Sprint Expressway
Expressway 23 | |
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Sprint Expressway (Western KL Traffic Dispersial System) | |
Route information | |
Maintained by Sistem Penyuraian Trafik KL Barat Sdn Bhd (Sprint) | |
Length: |
26.5 km (16.5 mi) Kerinchi Link: 11.5 km (7.1 mi) Damansara Link: 9.5 km (5.9 mi) Penchala Link: 5.5 km (3.4 mi) |
Existed: | 1999 – present |
History: | Completed in 2004 |
Major junctions | |
New Klang Valley Expressway Damansara-Shah Alam Highway Damansara-Puchong Expressway Federal Highway Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim (Jalan Duta) | |
Location | |
Primary destinations: | Damansara Utama, Petaling Jaya, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Mont Kiara, Pusat Sains Negara, Sri Hartamas, Damansara Town Centre, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, Kerinchi, Jalan Duta |
Highway system | |
Sprint Expressway E23 (Malay: Sistem Penyuraian Trafik KL Barat, Western KL Traffic Dispersial System or Lebuhraya Sprint) is the main expressway network in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The 26.5 km (16.5 mi) of expressway is divided into three sections: the Kerinchi Link, Damansara Link and Penchala Link. It is a three-lane dual carriageway that was built to disperse traffic from congested inner city roads and narrow residential roads leading into the city of Kuala Lumpur from the Western suburbs of Petaling Jaya and Damansara and surrounding areas. This expressway is also known as Western Dispersal Link Scheme. It is one of the busiest expressway during rush hour from/to Kuala Lumpur.
Route background
Kerinchi Link
The 11.5 km (7.1 mi) sections from Seputeh Interchange at Federal Highway to NKVE at Jalan Duta. The Kilometre Zero of the Kerinchi Link's section is located at Mont Kiara-NKVE Interchange.
Damansara Link
The 9.5 km (5.9 mi) sections from Kayu Ara to Jalan Duta-Semantan Interchange. The Kilometre Zero of the Damansara Link's section is located at Kampung Kayu Ara in Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Penchala Link
The 5.5 km (3.4 mi) sections from Damansara-Puchong Expressway at Penchala, Penchala Tunnel to Mont Kiara. The Kilometre Zero of the Penchala Link's section is located at Mont Kiara Interchange
History
The proposal to build the expressway began in 1997 while the massive traffic jams on Jalan Damansara were a main motivation to build it. The concession for the expressway was awarded to Sistem Penyuraian Trafik KL Barat Sdn Bhd (Sprint). On 23 October 1997, the concession agreement was signed between the Government of Malaysia and Sprint for the privatization of the improvement, upgrading, design, construction, maintenance, operations and management of Sprint Expressway. A Supplementary Agreement was subsequently signed on 4 September 1998 to defer the construction of the Penchala Link. The Concession Period is for 33 years and commenced on the effective date on 15 December 1998. After this period, the toll collection will cease and the highways will be handed over to the government.
The construction began in 1999. The expressway includes the acquisition and upgrades of several major roads such as Jalan Damansara, Jalan Kayu Ara, Jalan Sri Hartamas, and Jalan Semantan. The Kerinchi Link and Damansara Link were opened in 2001, followed by the Penchala Link in 2004.
This expressway also featured its own toll collection system known as the "FasTrak". On 1 July 2004, the FasTrak electronic payment system was replaced by Touch 'n Go and Smart TAG electronic payment systems.
Pioneer roads
The construction of the Sprint Expressway includes the acquisition and upgrades of several major roads as follows:
Kerinchi Link
Roads | Sections |
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Jalan Sri Hartamas | Sri Hartamas |
Jalan Bukit Kiara | Sri Hartamas - Bukit Kiara |
Damansara Link
Roads | Sections |
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Jalan Semantan | Jalan Duta - Damansara Town Centre |
Jalan Beringin | South side Jalan Johar - Semantan |
Jalan Johar | Jalan Beringin - Jalan Damansara |
Jalan Damansara | Damansara Town Centre - Damansara |
Jalan Kayu Ara | Damansara - Kampung Kayu Ara |
Features
The expressway has several notable features:
- Kerinchi Link, the first double deck carriageway in Malaysia.
- Penchala Tunnel, the widest road tunnel in Malaysia.
- The Damansara Town Centre on Damansara Link as the "island" of separated carriageway.
