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|completion-date= [[1996 ]]
|officially opened= [[15 November 1996]]
|interchanges= {{MES-E|17}} {{JKR|1}} [[ButterworthJalan OuterLingkaran RingLuar RoadButterworth]]<br>{{MES-E|1}} {{AHN-AH|2}} [[NorthernLebuhraya route|NorthUtara-SouthSelatan]] ExpresswayJajaran Northern route]]Utara<br>{{JKR|136}} [[MalaysiaLaluan Federal Route 136|Federal RoutePersekutuan 136]]<br>{{JKR|67}} [[Malaysia Federal Route 67|FederalLaluan RoutePersekutuan 67]]
|Asian Highway Network=Nonetiada
|Development Cost=UnknownTidak diketahui
|Number of lanes=4 laneslorong<br>Permatang Pauh - Kulim<br>2 dedicatedlorong motorcyle lanesmotosikal
|Interchanges=5
|Toll plazas=2
|Highway tunnels=None
|Type of roads=tarmac
|Toll systems=OpenedSistem tolltol systemsterbuka
}}
'''Lebuhraya Butterworth-Kulim Expressway''', '''BKE''' {{MES-E|15}} (adalah sebuah [[Malaylebuh raya]]: ''Lebuhraya Butterworth-Kulim'') is an expressways indi [[Malaysia]]. ItIa connectsmenghubungkan antara [[Butterworth]], [[PenangPulau Pinang]] indi thesebelah westberat toserta [[Kulim]], [[Kedah]] indi thesebelah easttimur. ItIa ismerupakan alsolaluan autama main route toke [[EastLebuhraya Timur-West Highway (Malaysia)|East West HighwayBarat]] (FederalLaluan routePersekutuan {{JKR|4}}) viamelalui [[Baling]], [[Kedah]] anddan [[Gerik]], [[Perak]].
== Sejarah ==
The construction ofPembinaan BKE startedbermula inpada DecemberDisember 1994 anddan completedtamat inpada September 1996.
Konsortium Lebuhraya Butterworth-Kulim (KLBK) Sdn Bhd, commerciallyanak known as Buterworth Kulim Expressway (BKE) a wholly owned subsidiary ofsyarikat [[PLUS Expressway Berhad]] ("PLUS Expressways") hastelah beendiberikan awardedkonsesi theserta concessionkontrak andmembina contractdan tomengendalikan constructlebih andraya operatekembar theempat highwaylorong ofdengan duallorong twomotosikal (2)serta lanekemudahan carriagewayberkaitan withbagi separatelebuh motorcycleraya tracks and related highway facilities for thesepanjang 16.78 km highway. TheTempoh concessionkonsesi periodadalah isselama for thirty-two (32) yearstahun (JuneJun 1994 tohingga JuneJun 2026, includingtermasuk 2 yearstahun constructiontempoh periodpembinaan), afterdi mana selepas whichitu thelebuh highwayraya willberkenaan beakan transferreddiserahkan tokepada thekerajaan Governmentpersekutuan.
== Features Ciri-ciri==
*Had laju sederhana 90 km/j
*Geographically, the terrain between KM 5.00 (start point) and KM 11.00 is rather flat, passing through paddy field areas. From KM 11.00 to KM 19.00, the terrain is slightly undulating, where cut and fill slopes are common features. The terrain is again flat from KM 19.00 to KM 21.78 (end point), mainly passing through the estates and developing residential areas.
*[[Jalan raya kembar|Lebuh raya kembar]] 4 lorong
*Geometrically, there are four (4) grades separated interchanges and one (1) at grade interchange along BKE. Moreover, there are nine (9) reinforced concrete bridges (three (3) of those are river bridges, ie. Sungai Mengkuang, Sungai Kulim and Sungai Karangan, whereas the rest are bridges over local roads or railway track).
*Telefon kecemasan
*High speed limit 90 km/h
*Lorong kecemasan
*Four-lane [[dual carriageway]]
*SOS [[Emergency phones]]
*Dedicated motorcycle lane
==TollKadar ratestol==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!ClassKelas||TypeJenis of vehicleskenderaan||RateKadar (indalam [[MalaysianRinggit Ringgit]]Malaysia (RM))
|-
|'''1'''||VehiclesKenderaan withdengan 2 axlesgandar anddan 3 oratau 4 wheelsroda excludingkecuali taxisteksi||RM 1.60
|-
|'''2'''||VehiclesKenderaan withdengan 2 axlesgandar anddan 5 oratau 6 wheelsroda excludingkecuali busesbas||RM 3.20
|-
|'''3'''||VehiclesKenderaan withdengan 3 organdar moreatau axleslebih||RM 4.80
|-
|'''4'''||TaxisTeksi||RM 0.80
|-
|'''5'''||BusesBas||RM 1.60
|}
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==Pautan luar==
== List of interchange ==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Km||Exit||Interchange||To||Remarks
|-
| || ||'''[[Butterworth|BUTTERWORTH]]'''||'''WEST'''<br>North Butterworth Container Terminal<br><br>{{MES-E(2)|17}}'''[[Butterworth Outer Ring Road|BUTTERWORTH OUTER RING ROAD]]'''<br>'''NORTH'''<br>Bagan Ajam<br>Sungai Dua<br>'''SOUTH'''<br>Pengkalan Sultan Abdul Halim<br>([[Penang Ferry Service|Ferry Terminal]] = Ferry to Penang Island)<br>Perai<br>Bukit Mertajam||Diamond interchange
