at ▁J ering ▁st ret ches . ▁The ▁A yer ▁Ker oh – P ag oh ▁stretch ▁on ▁the ▁North – S outh ▁Express way ▁was ▁opened ▁to ▁traffic ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁All ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁North – S outh ▁Express way ▁were ▁completed ▁and ▁officially ▁opened ▁on ▁ 8 ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁by ▁the ▁former ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Malays ia , ▁Tun ▁Dr ▁Mah ath ir ▁Moh am ad . ▁ ▁Other ▁inter state ▁express way ▁projects ▁in ▁Malays ia ▁are ▁North – S outh ▁Express way ▁Central ▁Link ▁ ▁( open ed ▁ 1 9 9 6 ), ▁East ▁Coast ▁Express way ▁( open ed ▁ 2 0 0 4 ) ▁and ▁K aj ang – Ser emb an ▁Highway ▁( open ed ▁ 2 0 0 8 ). ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁a ▁( per man ent ) ▁massive ▁traffic ▁jam ▁on ▁the ▁North – S outh ▁Express way ▁Southern ▁Route ▁between ▁Ser emb an ▁and ▁Nil ai ▁in ▁Neg eri ▁S emb il an , ▁a ▁new ▁by pass ▁express way ▁named ▁Par oi – S en aw ang – K LI A ▁Express way ▁was ▁proposed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁to ▁help ▁reduce ▁the ▁traffic ▁j ams ▁at ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁The ▁Ph ase ▁ 2 ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁Coast ▁Express way ▁( T er eng gan u ) ▁linking ▁J ab ur ▁and ▁K ual a ▁Ter eng gan u ▁was ▁completed ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁January ▁