Butterworth–Kulim Expressway
Butterworth–Kulim Expressway, BKE, Butterworth–Kulim Expressway AH140 (Malay: Lebuhraya Butterworth–Kulim), is the only opened toll system's expressway in Penang, Malaysia. The 17 km (11 mi) expressway connects Butterworth, Penang in the west to Lunas, Kedah in the east. It is also a main route to East–West Highway (Federal Route 4) via Baling, Kedah and Gerik, Perak.
Expressway 15 | |
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| Butterworth–Kulim Expressway | |
BKE in red | |
| Route information | |
| Part of AH140 | |
| Maintained by PLUS Malaysia Berhad with its subsidiary Projek Lebuhraya Usahasama Berhad (Former concessionaries known as Konsortium Lebuhraya Butterworth-Kulim (KLBK) Sdn Bhd) | |
| Length | 17 km (11 mi) |
| Existed | 1994–present |
| History | Completed in 1996, opened on 15 November 1996 |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Butterworth, Penang |
| Butterworth Outer Ring Road FT 1 Butterworth Outer Ring Road FT 4 AH140 Butterworth–Seberang Jaya Toll Road North–South Expressway Northern Route AH2 North–South Expressway Northern Route FT 136 Federal Route 136 FT 3053 Jalan Kulim Hi-Tech FT 4 AH140 East–West Highway | |
| East end | Lunas, Kedah |
| Location | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Primary destinations | Butterworth, Seberang Jaya, Prai, Permatang Pauh, Lunas, Kulim, Baling |
| Highway system | |
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