To many motorists who stay in Shah Alam and Klang but work in Kuala Lumpur, travelling via the Shah Alam Expressway (SAE) or sometimes known as the Kesas Highway has become a daily commute. It is a viable alternative to the congested Federal Highway, and a motorist on the SAE can practically travel to any part of the Klang Valley as it connects to a wide range of highway networks such as the Damansara-Puchong Expressway (LDP), North-South Expressway Central Link (Elite) North-South Expressway (NSE), Maju Expressway (MEX), New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE), Kemuning-Shah Alam Highway (LKSA) and Kuala Lumpur – Karak Highway.
Given its high accessibility in connectivity, today the SAE is a popular travelling mode and over one million motorists ply the route on a daily basis, of which 66% are using the toll-free stretch.