Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway / JB EDL (E14)

Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway (E14) (12 September, 2016)

Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway, also known by the acronym JB EDL, is the extension of the North-South Expressway Southern Route (E2). It carries the expressway code of E14. Located to the east of the Johor Bahru city centre, this 8.1-kilometer (5.0-mile) expressway was completed in 2012 at a cost of RM1 billion. The elevated expressway runs parallel to the at-grade Jalan Pasir Pelangi and Jalan Stulang Darat. For most of its route, it is an elevated highway above Jalan Pasir Pelangi. Construction on the JB EDL began on 1 October, 2007, and the expressway opened to the public on 1 April, 2012.

The opening of the Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway enables motorists heading for the Sultan Iskandar CIQ Complex to bypass having to go through the congested city centre. Distances on the JB EDL is calculated from the CIQ complex. In the opposite direction, motorists not heading to the CIQ complex exits the expressway to the Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road.

Map of Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway

Exits and Interchanges on Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway

Exit 1401: CIQ Complex Interchange

This is the start of the expressway heading north, or for motorist coming from the north, the final interchange on the expressway. Go straight to enter the Sultan Iskandar CIQ Complex, bear left to exit to the Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road. Note that the CIQ Complex is signaged Woodlands.

Exit 1402: Pusat Bandaraya Exit

This is the exit on the expressway for motorists wanting to go to the Johor Bahru city centre. Take the ramp off the elevated portion of the expressway, and then make a U-turn to go to the city centre. The U-turn is at the same location as Exit 1403.

Exit 1403: Bakar Batu Interchange

Exit the expressway here to enter the Johor Baru East Coast Highway.

Exit 1404: Pandan Rest Stop

At time of writing (Feb 2016), only the southbound rest stop is operational.

Exit 1405: Pandan Interchange

The final interchange on the JB EDL. Exit the expressway and bear left to Lebuhraya Tebrau for journey back to Johor Bahru city centre; bear right for Kota Tinggi. Go straight on the expressway to enter the North-South Expressway Southern Route (E2).

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