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
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)
Length17 km (11 mi)
Existed1994–present
HistoryCompleted in 1996, opened on 15 November 1996
Major junctions
West endButterworth, Penang
Major intersections 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 endLunas, Kedah
Location
CountryMalaysia
Primary
destinations
Butterworth, Seberang Jaya, Prai, Permatang Pauh, Lunas, Kulim, Baling
Highway system
  • Highways in Malaysia
  • Expressways
  • Federal
  • State
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