▁first ▁highway ▁in ▁Joh or ▁Bah ru ▁was ▁Sk ud ai ▁Highway ▁linking ▁Sen ai ▁to ▁Joh or ▁C ause way , ▁which ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ll ▁highway ▁in ▁Joh or ▁Bah ru . ▁However ▁the ▁to ll ▁pla za ▁near ▁Sen ai ▁was ▁abol ished ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁K emp as ▁Highway , ▁the ▁only ▁state ▁road ▁in ▁Malays ia ▁constructed ▁as ▁a ▁ 2 - lane ▁highway ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁The ▁Malays ia – Sing ap ore ▁Second ▁Cross ing , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁link ▁to ▁Singapore ▁after ▁Joh or ▁C ause way , ▁was ▁opened ▁to ▁traffic ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁Other ▁express way ▁projects ▁in ▁Joh or ▁Bah ru ▁are ▁Sen ai – Des aru ▁Express way ▁( S DE ) ▁linking ▁Sen ai ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁to ▁Des aru ▁in ▁east ▁coast ▁of ▁Joh or , ▁the ▁Joh or ▁Bah ru ▁Eastern ▁Dis pers al ▁Link ▁Express way ▁( ED L ) ▁which ▁linking ▁P and an ▁inter change ▁of ▁the ▁North – S outh ▁Express way ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁Sultan ▁I sk and ar ▁CI Q ▁Building ▁in ▁city ▁centre , ▁the ▁I sk and ar ▁Coast al ▁Highway ▁linking ▁N us aj aya ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁centre ▁in ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁the ▁Joh or ▁Bah ru ▁East ▁Coast ▁Highway ▁linking ▁K amp ung