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West Coast Expressway

Controlled-access highway in Peninsular Malaysia

Field	Value
country	MYS
type	E
route	32
alternate_name	West Coast Expressway
translation	Lebuhraya Pesisiran Pantai Barat
西海岸大道
maint	West Coast Expressway Sdn Bhd
map	{{Highway system OSM map
highway_system_qid	Q1521575
frame-lat	3.8
frame-long	101.2
frame-width	250
frame-height	400
zoom	8
plain	yes
stroke-width	3
map_custom	yes
length_km	233.0
established	2014
status	8 sections opened:

history	Opened in stages from June 2019, expected completion in .
direction_a	North
terminus_a	Federal Route 60 and at Changkat Jering, Perak
junction	Federal Route 5
Federal Route 58
Federal Highway
Jalan Batu Tiga Lama

direction_b	South
terminus_b	Jalan Banting–Dengkil at Banting, Selangor
destinations	Taiping, Pantai Remis, Beruas, Sitiawan, Teluk Intan, Hutan Melintang, Sabak Bernam, Sekinchan, Kuala Selangor, Kapar, Sungai Besar, Bukit Raja, Klang, Banting.
header_type	under construction

Note

the expressway in Malaysia

Perak section:

Selangor section: Federal Route 58

Federal Highway Jalan Batu Tiga Lama

Proposed WCE Extension (Southbound): KLIA/KLIA 2, Port Dickson, Malacca City, Muar, Batu Pahat, Pontian, Gelang Patah The West Coast Expressway (E32), abbreviated WCE, is an interstate controlled-access highway running along the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The 233 km expressway is currently under construction, with several sections open for public use. Once completed, the expressway will run between :Changkat Jering, :Perak and :Banting, :Selangor, following federal routes 5 and 60 for most of its route. The expressway will operate in three sections, with sections of federal route 5 completing the missing connections; these sections will be upgraded to limited-access roads.

The expressway is being built by Konsortium Lebuhraya Pantai Barat. Approval was given by the government for the construction, which was to begin from 20 December 2013 and was to be completed within five years. It originally was given route code E28 but later changed to E32, and E28 was used by Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge. The project was delayed and actual construction began in May 2014.

Currently, 8 out of 11 sections of the tolled stretches are opened and operational, stretching from Banting interchange to Shah Alam Expressway interchange, Bandar Bukit Raja (Selatan) interchange to Assam Jawa interchange, Hutan Melintang interchange to Teluk Intan interchange, and Lekir interchange to Taiping (Selatan) interchange. The 3 remaining sections under construction are Section 3 (Shah Alam Expressway interchange to NKVE/FHR2 interchange), Section 4 (NKVE/FHR2 interchange to NNKSB interchange and Section 7 (Assam Jawa interchange to Tanjung Karang interchange). These sections are expected to be completed and operational in 2027.

Once the expressway is completed, it will be the fourth longest in Peninsular Malaysia, after the North-South Expressway Northern Route, the East Coast Expressway and the North-South Expressway Southern Route.

Overview

Construction of the expressway is divided into eleven packages. Works for the first five packages commenced in May 2014, of which three packages are in Selangor while the other two are in Perak. The stretches between Tanjung Karang to Hutan Melintang and Teluk Intan to Kampung Lekir are using the existing stretches of federal route 5, both of which are currently being upgraded. As a result, the expressway will consist of three non-contiguous stretches of controlled-access expressway (JKR R6), i.e. from Banting to Tanjung Karang, Hutan Melintang to Teluk Intan and Lekir to Changkat Jering while the two stretches on federal route 5 are partial access highways (JKR R5) featuring grade-separated interchanges at major junctions, left-in/left-out junctions and at-grade U-Turns.

A spur link from Changkat Keruing to Siputeh (near Ipoh) in Perak which will be connected via an interchange with the main link is also in the plan. Construction of the spur link is however deferred. The spur link will consist of a controlled-access expressway (JKR R6) stretch from Changkat Keruing to Parit while the stretch between Parit to Siputeh will use the existing stretch of federal route 73 will be similarly upgraded like the two federal route 5 stretches of the main link package has been awarded to Gedeihen Engineering Sdn Bhd. The controlled-access expressway stretches will use a closed toll system like the North–South Expressway. Toll collection has started at all opened stretches of the expressway. The stretches on existing federal roads will remain toll-free.

Progress updates on construction of the expressway is updated monthly here.

On 25 May 2014, the construction of the expressway began. The groundbreaking ceremony for the new expressway was held near the Teluk Intan interchange in Teluk Intan, Perak.

Five interchanges (sections 4–5, 8–10) were expected to be opened in time for Eid al-Fitr in 2019 but a burst water pipe on 5 May 2019 delayed the opening of sections 4–5.

On 31 May 2019, section 8 between Hutan Melintang and Teluk Intan in Perak was opened to traffic. The opening ceremony was officiated by the Deputy Minister of Works, Mohd. Anuar Tahir. This followed by the opening of sections 9 and 10 between Lekir and Beruas, also in Perak on 23 September 2019 and officiated by Works Ministry secretary-general Datuk Dr Syed Omar Sharifuddin Syed Ikhsan. The first section to open in Selangor was section 5 between Kapar and Bukit Raja and officiated by Malaysian Highway Authority director-general Datuk Mohd Shuhaimi Hassan. This stretch was opened to public on 10 December 2019.