- The 3 km toll-free road at Damansara Link as an alternative to residents who live in Sections 16 and 17 of Petaling Jaya
- The Speed Indicator Display (SID) at Kerinchi Link.
- The elevated Sungai Buloh-Kajang MRT line from Taman Tun Dr Ismail to Jalan Duta
Controversies and criticisms
Kerinchi Link at the Universiti Malaya site
The double-deck carriageway design of Kerinchi Link from Bukit Kiara Interchange Exit 2310 to Kerinchi Interchange Exit 2310 was made as a result of the early controversial issues during the development stage. The construction of the stretch took place at the border of Universiti Malaya, which meant that the construction could take up some of the university area, which sparked complaints. As a result, the expressway concessionaire Sprint came up with the idea of a double-deck carriageway which could reduce the land usage.
Damansara Town Centre as the "island" of separated carriageway
During the construction of the expressway, Jalan Semantan could not be widened to 6-lane expressway, therefore the highway concessionaire took another main road at Damansara Town Centre for the Eastbound route such as Jalan Johar and Jalan Beringin. As a result, Damansara Town Centre became as the "island" of the separated carriageways.
Unopened 2-lane off-ramp to Penchala Link at Sri Hartamas
Disputed ramp
When the expressway was opened to the traffic, the 530 m-long two-lane off-ramp from the Northbound direction of Kerinchi Link to Penchala Link at the Mont Kiara Interchange Exit 2303 could not be opened to traffic as a result of a land owner fencing the land which became a part of the ramp. The land owner's action has created difficulties among the residents of Bukit Kiara and Sri Hartamas, and even the highway concessionaire itself.
Meanwhile, the highway concessionaire has made a narrower temporary ramp to Penchala Link but according to the highway concessionaire, the temporary ramp is quite unsafe due to risks of being collided from behind. For the time being, the highway concessionaire is still negotiating with the land owner in order to open the two-lane ramp.[1]
Opening the ramp
At 3pm, June 3, 2010, Works Minister Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor officially opened this disputed ramp.
Hitherto, road users living in the Mont Kiara and Sri Hartamas areas wanting to go to Jalan Duta, Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE) and Penchala Link only had two lanes to use.
"This new ramp will ease the movement of almost 22,000 vehicles per day", he told reporters after opening the ramp.
Shaziman said the 50-metre ramp, which was delayed for seven years owing to problems related to acquisition of land, was completed in five months after the intervention by the Malaysian Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who had immediately approved about RM20 million for the acquisition of land.
The old SJKC Damansara near Sprint Expressway
The old SJKC Damansara has one block located at Section 17 near Jalan Damansara (now Sprint Expressway). However, on 26 January 2001, the school was moved from old block at Section 17 to the new smart school at PJU 3, near Tropicana Golf and Country Club following the instructions from federal government that it no longer provided a "conducive learning environment" because of traffic congestion and noise pollution from the neighbouring Sprint Expressway.
Tolls
The Sprint Expressway uses open toll systems.
Electronic Toll Collections (ETC)
As part of an initiative to facilitate faster transactions at the Kerinchi Link, Damansara Link and Penchala Link Toll Plazas, all toll transactions at three stretches toll plazas on the Sprint Expressway have been conducted electronically via Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAGs since 2 March 2016.
