Senai–Desaru Expressway

Senai–Desaru Expressway, SDE Senai–Desaru Expressway (Malay: Lebuhraya Senai–Desaru), is an expressway in Johor, Malaysia. It connects Senai in central Johor to Desaru in eastern Johor. Measuring a total length of 77 km (48 mi), it is the third east–west-oriented expressway in the Iskandar Malaysia area after the Pasir Gudang Highway and the Pontian–Johor Bahru Link of the Second Link Expressway. With a new crossing over the Johor River, when opened on 10 June 2011, the expressway shortened travel time from Senai to Desaru from 2.5 hours to one hour.

Expressway 22
Senai–Desaru Expressway
SDE in red
Route information
Maintained by Senai-Desaru Expressway Berhad (SDEB)
Length	77 km (48 mi)
Existed	2005–present
History	Completed on 10 June 2011
Major junctions
West end	Senai
Major intersections	Second Link Expressway AH143 Second Link Expressway FT 16 Senai Airport Highway FT 3 AH18 Johor Bahru–Kota Tinggi Highway FT 17 Tanjung Langsat Highway FT 92 Pengerang Highway
East end	Desaru
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Senai, Ulu Tiram, Pasir Gudang, Bandar Penawar, Sungai Rengit, Pengerang, Desaru
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

The Kilometre Zero of the expressway is located at Senai Main Interchange at Senai.

History

The Johor Bahru–Kota Tinggi Highway (Federal Route 3) and Pengerang Highway (Federal Route 92) used to be the only gateway to Desaru, with a typical journey of 2.5 hours. Construction of the expressway began in 2005. The construction was led by Senai–Desaru Expressway Berhad with a main contractor, Ranhill Engineers & Constructors Sdn Bhd. Phase 1 of the expressway linking Senai to Pasir Gudang was opened to traffic on 10 September 2009, and the remaining stretch from Pasir Gudang to Desaru, including the bridge, opened on 10 June 2011.

On 12 December 2017, former Works Minister Fadillah Yusof had announced that the government approved to allocate RM390 million to upgrade and expand the 26 km stretch from Cahaya Baru to the Bandar Penawar intersection into dual carriageway. However, a session was held on 17 July 2018 between the current Finance Ministry, the Works Ministry and the Economic Planning Unit to identify the list of Works Ministry projects that had not been issued acceptance letters, as well as the project savings. Following this session, Johor's State Public Works, Infrastructure and Transportation Committee chairman Mazlan Bujang said the federal government had postponed this project indefinitely on 9 December 2018.

Features

The Sungai Johor Bridge on the Senai-Desaru Expressway, Johor, the longest river bridge in Malaysia as well the longest single plane cable-stayed bridge in Malaysia.

The Sungai Johor-SDE Bridge under construction in January 2009

Sungai Johor Bridge at Senai–Desaru Expressway seen from westbound

Layang R&R Eastbound at Senai–Desaru Expressway seen from westbound

The tolled expressway is a combination of a four-lane dual carriageway (Senai–Cahaya Baru section) and a two-lane single carriageway (Cahaya Baru–Penawar section), which improves road connection between western and eastern Johor. It features a closed toll system like the North–South Expressway. It is also an alternative route to Desaru Beach, instead of Federal Routes 3 and 92 from Johor Bahru and Singapore. The highway has become the main access road to Desaru from North–South Expressway Southern Route E2 and a major road link to Senai International Airport from Kota Tinggi and eastern parts of Johor. Construction of the road included the 1.7 kilometre Sungai Johor-SDE Bridge, the longest single plane cable stayed bridge in Malaysia across Johor River, which became the longest river bridge in Malaysia after Batang Sadong Bridge in Sarawak.

The section between Cahaya Baru and Penawar is built as a two-lane expressway (except the Sungai Johor-SDE bridge) while retaining the full access control, making the section as the first true two-lane expressway with full access control in Malaysia.

There is a water catchment area located along Sungai Layang sections near the Sultan Iskandar Reservoir. Senai–Desaru Expressway traverses through the environmentally sensitive water catchment area of Sultan Iskandar Reservoir. Senai–Desaru Expressway is the only expressway in Malaysia which features the Pollutant Removal System (PRS). The expressway took one step higher by introducing the PRS to monitor and control any potential impact to the water quality in Sultan Iskandar Reservoir in the event of a spillage of dangerous and hazardous chemicals from any vehicle travelling on the expressway.

Toll systems

The Senai–Desaru Expressway uses the closed toll system. Beginning 9 November 2016, all electronic toll transactions have been conducting using Touch 'n Go and SmartTAGs.

Toll rates

Class	Type of vehicles	Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM)) up to
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))	9.20
2	Vans and other small goods vehicles (Vehicles with two axles and six wheels (excluding buses))	13.80
3	Large Trucks (Vehicles with three or more axles (excluding buses))	18.40
4	Taxis	4.60
5	Buses	5.70

