KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — The West Coast Expressway’s (WCE) Section 4 at the Federal Highway interchange will be opened before Hari Raya Aidilfitri, offering temporary congestion relief for motorists travelling between Petaling Jaya, Subang, Shah Alam, and Klang.
WCE Holdings Bhd’s strategic communications and stakeholder management general manager Syed Mohammed Idid said the new stretch’s opening is expected to be officiated by Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi.
A temporary U-turn will be introduced along Section 4, allowing motorists entering from the Federal Highway to turn back towards their original direction, helping to ease traffic flow around Klang, Shah Alam, Subang, and Petaling Jaya.
“Since construction in Kampung Jawa is still ongoing and Section 4 has been completed, we decided to open a temporary U-turn to allow motorists from Petaling Jaya, Subang, Shah Alam, and Klang to enjoy some congestion relief and smoother, faster travel,” he told Bernama during the WCE Ramadan Food Package distribution event today.
The temporary arrangement is expected to ease congestion in surrounding areas while awaiting the completion of Section 3, which will fully connect Sections 2 and 4 by year-end. The temporary U-turn will be closed once the section is completed.
The 233-kilometre WCE links Banting, Selangor, to Taiping, Perak, with the Perak alignment already fully operational, connecting Hutan Melintang, Teluk Intan, Lekir, Ayer Tawar, Changkat Jering, Beruas, and Taiping Selatan.
In Selangor, several interchanges are currently open, including Assam Jawa, Kapar, Klang North, Klang South, and Banting, as well as Section 2 connecting to the South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE).
