Sprint Expressway

E23 Expressway
Sprint Expressway
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:	1998 – present
History:	Completed in 2004
Major junctions
	AH2 New Klang Valley Expressway New North Klang Valley Expressway Damansara-Puchong Expressway Federal Highway Jalan Duta-Segambut Highway
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
Highways in Malaysia Expressways • Federal • State

Sprint Expressway (Acronym in 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. This sections included the Kerinchi Link, Damansara Link and Penchala Link. This expressway is also known as Western Dispersal Link Scheme. It is a 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 begins 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 begins at Kampung Kayu Ara in Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Penchala Link

The 5.5 km (3.4 mi) sections from Damansara-Puchong Expressway at Bukit Lanjan, Penchala Tunnel to Mont Kiara. The Kilometre Zero of the Penchala Link's section begins at Mont Kiara Interchange

History

The proposal to build the expressway began in 1998 while the massive traffic jams on Jalan Damansara were a main factor for its construction. The construction began in 1999. The expressway is formally known as Jalan Damansara, Jalan Kayu Ara, Jalan Sri Hartamas, and Jalan Semantan. The Kerinchi Link and Damansara Link was opened in 2001, and in 2004 the Penchala Link was opened.

This expressway also featured its own toll collection system known as the FasTrak. Since 1 July 2004, the FasTrak electronic payment system has been replaced by Touch 'n Go and Smart TAG electronic payment systems.

Pioneer roads

Kerinchi Link

• Jalan Bukit Kiara
• Jalan Sri Hartamas

Damansara Link

• Jalan Semantan
• Jalan Beringin (South side)
• Jalan Damansara
• Jalan Kayu Ara

Features

The Damansara Link section of Klang Valley's Sprint Expressway.

• Kerinchi Link the first double deck carriageway in Malaysia
• Penchala Tunnel the widest road tunnel in Malaysia
• The Damansara Town Centre on Damansara Link become as the "island" of separated carriageway

Controversies and criticsms

Kerinchi Link at the Universiti Malaya site

The double-deck carriageway design of Kerinchi Link from Bukit Kiara Interchange Kerinchi Interchange 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 2-lane off-ramp from the northbound direction of Kerinchi Link to Penchala Link at the Mont Kiara Interchange edit] Opening the ramp

At 3pm, June 3rd 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.

Toll rates

Kerinchi Link

Class	Type of vehicles	Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
0	Motorcycles, bicycles or vehicles with 2 or less wheels	Free
1	Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis	RM1.50
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))
0	Motorcycles, bicycles or vehicles with 2 or less wheels	Free
1	Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis	RM1.00
2	Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses	RM2.00
3	Vehicles with 3 or more axles	RM3.00
4	Taxis	RM0.50
5	Buses	RM0.50

Penchala Link

Class	Type of vehicles	Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
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	RM2.00

List of interchanges

Kerinchi Link (North-South)

