West Coast Expressway

This article is about the expressway in Malaysia. For the highway running along the west coast of South Korea, see Seohaean Expressway.

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Expressway 32
Lebuhraya Pesisiran Pantai Barat
West Coast Expressway
Map
Route information
Maintained by West Coast Expressway Sdn Bhd
Length233.0 km (144.8 mi)
Status7 sections opened:
Perak section:
  • All 4 section completed, and opened for traffic

Selangor section:
  • Section 1: Banting–Tg. Dua Belas (SKVE)
  • Section 5: Bandar Bukit Raja–Kapar
  • Section 6: Kapar–Assam Jawa
Existed2014–present
HistoryOpened in stages from June 2019, expected completion in 2026; 2 years' time (2026).
Major junctions
North end FT 60 Federal route 60 and North–South Expressway Northern Route North–South Expressway Northern Route at Changkat Jering, Perak
Major intersections FT 5 Federal route 5
FT 58 Federal route 58
Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway
New North Klang Straits Bypass New North Klang Straits Bypass
FT 2 Federal Highway
FT 3216 Jalan Batu Tiga Lama
Shah Alam Expressway Shah Alam Expressway
South Klang Valley Expressway South Klang Valley Expressway
South end FT 31 Jalan Banting–Dengkil at Banting, Selangor
Location
CountryMalaysia
Primary
destinations		Taiping, Pantai Remis, Beruas, Sitiawan, Teluk Intan, Hutan Melintang, Sabak Bernam, Sekinchan, Kuala Selangor, Kapar, Sungai Besar, Bukit Raja, Klang, Banting
Highway system

The West Coast Expressway (E32), abbreviated WCE, is an interstate controlled-access highway running along the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The 233-kilometre (145-mile) expressway is currently under construction, with several sections open for public use. Once completed, the expressway will run between Changkat Jering, Perak and Banting, Selangor, following federal routes 5 and 60 for most of its route. The expressway will operate in three sections, with sections of federal route 5 completing the missing connections; these sections will be upgraded to limited-access roads. The expressway is expected to be fully completed by the end of 2025,[1][2] except for a 10 km stretch from Section 7B which is expected to be completed by June 2026.[3]

The expressway is being built by Konsortium Lebuhraya Pantai Barat. Approval was given by the government for the construction, which was to begin from 20 December 2013 and was to be completed within five years.[4] It originally was given route code E28 but later changed to E32, and E28 was used by Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge. The project was delayed and actual construction began in May 2014. Currently, a 31.5-kilometre (19.6 mi) segment between Kapar and Assam Jawa,[5] a 19-kilometre (12 mi) segment from Hutan Melintang to Teluk Intan[6] and a 80-kilometre (50 mi) segment from Lekir to Taiping[7] are opened to traffic.

Once the expressway is completed, it will be the fourth longest in Peninsular Malaysia, after the North-South Expressway Northern Route, the East Coast Expressway and the North-South Expressway Southern Route.

  1. ^ "Hot spots coming up along WCE". Edgeprop.my. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  2. ^ TAHIR, MOHD IZZATUL IZUAN (6 December 2022). "Lebuhraya Taiping-Banting beroperasi sepenuhnya 2025". Sinar Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Bumpy path to profitability | The Star". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. ^ http://www.wce.com.my/media-updates/New-beginning-for-KEuro [dead link]
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Arif, Zahratulhayat Mat (3 May 2019). "Section 8 of West Coast Expressway opens today". NST Online. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  7. ^ Bernama (2 September 2019). "Sections 9, 10 of WCE now open". NST Online. Retrieved 19 December 2019.