List of interchanges

Main Link

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
Senai–Desaru Expressway 0	2201	Utama Senai Interchange Second Link Expressway	Second Link Expressway AH143 Second Link Expressway Second Link Expressway Senai Link Southwest Second Link Expressway AH143 Tuas (Singapore) Second Link Expressway AH143 Gelang Patah North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Kuala Lumpur North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Melaka Johor Premium Outlets Northeast FT 16 Senai International Airport Senai Industrial Area	Expressway trumpet interchange
Second Link Expressway Second Link Expressway PLUS Expressway border limit
Senai–Desaru Expressway Senai–Desaru Expressway SDEB border limit
		Sungai Skudai bridge
	2202	Bandar Senai Interchange	FT 16 Senai Airport Highway Southwest FT 1 AH2 Senai FT 1 AH2 Kulai FT 1 AH2 Johor Bahru	Cloverleaf interchange
		Senai toll plaza SNI	TnG TAG Customer Service Centre
Senai toll plaza SNI RM (Cash) Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID Transit Card Closed toll systems Collect a transit card and pay a distance toll
Senai–Desaru Expressway 5
Kulai-Johor Bahru district border Johor Bahru sub district border
Senai–Desaru Expressway 5
		Sungai Tebrau Bridge
Senai–Desaru Expressway 22
	2204	Ulu Tiram Interchange ULT TnG TAG Customer Service Centre Senai–Desaru Expressway SDEB operation office	FT 3 AH2 Johor Bahru-Kota Tinggi Highway North FT 3 AH18 Ulu Tiram FT 3 AH18 Kota Tinggi FT 3 AH18 Mersing FT 91 Kota Tinggi Waterfalls South FT 17 Pasir Gudang FT 3 AH18 Johor Bahru FT 3 AH18 Woodlands (Singapore)	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
Senai–Desaru Expressway 29
29.5		Layang Rest and Service Area	Shell	West bound
Senai–Desaru Expressway 30
30.5		Layang Rest and Service Area	Shell	East bound
Senai–Desaru Expressway 31
Water Catchment Area
		Sungai Layang Viaduct		Start/End of viaduct Water Catchment Area
		Sungai Layang Viaduct Sungai Layang Bridge		Water Catchment Area
		Sungai Layang Viaduct		Start/End of viaduct Water Catchment Area
Water Catchment Area
Johor Bahru-Pasir Gudang sub district border
Senai–Desaru Expressway 42
	2205	Cahaya Baru Interchange	South Senai–Desaru Expressway Pasir Gudang Link J10 Cahaya Baru J10 Kong Kong J10 Masai FT 17 Pasir Gudang FT 17 Tanjung Langsat FT 17 Johor Port	Closed tolled expressway trumpet interchange
				Start/End of dual carriageway expressway Maximum speed 110 km/h Start/End of single carriageway expressway Maximum speed 90 km/h
Senai–Desaru Expressway 47
		Selat Mendana Bridge
Senai–Desaru Expressway 48		Pulau Juling
				Start/End of single carriageway expressway
		Sungai Johor-SDE Bridge 1.7 km Johor River		Start/End of bridge Start/End of dual carriageway expressway
Sungai Johor-SDE Bridge 1.7 km Johor River Johor Bahru-Kota Tinggi district border Pasir Gudang-Bandar Pengerang sub district border
		Sungai Johor-SDE Bridge 1.7 km Johor River		Start/End of bridge Start/End of dual carriageway expressway
				Start/End of single carriageway expressway
Senai–Desaru Expressway 50		Tanjung Penyabong
Senai–Desaru Expressway 53
		Sungai Layau Bridge
Senai–Desaru Expressway 59
		Sungai Semenchu Bridge
Senai–Desaru Expressway 61
		Sungai Papan Bridge
Senai–Desaru Expressway 68
				Start/End of single carriageway expressway
Penawar toll plaza PWR Transit Card Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID RM (Cash) Closed toll systems Collect a transit card and pay a distance toll
		Penawar toll plaza PWR	TnG TAG Customer Service Centre
Senai–Desaru Expressway 69				Start/End of dual carriageway expressway
Senai–Desaru Expressway Senai–Desaru Expressway Start/End of expressway SDEB border limit
JKR border limit
	2212	Penawar Interchange	FT 92 Pengerang Highway North FT 92 Kota Tinggi FT 3 AH18 Mersing South FT 90 Desaru FT 92 Bandar Penawar FT 92 Pengerang J52 Tanjung Pengelih Pularek TLDM naval academy Sebana Resort	Intersections

Pasir Gudang Link

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
	2205	Cahaya Baru Interchange	Senai–Desaru Expressway Main Link West FT 3 AH18 Johor Bahru FT 1 Senai FT 16 Senai International Airport Second Link Expressway AH143 FT 3 AH18 Singapore North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Kuala Lumpur FT 3 AH18 Ulu Tiram East Sungai Johor-SDE Bridge FT 90 Desaru FT 92 Bandar Penawar FT 92 Pengerang	Closed tolled expressway trumpet interchange
Cahaya Baru toll plaza CBU Transit Card Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID RM (Cash) Closed toll systems Collect a transit card and pay a distance toll
		Cahaya Baru toll plaza CBU	TnG TAG Customer Service Centre
	2205A	Masai Interchange	J10 Cahaya Baru J10 Kong Kong J10 Masai	Entry/Exit interchange
	2207	Kota Masai Interchange	Jalan Kota Masai-Kota Masai	From west/To east only
Senai–Desaru Expressway --
Senai–Desaru Expressway Senai–Desaru Expressway Start/End of expressway SDEB border limit
JKR border limit
Senai–Desaru Expressway --	2210	Pasir Gudang Interchange	FT 17 Tanjung Langsat Highway West FT 17 Pasir Gudang J10 Masai J10 Kong Kong FT 17 Johor Port East FT 17 Tanjung Langsat FT 17 Kampung Perigi Acheh FT 17 Pantai Pasir Layar	Interchange

External links

• Senai-Desaru Expressway - Pleasureable, Valued & Safe Journey
• Longest cable-stayed bridge planned (The Star, 18 December 2006)