Guthrie Corridor Expressway

Expressway in Malaysia

Expressway 35
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
Major intersections	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
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

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).

Named after the corridor of estates where 80 percent of the land acquired was from the plantation company Guthrie Berhad (later merged in 2007 with two other two other companies to form Sime Darby), all project costs, including land acquisition of the expressway, were completely borne by the concessionaire. 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

Plans to build the 30 km-long expressway, named after Kumpulan Guthrie's corridor of estates in Selangor, began in late 1996. The expressway would be a way to speed up and link various developments around the corridor, including the Lagong satellite city and the Bukit Jelutong township. The construction of the expressway would cost between RM 300 million and RM 450 million and would be completed in three to four years. Kumpulan Guthrie had submitted an application to the federal government and was still negotiating with the Selangor state government.^[1]

The proposal was revived 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 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.^[2]

Features

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%.^[3]^[4]

(Starting 20 October 2022)^[5]^[6]

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

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 Ipoh Rawang South Sungai Buloh Kuala Lumpur Kuantan Johor Bahru	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 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, Ijok B1 Puncak Alam. East FT 1 Rawang, Selayang, Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur (Jalan Kuching).	Cloverleaf interchange
		Pipeline crossing bridge
		Lagong toll plaza LGG		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 --
	3502	Lagong Interchange	B25 Lagong B25 Kuang	Future trumpet interchange
		Sungai Kundang bridge
Guthrie Corridor Expressway --
	3503	Paya Jaras Interchange	FT 54 - Paya Jaras, Kuala Selangor,Sungai Buloh	Trumpet interchange
		Sungai Buloh bridge
Guthrie Corridor Expressway 15
		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 --
		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 --
	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 Damansara–Shah Alam Elevated Expressway - Puncak Perdana, Puncak Alam, Meru.	Northbound entrance and southbound exit only
Guthrie Corridor Expressway 15
	3506A	Jalan Batu Arang Interchange	West B49 Persiaran Mokhtar Dahari Puncak Alam Batu Arang Kuala Selangor	From Shah Alam only
Guthrie Corridor Expressway 14
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		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 Buloh B49 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 Monfort Taman TTDI Jaya (Section U2) Subang Air Force Base (TUDM Subang) (Section U5)	Parclo A4 interchange
Guthrie Corridor Expressway 2
	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 Expressway West 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 Link South North–South Expressway Central Link AH2 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Johor Bahru North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Singapore	Stacked expressway interchange
Guthrie Corridor Expressway 1
		Bukit Jelutong Exit	Northwest Persiaran Gerban Utama Bukit Jelutong (Section U8)	North bound
		Sungai Damansara bridge
Guthrie Corridor Expressway 0
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 Highway Subang Jaya Petaling Jaya Kuala Lumpur Klang	Start/end of Expressway GCE border limit

Gallery

Bukit Subang Interchange sign near Elmina Rest Area Southbound.
View of Elmina Rest Area Southbound.
Parking area at the Elmina Rest Area (Southbound).

References

^ "Kumpulan Guthrie begins building its 'corridor'". The Straits Times. 11 November 1996. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
^ 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".