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 |
 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 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). The expressway is unique in Malaysia in that all project costs, including land acquisition, were completely borne by the concessionaire. Of the land acquired, 80 percent was from a plantation company Guthrie Berhad which in 2007 merged with two other companies to form Sime Darby. 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
The proposal to develop GCE began 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. The expressway was built along an oil palm estate owned by Guthrie 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.[1]
Features
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- 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%.[2][3]
(Starting 20 October 2022)[4][5]
| 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
 | This article contains a bulleted list or table of intersections which should be presented in a properly formatted junction table. (November 2021) |
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 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 .jpg){kind=small} 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, IjokB1 Puncak Alam.East  FT 1 Rawang, Selayang, Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur (Jalan Kuching). |
Cloverleaf interchange | ||
| Pipeline crossing bridge | |||||
 Lagong toll plazaLGG |
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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 -- |
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| 3502 | Lagong Interchange | B25 LagongB25 Kuang |
Future trumpet interchange | ||
| Sungai Kundang bridge | |||||
| Guthrie Corridor Expressway -- |
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| 3503 | Paya Jaras Interchange | FT 54 - Paya Jaras, Kuala Selangor,Sungai Buloh |
Trumpet interchange | ||
| Sungai Buloh bridge | |||||
| Guthrie Corridor Expressway 15 |
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| 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 -- |
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 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 -- |
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| 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
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Northbound entrance and southbound exit only | ||
| Guthrie Corridor Expressway 15 |
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| 3506A | Jalan Batu Arang Interchange | WestB49 Persiaran Mokhtar Dahari Puncak Alam Batu Arang Kuala Selangor |
From Shah Alam only | ||
| Guthrie Corridor Expressway 14 |
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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 | |||||
| Bukit Jelutong toll plaza BKJ |
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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 BulohB49 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 MonfortTaman TTDI Jaya (Section U2) Subang Air Force Base (TUDM Subang) (Section U5) |
Parclo A4 interchange | ||
| Guthrie Corridor Expressway 2 |
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| 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 ExpresswayWest  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 LinkSouth North–South Expressway Central Link AH2 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) .jpg){kind=small}  North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Johor Bahru North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Singapore |
Stacked expressway interchange | ||
| Guthrie Corridor Expressway 1 |
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| Bukit Jelutong Exit | Northwest Persiaran Gerban Utama Bukit Jelutong (Section U8) |
North bound | |||
| Sungai Damansara bridge | |||||
| Guthrie Corridor Expressway 0 |
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| 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 HighwaySubang Jaya Petaling Jaya Kuala Lumpur Klang |
Start/end of Expressway GCE border limit | ||||
Gallery
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Bukit Subang Interchange sign near Elmina Rest Area Southbound. -
View of Elmina Rest Area Southbound. -
Parking area at the Elmina Rest Area (Southbound).
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References
- ^ 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". 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".
