Guthrie Corridor Expressway

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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).

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Guthrie Corridor Expressway
GCE 1.jpg
Entering the highway via Elmina Interchange.
Route information
Maintained by Prolintas with its subsidiary Prolintas Expressway Sdn Bhd (PEX)
Length25 km (16 mi)
Existed2003–present
HistoryCompleted in 2015
Major junctions
North endRawang
Major intersections North–South Expressway Northern Route AH2 North–South Expressway Northern Route
Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway
FT 54 Federal Route 54
Damansara–Shah Alam Elevated Expressway Damansara–Shah Alam Elevated Expressway
North–South Expressway Central Link AH2 North–South Expressway Central Link
North–South Expressway Northern Route AH2 AH141 New Klang Valley Expressway
FT 3214 B9 Jalan Subang–Batu Tiga
South endShah Alam
Location
CountryMalaysia
Primary
destinations
Shah Alam, Klang, Rawang, Kuang, Lagong, Paya Jaras, Sungai Buloh, Subang, Bukit Jelutong
Highway system

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

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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

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GCE view from ELITE ramp.
  • 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

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GCE adopts an open toll system.

Electronic Toll Collections (ETC)

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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

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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))
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

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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
115 Rawang Selatan Interchange    North–South Expressway Northern Route   AH2

North
Alor Setar
Ipoh
Rawang

South
Sungai Buloh
Kuala Lumpur
Kuantan
Johor Bahru

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
  TnG TAG  
Customer Service Centre
South bound
   North–South Expressway Northern Route   AH2 North-South Expressway Northern Route
PLUS Expressway border limit
   Guthrie Corridor Expressway Guthrie-Corridor Expressway
Prolintas border limit
3501A
3501B
3501C
3501D
Kuang Interchange   Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway (LATAR Experssway)

West
  FT 5 Lumut
  FT 54 - Kuala Selangor, Ijok
 B1 Puncak Alam

East
  FT 1 Rawang, Selayang, Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur (Jalan Kuching)
Cloverleaf interchange
Pipeline crossing bridge
  Lagong toll plaza
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
  Guthrie Corridor Expressway
--
3502 Lagong Interchange  B25 Lagong
 B25 Kuang
Future trumpet interchange
Sungai Kundang bridge
  Guthrie Corridor Expressway
--
3503 Paya Jaras Interchange   FT 54 - Paya Jaras, Kuala Selangor, Sungai Buloh Trumpet interchange
Sungai Buloh bridge
  Guthrie Corridor Expressway
15
  Elmina toll plaza
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
  Guthrie Corridor Expressway
--
  Elmina Rest and Service Area        
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
  Elmina Rest and Service Area        
Sate Kajang Haji Samuri
South bound
  Guthrie Corridor Expressway
--
3505 Bukit Subang Interchange West
Persiaran Metafasa
Bukit Subang (Section U16)

East
  FT 3214 Jalan Subang-Batu Tiga
  FT 3214 Kampung Melayu Subang
  Damansara–Shah Alam Elevated Expressway - Kuala Lumpur, Kota Damansara
  FT 15 Subang Airport
Diamond interchange
3505A Denai Alam Interchange WEST

  Damansara–Shah Alam Elevated Expressway - Puncak Perdana, Puncak Alam, Meru

Northbound entrance and southbound exit only
  Guthrie Corridor Expressway
15
3506A Jalan Batu Arang Interchange West
 B49 Persiaran Mokhtar Dahari
Puncak Alam
Batu Arang
Kuala Selangor
From Shah Alam only
  Guthrie Corridor Expressway
14
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
  Bukit Jelutong toll plaza
BKJ
  South bound
  Guthrie Corridor Expressway
13
3506 Bukit Jelutong North Interchange West
Persiaran Gerbang Utama
Bukit Jelutong (Section U8)

East
  FT 3214  B9 Jalan Subang-Batu Tiga
  FT 3214  B9 Subang
  FT 15  B9 Sungai Buloh
 B49 Batu Arang
Diamond interchange, no exit from north (Ipoh/Rawang)
3507 Bukit Jelutong Sentral Interchange West
Persiaran Tebar Layar
Bukit Jelutong (Section U8)

East
 B9 Jalan Monfort
Taman TTDI Jaya (Section U2)
Subang Air Force Base (TUDM Subang) (Section U5)
Parclo A4 interchange
  Guthrie Corridor Expressway
2
3508 Bukit Jelutong-NKVE Interchange East
Persiaran Astaka
Taman TTDI Jaya


From/to Expressway   North–South Expressway Northern Route   North–South Expressway Central Link
  North–South Expressway Northern Route   AH2 New Klang Valley Expressway

West
  FT 2 Klang
  Maju Expressway   FT 20 Port Klang  

East
  North–South Expressway Northern Route   AH141 Kuala Lumpur
  East Coast Expressway   FT 2   AH141 Kuantan
  North–South Expressway Northern Route   AH2 Damansara


  North–South Expressway Central Link   AH2 North-South Expressway Central Link

South
  North–South Expressway Central Link   AH2 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)  
  North–South Expressway Southern Route   AH2 Johor Bahru
  North–South Expressway Southern Route   AH2 Singapore
Stacked expressway interchange
  Guthrie Corridor Expressway
1
Bukit Jelutong Exit Northwest
Persiaran Gerban Utama
Bukit Jelutong (Section U8)
North bound
Sungai Damansara bridge
  Guthrie Corridor Expressway
0
   Guthrie Corridor Expressway Guthrie Corridor Expressway
Prolintas border limit
  FT 3214 Jalan Subang-Batu Tiga]]
JKR border limit
South
  FT 3214 Jalan Subang-Batu Tiga
Batu Tiga
Shah Alam
   FT 2 Federal Highway
Subang Jaya
Petaling Jaya
Kuala Lumpur
Klang
Start/end of Expressway
GCE border limit
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References

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  1. ^ "Kumpulan Guthrie begins building its 'corridor'". The Straits Times. 11 November 1996. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  2. ^ Wong, Alexander (17 August 2023). "Elmina plane crash: Plane made banked turn before the crash (VIDEO)". Malay Mail. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Kadar Tol Baharu AKLEH, GCE, LKSA & SILK". Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  4. ^ "PENGURANGAN KADAR TOL". Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  5. ^ "KADAR TOL TERKINI: Lebuhraya GCE". Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  6. ^ "P.U. (A) 343/2022: FEDERAL ROADS (PRIVATE MANAGEMENT) (COLLECTION OF TOLLS) (GUTHRIE CORRIDOR EXPRESSWAY) (NO. 2) (AMENDMENT) ORDER 2022".
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