Second Link Expressway
The Second Link Expressway 
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]
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| Second Link Expressway Lebuhraya Hubungan Kedua | |
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| 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 Senai–Desaru Expressway FT 1 Skudai Highway North–South Expressway Southern Route North–South Expressway Southern Route FT 17 Persisiran Perling FT 177 Port of Tanjung Pelepas Highway | |
| South end |  Ayer Rajah Expressway 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 | |
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.
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 | |||
| Expressway | Bridge | |||||
| 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 |
List of interchanges, laybys, and rest and service areas
Senai Link
| km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Jalan Perusahaan Senai Industrial Area | |||||
| Second Link Expressway 0 | 301 | Senai Airport Interchange | FT 16 Senai Airport Highway North FT 16 Senai International Airport .jpg.webp){kind=small} South FT 1 Senai FT 1 Johor Bahru | Diamond interchange Start/end of expressway PLUS Expressway border limit | |
 Second Link Expressway Second Link ExpresswayStart/end of expressway PLUS Expressway border limit | |||||
| 301A | SDE Interchange | Southeast Senai–Desaru Expressway Senai-Desaru Expressway FT 3  AH18 Ulu Tiram FT 3 AH18 Kota Tinggi FT 17 Pasir Gudang FT 92 Bandar Penawar FT 90 Desaru | Trumpet interchange | ||
| Saleng viaduct | Start/end of viaduct | ||||
| Saleng viaduct Sungai Skudai bridge | |||||
| Saleng viaduct Railway crossing bridge | |||||
| 302 | Saleng viaduct Saleng Interchange | FT 1 Skudai Highway North Saleng Kulai | Start/end of viaduct Ramp in/out to Senai Link | ||
| Second Link Expressway 5 | |||||
| 5.7 | 303 | Indahpura Interchange Johor Premium Outlet | From/to Destanions PERSIARAN Indahpura Indahpura From/to Johor Premium Johor Premium Outlet .jpg.webp){kind=small}     | Trumpet interchange | |
| Second Link Expressway 6 | |||||
| Second Link Expressway Second Link Expressway | |||||
| Second Link Expressway AH143 Second Link Expressway | |||||
| 304 | Senai South Interchange | Second Link Expressway AH143 Main Link North North–South Expressway Southern Route  AH2 North-South Expressway Southern Route North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Kuala Lumpur North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Melaka North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Johor Bahru FT 17 Pasir Gudang FT 1 AH2 SkudaiSouth Second Link Expressway AH143 Gelang PatahBandar Nusajaya FT 177 Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP)  Second Link Expressway AH143 Tuas (Singapore) | Trumpet interchange | ||
Northern and Southern Links (Main Link)
| km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 North-South Expressway Southern Route Kuala Lumpur Melaka Johor Bahru Skudai | |||||
| Senai Utara toll plaza SNU Transit Ticket Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go RM (Cash) Closed toll systems Collect ticket transit and pay a distance toll | |||||
 Senai Utara toll plazaSNU TnG TAG Customer Service Centre | TnG TAG Customer Service Centre | Singapore bound | |||
| North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 North-South Expressway Southern Route | |||||
| Second Link Expressway AH143 Second Link Expressway | |||||
| 304 | Senai South Interchange | Northeast Second Link Expressway Senai LInk FT 16 Senai International Airport FT 1 Senai FT 1 Kulai Senai–Desaru Expressway Senai-Desaru Expressway FT 3 AH18 Ulu Tiram FT 3 AH18 Kota Tinggi FT 17 Pasir Gudang FT 92 Bandar Penawar FT 90 Desaru Johor Premium Outlet | Trumpet interchange | ||
| Sungai Melana bridge | |||||
| Johor Bahru-Kulai district border | |||||
| 305 | Kangkar Pulai Interchange |  J-- Kangkar Pulai FT 5 Skudai FT 5 Pontian | |||
| Lima Kedai toll plaza TLK | TnG TAG Customer Service Centre | Senai bound | |||
| Lima Kedai toll plaza TLK Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go Opened toll systems Pay toll (Touch 'n Go and Smart TAG only) | |||||
| 306 | Lima Kedai Interchange | J4 Lima KedaiJ4 SkudaiJ4 Mutiara Rini | Future interchange | ||
| Second Link Expressway 16 | |||||
| 15.3 | 307A 307B 307C 307D | Pulai Interchange | Second Link Expressway Pontian-Johor Baharu Parkway West FT 5 Pontian FT 5 Pekan Nenas FT 95 Kukup FT 95 Tanjung PiaiEast Second Link Expressway Bukit Indah Second Link Expressway Taman Perling FT 1 AH2 Johor Bahru FT 17 Pasir Gudang | Cloverleaf interchange with one ramp | |
| Second Link Expressway 15 | |||||
| 311A 311B 311C 311D | Nusajaya Interchange | Lebuh Kota Iskandar West Lima Kedai Skudai East Nusajaya Kota Iskandar Legoland Malaysia | Cloverleaf interchange | ||