Toll rates
Kerinchi Link
Class | Type of vehicles | Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM)) |
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0 | Motorcycles, bicycles or vehicles with 2 or less wheels | Free |
1 | Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis | RM2.50 |
2 | Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses | RM3.00 |
3 | Vehicles with 3 or more axles | RM4.50 |
4 | Taxis | RM0.80 |
5 | Buses | RM0.80 |
Damansara Link (NKVE and TTDI bound only)
Class | Type of vehicles | Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM)) |
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0 | Motorcycles, bicycles or vehicles with 2 or less wheels | Free |
1 | Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis | RM2.00 |
2 | Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses | RM4.00 |
3 | Vehicles with 3 or more axles | RM6.00 |
4 | Taxis | RM1.00 |
5 | Buses | RM1.00 |
Penchala Link
Class | Type of vehicles | Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM)) |
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0 | Motorcycles, bicycles or vehicles with 2 or less wheels | Free |
1 | Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis | RM3.00 |
2 | Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses | RM4.00 |
3 | Vehicles with 3 or more axles | RM6.00 |
4 | Taxis | RM1.00 |
5 | Buses | RM2.00 |
List of interchanges
Kerinchi Link (north-south)
km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks | |
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0 | EXIT 2301 | Jalan Duta Interchange | New Klang Valley Expressway West Ipoh Klang Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Johor Bahru Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway Kepong Batu Caves Kuantan Genting Highlands Ampang Ulu Klang East Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim (Jalan Duta) Jalan Duta City Centre Segambut | Directional T expressway interchange | |
New Klang Valley Expressway PLUS Expressway border limit | |||||
Sprint Expressway Kerinchi Link (TnG and TAG ETC only) Sprint border limit | |||||
EXIT 2302 | Mont Kiara Interchange | West Penchala Link Penchala Tunnel Taman Tun Dr. Ismail Mutiara Damansara Damansara Puchong Putrajaya Cyberjaya Sungai Besi | Stacked interchange | ||
Jalan Sri Hartamas 22 Exit | West Jalan Sri Hartamas 22 Desa Sri Hartamas | Mont Kiara bound | |||
EXIT 2303 | Sri Hartamas Interchange | Jalan 19/70A Northwest Desa Sri Hartamas Mont Kiara Segambut East Sri Hartamas Jalan Duta Plaza Damas | Diamond interchange | ||
3 | |||||
Jalan 48/70 Exit | Northwest Jalan 48/70 Kiara View | Mont Kiara bound | |||
3.9 | EXIT 2304 | Pusat Sains Negara Interchange | West Bukit Kiara Equestrian & Country Resort East Persiaran Bukit Kiara Pusat Sains Negara (National Science Centre) Bukit Damansara | Diamond interchange | |
4 | |||||
Securities Commission Malaysia | Securities Commission Malaysia | Kerinchi bound | |||
Selangor Club | Selangor Club | Mont Kiara bound | |||
EXIT 2305 | INTAN Interchange | West Jalan Bukit Kiara 1 Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club Sime Darby Convention Centre East Institut Tadbiran Awam Negara (INTAN) (National Institute of Public Administration) Main Gate | Diamond interchange | ||
Jalan Bukit Kiara Exit | Northwest Jalan Bukit Kiara 1 Bukit Kiara Bukit Kiara Sports Complex Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club | Mont Kiara bound | |||
EXIT 2310 | Bukit Kiara Interchange | West Slip Roads to Jalan Dato' Abu Bakar Section—until -- Section 17 commercial centre Section 17 Damansara Link= West Damansara Taman Tun Dr. Ismail New Klang Valley Expressway Ipoh Klang Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Johor Bahru East Bangsar Damansara Town Centre City Centre Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) | Stacked interchange | ||
Double deck carriageway | Start/End of double deck carriageway | ||||
Double deck carriageway Upper double deck carriageway (Kerinchi-Federal Highway bound) Kerinchi Link toll plaza KCL TAG BET TnG TnG POS Opened toll systems Pay toll (Accepts electronic toll payment (TnG and TAG) only) | |||||
Double deck carriageway Below double deck carriageway (Mont Kiara-NKVE bound) Kerinchi Link toll plaza KCL TnG POS TnG TAG BET Opened toll systems Pay toll (Accepts electronic toll payment (TnG and TAG) only) | |||||
Double deck carriageway Kerinchi Link toll plaza KCL | Northbound | ||||
Double deck carriageway | Start/End of double deck carriageway | ||||
