges for motorcyclists at Second Link".
^ "PLUS: No more non-peak hour toll fares at Second Link". thestar.com.my. 8 March 2023.
^ "Malaysia Federal Legislation".

External links

PLUS Expressway Berhad (Archived 2018-12-08 at the Wayback Machine)
Malaysian Highway Authority

[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. 2 June 2007.

[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] "Malaysia Federal Legislation".

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Iskandar Malaysia
Districts	Kulai Johor Bahru Pontian (partial)
Key entities	Khazanah Nasional Iskandar Regional Development Authority Iskandar Investment Berhad Johor Corporation UEM Group
Local authorities	Pontian Municipal Council (MPPn) Iskandar Puteri City Council (MBIP) Kulai Municipal Council (MPKu) Johor Bahru City Council (MBJB) Pasir Gudang City Council (MBPG)
Economic zones	Zone A: Johor Bahru City Centre Zone B: Iskandar Puteri Zone C: Western Gate Development Zone D: Eastern Gate Development Zone E: Senai-Skudai
Major towns and suburb	Johor Bahru Bandar Dato' Onn Danga Bay Johor Jaya Desa Jaya Ehsan Jaya Desa Cemerlang Puteri Wangsa Pelangi Indah Mount Austin Larkin Plentong Tampoi Tebrau Ulu Tiram Permas Jaya Iskandar Puteri Bukit Indah Forest City Gelang Patah Horizon Hills Kangkar Pulai Kota Iskandar Medini Iskandar Malaysia Skudai Taman Universiti Taman Ungku Tun Aminah Tanjung Kupang Ulu Choh Pasir Gudang Bandar Seri Alam Masai Kota Masai Sungai Tiram Tanjung Langsat Bandar Kulai Indahpura Senai Saleng Sedenak Seelong Sengkang Pekan Nanas Kukup Ayer Bemban
Major landmarks	Iskandar Coastal Bridge Iskandar Malaysia Studios Johor–Singapore Causeway Johor Bahru Old Chinese Temple Johor Port Johor Premium Outlets Johor Technology Park Kempas Sentral Komtar JBCC Kota Iskandar Larkin Sentral Legoland Malaysia Malaysia–Singapore Second Link Sultan Abu Bakar Complex Mall of Medini MSC Cyberport Permas Jaya Bridge Persada Johor International Convention Centre Port of Tanjung Pelepas Senai International Airport Southern Integrated Gateway Sultan Iskandar Building JB Sentral Sungai Johor Bridge Sultan Iskandar Mosque Tanjung Piai
Infrastructure	Bukit Indah Highway Iskandar Coastal Highway Iskandar Malaysia Bus Rapid Transit Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road Johor Bahru–Pasir Gudang Elevated Expressway Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System North–South Expressway southern route Pasir Gudang Highway Johor Bahru East Coast Highway Gemas–Johor Bahru double-tracking and electrification project Second Link Expressway Senai–Desaru Expressway Skudai Highway Tebrau Highway
Education	Ibrahim Sultan Polytechnic (PIS) MDIS Malaysia Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) University of Reading Malaysia Campus University of Southampton Southern University College (Southen UC)