Land acquisition issues and alignment changes causing delay of the construction of section 7 (Assam Jawa–Tanjung Karang), which was being completed by 2024 along with section 11 (Beruas–Taiping South).

As of 21 November 2023, section 6 (Kapar – Assam Jawa) is opened to traffic along which steady progress being made at sections 7 and 11, with are the most integral sections of the expressway to be completed to ease traffic congestion at Tanjung Karang and along Federal Route 60, especially during festive seasons.

WCE group has the first right of refusal for Section 12 (Siputeh – Segari) which will cost RM600 million with 41 km stretch. There is a plan to extend the expressway all the way to Penang if it is feasible.

There's also a proposal by the Johorean state government to extend the WCE to Melaka, Pontian, and Iskandar Puteri from Banting. If it is feasible, WCE will be the alternative route to the North South Expressway from Johor Bahru to Taiping.

In October 2024, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has announced the WCE extension plan from Banting, Selangor - Gelang Patah, Johor during presentation of Budget 2025. Possible route of WCE extension (southbound) shall be: Banting - KLIA/KLIA2 - Port Dickson - Malacca City - Muar - Batu Pahat - Pontian - Gelang Patah.

The Malacca State Works, Infrastructure, Public Facilities and Transport Committee chairman Datuk Hameed Mytheen Kunju Basheer said the Malacca state government proposed to build six entry points (interchange) in Malacca along the extension.

The Johor State government proposed the 13 interchanges for WCE extension Johor alignment, included Sungai Terap, Parit Sulong and Pekan Nenas.

Route background

The northern terminus of the expressway will be located at Changkat Jering on the North–South Expressway Northern Route. The southern terminus will be located at Banting on Federal Route 31. The expressway will have interchanges to Trong, Beruas, Changkat Cermin, Sitiawan, Lekir, Teluk Intan, Hutan Melintang, Sabak Bernam, Sungai Besar, Sekinchan, Tanjung Karang, Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway at Assam Jawa, Kapar, New North Klang Straits Bypass, New Klang Valley Expressway at Bukit Raja, Federal Highway at Klang, Sri Andalas, Shah Alam Expressway near Jalan Kebun and South Klang Valley Expressway.

12 sites have been identified as rest and services area with each area will have 2 petrol stations.

Tolls

The expressway implements closed toll system where rates are calculated between entry and exit of the expressway. However toll collections are not implemented in Federal Route 5 upgraded sections, making the closed toll section divided into three sections, including the short section of Hutan Melintang - Teluk Intan as well where vehicles still need to go through entry and exit tolls despite not having interchanges in between.

As for now toll collection has begun in all the opened sections.

Toll rates

Class	Types of Vehicles	Rate (in Malaysian ringgit RM)
0	Motorcycles	Free
1	Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis	RM 2.90
2	Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses	RM 5.80
3	Vehicles with 3 or more axles	RM 8.70
4	Taxis	RM 1.50
5	Buses	RM 2.20

Junction list

Gallery

File:WCE Sitiawan Utara 1.jpg|Sitiawan North/Sitiawan Utara Toll Plaza File:WCE 1.jpg|Teluk Intan Toll Plaza File:WCE 4.jpg|Teluk Intan R&R File:Jalan Klang-Teluk Intan (Malaysia Federal Highway 5), Kampung Seri Perkasa 20231220 113314.jpg|Hutan Melintang Interchange File:Jalan Klang-Teluk Intan (Malaysia Federal Highway 5), Kampung Seri Perkasa 20231220 113311.jpg|Route 5-WCE boundary File:Sungei Bernam Bridges - panoramio.jpg|Bernam River Bridge File:Jalan Klang-Teluk Intan (Malaysia Federal Highway 5), Sabak 20231220 112746.jpg|Sabak Bernam Interchange File:Jalan Klang-Teluk Intan (Malaysia Federal Highway 5), Kampung Panchang Bedena 20231220 112354.jpg|Sungai Air Tawar Interchange File:Jalan Klang-Teluk Intan (Malaysia Federal Highway 5), Sungai Besar 20240109 111818.jpg|Sungai Besar Interchange File:Jalan Klang-Teluk Intan (Malaysia Federal Highway 5), Kampung Sungai Haji Dorani 20231220 111543.jpg|Sungai Panjang Interchange File:Jalan Klang-Teluk Intan (Malaysia Federal Highway 5), Sekinchan 20231220 102105.jpg|Sekinchan Interchange

References

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(16 July 2025). "Project Updates".
Lye, Gerard. (17 May 2024). "West Coast Expressway – Section 7 Tanjong Karang-Assam Jawa 71% completed, ready by March 2026".
"West Coast Expressway – Media Updates – WCE back in the spotlight".
Thiagarajan, Tara. (9 May 2019). "Photos Show Extent Of Damage to Collapsed Expressway That Caused Unexpected Water Shortage in Klang – WORLD OF BUZZ".
Arif, Zahratulhayat Mat. (3 May 2019). "Section 8 of West Coast Expressway opens today".
Bernama. (2 September 2019). "Sections 9, 10 of WCE now open".
Chan, Dawn. (1 December 2019). "West Coast Expressway opens Section 5 stretch to traffic tonight".
"In high gear to complete 233km West Coast Expressway {{!}} The Star Online".
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BERNAMA. (2023-11-20). "WCE SECTION 6 OPENS AT MIDNIGHT, NO TOLL UNTIL JAN 2, 2024".
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