Sprint Expressway

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


(Insert image logo here) Sistem Penyuraian Trafik KL Barat Sdn Bhd (Sprint)
E 23 E23 expressway
Length:	26.5 km
Direction:	Western Dispersial Link
Start:	none
Main destinations:	Damansara Utama Petaling Jaya Taman Tun Dr Ismail Mont Kiara Pusat Sains Negara Sri Hartamas Damansara Town Centre Kuala Lumpur Kerinchi Jalan Duta
End:	none
Construction dates:	1998 - 2004
Expressway joined:	E 1 New Klang Valley Expressway E 11 Damansara-Puchong Expressway 2 Federal Highway AH 2 Jalan Duta-Segambut Highway
Asian Highway Network:	none
Technical specifications
Development Cost:	RM1.5 billion
Number of lanes:	6 lanes (including 3 lane double-deck carriageway of the Kerinchi Link)
Interchanges:	13
Toll plazas:	5
P Layby:	^{[citation needed]}
R&R Rest and Service Area:	^{[citation needed]}
R&R Overhead Bridge Restaurant:	none
V Vista Point:	none
Highway tunnels:	1 (Penchala Link)
Type of roads:	Tarmac
Toll systems:	Open toll systems, 3km of toll free road (alternative road), 2-parallel to Damansara Link


(Insert image logo here) Sistem Penyuraian Trafik KL Barat Sdn Bhd (Sprint)
E 23 Kerinchi Link E23 expressway
Length:	11.5 km
Direction:	north→south
Start:	Jalan Duta Interchange New Klang Valley Expressway
Main destinations:	Sri Hartamas Pusat Sains Negara Mont Kiara Kerinchi
End:	Kerinchi Interchange
Construction dates:	1998 - 2001
Expressway joined:	E 1 New Klang Valley Expressway E 23Penchala Link E 23Damansara Link 2Federal Highway
Asian Highway Network:	none
Technical specifications
Development Cost:	RM1.3 billion (US$354.5 million)
Number of lanes:	6 lanes (including 3 lane double-deck carriageway)
Interchanges:	5
Toll plazas:	4
P Layby:	none
R&R Rest and Service Area:	none
R&R Overhead Bridge Restaurant:	none
V Vista Point:	none
Highway tunnels:	none
Type of roads:	Tarmac
Toll systems:	Open toll system, 3km of toll free road (alternative road), 2-parallel to Damansara Link


(Insert image logo here) Sistem Penyuraian Trafik KL Barat Sdn Bhd (Sprint)
E 23 Damansara Link E23 expressway
Length:	9.5 km
Direction:	west→east
Start:	NKVE-Damansara Interchange
Main destinations:	Damansara Bangsar Damansara Town Centre Jalan Duta Kuala Lumpur
End:	Semantan-Jalan Duta Interchange
Construction dates:	1998 - 2001
Expressway joined:	E 1 New Klang Valley Expressway E 11 Damansara-Puchong Expressway E 23Kerinchi Link AH 2 Jalan Duta-Segambut Highway
Asian Highway Network:	none
Technical specifications
Development Cost:	RM1.3 billion (US$354.5 million)
Number of lanes:	6 lanes
Interchanges:	6
Toll plazas:	2 (TTDI and NKVE bound only)
P Layby:	4
R&R Rest and Service Area:	none
R&R Overhead Bridge Restaurant:	none
V Vista Point:	none
Highway tunnels:	none
Type of roads:	Tarmac
Toll systems:	Open toll system, 3km of toll free road (alternative road), 2-parallel to Damansara Link


(Insert image logo here) Sistem Penyuraian Trafik KL Barat Sdn Bhd (Sprint)
E 23 Penchala Link E23 expressway
Length:	5.5 km
Direction:	west→east
Start:	Sungai Penchala-Damansara Perdana Interchange
Main destinations:	Mutiara Damansara Damansara Perdana, Taman Tun Dr Ismail Mont Kiara Sri Hartamas
End:	Mont Kiara Interchange
Construction dates:	2001 - 2004
Expressway joined:	E 11 Damansara-Puchong Expressway E 23Kerinchi Link
Asian Highway Network:	none
Technical specifications
Development Cost:	RM1.3 billion (US$354.5 million)
Number of lanes:	6 lanes
Interchanges:	3
Toll plazas:	1
P Layby:	none
R&R Rest and Service Area:	none
R&R Overhead Bridge Restaurant:	none
V Vista Point:	none
Highway tunnels:	Penchala Tunnel 700 metres (6-lanes)
Type of roads:	Tarmac
Toll systems:	Open toll system, 3km of toll free road (alternative road), 2-parallel to Damansara Link

Sprint Expressway E 23 (Acronym in Malay : Sistem Penyuraian Trafik KL Barat = Western KL Traffic Dispersial System) is the main expressway network in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The 26.5 km (-- miles) 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.

1 History
2 Features
3 Intresting facts and Controversial issues
- 3.1 Kerinchi Link at the Universiti Malaya site
4 Toll rates
5 List of interchanges
6 Gamuda Expressway network
7 External links
8 See also

[edit] 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.

