Editorial Reviews - North-south Expressway Networks, Malaysia From the Publisher Chapters: North-south Expressway Northern Route, North-south Expressway, Malaysia, North-south Expressway Southern Route, Federal Highway, Malaysia, Second Link Expressway, Johor-singapore Causeway, Toll Rates of the North-south Expressway, New Klang Valley Expressway, North-south Expressway Central Link, Skudai Highway, Butterworth-kulim Expressway, Seremban - Port Dickson Highway, Plus Expressways Berhad. Excerpt: North-South Expressway (NSE) Northern Route, is the northern part of Malaysia's longest expressway, the North-South Expressway. It is situated on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia, linking the northern states of Kedah, Penang, Perak and Selangor. The NSE Northern Route begins at the Malaysian-Thai Border (the town of Bukit Kayu Hitam in Kedah state) in the north, where it connects to the Phetkasem Road ( ) in Thailand. Its southern terminus is at the Bukit Lanjan exit in Selangor. Menora TunnelIts main landmarks include the Penang Bridge which is Malaysia's longest bridge, Sungai Perak Bridge (Jambatan Sultan Azlan Shah) and the Menora Tunnel. The Jelapang and Ipoh South toll plazas would be demolished in 2009 to make a non-stop route across Ipoh. 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 in 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 north bound on 15 August 2008. Beginning 11:00 am on 14 July 2009, the Kuala Lumpur-Penang through traffic is now opened to traffic. With the opening of the 14.7 ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3706497 Synopsis Chapters: North-south Expressway Northern Route, North-so