The increasing traffic along the FT 28Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 along the links of Ulu Klang, Ampang, Pandan Indah, Cheras, Bandar Tun Razak and Bandar Tasik Selatan facilitated the need for increasing road capacity. Prolintas proposed that the expressway to be built to meet these requirements. The expressway will act as an alternative route to Kajang from Ulu Klang. The project was allocated RM5.3 billion in the Budget 2015.[3]
There have been multiple reports of accidents happening related to SUKE during its construction period and after its has been opened.
September 20, 2020 - A woman escaped death when a concrete slab fell onto her car from the elevated construction nearby Bandar Tasik Selatan. She broke her left arm and collar bone due to the accident and the contractors involved were fined RM180,000. The investigation discovered that the subcontractor did not follow the proper work procedures and also had a site supervisor with no accreditation.[4][5]
March 3, 2021 - An overhead bridge under construction collapsed when a trailer hit the steel scaffolding the bridge nearby Bandar Tasik Selatan. The trailer however was not involved with the project and the driver was tested positive for drugs. The trailer was said to be overloaded when the accident happened. The director of Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) commented that the heavy trailer along with the low structure of the bridge caused the bridge to collapse when they hit each other. The accident led to two deaths and three injuries of factories workers in a van nearby the accident area.[6][7][8]
March 17, 2021 - An accident occurred also nearby Bandar Tasik Selatan between two cars when one of the cars lost control and hit the other one. The car that lost control crashed into the pillar of the construction site of which the driver died at the scene while the other driver did not sustain any injury.[9][10]
June 14, 2023 - A 60-year old man riding a motorcycle was plunged off the ramp going the down the highway at kilometer 22.2 due to trying to avoid a collision with another motorcycle that was going against the traffic.[11]
Tolls
SUKE adopts an open toll system.
Electronic Toll Collections (ETC)
As part of an initiative to facilitate faster transactions at the Ampang, Bukit Teratai and Alam Damai Toll Plazas, all toll transactions at these three toll plazas on SUKE are conducted electronically via Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAGs beginning 15 October 2022.[12]
Toll rates
There are three toll plazas (Ampang, Bukit Teratai and Alam Damai) along SUKE, each charging the same rate.
Jalan Teratai 1/2 Taman Bukit Teratai Pandan Indah
ribbon loop interchange with u turn near bukit teraitai toll plaza (south bound )with side road to Jalan Teratai 1/2 southbound entrance northbound exit only
Tasik Tambahan Rest and Service Area
Southbound Under planning
1907
Tasik Tambahan multi layer ribbons loop interchange with Y spilt Interchange Northbound exit Southbound entrance