The 23 km (14 mi) long expressway was opened to traffic in 1998 and the first concessionaries were Seremban–Port Dickson Highway (SPDH) Sdn Bhd (a member of Melewar Corporation Berhad).

The expressway may be integrated into the Malacca Strait Bridge in the future.

The Seremban–Port Dickson Highway (SPDH) implements an opened toll system.

As part of an initiative to facilitate faster dissipation of traffic at both Mambau and Lukut Toll Plazas, all toll transactions will be conducted electronically via PLUSMiles cards, Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAGs starting 1 June 2015.

Later, RFID, Malaysia's own radio-frequency identification was introduced in the toll plazas.