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With the Hari Raya break around the corner, some people may prefer to go sight-seeing. Interesting places abound for the family to explore when on the new Latar Expressway — a 33km dual carriageway stretch of easy driving — and a whole array of travel gateways opens up for the entire family. And it is toll-free until Aug 31.

If your idea is to spend time watching birds in a Nature Park, trace the historical sights of Bukit Malawati or feast your eyes on fireflies by night in Kampung Kuantan in Kuala Selangor, then take the Latar Expressway and be there in less than an hour.

Working closely with the Kuala Selangor District Council (MDKS), Latar Expressway is promoting the tourist spots that one can access through its expressway and four interchanges.

“Local tourism here in Kuala Selangor will see a big boom given that one can reach Ijok in Kuala Selangor in 18 minutes using the expressway.

“In fact, interest has mounted for these tourist spots as many have discovered from our Facebook promotions,” said KL-Kuala Selangor Expressway Berhad chief executive officer Amran Amir.

Opened to the public since June 23, the Latar Expressway has charted all the places of interest that are accessible from the expressway by the motoring public.

Said Shahrein Zainal, a father of four: “We had such a fabulous time at the bird sanctuary in Kuala Selangor Nature Park. We exited at Ijok and were at the bird park within minutes.”

Another local tourist, Maniam Selvadurai, 28, said getting to the firefly colony in Kampung Kuantan with his family was a breeze.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Toll charges will be imposed from Thursday on the Kuala Lumpur-Kuala Selangor Expressway (Latar Expressway), which links Kuala Lumpur at Templer's Park in Gombak to Ijok in Kuala Selangor on the west coast of peninsular Malaysia.

KL-Kuala Selangor Expressway Berhad announced Monday that the toll would be RM2 at each of the three toll plazas for vehicles with two axles and three or four wheels (excluding taxis and buses), RM4 for vehicles with two axles and five or six wheels (excluding buses) and RM6 for vehicles with three or more axles (excluding buses).

The toll was RM1 for taxis and RM2 for buses, it said in a statement.

Smart Tag and Touch n Go lanes are also provided at the toll plazas, it added.

The 33-km dual-carriageway Latar Expressway, which was opened on June 23, serves the townships of Kuala Selangor, Assam Jawa, Ijok, Bestari Jaya (Batang Berjuntai), Kota Puteri, Puncak Alam, Bukit Jelutong, Sungai Buloh, Kundang, Rawang and Selayang.

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