Since 1 July 2004, the FasTrak electronic payment system has been replaced by Touch 'n Go and Smart TAG electronic payment systems.

[edit] 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 become as the "island" of separated carriageway

[edit] Intresting facts and Controversial issues

[edit] Kerinchi Link at the Universiti Malaya site

The double-deck carriageway design of Kerinchi Link from Bukit Kiara interchange to Kerinchi interchange was actually 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 came up with the idea of a double-deck carriageway which could reduce the land usage.

[edit] Toll rates

[edit] 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	RM1.50

[edit] 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	RM1.00

[edit] 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

[edit] List of interchanges

[edit] Kerinchi Link

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
	2303	Mont Kiara-NKVE	E 1 AH 2NEW KALNG VALLEY EXPRESSWAY WEST Ipoh Klang Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Johor Bahru EAST Jalan Duta Segambut	Directional T expressway interchange
	2303	Mont Kiara	E 23PENCHALA LINK Taman Tun Dr. Ismail Mutiara Damansara Damansara Puchong Putrajaya Sungai Besi	Stacked interchange
	2304	Sri Hartamas	Sri Hartamas Mont Kiara Segambut	Diamond interchange
	2305	Pusat Sains Negara	Pusat Sains Negara Bukit Damansara Bukit Kiara Equestrian & Country Resort	Diamond interchange
		Securities Commission	Securities Commission	Kerinchi bound
		Selangor Club	Selangor Club	Mont Kiara bound
	2306	INTAN	Institut Tadbiran Awam Negara (INTAN) Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club	Diamond interchange
		Jalan Bukit Kiara	Bukit Kiara Sports Complex Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery	Mont Kiara bound
	2310	Bukit Kiara	E 23DAMANSARA LINK WEST E 1NORTH KLANG VALLEY EXPRESSWAY Ipoh Klang Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Johor Bahru Damansara Taman Tun Dr. Ismail EAST Bangsar Damansara Town Centre Jalan Duta	Stacked interchange
		Double deck carriageway		Start/End of expressway
Double deck carriageway Kerinchi Link toll plaza KCL RM (Cash) TnG TAG TAG TnG RM (Cash) Opened toll systems Pay toll
		Double deck carriageway Kerinchi Link toll plaza KCL		North bound
		Double deck carriageway		Start/End of expressway
	2313	Kerinchi	2FEDERAL HIGHWAY WEST Petaling Jaya Subang Jaya Shah Alam Klang EAST Kuala Lumpur Mid Valley City Cheras Seremban	Directional T expressway interchange

[edit] Damansara Link

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
		Jalan Duta	AH 2JALAN DUTA-SEGAMBUT HIGHWAY NORTH Ipoh Kuantan Segambut SOUTH Malaysian Houses of Parliament Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) Kuala Lumpur city centre Seremban	Trumpet interchange
DBKL border limit
E 23 SPRINT EXPRESSWAY DAMANSARA LINK Start/End of expressway
				DBKL border limit Start/End of expressway Sprint border limit
		ShellShell House Underpass	ShellShell Malaysia Headquarters	Underpass
				Start/End of separated carriageway
	2312	Semantan	Jalan Beringin Bukit Damansara Damansara Town Centre	Interchange
	2311C	Damansara Town Centre	Jalan Damansara Galeria Sri Perdana Damansara Town Centre	Trumpet interchange from Jalan Duta only
	2311C	Damansara Town Centre	Damansara Town Centre	Off ramp from Damansara only
	2311B	Bukit Damansara	Jalan Beringin Bukit Damansara Damansara Town Centre	Interchange from Damansara only
				Start/End of separated carriageway
	2311A	Maarof	Bangsar KL Sentral Mid Valley City	Interchange
	2310	Bukit Kiara	E 23KERINCHI LINK NORTH Ipoh Segambut Mont Kiara Sri Hartamas SOUTH Kerinchi 2FEDERAL HIGHWAY Seremban Cheras Petaling Jaya	Stacked interchange
	2309	Jalan Dato' Abu Bakar	Eastin Hotel Jalan Dato' Abu Bakar Universiti Malaya Petaling Jaya Kelab Golf Perkhidmatan Awam	Diamond interchange
		PPetronas Shell Petronas and Shell Layby	Petronas Dunkin Donuts Shell Petronas petrol station with Dunkin Donuts drive thru Shell petrol station Bikes showroom centre	Damansara Town Centre bound
		Elevated U-Turn	U-Turn
Damansara Link toll plaza A (TTDI bound) DRL TAG TnG RM (Cash) Opened toll systems Pay toll
		Damansara Link toll plaza A DRL	TAG TnG RM (Cash)	TTDI bound Opened toll systems Pay toll
		Jalan 17/--	Section 17 Jalan 17/--	Junctions on the Eastin Hotel one way
Damansara Link toll plaza B (NKVE bound) DRL TAG TnG RM (Cash) Opened toll systems Pay toll
		Damansara Link toll plaza DRL		TTDI bound only
	2309	TTDI ramp	Taman Tun Dr. Ismail Bandar Utama
	2308	Section 17	Section 17	Interchange
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
FT Kuala Lumpur-Selangor border
Selangor Darul Ehsan Petaling district border
	2307	Damansara Utama	E 11DAMANSARA-PUCHONG EXPRESSWAY NORTH Kepong Sungai Buloh Bandar Utama Taman Tun Dr. Ismail SOUTH Puchong Putrajaya Sungai Besi	Multi-level stacked diamond interchange
		Jalan SS	Jalan SS Damansara Utama	Junctions from NKVE only
0.2	2306	Kayu Ara	Damansara Jaya Kampung Sungai Kayu Ara	Half-diamond interchange
E 23 SPRINT EXPRESSWAY DAMANSARA LINK Sprint border limit
E 1 NEW KLANG VALLEY EXPRESSWAY PLUS Expressway border limit
		Kampung Sungai Kayu Ara selatan	Shell petrol stations BH petrol stations	Junctions from Damansara Utama only
		Kampung Sungai Kayu Ara utara	Esso petrol stations	Junctions from NKVE only
		Tropicana	Tropicana Golf and Country Club Bandar Utama Kolej Damansara Utama	Diamond interchange
		PDamansara toll plaza DMR TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre	TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre	East bound
Damansara toll plaza DMR RM (Cash) TnG TAG TAG TnG TnG POS Transit Ticket Opened toll systems Pay toll
		Damansara	E 1NEW KLANG VALLEY EXPRESSWAY NORTH Ipoh Sungai Buloh Kota Damansara Subang Klang Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Johor Bahru	Closed toll expressway trumpet interchange

