Cheras–Kajang Expressway

The expressway is part of a major expansion of Jalan Cheras, which consisted of a two-lane intercity road between Kajang and Cheras. Construction of the expressway commenced in late 1998 and, at a cost of RM275 million, was completed and began tolling on 15 January 1999.[1] Having assumed a new name, the "Cheras–Kajang Expressway", and incorporated the mid-length of the original road into the expressway, the expressway consequently bisected Jalan Cheras into two at both ends of the original road: one at Kajang, and the other at Cheras, while remnants of the road's undeveloped routes between remain partially in use.[2]

The Cheras–Kajang Expressway is among the first eight-lane dual carriageway in Malaysia, stretching from the Connaught Interchange in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur to Saujana Impian in Kajang. The expressway comprises one rest and service area and nine interchanges. The expressway has received substantial volumes of traffic to and from linked localities. Between 2003 and 2004 alone, traffic volume increased 4%, with an average of 187,000 vehicles per day utilising the expressway in the financial year of 2004.[1]

The expressway used to have its own electronic toll collection system, known as the Saga Tag. On 1 July 2004, however, the Saga Tag was replaced by Touch 'n Go and Smart TAG systems.

Of the RM 275 million used to finance the expressway's construction, RM 210 million consisted of bonds issued by Grand Saga Sdn Bhd, the expressway's concession holder, and RM 59 million was a support loan from the government.[1] Grand Saga was further provided compensation from the government for revisions of scheduled toll rate hikes. In 2003 and 2004, the government paid RM104.93 million in compensation, exclusive of waiving interest and repayment of the support loan.[1] The government also extended the expressway's concession by two years to 18 September 2027 in 2002.[1]

On 2 March 2012, the Kuala Lumpur bound Batu 9 toll plaza and Kajang bound Batu 11 toll plaza of the expressway were abolished by the government due to a strong petition led by Eddie Ng Tien Chee from the Democratic Action Party. This petition was signed by 100,000 residents of the area.

As part of an initiative to facilitate faster transaction at the Batu 9 and Batu 11 Toll Plaza, all toll transactions at both toll plazas on the Cheras–Kajang Expressway has now been conducted electronically via Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAGs starting 13 January 2016.

The Cheras–Kajang Expressway uses the opened toll systems.

The entire expressway is located within the Hulu Langat District in Selangor.

km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			North Cheras Highway Kuala Lumpur Cheras Bandar Tun Razak
Cheras Highway DBKL border limit
Cheras–Kajang Expressway (Touch 'n Go, MyRFID and SmartTAG ETC only) Start/End of toll expressway Grand Saga border limit
10 --		🏬 Cheras Sentral (Plaza Phoenix) 🚉 Taman Connaught MRT station	🏬 Cheras Sental (Plaza Phoenix) 🚉 Taman Connaught MRT station 9	Kuala Lumpur bound Taman Connaught MRT Station
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
FT Kuala Lumpur–Selangor border
Selangor Darul Ehsan Hulu Langat district border
		Perhilitan	Perhilitan Taman Cheras Hartamas	South bound
	EXIT 701B	EWLE Exit	West East–West Link Expressway Taman Connaught Bandar Tun Razak Bangsar Petaling Jaya Shah Alam Klang	Tunnel entry to East–West Link Expressway
		Petronas Layby	Petronas	South bound
		Maktab Polis Diraja Malaysia (Royal Malaysian Police College)	Maktab Polis Diraja Malaysia (Royal Malaysian Police College)	North bound
	EXIT 701A	PGA Interchange	Northeast Jalan Medan Masria Pasukan Gerakan Am (PGA) Base Taman Cuepacs Taman Cheras Permata Taman Cheras Awana Taman Segar Perdana Taman Bukit Hartamas	Diamond interchange
Batu 9 Toll Plaza (Kajang bound) SmartTAG Touch 'n Go MyRFID SmartTAG BET TnG POS Opened toll system Pay toll (Accepts electronic toll payment (Touch 'n Go, MyRFID and SmartTAG) only)
		Batu 9 toll plaza		South bound
		P&R Taman Suntex MRT station	P&R Taman Suntex MRT station 9
	EXIT 702	Hulu Langat Interchange	East Jalan Lama Cheras Pekan Batu 9 Cheras Taman Suntex B52 Hulu Langat B52 Sungai Pangsoon B52 Sungai Congkak waterfall B52 Sungai Gabai waterfall B52 Sungai Tekali waterfall	Trumpet interchange
		P&R Sri Raya MRT station	P&R Sri Raya MRT station 9
	EXIT 703	Telekom Interchange	West Jalan Kota Cheras Kota Cheras Taman Damai Jaya Taman Sri Cheras Taman Putri Jaya Taman Legenda Mas Taman Tun Perak Taman Cheras Mas Northeast Jalan Lama Cheras Pekan Batu 9 Cheras B52 Hulu Langat B52 Sungai Pangsoon B52 Sungai Congkak waterfall B52 Sungai Gabai waterfall B52 Sungai Tekali waterfall	Diamond interchange
	EXIT 704	Bandar Tun Hussein Onn Interchange	West LEBUH Utama Tun Hussein Onn Bandar Tun Hussein Onn Cheras Perdana East Persiaran Mahkota Cheras 1 Bandar Mahkota Cheras	Diamond interchange
		P&R Bandar Tun Hussein Onn MRT station	P&R Bandar Tun Hussein Onn MRT station 9
		Batu 11 toll plaza	Grand Saga operation office	North bound
Batu 11 Toll Plaza (Kuala Lumpur bound) TnG POS SmartTAG BET MyRFID Touch 'n Go SmartTAG Opened toll system Pay toll (Accepts electronic toll payment (Touch 'n Go, MyRFID and SmartTAG) only)
		Sungai Cheras bridge
	EXIT 705	Balakong Interchange	West Jalan Balakong Batu 11 Cheras Balakong Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway Mines Resort City Seri Kembangan Sungai Besi	Half diamond interchange
		🚉 Batu 11 Cheras MRT station	🚉 Batu 11 Cheras MRT station 9
		Sungai Langat bridge
	EXIT 706	Sungai Long Interchange	East Jalan Sungai Long Bandar Sungai Long Bandar Mahkota Cheras Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway Semenyih Seremban	Half-diamond interchange
		Bukit Dukung Rest and Service Area	BH Petrol	North bound
	EXIT 707	Bukit Dukung Interchange	Southeast Jalan Cheras–Kajang Kampung Bukit Dukung	Interchange
Cheras–Kajang Expressway
Cheras–Kajang Expressway
		Shell and Petronas Layby P&R Bukit Dukung MRT station	Shell Petronas P&R Bukit Dukung MRT station 9	South bound Bukit Dukung MRT station
	EXIT 707A	Sungai Balak Interchange	Southwest Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway Sungai Chua Putrajaya Cyberjaya Puchong Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Shah Alam	Expressway trumpet interchange
		Petronas and Petron Layby	Petronas Petron	South bound
		Kajang MRT Depot
	EXIT 708	Saujana Impian Interchange	Jalan Cheras–Kajang North Kampung Bukit Dukung Kampung Sekamat South Kajang town centre B17 Bangi P&R Sungai Jernih MRT Station	Diamond interchange
Cheras–Kajang Expressway (Touch 'n Go, MyRFID and SmartTAG ETC only) Start/End of expressway Grand Saga border limit
Kajang Bypass JKR border limit
			Southeast Kajang Bypass Saujana Impian Semenyih Kajang–Seremban Highway Seremban Nilai

• Official Grand Saga website