Sprint Expressway Kerinchi Link (TnG and TAG ETC only) | |||||
Federal Highway
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EXIT 2313 | Kerinchi Interchange | West Federal Highway Petaling Jaya Subang Jaya Shah Alam Klang | Directional T expressway interchange Diamond interchange | ||
Kerinchi Interchange–Seputeh Interchange | see also Federal Highway |
Damansara Link (east-west)
km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks | |
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Jalan Duta-Semantan Interchange | Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim (Jalan Duta) North Ipoh Kuantan Segambut South City Centre Seremban Malaysian Houses of Parliament Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) | Trumpet interchange | |||
Bangunan Amanah Raya Berhad (ARB) | Bangunan Amanah Raya Berhad (ARB) | From Damansara only | |||
Jalan Semanatan DBKL border limit | |||||
Sprint Expressway Damansara Link (TnG and TAG ETC only) Start/End of expressway Sprint border limit | |||||
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Wisma Damansara | Wisma Damansara | From Damansara only | |||
Changkat Semanatan Underpass Exit | North Changkat Semanatan Istana Negara (Gate 3) Shell Shell Malaysia Headquarters Wisma Chase Perdana (PTPTN Headquarters) | Underpass | |||
Jalan Dungun Exit | North Jalan Dungun Wisma UN (United Nations Headquarters in Malaysia) Wisma I&P | Junctions from Damansara only | |||
Semantan MRT station | Semantan MRT station MRT SBK | Under construction | |||
Start/End of separated carriageway | |||||
EXIT 2312 | Semantan Interchange | Northwest Jalan Beringin Bukit Damansara Damansara Town Centre HELP University College | Interchange | ||
EXIT 2311C | Damansara Town Centre Interchange | East Jalan Damansara Galeria Sri Perdana West Jalan Damansarai Damansara Town Centre HELP University College | Trumpet interchange from Jalan Duta only | ||
EXIT 2311C | Damansara Town Centre Interchange | Jalan Damanlela Damansara Town Centre HELP University College | Off ramp from Damansara only | ||
EXIT 2311B | Bukit Damansara Interchange | North Jalan Beringin Bukit Damansara | Interchange from Damansara only | ||
P&R Pusat Bandar Damansara MRT station | P&R Pusat Bandar Damansara MRT station MRT SBK | Under construction | |||
Start/End of separated carriageway | |||||
EXIT 2311A | Maarof Interchange | East Jalan Maarof Bangsar KL Sentral Mid Valley City | Interchange | ||
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Jalan Medang Tanduk Exit | East Jalan Medang Tanduk Bukit Bandaraya | Junctions from Jalan Duta only | |||
Jalan Setiapuspa Exit | West Jalan Setiapuspa Taman Bukit Damansara | Junctions from Damansara only | |||
EXIT 2310 | Bukit Kiara Interchange | West Slip Roads to Jalan Dato' Abu Bakar Section—until -- Section 17 commercial centre Section 17 Kerinchi Link North Ipoh Segambut Mont Kiara Sri Hartamas South Kerinchi Federal Highway Seremban Cheras Petaling Jaya | Stacked interchange | ||
4 | EXIT 2309 | Jalan Dato' Abu Bakar Interchange | North Kelab Golf Perkhidmatan Awam (KGPA) West Section 17 Slip Roads Section 17 commercial centre Section 17 South Jalan Dato' Abu Bakar Jalan Universiti Jalan Kemajuan Universiti Malaya Petaling Jaya | Diamond interchange | |
Elevated U-Turn | East Kuala Lumpur Damansara Town Centre | From Section 17 slip roads to Kuala Lumpur via Damansara Link | |||
TTDI Bound Exit | Northwest TTDI Bound T Damansara Link= Toll Plaza (Plaza A) Jalan Damansara Taman Tun Dr. Ismail Damansara-Puchong Expressway Bandar Utama Mutiara Damansara Sungai Buloh Kepong | ||||
Phileo Damansara MRT station | Phileo Damansara MRT station MRT SBK | Under construction | |||
Petronas Shell Petronas and Shell Layby | Petronas Dunkin' Donuts Shell Petronas petrol station with Dunkin' Donuts drive thru Shell petrol station Bikes showroom centre | Jalan Duta bound | |||
Damansara Link toll plaza (PLAZA A = TTDI bound) DRL TAG TnG TnG POS Opened toll systems Pay toll (Accepts electronic toll payment (TnG and TAG) only) | |||||
Jalan 17/1 Exit | South Jalan 17/1 Section 17 International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) (Petaling Jaya Campus) | Junctions on the Eastin Hotel one way | |||
Damansara Link toll plaza (Plaza B = NKVE bound) DRL TAG TnG TnG POS Opened toll systems Pay toll (Accepts electronic toll payment (TnG and TAG) only) | |||||
3 | Damansara Link toll plaza DRL | TnG TAG Customer Service Centre Sprint operation office | TTDI bound only | ||