[edit] Penchala Link

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
	2301	Sungai Penchala	WEST Damansara Perdana Desa Temuan Mutiara Damansara E 11DAMANSARA PUCHONG EXPRESSWAY NORTH Kepong Sungai Buloh Ipoh Bandar Sri Damansara SOUTH Petaling Jaya Puchong Putrajaya Sungai Besi	Stacked expressway interchange
Selangor Darul Ehsan Petaling district border
FT Kuala Lumpur-Selangor border
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
	2302	Taman Tun Dr. Ismail (Utara)	Kampung Sungai Penchala Taman Tun Dr. Ismail	Diamond interchange
Penchala Tunnel 700 metres
Mount Kiara toll plaza MTK RM (Cash) TnG TAG TAG TnG RM (Cash) Opened toll systems Pay toll
		PMont Kiara toll plaza MTK		East bound
		Mont Kiara flyover		Start/End of flyover
	2303	Mont Kiara flyover Mont Kiara	E 23KERINCHI LINK NORTH E 1NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY NORTHERN ROUTE Ipoh Jalan Duta Segambut SOUTH Mont Kiara Sri Hartamas Bukit Damansara Damansara Town Centre Petaling Jaya Cheras Seremban	Stacked interchange

[edit] Gamuda Expressway network

[edit] External links

[edit] See also

Malaysian expressway system

v • d • e Malaysian Expressway System
Interstate	E 1 North-South Expressway Northern Route (including New Klang Valley Expressway and Penang Bridge) • E 2 North-South Expressway Southern Route • E 6 North-South Expressway Central Link (NSECL/ELITE) • E 8 Karak Expressway and East Coast Expressway (LPT) • E 15 Butterworth-Kulim Expressway (BKE) • E 21 # Kajang-Seremban Highway (KASEH) • E 28 ^ West Coast Expressway
Klang Valley and Selangor	E 4 ^ Shah Alam-Kemuning Highway • E 5 Shah Alam Expressway (SAE/KESAS) • E 7 Cheras - Kajang Expressway (CKE/Grand Saga) • E 9 Sungai Besi Expressway (SBE/BESRAYA) • E 10 New Pantai Expressway (NPE) • E 11 Damansara-Puchong Expressway (LDP) • E 12 Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH) • E 16 # Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE) • E 18 Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway (SILK) • E 20 # Kuala Lumpur-Putrajaya Expressway (KLPE) • E 23 Sprint Expressway (Kerinchi Link, Damansara Link and Penchala Link) • E 25 ^ Assam Jawa-Templer Park Highway (LATAR) • E 26 South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE) • E 27 Salak Expressway (East-West) • E 30 New North Klang Straits Bypass (NNKSB) • E 35 Guthrie Corridor Expressway (GCE) • E 38 Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART Tunnel)
Johor	E 3 Second Link Expressway (Malaysia-Singapore Second Link) (MSSC/LINKEDUA) • E 13 ^ Muar-Segamat Highway • E 14 ^ JB Eastern Dispersal Link • E -- # Senai-Desaru Expressway (SDE)
Penang	E 17 Butterworth Outer Ring Road (BORR) • E -- # Penang Outer Ring Road (PORR) • E 22 # Penang Second Bridge
Others	E 19 ^ Ipoh-Lumut Expressway • E 29 Seremban-Port Dickson Highway (SPDH)
Legend - # denotes highway under construction, ^ for under development.