WCE aka Taiping-Banting Highway Progress Status

West Coast Expressway (Lebuhraya Pesisiran Pantai Barat), as the name implies, is a new highway built along the western coastal area of peninsular Malaysia, from Perak Taiping to Selangor Banting. Is an alternative to the existing North-south Expressway (NSE), which is deemed to be overloaded, and accident prone especially in the stretch between Ipoh and Kuala Kangsar. Once completed, it will not only beneficial to the motorists, but also beneficial to the tourism industry and economy development for numerous township along the highway, such as Banting, Teluk Intan, Sitiawan and Lumut. As of 30-Sep-2024
Opened: Section 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 & 11 Under Construction: Section 3, 4 & 7

• Section 11: OPENED – Beruas – Changkat Jering (Taiping south)
• Section 10: OPENED – Changkat Cermin – Beruas
• Section 9: OPENED – Lekir – Changkat Cermin
• Section 8: OPENED – Hutan Melintang – Teluk Intan
• Section 7: Assam Jawa – Tanjong Karang – 75% COMPLETE –
• Section 6: OPENED – Bandar Bukit Raja (north) – Assam Jawa
• Section 5: OPENED – Bandar Bukit Raja (south) – Bandar Bukit Raja (north)

Teluk Intan – Lekir & Tanjong Karang – Hutan Melintang are upgraded Federal Route 5

• Section 4: NKVE / FHR2 – NNKSB – 99% COMPLETE –
• Section 3: SEA (Kesas) – NKVE / FHR2 – 89% COMPLETE –
• Section 2: OPENED – SKVE – SEA (KESAS) 22-Jan-2025 
• Section 1: OPENED – Banting – SKVE

Sekinchan – Assam Jawa (section 7) Alternative Routes

The stretch of section 7, Sekichan – Tanjung Karang – Assam Jawa is under construction at the moment, motorists travel from Alor Setar, Penang, Taiping, Beruas,  Sitiawan, Seri Manjung and Teluk Intan via WCE Highway may take the following routes:

1. Continue on Federal Route 5, then route 54 to reach Assam Jawa interchange.
2. Turn left to Jalan Raja Musa – route B42 after Tanjung Karang town. Then route B35 after Bestari Jaya, to reach Simpang Tiga Ijok junction. Note: Road surface condition is not as good with B42. However, it is an option if congested at Tanjung Karang – Assam Jawa stretch.

WCE Sec 1 & 2 Opened as of 22-Jan-2025

(1) At the Assam Jawa interchange:

• (a) Enter WCE [E32] highway to the destinations such as Setia Alam, Bukit Raja, Klang, Shah Alam, Petaling Jaya, Puchong and ELITE Highway via NKVE.
• (b) Enter LATAR [E25] highway to the destinations such as Rawang, AH2 [E1], Sungai Buloh, Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Puchong, ELITE highway via NKVE, Kuala Lumpur and East Coast.

(2) At the Simpang Tiga Ijok junction:

• (I) Turn right to Assam Jawa interchange via Jalan Kuala Selangor, then enter to WCE or LATAR.
• (II) Keep left and continue with route 54 in the direction towards Sungai Buloh, then enter Guthrie Highway [E35]. Continue proceed to ELITE Highway for the destinations of Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Johor Bahru. or NKVE highway towards Kuala Lumpur and East coast.

Assam Jawa Interchange & Simpang Tiga Ijok Junction

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Changkat Jering – Beruas – Sitiawan – Lekir | WCE Section 11, 10 & 9

• Changkat Jering – EXIT 3238A from WCE to FT60 Trong, 3238B from PLUS to FT60 Changkat Jering, Taiping, Kamunting, Kuala Sepetang, Kuala Kangsar, Lenggong, Grik 
• Trong Interchange – EXIT 3237 to Trong, K. Trong, Temerlok, Sg Kerang
• Beruas Interchange – EXIT 3235 Linkage to Federal Route 73 to Pantai Remis, Parit, K. Kangsar, Batu Gajah, Beruas
• Changkat Cermin Interchange – EXIT 3233 Linkage to Air Tawar, Bota, Seri Iskandar, Batu Gajah, Ipoh & Pantai Remis
• Sitiawan North Interchange – EXIT 3232 Linkage – to Sitiawan, Ayer Tawar, Seri Manjung, Lumut, Pelabuhan Lumut Port, Pulau Pangkor
• Sitiawan Interchange – EXIT 3231 Linkage to Sitiawan (Kg Koh, Pasir Panjang)
• Kg Lekir Interchange – EXIT 3230 Linkage to Federal Route 5 to Kg Batu 11 Lekir

16 Mei 2023 | Jambatan Bagan Datuk – Sejagop (opened)

Sep-2022 | Sultan Yusuf Bridge | Teluk Intan, Perak (opened)

• Teluk Intan Interchange – EXIT 3223 Linkage to Hutan Melintang, Bagan Datuk, Teluk Intan & Bidor

• Hutang Melintang Interchange – EXIT 3222 Linkage to Hutan Melintang, Bagan Datuk, Jalan Sungai Samak & Kampung Sungai Samak
• Sekinchan – EXIT to Sekinchan, Tanjung Karang, Kuala Selangor (Pasir Penanbang) and Assam Jawa