EXIT 2309 | TTDI South Interchange | Northwest Jalan Damansara Taman Tun Dr. Ismail Damansara-Puchong Expressway Bandar Utama Mutiara Damansara Sungai Buloh Kepong | Interchange with ramp to Jalan Damansara | ||
EXIT 2308 | Section 17 Interchange | South Jalan 17/21 Section 17 | Interchange | ||
Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery | Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery | Eastbound For Muslims only | |||
Sungai Penchala bridge | |||||
SS 20 Exit | North Jalan Damansara SS 20 Tropicana City Mall | Eastbound | |||
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
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FT Kuala Lumpur-Selangor border
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Selangor Darul Ehsan Petaling district border | |||||
Tropicana City Mall | Tropicana City Mall | Parking ramp interchanges | |||
1 | EXIT 2307 | Damansara Utama Interchange | Damansara-Puchong Expressway North Kepong Sungai Buloh Bandar Utama Taman Tun Dr. Ismail South Puchong Putrajaya Cyberjaya Sungai Besi | Multi-level stacked diamond interchange | |
Jalan SS 22/11 Exit | South Jalan SS 22/11 Damansara Jaya | Junctions from Jalan Duta only | |||
0.4 | Jalan SS 21/1 Exit | North Jalan SS 21/1 Damansara Utama | Junctions from NKVE only | ||
0.3 | Kayu Ara flyover | Start/End of flyover | |||
0.2 | EXIT 2306 | Kayu Ara flyover Kayu Ara Interchange | South Jalan SS 23/23 Damansara Jaya Atria Shopping Centre | Half-diamond interchange | |
0.1 | Kayu Ara flyover Sungai Kayu Ara bridge | Start/End of flyover | |||
0 | Kampung Sungai Kayu Ara | Kampung Sungai Kayu Ara | |||
Sprint Expressway Damansara Link (TnG and TAG ETC only) Sprint border limit | |||||
New Klang Valley Expressway PLUS Expressway border limit | |||||
West Kampung Sungai Kayu Ara Bandar Utama Tropicana Golf and Country Club New Klang Valley Expressway Ipoh Klang Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Johor Bahru |
Penchala Link (west-east)
km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks | |
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6.2 | EXIT 2318 | Penchala Interchange | Northwest Jalan PJU 8/1 Damansara Perdana Desa Temuan Damansara-Shah Alam Highway Puncak Alam Subang Sungai Buloh Kota Damansara (Under planning) Southwest Jalan PJU 7/9 Mutiara Damansara The Curve IKANO Power Centre-IKEA Damansara-Puchong Expressway North Kepong Sungai Buloh Ipoh Bandar Sri Damansara South Petaling Jaya Puchong Putrajaya Cyberjaya Sungai Besi | Stacked expressway interchange | |
Damansara-Puchong Expressway Litrak border limit | |||||
Sprint Expressway Penchala Link (TnG and TAG ETC only) Sprint border limit | |||||
Selangor Darul Ehsan Petaling district border | |||||
FT Kuala Lumpur-Selangor border
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Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
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Petronas Layby | Petronas | Eastbound | |||
TTDI North flyover | Start/End of flyover | ||||
5 | TTDI North flyover Sungai Penchala bridge | ||||
EXIT 2317 | TTDI North flyover TTDI North Interchange | Jalan Datuk Sulaiman North Kampung Sungai Penchala South Taman Tun Dr. Ismail Rasta @ TTDI | Diamond interchange | ||
TTDI North flyover | Start/End of flyover | ||||
Motorcycle shelter points | Eastbound Motorcycles only | ||||
4 | Penchala Tunnel 700 metres | Start/End of tunnel | |||
Penchala Tunnel 700 metres Maximum height 5 m | |||||
Penchala Tunnel 700 metres | Start/End of tunnel | ||||
Motorcycle shelter points | Westbound Motorcycles only | ||||
Petronas Layby | Petronas | Westbound | |||
Mont Kiara toll plaza MTK TnG POS TnG TAG TAG TnG TnG POS TnG POS Opened toll systems Pay toll (Accepts electronic toll payment (TnG and TAG) only) | |||||
Mont Kiara toll plaza MTK | Eastbound | ||||
Mont Kiara flyover | Start/End of flyover | ||||
Mont Kiara flyover | |||||
Penchala Link (TnG and TAG ETC only) | |||||
Kerinchi Link (TnG and TAG ETC only) | |||||
0 | EXIT 2302 | Mont Kiara flyover Mont Kiara Interchange | Kerinchi Link Upper Flyover North New Klang Valley Expressway Ipoh Klang Kuala Lumpur International Airport Johor Bahru Jalan Duta City Centre Segambut Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway Kepong Batu Caves Kuantan Genting Highlands Ampang Ulu Klang Below Flyover South Mont Kiara Sri Hartamas Bukit Damansara Damansara Town Centre Petaling Jaya Cheras Seremban | Stacked interchange |
References
- ↑ Missing link is the cause of Mont Kiara's daily crawl The Star, 22 June 2009