BUTTERWORTH-KULIM EXPRESSWAY

'Buterworth Kulim Expressway' 'BKE' is built to provide shorter access to East-West Highway from Butterworth and Penang and to bypass the town of Bukit Mertajam, Penang. It was owned by Konsortium Lebuhraya Butterworth-Kulim Sdn Bhd (KLBK) a member of Malaysian Mining Corporation Berhad (MMC).

Contents

History

Features

Toll rates

List of interchange

External links

History

Construction on 1995 and completed on 1997.

Features

★ Expressway along paddy fields

★ Straight and long expressway

★ High speed expressway with speed limit 110 km/h

★ Four-lane dual carriageway

★ SOS Emergency phones

★ Motorcycle lane

Toll rates

Class	Type of vehicles	Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
'0'	Motorcycles, bicycles or vehicles with 2 or less wheels	Free
'1'	Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis	RM 1.30
'2'	Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses	RM 2.60
'3'	Vehicles with 3 or more axles	RM 3.90
'4'	Taxis	RM 0.65
'5'	Buses	RM 1.30

List of interchange

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
		'BUTTERWORTH'	'WEST' North Butterworth Container Terminal 'BUTTERWORTH OUTER RING ROAD' 'NORTH' Bagan Ajam Sungai Dua 'SOUTH' Pengkalan Sultan Abdul Halim (Ferry Terminal = Ferry to Penang Island) Perai Bukit Mertajam	Diamond interchange
		Sungai Nyiur	'NORTH' Jalan Stram Bagan Ajam 'SOUTH' Jalan Sungai Nyiur Jalan Chain Ferry (Ferry Terminal = Ferry to Penang Island)	Junctions
'BUTTERWORTH-KULIM EXPRESSWAY Start/End of Expressway KLBK border limit'
		'Sungai Perai Bridge'
	'1503'	Seberang Jaya	'NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY NORTHERN ROUTE' 'NORTH' Bukit Kayu Hitam Alor Setar Sungai Petani Kepala Batas 'SOUTH' Kuala Lumpur Ipoh Penang Perai	Multi-level stacked roundabout interchange
	'1504'	Permatang Pauh	Permatang Pauh Simpang Empat	Diamond interchange
'Kuala Semang toll plaza KSTP Opened toll system Pay toll'
		'Kubang Semang Toll Plaza' 'KSTP'		East bound
	'1505'	Permatang Nibong	Permatang Nibong Penanti Bukit Mertajam	Diamond interchange
	'1506'	Tasik Mengkuang	Tasik Mengkuang
		Penanti Rest and Service Areas	Rest and Service area	Both bound
'Penang Seberang Perai Tengah district border
'Kedah-Penang border
'Kedah Darul Aman Kulim district border
		'Lunas toll plaza' 'LNS'		West bound
'Lunas toll plaza LNS Opened toll system Pay toll'
	'1507'	Lunas	'NORTH' Kampung Sungai Karangan Kuala Ketil 'SOUTH' Lunas Kulim town centre	Diamond interchange
	'1508'	Sungai Seluang	Sungai Seluang Merbau Pulas	Diamond interchange
'BUTTERWORTH-KULIM EXPRESSWAY Start/End of Expressway KLBK border limit'
		Kulim High Tech Park	'EAST' Kulim High Tech Park Kulim Industrial Park Gerik Kota Bharu	Interchange
		Binjul	'WEST' Sungai Petani Kuala Ketil 'EAST' Baling Pengkalan Hulu Gerik	T-junctions

External links

★ MMC Corporation Berhad

★ Butterworth-Kulim Expressway