▁ ▁Express ways ▁are ▁defined ▁as ▁high - speed ▁high ways ▁built ▁under ▁the ▁J K R ▁R 6 ▁rural ▁highway ▁standard , ▁as ▁dual - car riage ways ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁ 4 ▁lan es ▁( 2 ▁lan es ▁per ▁carriage way ) ▁with ▁full ▁access ▁control , ▁grade - separ ated ▁inter changes ▁and ▁high ▁design ▁speed ▁limit ▁of ▁ 1 2 0   km / h , ▁allowing ▁the ▁maximum ▁speed ▁limit ▁of ▁ 1 1 0   km / h . ▁However , ▁the ▁section ▁between ▁C ah aya ▁Bar u ▁and ▁Pen aw ar ▁of ▁the ▁Sen ai – Des aru ▁Express way ▁E 2 2 ▁is ▁built ▁as ▁a ▁two - lane ▁single ▁carriage way ▁with ▁the ▁similar ▁features ▁as ▁the ▁Swiss ▁aut ost ras se , ▁making ▁it ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁true ▁two - lane ▁controlled - access ▁express way ▁in ▁Malays ia ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁section ▁of ▁Tel uk ▁P ang lim a ▁Gar ang ▁and ▁Pul au ▁Ind ah ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁K lang ▁Valley ▁Express way ▁( SK VE ) ▁E 2 6 ▁All ▁express ways ▁are ▁considered ▁federal ▁high ways , ▁but ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁Malays ian ▁Highway ▁Author ity ▁( M HA ) ▁and ▁the ▁respective ▁con cess ion aire ▁companies . ▁ ▁High ways , ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁complement ▁the ▁national ▁network ▁of ▁express ways ▁and ▁federal ▁roads ▁and ▁built ▁under ▁the ▁J K R ▁R 5 ▁rural ▁highway ▁standard , ▁with ▁relatively ▁high ▁design ▁speed ▁limit