• Assam Jawa Interchange – EXIT 3210 Linkage to LATAR [E25], Jalan Kuala Selangor [54], Bestari Jaya (UNISEL) 
• Kapar Interchange – EXIT 3208 Linkage to Federal Route 3217- to Jalan Perindustrian Kapar–Meru – Kapar, Meru, Setia Alam
• NNKSB2 Interchange – EXIT 3207A Linkage to NNKSB & Federal Route 3217 – to Jalan Perindustrian Kapar–Meru – Kapar, Meru, Setia Alam
• NNKSB1 Interchange – EXIT 3207B Linkage to NNKSB & NKVE – to Bukit Raja, Klang & Pelabuhan Klang
• FHR2 Interchange – EXIT 3207C Linkage to Federal Highway Route 2 – to Klang, Bukit Raja & Shah Alam

WCE Perak Alignment Status 30-Sep-2024

WCE Selangor Alignment Status 31-Jan-2025

WCE Selangor Alignment

Opening of WCE Highway involving Taiping Changkat Jering and PLUS Toll Plaza

Locations involved:
1) Starting from the intersection of route FT060, Jalan Changkat Jering – Trong / Beruas
2) Exit/enter Lebuhraya PLUS Changkat Jering to Jalan Persekutuan FT060
3) WCE Taiping Selatan Expressway exit/entrance to Jalan Persekutuan FT060

Notice of Permanent Detour Route Activation Date: 12-Mar-2024

WCE Seksyen 11 | Panduan jalan keluar masuk WCE Changkat Jering @ Taiping Selatan (Guidelines on Changkat Jering Interchange to & from WCE E32 and NSE E1) | 09.03.2024 Hisham Kasim

In high gear to complete 233km WCE

(11-Jan-2020) AMIDST all the hoopla surrounding the possible buyout of PLUS Malaysia Bhd, the other long stretching highway in Peninsular Malaysia has been making some notable progress.

While West Coast Expressway Holdings Bhd (WCE) has been perceived as having faced numerous delays and challenges with its land acquisitions, its CEO Datuk Neoh Soon Hiong says the company is in high gear to complete the 233km expressway connecting Banting in Selangor to Taiping in Perak. Read more…

New Timeline for Completion

(26-Aug-2021) The percentage of actual progress of construction work in Section 11 for the period ending July 25, this year was 51.55 per cent compared to the expected schedule of 99.30 per cent, due to poor performance of the contractor. Read more… 

(02-Nov-2021) The Selangor State Legislative Assembly was today told the route of the West Coast Expressway (WCE) in the state would be completed in 2024, a slight delay from the initial projection. Read more…

Portion of West Coast Expressway only to be completed in 3 years

( 21-Jun-2022) A PORTION of the West Coast Expressway (WCE) project is expected to only be completed in the next three years due to problems faced by appointed contractors and land acquisition issues.

Works Minister Fadillah Yusof said his ministry is aware of the problems faced and has taken appropriate measures, including changing the alignment of the project. Read more…

WCE secures up to RM400m govt financing for RM5b West Coast Expressway project

(11-Oct-2022) West Coast Expressway Sdn Bhd (WCESB), an 80%-owned subsidiary of WCE Holdings Bhd, has secured up to RM400 million from the government to part-finance the land acquisition cost for the RM5.044 billion West Coast Expressway project.

In a filing with Bursa Malaysia on Tuesday (Oct 11), WCE said WCESB had on Oct 7 entered into a reimbursable land cost (RLC) agreement with the Finance Ministry for the financing of up to RM400 million to part-finance the land acquisition cost for the expressway.

 – TheEdgeMarkets

Taiping-Banting highway to be completed by 2025 — Exco

(06-Dec-2022) The West Coast Coastal Expressway (WCE) project connecting Taiping, Perak and Banting is scheduled to be completed in 2025, says state executive councillor for infrastructure Izham Hashim.

He explained that the 233 kilometre long project with a total cost of RM5.044 billion have reached 82.51 per cent progress as of September 25. “All sections of the WCE expressway are scheduled to be fully completed by 2025 with the final stage to involve the alignment of Section 7 at Persimpangan Tanjong Karang,” he said. Read more…

Speed up work on West Coast Expressway

LETTERS: Residents of Banting and Kuala Langat district hope that construction of the West Coast Expressway (WCE) will be expedited to ease congestion on the narrow Banting-Dengkil road.

The opening of the expressway. which spans 233km between Banting and Taiping. will ease traffic jams.

A couple of years ago, there was hectic construction at the Jalan Banting-Dengkil terminus of the WCE, with earthworks, the building of ramps and a bridge.

However, there is hardly any construction now as the highway concessionaire is possibly concentrating on other sections of the expressway.

Some stretches of the WCE have been opened to traffic over the last two years. The Banting-Klang stretch will disperse traffic, ease congestion and bring more revenue for the concessionaire. Read more…

Contractor’s poor performance causes delay in WCE work

(26-Aug-2021) The main cause of the delay in the construction of the West Coast Expressway (WCE) involving Section 11 in Trong, is due to poor performance of the main contractor.

Perak Infrastructure, Energy, Water and Public Transport Committee chairman Datuk Mohd Zolkafly Harun said this was confirmed by the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM). Details…

WCE Sek 1~7: Perkembangan Penuh WCE Selangor Banting – Tanjung Karang | Aug-2024 Fawwaz Media 

Jan-2022 | WCE Taiping (Changkat Jering) to Teluk Intan, Perak

*SouthernCorridorMalaysia

(25-May-2014) The groundbreaking ceremony was held near Teluk Intan interchange, the construction of the new West Coast Expressway began.