Guthrie Corridor Expressway
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Guthrie Corridor Expressway | |
![]() Entering the highway via Elmina Interchange. | |
Route information | |
Maintained by Prolintas with its subsidiary Prolintas Expressway Sdn Bhd (PEX) | |
Length | 25 km (16 mi) |
Existed | 2003–present |
History | Completed in 2015 |
Major junctions | |
North end | Rawang |
Major intersections | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
South end | Shah Alam |
Location | |
Country | Malaysia |
Primary destinations | Shah Alam, Klang, Rawang, Kuang, Lagong, Paya Jaras, Sungai Buloh, Subang, Bukit Jelutong |
Highway system | |
Guthrie Corridor Expressway, GCE, Guthrie Corridor Expressway (Malay: Lebuhraya Koridor Guthrie) is an expressway in Klang Valley, Selangor, Malaysia. It connects Shah Alam to Rawang. GCE is approximately 25 km (16 mi) (23 km (14 mi) long on the Prolintas sections and 2 km (1.2 mi) on the PLUS Expressway sections).
Named after the corridor of estates where 80 percent of the land acquired was from the plantation company Guthrie Berhad (later merged in 2007 with two other two other companies to form Sime Darby), all project costs, including land acquisition of the expressway, were completely borne by the concessionaire. Today this expressway is owned by Prolintas and its subsidiary Prolintas Expressway Sdn Bhd.
The starting point of the highway or 'Kilometre Zero' is located at the Jalan Monfort intersection near Shah Alam.
History
Plans to build the 30 km-long expressway, named after Kumpulan Guthrie's corridor of estates in Selangor, began in late 1996. The expressway would be a way to speed up and link various developments around the corridor, including the Lagong satellite city and the Bukit Jelutong township. The construction of the expressway would cost between RM 300 million and RM 450 million and would be completed in three to four years. Kumpulan Guthrie had submitted an application to the federal government and was still negotiating with the Selangor state government.[1]
The proposal was revived in 2002 when Guthrie Berhad became a major shareholder of this project, apart from owning other businesses such as large plantations and property development projects. Construction started in 2003 and was completed in April 2005. It commenced operations in July that year.
In August 2007, GCE became a subsidiary of Prolintas Expressway Sdn Bhd, which is ultimately owned by PNB.
On 17 August 2023, a private plane carrying Pahang State Legislative Assembly member Johari Harun and seven other passengers crashed onto the highway, just outside the Elmina interchange. There were ten fatalities, including the passengers and two motorists.[2]
Features
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Lebuhraya_Guthrie_%28E35%29_in_Bukit_Jelutong%2C_Shah_Alam_%28220718%29_1.jpg/220px-Lebuhraya_Guthrie_%28E35%29_in_Bukit_Jelutong%2C_Shah_Alam_%28220718%29_1.jpg)
- Smooth access from Shah Alam to northern states without being trapped in common traffic jams in the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE).
- Many oil palm estates with property development potential along this expressway.
- Motorcycle lane, including a southbound flyover which passes above the Denai Alam exit, built as part of the DASH Highway construction project.
- SOS emergency.
- Competitive toll rate.
- Speed limits are 90 km/h–110 km/h
- Several rest areas (R&R) near toll plazas with free Wi-Fi
- Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Enforcement Stations
Tolls
GCE adopts an open toll system.
Electronic Toll Collections (ETC)
As part of an initiative to facilitate faster transactions at the Bukit Jelutong, Elmina and Lagong Toll Plazas, all toll transactions at these three toll plazas on GCE are conducted electronically via Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAGs beginning 2 March 2016.
Toll rates
There are three toll plazas along GCE, each charging the same rate. In October 2022, it was one of the four expressways maintained by PROLINTAS to have its toll rates deducted between 8% and 15%.[3][4]
(Starting 20 October 2022)[5][6]
Class | Type of vehicles | Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM)) |
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0 | Motorcycles | Free |
1 | Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis | RM 1.75 |
2 | Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses | RM 3.80 |
3 | Vehicles with 3 or more axles | RM 5.70 |
4 | Taxis | RM 0.83 |
5 | Buses | RM 1.29 |
List of interchanges and rest and service areas
Below is a list of interchanges (exits), laybys and rest and service areas along GCE. The exits are arranged in ascending numerical order from North to South.
