In July 1989, United Engineers Malaysia Berhad (UEM) submitted a proposal to the government of Malaysia to privatize the construction of a second link to Singapore. The acceptance of the proposal brought about the signing of a concession agreement in July 1993, giving exclusive rights and authority to UEM to design, construct, manage, operate and maintain the bridge and expressways for a period of 30 years commencing 27 July 1993.
Following this, a novation agreement was executed in May 1994, whereby UEM assigned all its rights, liabilities and obligations in respect of the concession agreement to Linkedua (Malaysia) Berhad, a wholly owned subsidiary of UEM.
The Second Link was opened to traffic on 2 January 1998. It was officially opened on 18 April the same year by the Prime Ministers of both countries, namely Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia and Goh Chok Tong of Singapore. The Malaysia–Singapore Second Crossing heralded a new era in bilateral relations, and brought with it the promise of improved economic and social ties.[2]
In 2007, PLUS Expressway Berhad had entered into conditional agreements with the UEM Group to acquire the entire interests in Expressway Lingkaran Tengah Sdn Bhd (Elite) and Linkedua (Malaysia) Bhd for RM866mil. Since then, both ELITE and LINKEDUA became wholly owned subsidiaries of PLUS Expressways Berhad.[3]
Pontian Link
A new link heading towards Pontian (Pontian Link) through the Pulai Interchange Exit 307A at km 15.3 on the Second Link Expressway was opened to traffic starting from 1:00 pm, 10 November 2007 on Saturday.
The Pontian Link provides easy access for highway users, connecting the Second Link Expressway (from Pulai Interchange) to Ulu Choh-Gelang Patah Interchange (KM5).
Construction of the 2.7 km link started on 17 April 2006 and was fully completed on 16 October 2007.
Toll systems
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Toll payments are for the expressway and Second Link tolls. Only Touch 'n Go, PLUSMiles, SmartTAG and MyRFIDelectronic payment system are accepted at all Second Link toll plazas, and is the only accepted paying method at the Perling, Lima Kedai and Tanjung Kupang toll plazas, though top-up lanes are available.[4]Singapore dollar is also accepted at all Second Link toll plazas but at the rate of 1:1 (i.e. Pay S$1.00 for RM1.00, and all change are given in Malaysian ringgit). Tanjung Kupang toll plaza was the only toll along the entire highway which charged rates for motorcyclists at RM1.10 each. Since 1 January 2019, toll collection for motorcyclists ceased operations.[5][6][7] As of March 2023, there are no longer off-peak hour toll rates.[8]
Motorcycles (Vehicles with two axles and two wheels)
Free
1
Private Cars (Vehicles with two axles and three or four wheels (excluding taxis and buses))
8.68
1.80
4.34
3.19
1.88
2
Vans and other small goods vehicles (Vehicles with two axles and five or six wheels (excluding buses))
27.40
3.40
13.70
7.80
4.60
3
Large Trucks (Vehicles with three or more axles (excluding buses))
54.80
6.90
27.40
9.80
5.70
4
Taxis
7.54
0.90
3.77
1.64
0.90
5
Buses
11.96
1.47
5.98
3.19
1.88
List of interchanges, laybys, and rest and service areas
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