The 7.2 km stretch of the West Coast Expressway (WCE) connecting the South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE) to the Shah Alam Expressway (SAE) is now open to the public. This new section provides an alternative route from Banting to Shah Alam, Klang, Putrajaya, Kajang, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and vice versa. Users will enjoy toll-free travel for the first month. The opening of both Section 1 and 2 is expected to reduce travel times and positively impact the mobility of residents and economic activities in surrounding areas.
Section 2 of the West Coast Expressway opens to the public from midnight tonight , for the 7.2 km alignment that runs from the South Klang Valley Expressway elevated interchange to the Shah Alam Expressway elevated interchange, enabling direct connectivity to Port Klang .
The opening of both Section 1 and Section 2 will expedite journeys from Shah Alam to Banting or the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang compared to existing routes, providing a positive impact upon the mobility of local residents and economic activities in surrounding areas. “The opening of this alignment is also expected to help reduce operating costs for the logistics sector, facilitate the delivery of goods and increase Malaysia’s competitiveness on the international stage. This will directly attract investments to industrial areas and ports, besides creating job opportunities and being an economic catalyst,” works minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said at the opening of WCE Section 2.
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