Senai–Desaru Expressway, SDE Senai–Desaru Expressway, is an expressway in Johor, Malaysia. It connects Senai in central Johor to Desaru in eastern Johor. Measuring a total length of 77 km (48 mi), it is the third east–west-oriented expressway in the Iskandar Malaysia area after the Pasir Gudang Highway and the Pontian–Johor Bahru Link of the Second Link Expressway. With a new crossing over the Johor River, when opened on 10 June 2011, the expressway shortened travel time from Senai to Desaru from 2.5 hours to one hour.
The Sungai Johor-SDE Bridge under construction in January 2009
Sungai Johor Bridge at Senai–Desaru Expressway seen from westbound
Layang R&R Eastbound at Senai–Desaru Expressway seen from westbound
The Malaysian Expressway System is a network of national controlled-access expressways in Malaysia that forms the primary backbone network of Malaysian national highways. The network begins with the Tanjung Malim–Slim River tolled road which was opened to traffic on 16 March 1966, later North–South Expressway (NSE), and is being substantially developed. Malaysian expressways are built by private companies under the supervision of the government highway authority, Malaysian Highway Authority.
North–South Expressway Northern Route near Sungai Buloh, Selangor.
Asian Highway route shield.
Expressway distance sign with Asian Highway route shield.
South section of North–South Expressway near Pedas, Rembau District, Negeri Sembilan, facing towards Kuala Lumpur (before being upgraded into six-lane carriageway from 1 July 2005 until 1 July 2007) with Titiwangsa Mountains in the top peak