km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
0	JALAN DUTA-SPRINT 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 Kuala Lumpur Jalan Duta Segambut	Directional T expressway interchange
NEW KLANG VALLEY EXPRESSWAY PLUS Expressway border limit
SPRINT EXPRESSWAY KERINCHI LINK Sprint border limit
	MONT KIARA INTERCHANGE	WEST PENCHALA LINK Taman Tun Dr. Ismail Mutiara Damansara Damansara Puchong Putrajaya Cyberjaya Sungai Besi	Stacked interchange
	SRI HARTAMAS INTERCHANGE	JALAN 19/70A NORTHWEST Mont Kiara Segambut EAST Sri Hartamas	Diamond interchange
	PUSAT SAINS NEGARA INTERCHANGE	WEST Bukit Kiara Equestrian & Country Resort EAST PERSIARAN BUKIT KIARA Pusat Sains Negara (National Science Centre) Bukit Damansara	Diamond interchange
		Securities Commission Malaysia	Securities Commission Malaysia	Kerinchi bound
		Selangor Club	Selangor Club	Mont Kiara bound
	INTAN INTERCHANGE	WEST JALAN BUKIT KIARA 1 Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club Sime Darby Convention Centre EAST Institut Tadbiran Awam Negara (INTAN)	Diamond interchange
		Jalan Bukit Kiara	NORTHWEST JALAN BUKIT KIARA 1 Bukit Kiara Bukit Kiara Sports Complex Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club	Mont Kiara bound
	BUKIT KIARA INTERCHANGE	SLIP ROADS TO JALAN DATO' ABU BAKAR Section -- until -- Section 17 commercial centre Section 17 DAMANSARA LINK WEST Damansara Taman Tun Dr. Ismail AH2 NEW KLANG VALLEY EXPRESSWAY Ipoh Klang Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Johor Bahru EAST Bangsar Damansara Town Centre Kuala Lumpur 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 RM (Cash) Opened toll systems Pay toll
Double deck carriageway BELOW DOUBLE DECK CARRIAGEWAY (Mont Kiara-NKVE bound) Kerinchi Link toll plaza KCL RM (Cash) TnG TAG BET Opened toll systems Pay toll
		Double deck carriageway P Kerinchi Link toll plaza KCL		North bound
		Double deck carriageway		Start/End of double deck carriageway
SPRINT EXPRESSWAY KERINCHI LINK
FEDERAL HIGHWAY
	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
		JALAN DUTA-SEMANTAN INTERCHANGE	JALAN DUTA-SEGAMBUT HIGHWAY NORTH Ipoh Kuantan Segambut SOUTH Kuala Lumpur city centre Seremban Malaysian Houses of Parliament Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC)	Trumpet interchange
		Bangunan Amanah Raya Berhad (ARB)
JALAN SEMANTAN DBKL border limit
SPRINT EXPRESSWAY DAMANSARA LINK Start/End of expressway
8
		Wisma Damansara
		Shell Shell House Underpass	Shell Shell Malaysia Headquarters	Underpass
		Jalan Dungun	NORTH JALAN DUNGUN Wisma UN	Junctions from Damansara only
				Start/End of separated carriageway
	SEMANTAN INTERCHANGE	NORTHWEST JALAN BERINGIN Bukit Damansara Damansara Town Centre	Interchange
	DAMANSARA TOWN CENTRE INTERCHANGE	EAST JALAN DAMANSARA Galeria Sri Perdana WEST JALAN DAMANSARI Damansara Town Centre	Trumpet interchange from Jalan Duta only
	DAMANSARA TOWN CENTRE INTERCHANGE	JALAN DAMANLELA Damansara Town Centre	Off ramp from Damansara only
	BUKIT DAMANSARA INTERCHANGE	NORTH JALAN BERINGIN Bukit Damansara	Interchange from Damansara only
				Start/End of separated carriageway
	MAAROF INTERCHANGE	EAST JALAN MAAROF Bangsar KL Sentral Mid Valley City	Interchange
7
		Jalan Medang Tanduk	EAST JALAN MEDANG TANDUK	Junctions from Jalan Duta only
		Jalan Setiapuspa	WEST JALAN SETIAPUSPA	Junctions from Damansara only
	BUKIT KIARA INTERCHANGE	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
	JALAN DATO' ABU BAKAR INTERCHANGE	NORTH Kelab Golf Perkhidmatan Awam 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	ELEVATED U-TURN Kuala Lumpur Damansara Town Centre	From Section 17 slip roads to Kuala Lumpur via Damansara Link
		TTDI BOUND EXIT	NORTHWEST TTDI BOUND DAMANSARA LINK TOLL PLAZA (PLAZA A) JALAN DAMANSARA Taman Tun Dr. Ismail DAMANSARA-PUCHONG EXPRESSWAY Bandar Utama Mutiara Damansara Sungai Buloh Kepong
		PPetronasShellPetronas and Shell Layby	PetronasDunkin DonutsShell 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 RM (Cash) Opened toll systems Pay toll
		Jalan 17/1	SOUTH JALAN 17/1 Section 17 Unversiti Islam Antarabangsa	Junctions on the Eastin Hotel one way
Damansara Link toll plaza (PLAZA B = NKVE bound) DRL TAG TnG RM (Cash) Opened toll systems Pay toll
3		P Damansara Link toll plaza DRL	TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre Sprint operation office	TTDI bound only
	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
	SECTION 17 INTERCHANGE	SOUTH JALAN 17/21 Section 17	Interchange
		Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery		East bound For Muslims only
		SS 20	NORTH JALAN DAMANSARA SS 20 Tropicana City Mall	East bound
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
FT Kuala Lumpur-Selangor border
Selangor Darul Ehsan Petaling district border
		Tropicana City Mall	TROPICANA CITY MALL	Parking ramp interchanges
	DAMANSARA UTAMA INTERCHANGE	DAMANSARA-PUCHONG EXPRESSWAY NORTH Kepong Sungai Buloh Bandar Utama Taman Tun Dr. Ismail SOUTH Puchong Putrajaya Sungai Besi	Multi-level stacked diamond interchange
		Jalan SS 22/11	SOUTH JALAN SS 22/11 Damansara Jaya	Junctions from Jalan Duta only
		Jalan SS 21/1	NORTH JALAN SS 21/1 Damansara Utama	Junctions from NKVE only
0.2	KAYU ARA INTERCHANGE	SOUTH JALAN SS 23/23 Damansara Jaya	Half-diamond interchange
0
SPRINT EXPRESSWAY DAMANSARA LINK Sprint border limit
AH2 NEW KLANG VALLEY EXPRESSWAY PLUS Expressway border limit
			WEST Kampung Sungai Kayu Ara Bandar Utama AH2 NEW KLANG VALLEY EXPRESSWAY Ipoh Klang Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Johor Bahru

Penchala Link (West-East)

km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
6.2	PENCHALA INTERCHANGE	NORTHWEST JALAN PJU 8/1 Damansara Perdana Desa Temuan GUTHRIE-DAMANSARA EXPRESSWAY Puncak Alam Subang Sungai Buloh Kota Damansara (Under planning) SOUTHWEST JALAN PJU 7/9 Mutiara Damansara DAMANSARA PUCHONG EXPRESSWAY NORTH Kepong Sungai Buloh Ipoh Bandar Sri Damansara SOUTH Petaling Jaya Puchong Putrajaya Cyberjaya Sungai Besi	Stacked expressway interchange
Selangor Darul Ehsan Petaling district border
FT Kuala Lumpur-Selangor border
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
6
	TTDI NORTH INTERCHANGE	Kampung Sungai Penchala Taman Tun Dr. Ismail	Diamond interchange
		P Motorcycle shelter points		East bound Motorcycles only
Penchala Tunnel 700 metres Maximum height 5 m
		P Motorcycle shelter points		West bound Motorcycles only
Mont Kiara toll plaza MTK RM (Cash) TnG TAG TAG TnG TnG POS RM (Cash) Opened toll systems Pay toll
		P Mont Kiara toll plaza MTK		East bound
		Mont Kiara flyover		Start/End of flyover
0	MONT KIARA INTERCHANGE	KERINCHI LINK NORTH NEW KLANG VALLEY EXPRESSWAY Ipoh Jalan Duta Segambut SOUTH Mont Kiara Sri Hartamas Bukit Damansara Damansara Town Centre Petaling Jaya Cheras Seremban	Stacked interchange

References

1. ^ Missing link is the cause of Mont Kiara’s daily crawl The Star, 22 June 2009

External links

• Gamuda Group
• SPRINT
• Mont