|-
| || ||Sungai Nyior||'''NORTH'''<br>'''JALAN SIRAM'''<br>Bagan Ajam<br>'''SOUTH'''<br><br>'''JALAN SUNGAI NYIOR'''<br>Jalan Chain Ferry<br>([[Penang Ferry Service|Ferry Terminal]] = Ferry to Penang Island)||Junctions
|-
| || ||'''Sungai Perai Bridge'''|| ||
|-
|style="width:600px" colspan="6" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="blue"|'''<font color="white">{{JKR|1}} {{JKR|137}} BUTTERWORTH-OUTER RING ROAD<br>JKR border limit
</font>'''
|-
|style="width:600px" colspan="6" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="green"|'''<font color="white">{{MES-E(2)|15}}BUTTERWORTH-KULIM EXPRESSWAY<br>Start/End of Expressway<br>PLUS Expressways border limit
|-
|{{MES-E|15}}<br>'''0'''|| || || ||
</font>'''
|-
| ||{{MES-EXIT|1503}} ||'''SEBERANG JAYA INTERCHANGE'''||{{MES-E|1}} {{AHN-AH|2}}'''[[North-South Expressway Northern Route|NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY NORTHERN ROUTE]]'''<br>'''NORTH'''<br>Bukit Kayu Hitam<br>Alor Setar<br>Sungai Petani<br>Kepala Batas<br>'''SOUTH'''<br>Kuala Lumpur<br>Ipoh<br>Penang<br>Perai||Multi-level stacked roundabout interchange
|-
| ||{{MES-EXIT|1504}}||'''PERMATANG PAUH INTERCHANGE'''||{{JKR|P--}}Permatang Pauh<br>{{JKR|P--}}Simpang Empat||Diamond interchange
|-
|style="width:600px" colspan="6" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="green"|'''<font color="white">Kubang Semang Toll Plaza<br>KSTP<br>{{RM}} {{TnG}} {{TAG}} {{TAG}} {{TnG}} {{RM}}<br>Opened toll system<br>Pay toll
</font>'''
|-
| || ||{{Parking Layby signs}} Kubang Semang Toll Plaza<br>'''KSTP'''||{{Parking signs}}||East bound
|-
| ||{{MES-EXIT|1505}}||'''PERMATANG NIBONG INTERCHANGE'''||{{JKR|P--}}Permatang Nibong<br>{{JKR|P--}}Penanti<br>{{JKR|P--}}Bukit Mertajam||Diamond interchange
|-
| ||{{MES-EXIT|1506}}||'''TASIK MENGKUANG INTERCHANGE'''||{{JKR|P--}}Tasik Mengkuang||Interchange
|-
| || ||{{RSA-OBR signs}}Penanti Rest and Service Areas||{{Parking signs}}{{Petrol station signs}}<br>Rest and Service area||Both bound
|-
|style="width:600px" colspan="6" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="green"|'''<font color="white">Penang<br>Seberang Perai Tengah district border
|-
|style="width:600px" colspan="6" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="yellow"|'''<font color="black">Kedah-Penang border
|-
|style="width:600px" colspan="6" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="green"|'''<font color="white">Kedah Darul Aman<br>Kulim district border
|-
| || ||{{Parking Layby signs}} Lunas toll plaza<br>'''LNS'''||{{Parking signs}}||West bound
|-
|style="width:600px" colspan="6" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="green"|'''<font color="white">Lunas toll plaza<br>LNS<br>{{RM}} {{TnG}} {{TAG}} {{TAG}} {{TnG}} {{RM}}<br>Opened toll system<br>Pay toll
</font>'''
|-
| ||{{MES-EXIT|1507}}||'''LUNAS INTERCHANGE'''||'''NORTH'''<br>{{JKR|136}}Kampung Sungai Karangan<br>{{JKR|136}}Kuala Ketil<br>'''SOUTH'''<br>{{JKR|136}}Lunas<br>{{JKR|136}}Kulim town centre||Diamond interchange
|-
| ||{{MES-EXIT|1508}}||'''SUNGAI SELUANG INTERCHANGE'''||{{JKR|K--}}Sungai Seluang<br>{{JKR|K--}}Merbau Pulas<br>{{JKR|K--}}Padang Serai||Diamond interchange
|-
|style="width:600px" colspan="6" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="green"|'''<font color="white">{{MES-E(2)|15}}BUTTERWORTH-KULIM EXPRESSWAY<br>Start/End of Expressway<br>PLUS Expressways border limit
</font>'''
|-
|style="width:600px" colspan="6" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="blue"|'''<font color="white">JKR border limit
</font>'''
|-
| || ||Kulim High Tech Park||'''EAST'''<br>{{JKR|4}}Kulim High Tech Park<br>{{JKR|4}}Kulim Industrial Park<br>{{JKR|4}}Gerik<br>{{JKR|4}}Kota Bharu||Interchange
|-
| || ||'''[[Binjul|BINJUL]]'''||'''WEST'''<br>{{JKR|67}}Sungai Petani<br>{{JKR|67}}Kuala Ketil<br>'''EAST'''<br>{{JKR|67}}Baling<br>{{JKR|67}}Pengkalan Hulu<br>{{JKR|67}}Gerik||T-junctions
|}
==External links==
*[http://www.plus.com.my PLUS Expressways Berhad]
*[http://www.bke.com.my Butterworth-Kulim Expressway]
{{Rangkaian Lebuhraya Malaysia}}
{{PLUS Expressways}}
{{Malaysian Expressway System}}
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[[Category:Expressways in Malaysia]]
[[Category:Expressways and highways in Penang]]
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