Senai–Desaru Expressway

The construction was led by Senai–Desaru Expressway Berhad with a main contractor, Ranhill Engineers & Constructors Sdn Bhd.

[citation needed] On 12 December 2017, former Works Minister Fadillah Yusof had announced that the government approved to allocate RM390 million to upgrade and expand the 26 km stretch from Cahaya Baru to the Bandar Penawar intersection into dual carriageway.

Following this session, Johor's State Public Works, Infrastructure and Transportation Committee chairman Mazlan Bujang said the federal government had postponed this project indefinitely on 9 December 2018.

The section between Cahaya Baru and Penawar is built as a two-lane expressway (except the Sungai Johor-SDE bridge) while retaining the full access control, making the section as the first true two-lane expressway with full access control in Malaysia.

Senai–Desaru Expressway traverses through the environmentally sensitive water catchment area of Sultan Iskandar Reservoir.

The Sungai Johor Bridge on the Senai-Desaru Expressway , Johor, the longest river bridge in Malaysia as well the longest single plane cable-stayed bridge in Malaysia .
The Sungai Johor-SDE Bridge under construction in January 2009
Sungai Johor Bridge at Senai–Desaru Expressway seen from westbound
Layang R&R Eastbound at Senai–Desaru Expressway seen from westbound