Senai–Desaru Expressway

Senai-Desaru Expressway, SDE, Senai–Desaru Expressway, is a new expressway under construction in Johor, Malaysia. It is also part of the Iskandar Development Region. It connects Senai in western Johor to Desaru in eastern Johor. The expressway measures a total length of 77 km (-- miles). Construction of the expressway began in 2005. The construction is led by Senai Desaru Expressway Berhad with a main contractor, Ranhill Engineers & Constructors Sdn Bhd. The phase 1 of the expressway linking Senai to Pasir Gudang is scheduled to be ready by June 2008, with the rest of the project completed by December 2008.

Features

The tolled expressway will be a four-lane dual carriageway which improves road connection between western and eastern Johor. It features a closed toll system like the North-South Expressway. It will also be an alternative route to Desaru Beach, instead of Federal Route FT 3 and FT 92 from Johor Bahru and Singapore. The highway will also be the main access road to Desaru from North-South Expressway Southern Route North–South Expressway Southern Route and major road link to Senai International Airport from Kota Tinggi and eastern parts of Johor. Construction of the bridge will include the 1.7 kilometre Sungai Johor Bridge, a cable stayed bridge across Johor River.

List of Interchanges

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			SOUTH Second Link ExpresswaySECOND LINK EXPRESSWAY = SENAI LINK Second Link ExpresswaySingapore via Tuas Second Link ExpresswayGelang Patah North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2Kuala Lumpur North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2Singapore
Second Link Expressway SECOND LINK EXPRESSWAY Start/End of expressway PLUS Expressway border limit
JALAN PERUSAHAAN JKR border limit
		Senai International Airport	FT 16SENAI AIRPORT HIGHWAY NORTH FT 16Senai International Airport SOUTH FT 1 AH2Senai FT 1 AH2Johor Bahru	Diamond interchange
		Senai Industrial Park (Phase I)		Junctions
		Senai Industrial Park (Phase II)		Junctions
JALAN PERUSAHAAN JKR border limit
Senai–Desaru Expressway SENAI-DESARU EXPRESSWAY (Phase 1) Under construction Start/End of expressway SDESB border limit
		Senai toll plaza
Senai toll plaza Closed toll systems Collect a transit ticket and pay a distance toll
	Template:MES-EXIT	ULU TIRAM INTERCHANGE	FT 3 AH18JOHOR BAHRU-KOTA TINGGI HIGHWAY NORTH FT 3 AH18Ulu Tiram FT 3 AH18Kota Tinggi FT 3 AH18Mersing SOUTH FT 3 AH18Pasir Gudang FT 3 AH18Johor Bahru FT 3 AH18Singapore via Woodlands	Interchange with toll plaza
	Template:MES-EXIT	CAHAYA BARU INTERCHANGE	SOUTH PASIR GUDANG LINK Cahaya Baru Taman Scientex J10Kong Kong J10Masai J10Pasir Gudang	Interchange with toll plaza
Senai–Desaru Expressway SENAI-DESARU EXPRESSWAY (Phase 1) Under construction
Senai–Desaru Expressway SENAI-DESARU EXPRESSWAY (Phase 2) Under construction
		Sungai Johor Bridge		Start/End of bridge
Sungai Johor Bridge 1.7 km Johor Bahru-Kota Tinggi district border
		Sungai Johor Bridge		Start/End of bridge
	Template:MES-EXIT	TELUK SENGAT INTERCHANGE	J--Teluk Sengat J--Bandar Mas FT 89Sebana FT 89Tanjung Belungkor	Interchange with toll plaza
Penawar toll plaza Closed toll systems Collect a transit ticket and pay a distance toll
		Penawar toll plaza
	Template:MES-EXIT	PENAWAR INTERCHANGE	FT 90PENGERANG HIGHWAY NORTH FT 90Kota Tinggi FT 90Johor Bahru SOUTH FT 90Sungai Rengit FT 90Pengerang FT 90Tanjung Pengelih	Interchange
Senai–Desaru Expressway SENAI-DESARU EXPRESSWAY (Phase 2) Under construction Start/End of expressway SDESB border limit
FT 90 JALAN DESARU JKR border limit
			EAST FT 90JALAN DESARU FT 90Bandar Penawar FT 90Tanjung Balau FT 90Desaru

External links

• Longest cable-stayed bridge planned (The Star, December 18 2006)