Ipoh North–Ipoh South Local Express Lane Explained

The Ipoh North–Ipoh South Local Express Lane, or Jalan Jelapang–Ampang (based on Waze social GPS-map applications), Federal Route 239 (northbound) and 240 (southbounds), are toll-free local-express lanes in the North–South Expressway Northern Route E1 in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.^[1]

There are five interchange along the local express lane, Jelapang, Meru Raya, Ipoh North, Ipoh South and Tambun.

History

The Jelapang and Ipoh South toll plazas were demolished in 2009 to make a non-stop route across Ipoh. This is achieved through the construction of two local-express lanes for each side, which are only accessible via Exit 138 Ipoh South Exit (for northbound traffic) and Exit 141 Ipoh North Exit (for southbound traffic). The toll plazas in Ipoh were relocated to each end of the local-express lanes.

The decision to demolish both toll plazas was made as a result of accidents which happened at Jelapang toll plaza. Since the toll plaza was opened on 28 September 1987, there were many accident cases which involved brake failure in heavy vehicles due to hard braking when proceeding downhill to the toll plaza. On 7 June 2008, the new Ipoh North toll plaza (South bound) replacing old Jelapang toll plaza opened to traffic, followed by northbound on 15 August 2008. Since 14 July 2009, the Johor Bahru-Kuala Lumpur–Penang through traffic has been open to traffic. With the opening of the 14.7km (09.1miles) between Ipoh North (Jelapang) and Ipoh South stretch, highway users are no longer required to stop for toll transactions at the Ipoh North and Ipoh South Toll Plazas.

In 2014, the Ipoh North–Ipoh South Local Express Lane were gazetted as Federal Route 239 for northbound and Federal Route 240 for southbound.

Features

At most sections, the Federal Route 239 and 240 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

List of interchanges

Jalan Ampang–Jelapang

km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			North–South Expressway Northern Route	From south only
Ipoh South Toll Plaza (North bound) MyRFID]] Closed toll systems Touch out card only for exit
		Ipoh South Toll Plaza		North bound only
North–South Expressway Northern Route End of expressway PLUS Expressway border limit
Ipoh North–Ipoh South Local Express Lane (Jalan Ampang–Jelapang) JKR border limit
		Sungai Pinji bridge
		Tambun Interchange	Jalan Tambun West Ipoh City Centre East Tambun Sunway City Ipoh Tanjung Rambutan Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta	Interchange
		Ipoh South Interchange	Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah Utara North Bercham Tanjung Rambutan Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta South Ipoh City Centre	Diamond interchange with T-junctions
		Sungai Kinta bridge
		Railway crossing bridge
		Ipoh North Interchange	Jalan Kuala Kangsar North Kuala Kangsar Sungai Siput South Ipoh City Centre	Diamond interchange
		Sungai Pari bridge
		Meru Raya Interchange	Persiaran Meru Raya North Bandar Meru Raya (North) Chemor South Bandar Meru Raya (South) Jelapang	Diamond interchange
Ipoh North–Ipoh South Local Express Lane (Jalan Ampang–Jelapang) JKR border limit
[North–South Expressway Northern Route<br />Start/End of expressway<br />PLUS Expressway border limit]|-| || ||Jelapang Interchange|| Jalan Jelapang North Chemor South Jelapang Bandar Seri Iskandar Lumut Pangkor Island||Northbound only|-|-|style="width:600px" colspan="6" style="text-align:center; background:green;"|Ipoh North Toll Plaza (North bound) MyRFID]] Closed toll system Touch in card only for entry|-| || || ||Northwest North–South Expressway Northern Route Alor Setar Penang Kuala Kangsar|| |} Jalan Jelapang–Ampang km Exit Interchange To Remarks North–South Expressway Northern Route From north only Runaway truck ramp Southbound only Ipoh North Toll Plaza (South bound) MyRFID]] Closed toll systems Touch out card only for exit Ipoh North Toll Plaza North–South Expressway Northern Route Start/End of expressway PLUS Expressway border limit Ipoh North–Ipoh South Local Express Lane (Jalan Jelapang–Ampang) JKR border limit Meru Raya Interchange Persiaran Meru Raya North Bandar Meru Raya (North) Chemor South Bandar Meru Raya (South) Jelapang Diamond interchange Sungai Pari bridge Ipoh North Interchange Jalan Kuala Kangsar North Kuala Kangsar Sungai Siput South Ipoh City Centre Diamond interchange Railway crossing bridge Sungai Kinta bridge Ipoh South Interchange Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah Utara North Bercham Tanjung Rambutan Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta South Ipoh City Centre Diamond interchange with T-junctions Tambun Interchange Jalan Tambun WEST Ipoh City Centre East Tambun Sunway City Ipoh Tanjung Rambutan Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta Interchange Sungai Pinji bridge Ipoh North–Ipoh South Local Express Lane (Jalan Jelapang–Ampang) JKR border limit North–South Expressway Northern Route Start/End of expressway PLUS Expressway border limit Ipoh South Toll Plaza (South bound) MyRFID]] Closed toll systems Touch in card only for entry South North–South Expressway Northern Route Kuala Lumpur Gopeng Simpang Pulai References

Notes and References

1. Book: . Statistik Jalan (Edisi 2013) . Kuala Lumpur . . 16–64 . 2013 . 1985-9619 .