The North–South Expressway Central Link North–South Expressway Central Link also known as ELITE, is a 63-kilometre (39-mile) controlled-access highway in Malaysia, running between Shah Alam in Selangor and Nilai in Negeri Sembilan.^[1] The expressway joins the separated northern and southern sections of the North–South Expressway, allowing interstate traffic to bypass Kuala Lumpur. The expressway also serves as a primary access route to Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

Quick Facts Expressway 6, Route information ...

Expressway 6
North–South Expressway Central Link Lebuhraya Utara–Selatan Lingkaran Tengah
ELITE in red
Route information
Part of AH2 (Shah Alam–Nilai)
Maintained by PLUS Expressways
Length	63 km (39 mi)
Existed	1994–present
History	Completed in 1996, Putrajaya Link in 2000
Component highways	North–South Expressway Central Link Main link (Shah Alam–Nilai) North–South Expressway Central Link Putrajaya Link (Putrajaya Interchange–Putrajaya) North–South Expressway Central Link FT 26 KLIA Expressway (KLIA Interchange–Kuala Lumpur International Airport)
Major junctions
Northwest end	North–South Expressway Northern Route New Klang Valley Expressway at Shah Alam, Selangor
Major intersections	Guthrie Corridor Expressway Guthrie Corridor Expressway Shah Alam Expressway Shah Alam Expressway Damansara–Puchong Expressway Damansara–Puchong Expressway South Klang Valley Expressway South Klang Valley Expressway FT 26 KLIA Expressway FT 29 Putrajaya–Cyberjaya Expressway
Southeast end	North–South Expressway Southern Route North–South Expressway Southern Route at Nilai, Negeri Sembilan
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Shah Alam, Batu Tiga, UEP Subang Jaya, Putra Heights, Puchong, Bandar Saujana Putra, Cyberjaya, Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Dengkil, Nilai
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

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Then originally unnamed, the Central Link of the North-South Expressway was built by United Engineers Malaysia Berhad at a cost of RM 1 billion. The concession agreement was signed in April 1994. Construction would start in June 1994 and would be completed by August 1997. UEM would also use the expertise and staff of PLUS which was responsible for the completion of the North-South Expressway.^[2]

The first section, between Shah Alam and USJ, was opened in June 1996. In October 1997, the remainder of the expressway opened to traffic. The Putrajaya Link was opened in 2000.^{[citation needed]}

In September 2003, the company Expressway Lingkaran Tengah Sdn Bhd (ELITE) became a member company of PLUS Expressways.

On 28 February 2013, a bridge being built by the Selangor State Development Corporation at the interchange to Bandar Nusaputra on the Putrajaya Link collapsed due to a water pipe leak. No casualties were reported.^{[citation needed]}

• Closed toll system (refer to PLUS)
• Batu Tiga flyover longest in NSE network
• Act as bypass from bustling Kuala Lumpur travelling from north to south and vice versa
• Smooth access to KLIA
• PLUS Speedway (formerly ELITE Speedway) in USJ Rest and Service Area is the first highway go-kart circuit in Malaysia
• Safety CS Team (PROPEL) roadworks

ELITE operates using a closed toll system throughout its entire route, with toll plazas built at all access points. The toll rate for each vehicle is proportional to the distance between the vehicle's entry point and exit point.

ELITE integrates its toll collection system with New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) and the northern and southern routes of the North-South Expressway (NSE) up to their respective terminuses at Sungai Besi (NKVE-NSE Northern Route), Bukit Raja (ELITE-NKVE), Juru (ELITE-NSE Southern Route) and Skudai (NSE Southern Route). As such, vehicles traveling throughout the aforementioned expressway network will be charged with a toll rate equivalent to the sum of the rates calculated for each expressway.

Vehicles exiting ELITE to the aforementioned expressways will not pass through any toll plazas at the interchanges between the respective highways.

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North–South Expressway Central Link
Putrajaya Link
Location	North–South Expressway Central Link North-South Expressway Central Link-Lebuh Sentosa
Existed	1998–present
History	Completed in 2000

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Putrajaya Link, or Persiaran Barat E6, is an expressway within North–South Expressway Central Link and also a major interchange in same expressway. The expressway connects Putrajaya Interchange to the Lebuh Sentosa interchange.

The Kilometre Zero of the expressway is located at Putrajaya Interchange.