Expressway 32 | |
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Lebuhraya Pesisiran Pantai Barat | |
West Coast Expressway | |
Route information | |
Maintained by West Coast Expressway Sdn Bhd | |
Length | 233.0 km (144.8 mi) |
Status | 7 sections opened: Perak section:
Selangor section:
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Existed | 2014–present |
History | Opened in stages from June 2019, expected completion in 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 |
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 | |
Country | Malaysia |
Primary destinations | Taiping, Pantai Remis, Beruas, Sitiawan, Teluk Intan, Hutan Melintang, Sabak Bernam, Sekinchan, Kuala Selangor, Kapar, Sungai Besar, Bukit Raja, Klang, Banting.
Proposed WCE Extension (Southbound): From Banting, then connect to KLIA / KLIA 2, Port Dickson, Bandaraya Melaka, Muar, Batu Pahat, Pontian, Gelang Patah. |
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.
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