Ipoh North–Ipoh South Local Express Lane

The Ipoh North–Ipoh South Local Express Lane, or Jalan Jelapang–Ampang (based on Waze social GPS-map applications), Federal Route 239 (northbound) and 240 (southbounds), are toll-free local-express lanes in the North–South Expressway Northern Route E1 in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.[1]

Federal Route 239
Ipoh North–Ipoh South Local Express Lane Jalan Ampang–Jelapang (North bound)
Route information
Length	7.3 km (4.5 mi)
Existed	2007–present
History	Completed in 2009
Major junctions
South end	Ipoh South Toll Plaza North–South Expressway Northern Route
	A13 Jalan Tambun Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah Utara Jalan Kuala Kangsar Persiaran Meru Raya A1 Jalan Jelapang North–South Expressway Northern Route
North end	Ipoh North Toll Plaza North–South Expressway Northern Route
Location
Primary destinations	Jelapang Bandar Meru Raya Chemor Ipoh Bercham Tambun Tanjung Rambutan
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Federal Route 240
Ipoh North–Ipoh South Local Express Lane Jalan Jelapang–Ampang (South bound)
Route information
Length	7.0 km (4.3 mi)
Existed	2007–present
History	Completed in 2009
Major junctions
North end	Ipoh North Toll Plaza North–South Expressway Northern Route
	North–South Expressway Northern Route A1 Jalan Jelapang Persiaran Meru Raya Jalan Kuala Kangsar Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah Utara A13 Jalan Tambun
South end	Ipoh South Toll Plaza North–South Expressway Northern Route
Location
Primary destinations	Jelapang Bandar Meru Raya Chemor Ipoh Bercham Tambun Tanjung Rambutan
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

There are five interchange along the local express lane, Jelapang, Meru Raya, Ipoh North, Ipoh South and Tambun.

History

The Jelapang and Ipoh South toll plazas were demolished in 2009 to make a non-stop route across Ipoh. This is achieved through the construction of two local-express lanes for each side, which are only accessible via Exit 138 Ipoh South Exit (for northbound traffic) and Exit 141 Ipoh North Exit (for southbound traffic). The toll plazas in Ipoh were relocated to each end of the local-express lanes.

The decision to demolish both toll plazas was made as a result of accidents which happened at Jelapang toll plaza. Since the toll plaza was opened on 28 September 1987, there were many accident cases which involved brake failure in heavy vehicles due to hard braking when proceeding downhill to the toll plaza. On 7 June 2008, the new Ipoh North toll plaza (South bound) replacing old Jelapang toll plaza opened to traffic, followed by northbound on 15 August 2008. Since 14 July 2009, the Johor Bahru-Kuala Lumpur–Penang through traffic has been open to traffic. With the opening of the 14.7-kilometre (9.1 mi) between Ipoh North (Jelapang) and Ipoh South stretch, highway users are no longer required to stop for toll transactions at the Ipoh North and Ipoh South Toll Plazas.

In 2014, the Ipoh North–Ipoh South Local Express Lane were gazetted as Federal Route 239 for northbound and Federal Route 240 for southbound.

Features

At most sections, the Federal Route 239 and 240 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

List of interchanges

Jalan Ampang–Jelapang

km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			North–South Expressway Northern Route	From south only
Ipoh South Toll Plaza (North bound) SmartTAG Touch 'n Go Closed toll systems Touch out card only for exit
		Ipoh South Toll Plaza	TnG TAG Customer Service Centre	North bound only
North–South Expressway Northern Route End of expressway PLUS Expressway border limit
Ipoh North–Ipoh South Local Express Lane (Jalan Ampang–Jelapang) JKR border limit
		Sungai Pinji bridge
		Tambun Interchange	A13 Jalan Tambun West Ipoh City Centre East Tambun Tanjung Rambutan Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta	Interchange
		Ipoh South Interchange	Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah Utara North Bercham Tanjung Rambutan Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta South Ipoh City Centre	Diamond interchange with T-junctions
		Sungai Kinta bridge
		Railway crossing bridge
		Ipoh North Interchange	Jalan Kuala Kangsar North Kuala Kangsar Sungai Siput South Ipoh City Centre	Diamond interchange
		Sungai Pari bridge
		Meru Raya Interchange	Persiaran Meru Raya North Bandar Meru Raya (North) Chemor South Bandar Meru Raya (South) Jelapang	Diamond interchange
Ipoh North–Ipoh South Local Express Lane (Jalan Ampang–Jelapang) JKR border limit
[North–South Expressway Northern Route Start/End of expressway PLUS Expressway border limit
		Jelapang Interchange	A1 Jalan Jelapang North Chemor South Jelapang Bandar Seri Iskandar Lumut Pangkor Island	Northbound only
Ipoh North Toll Plaza (North bound) Touch 'n Go SmartTAG Closed toll system Touch in card only for entry
			Northwest North–South Expressway Northern Route Alor Setar Penang Kuala Kangsar

Jalan Jelapang–Ampang

km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			North–South Expressway Northern Route	From north only
		Runaway truck ramp		Southbound only
Ipoh North Toll Plaza (South bound) SmartTAG Touch 'n Go Closed toll systems Touch out card only for exit
		Ipoh North Toll Plaza	TnG TAG Customer Service Centre
North–South Expressway Northern Route Start/End of expressway PLUS Expressway border limit
Ipoh North–Ipoh South Local Express Lane (Jalan Jelapang–Ampang) JKR border limit
		Meru Raya Interchange	Persiaran Meru Raya North Bandar Meru Raya (North) Chemor South Bandar Meru Raya (South) Jelapang	Diamond interchange
		Sungai Pari bridge
		Ipoh North Interchange	Jalan Kuala Kangsar North Kuala Kangsar Sungai Siput South Ipoh City Centre	Diamond interchange
		Railway crossing bridge
		Sungai Kinta bridge
		Ipoh South Interchange	Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah Utara North Bercham Tanjung Rambutan Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta South Ipoh City Centre	Diamond interchange with T-junctions
		Tambun Interchange	A13 Jalan Tambun WEST Ipoh City Centre East Tambun Tanjung Rambutan Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta	Interchange
		Sungai Pinji bridge
Ipoh North–Ipoh South Local Express Lane (Jalan Jelapang–Ampang) JKR border limit
North–South Expressway Northern Route Start/End of expressway PLUS Expressway border limit
Ipoh South Toll Plaza (South bound) SmartTAG Touch 'n Go Closed toll systems Touch in card only for entry
			South North–South Expressway Northern Route Kuala Lumpur Gopeng Simpang Pulai

References

1. Statistik Jalan (Edisi 2013). Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Public Works Department. 2013. pp. 16–64. ISSN 1985-9619.