km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks | |
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115 | Rawang Selatan Interchange | ![]() ![]() ![]() North Alor Setar South | Trumpet interchange | ||
Rawang Selatan toll plaza RWS Transit Ticket TnG POS Touch 'n Go SmartTAG SmartTAG MyRFID Touch 'n Go RM (Cash) Closed toll system Collect transit ticket and pay a distance toll | |||||
Rawang Selatan toll plaza RWS TnG TAG ![]() Customer Service Centre | ![]() ![]() Customer Service Centre | South bound | |||
![]() ![]() ![]() PLUS Expressway border limit | |||||
![]() ![]() Prolintas border limit | |||||
3501A 3501B 3501C 3501D | Kuang Interchange | ![]() West ![]() ![]() ![]() East ![]() | Cloverleaf interchange | ||
Pipeline crossing bridge | |||||
![]() LGG | ![]() | North bound | |||
Lagong toll plaza LGG RM (Cash) TnG POS Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go RM (Cash) Opened toll system Pay toll | |||||
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3502 | Lagong Interchange | ![]() ![]() | Future trumpet interchange | ||
Sungai Kundang bridge | |||||
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3503 | Paya Jaras Interchange | ![]() | Trumpet interchange | ||
Sungai Buloh bridge | |||||
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![]() ELM | ![]() Prolintas operation office | North bound | |||
Elmina toll plaza ELM RM (Cash) TnG POS Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go TnG POS RM (Cash) Opened toll system Pay toll | |||||
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![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sate Kajang Haji Samuri | North bound | |||
JPJ Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Enforcement Stations | North bound | ||||
JPJ Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Enforcement Stations | South bound | ||||
3504 | Elmina Interchange | East Elmina | Parclo B4 interchange | ||
![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sate Kajang Haji Samuri | South bound | |||
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3505 | Bukit Subang Interchange | West Persiaran Metafasa Bukit Subang (Section U16) East ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Diamond interchange | ||
3505A | Denai Alam Interchange | WEST
| Northbound entrance and southbound exit only | ||
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3506A | Jalan Batu Arang Interchange | West![]() Puncak Alam Batu Arang Kuala Selangor | From Shah Alam only | ||
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Bukit Jelutong toll plaza BKJ RM (Cash) TnG POS Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go TnG POS RM (Cash) Opened toll system Pay toll | |||||
![]() BKJ | ![]() | South bound | |||
![]() 13 | 3506 | Bukit Jelutong North Interchange | West Persiaran Gerbang Utama Bukit Jelutong (Section U8) East ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Diamond interchange, no exit from north (Ipoh/Rawang) | |
3507 | Bukit Jelutong Sentral Interchange | West Persiaran Tebar Layar Bukit Jelutong (Section U8) East ![]() Taman TTDI Jaya (Section U2) Subang Air Force Base (TUDM Subang) (Section U5) | Parclo A4 interchange | ||
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3508 | Bukit Jelutong-NKVE Interchange | East Persiaran Astaka Taman TTDI Jaya From/to Expressway ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() West ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() East ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() South ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stacked expressway interchange | ||
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Bukit Jelutong Exit | Northwest Persiaran Gerban Utama Bukit Jelutong (Section U8) | North bound | |||
Sungai Damansara bridge | |||||
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![]() ![]() Prolintas border limit | |||||
![]() JKR border limit | |||||
South![]() Batu Tiga Shah Alam ![]() ![]() Subang Jaya Petaling Jaya Kuala Lumpur Klang | Start/end of Expressway GCE border limit |
Gallery
- Bukit Subang Interchange sign near Elmina Rest Area Southbound.
- View of Elmina Rest Area Southbound.
- Parking area at the Elmina Rest Area (Southbound).
References
- ^ "Kumpulan Guthrie begins building its 'corridor'". The Straits Times. 11 November 1996. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ Wong, Alexander (17 August 2023). "Elmina plane crash: Plane made banked turn before the crash (VIDEO)". Malay Mail. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Kadar Tol Baharu AKLEH, GCE, LKSA & SILK". Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "PENGURANGAN KADAR TOL". Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "KADAR TOL TERKINI: Lebuhraya GCE". Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "P.U. (A) 343/2022: FEDERAL ROADS (PRIVATE MANAGEMENT) (COLLECTION OF TOLLS) (GUTHRIE CORRIDOR EXPRESSWAY) (NO. 2) (AMENDMENT) ORDER 2022".
External links
- Prolintas website
- Guthrie Corridor Expressway
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- E1 North–South (northern)
- E2 North–South (southern)
- E6 ELITE
- E8
- E21 Kajang–Seremban
- E32 West Coast1
- Paroi–Senawang–KLIA2
- JELAS2
- Port Dickson-Banting Expressway2
- Perlis–Langkawi Bridge2
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Klang Valley
and Selangor
- E1 New Klang Valley
- E5 KESAS
- E7 Cheras–Kajang
- E9
- E10 New Pantai
- E11 Damansara–Puchong (LDP)
- E12 AKLEH
- E13 Kemuning–Shah Alam (LKSA)
- E18 Kajang SILK
- E19 SUKE
- E20 MEX
- E23 SPRINT
- E25 LATAR
- E26 South Klang Valley
- E27 East Klang Valley1
- E30 New North Klang Straits Bypass
- E31 DASH
- E33
- E35 Guthrie Corridor
- E37
- E38 SMART Tunnel
- E39 Setiawangsa-Pantai
- Sungai Klang (SKL)2
- Bangi-Putrajaya (PBE)2
- Kuala Lumpur North Dispersal (KL-NODE)2
- Petaling Jaya Dispersal Link (PJD link)3
- E15 Butterworth–Kulim
- E17 Butterworth Outer Ring
- E28 Penang Second Bridge
- E36 Penang Bridge
- Penang Outer Ring3
- Penang Undersea Tunnel3
- Juru−Sungai Dua Elevated Expressway2
- E3 LINKEDUA
- E14 EDL
- E22 Senai–Desaru
- Johor Bahru–Pasir Gudang2
- 1 under construction
- 2 planned
- 3 cancelled/postponed/on hold