| 312 | Gelang Patah Interchange | Lebuh Kota Iskandar West J4 Gelang PatahJ7 Pontian FT 95 Kukup FT 95 Tanjung PiaiEast  FT 52 Johor Bahru FT 52 Tampoi FT 52 Bukit Indah FT 52 NusajayaKota Iskandar Leisure Farm Legoland Malaysia Danga Bay | Cloverleaf interchange | ||
| 312A | Gerbang Nusajaya Interchange | J4 Jalan Gelang Patah–Skudai West J4 Gelang PatahGerbang Nusajaya Leisure Farm | Trumpet interchange | ||
| Second Link Expressway 6 | |||||
| 5.7 | Gelang Patah Rest and Service Area | .jpg.webp){kind=small} Petron Petronas TnG POS | North bound | ||
| 5.6 | 313 | Port of Tanjung Pelepas Interchange | SOUTHWEST FT 177 Port of Tanjung Pelepas Highway FT 177 Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) Pengkalan Marin Syahbandar J4 Tanjung KupangJ4 Pendas | Trumpet interchange Last/First Malaysian exit | |
| Second Link Expressway 5 | |||||
| 4.8 | Gelang Patah Rest and Service Area | Shell Petron Petronas TnG POS | South bound | ||
| Tanjung Kupang toll plaza TTK Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go TnG POS SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG TnG POS Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go Opened toll systems Pay toll (Touch 'n Go and Smart TAG only) | |||||
| Tanjung Kupang toll plaza TTK | TnG TAG Customer Service Centre | Singapore bound | |||
| Second Link Expressway AH143 Second Link Expressway | |||||
| 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 Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go | |||||
| Sultan Abu Bakar Complex | U-TURN Back to Singapore via Second Link Bridge | ||||
| Second Link Expressway AH143 Malaysia-Singapore Second Link | |||||
| Second Link Expressway 1 | |||||
| 0.9 | Second Link Bridge | Start/end of bridge | |||
| 0.5 | Second Link Bridge | Malaysian approach span | |||
| Second Link Expressway 0 | Second Link Bridge | Main navigational span | |||
| MALAYSIA Johor Darul Takzim Johor Bahru district border | |||||
| Second Link Bridge ASEAN Malaysia-Singapore Border | |||||
| Singapore | |||||
| Second Link Bridge | Singaporean approach span | ||||
| Second Link Bridge | Southeast SingaporeTuas Checkpoint |Ayer Rajah Expressway AH143 Ayer Rajah Expressway AH143 Tuas AH2 Changi Airport AH143 Jurong AH143 Singapore City | Start/end of bridge | |||
Pontian-Johor Bahru Parkway (Pontian Link)
| km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second Link Expressway 5 | 309A | Ulu Choh-Gelang Patah Interchange | J7 Jalan Gelang Patah-Ulu Choh North FT 5 PontianJ7 Ulu Choh FT 95 Kukup FT 95 Tanjung PiaiSouth J7 Gelang PatahJ4 Nusajaya FT 177 Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) J7 Pendas | Interchange | |
| Second Link Expressway Second Link Expressway Start/end of expressway PLUS Expressway border limit | |||||
| 309 | Nusa Bayu Interchange | North Persiaran Bayu Nusa Bayu SILC Industrial Area | Diamond Interchange | ||
| 307A 307B 307C 307D | Pulai Interchange | Second Link Expressway AH143 Main Link North North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Kuala Lumpur FT 16 Senai International Airport Second Link Expressway Senai FT 1 KulaiSouth Second Link Expressway AH143 Gelang Patah FT 52 Nusajaya FT 177 Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) Second Link Expressway AH143 Tuas (Singapore)Legoland Malaysia | Cloverleaf interchange with one ramp | ||
| 308A | Nusa Indah Interchange | Medical City .jpg.webp){kind=small} Nusa Bestari Nusa Indah | Half diamond interchange | ||
| 308 | Bukit Indah Interchange | South Bukit Indah Highway Bukit Indah Nusajaya Legoland Malaysia | Trumpet interchange | ||
| Sungai Danga bridge | |||||
| Perling toll plaza TTP Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go TnG POS SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG TnG POS Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go Opened toll systems Pay toll (Touch 'n Go and Smart TAG only) | |||||
| Perling toll plaza TTP | TnG TAG Customer Service Centre | Opened toll systems Pay toll | |||
| PLUS PLUS Expressways section maintenances office PROPEL PROPEL section maintenances office | PLUS PLUS Expressways section maintenances office PROPEL PROPEL section maintenances office | Service T-junctions | |||
| Second Link Expressway 0 | |||||
| Second Link Expressway Second Link Expressway Start/end of expressway PLUS Expressway border limit | |||||
| FT 17Persisiran Perling | |||||
| East FT 17 Persisiran Perling FT 17 Taman Perling FT 1 AH2 Johor Bahru FT 17 Bandar Sri Alam FT 17 Pasir Gudang FT 3 AH18 Kota Tinggi | |||||
See also
References
- Administrator. "PLUS MALAYSIA BERHAD - Malaysia-Singapore Second Link (Linkedua)". www.plus.com.my.
- 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.
- http://www.plus.com.my/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=84&Itemid=120&lang=en
- "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.
- https://lom.agc.gov.my/act-view.php?type=pua&no=P.U.%20(A)%2050/2023
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