HIGHWAYS & EXPRESSWAYS of Malaysia [Archive] - Page 5

anakmuar

October 9th, 2011, 09:11 PM

For better traffic flow in Segamat, Muar and Tangkak (http://www.starproperty.my/PropertyScene/PropertyNews/15329/0/0)

By MOHD FARHAAN SHAH
newsdesk@thestar.com.my | Oct 3, 2011

SEGAMAT: The road linking Segamat, Muar and Tangkak will undergo major upgrading works to help smoothen traffic flow in the area.

Works Minister Datuk Shaziman Mansor said that the ministry through its Public Works Department would not only upgrade the road but also upgrade 19 bridges between Segamat and Tangkak.

He said that out of 19 bridges, 14 would be built to ease traffic congestion in Segamat.

“The roads linking Segamat, Muar and Tangkak needs to be improved as more than 30,000 vehicles use it on a daily basis.

“The ministry was also informed that many accidents including fatal ones have been recorded in the area,” he said when met at the project site here recently.

He added that roadworks would take place in phases and the project would commence in middle of November.

Shaziman also said the cost of the whole project was about RM770mil and the first phase was expected to be completed within the next two years.

He said that the route which was about 63km would be expanded from two lanes to four lanes.

“Once completed, the route will result in easier access from the North-South Higway to Segamat from the Tangkak toll,” he said.

Human Resources Minister and Segamat MP Datuk Dr S.Subramaniam said the project would benefit the people of Segamat and help boost growth in the district.

“It is a new start for Segamat and it will help lure in new investors to the area.

“The road will also benefit the people economically as those from east coast can use this new route to Muar or Johor Baru,” he said.

anakmuar

October 9th, 2011, 09:16 PM

Khamis September 29, 2011

Lebuh Raya Segamat-Tangkak-Muar Mula Dibina November Ini (http://mstar.com.my/berita/cerita.asp?file=/2011/9/29/mstar_berita/20110929162605&sec=mstar_berita)

SEGAMAT: Lebuh raya empat lorong Segamat-Tangkak-Muar sepanjang 63 kilometer yang dianggarkan bernilai antara RM750 dan RM770 juta akan mula dibina November depan, kata Menteri Kerja Raya Datuk Shaziman Mansor.

Pelaksanaan projek itu membuktikan kerajaan Barisan Nasional (BN) mengotakan janjinya yang dibuat semasa kempen pilihan raya kecil Dewan Undangan Negeri Tenang yang lalu.

"Dalam pilihan raya kecil DUN Tenang lalu, saya ada menyatakan kerajaan akan menyegerakan projek menaik taraf jalan Segamat-Tangkak-Muar kepada empat lorong yang diimpikan penduduk sejak 20 tahun lalu.

"Kita umumkannya bukan untuk memancing undi atau sekadar janji kosong pilihan raya tetapi kerana sedar projek itu perlu diberi keutamaan, berlaku banyak kemalangan termasuk melibatkan nyawa pengguna jalan raya di sepanjang jalan tersebut," katanya kepada pemberita selepas melawat tapak laluan projek itu di Jalan Muar di sini, Khamis.

Turut hadir ialah Menteri Sumber Manusia Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam, yang juga Ahli Parlimen Segamat, dan Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri Kemelah Ayub Rahmat.

Shaziman berkata di samping menaik taraf jalan yang dilaksanakan dalam lima pakej itu, Jabatan Kerja Raya akan menaik taraf lima daripada 14 jambatan di sepanjang laluan berkenaan.

Katanya tender bagi pakej pertama ditutup sebulan lalu dan JKR telah menerima peruntukan sejumlah RM100 juta untuk membiayai pakej daripada Kementerian Kewangan.

Dalam perkembangan lain, kementerian berharap Bajet 2012 yang akan dibentangkan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, yang juga Menteri Kewangan, di Dewan Rakyat 7 Oktober ini akan turut mempertimbangkan peruntukan membaik pulih jalan raya dan jambatan di seluruh negara.

Ini kerana kos membaik pulih atau menyelenggara kemudahan asas itu adalah lebih murah daripada membina yang baru.Beliau bagaimanapun enggan menyebut jumlah peruntukan yang dipohon Kementerian Kerja Raya dalam belanjawan tersebut. -BERNAMA

anakmuar

October 9th, 2011, 09:17 PM

Segamat-Tangkak-Muar highway project to start in November (http://www.iproperty.com.my/news/4218/Segamat-Tangkak-Muar-highway-project-to-start-in-November)

Sep 30, 2011

Construction of the 63km Segamat-Tangkak-Muar Highway, estimated to cost between RM750 million and RM770 million, will start in November.

Works Minister Datuk Shaziman Mansor said the implementation of the project proved that the Barisan Nasional government had kept its promise made to the people during the Tenang state seat by-election.

"During that by-election, I had stated that the government would try to speed up the project to upgrade the Segamat-Tangkak-Muar road into a four-lane highway as desired by the residents since 20 years ago.

"We announced it not to fish for votes, nor was it an empty promise made during an election, but felt that the project needed to be given priority due to many accidents occurring along this road," he said after visiting the highway project site in Jalan Muar, here, today.

Also present were Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam, who is also Segamat member of parliament, and Kemelah assemblyman Ayub Rahmat.

Shaziman said while the road upgrading project would be carried out in five packages, the Public Works Department (PWD) would also be upgrading 14 bridges along the route.

He said the tender for the first package closed one month ago and the PWD had received an allocation of RM100 from the Finance Ministry for this package.

He also hoped the 2012 Budget to be tabled in parliament by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who is also Finance Minister, would consider the allocation requested for repairing roads and bridges throughout the country as maintaining these would e cheaper than building new ones.

He, however, declined to reveal the amount requested. Bernama

kl 2020 ideas

October 11th, 2011, 04:19 AM

Where is this Central Spine Highway located?

buildship

October 13th, 2011, 12:10 PM

i was hoping dis one...

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never heard about coastal highway..but i think it certainly will boost the coaster area development including PERLIS:cheers:

buildship

October 13th, 2011, 12:11 PM

http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/178469

Kadar tol Cheras-Kajang naik 2013

Menteri kerja raya, Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor hari ini berkata, kadar tol di Lebuhraya Cheras-Kajang akan dinaikkan pada tahun 2013.

Tempoh konsesi lebuhraya itu akan dilanjutkan selama tiga tahun lagi untuk menangani isu "kebocoran trafik" di lebuh raya berkenaan, katanya dalam satu jawapan bertulis di Dewan Rakyat hari ini.

"Bagaimanapun, kerajaan ketika ini masih sedang mengkaji pilihan yang dipertimbangkan sebagai langkah bagi meringankan pengguna," katanya lagi dalam satu jawapan di Dewan Rakyat.

"Kebocoran trafik" di kawasan Bandar Mahkota Cheras itu berlaku ekoran tindakan penduduk menggunakan satu jalan pintas yang membolehkan mereka mengelak daripada membayar tol.

Shaziman menjelaskan, tempoh asal konsesi tersebut ialah selama 30 tahun - daripada 19 September 1995 hingga 18 September 2025.

Konsesi berkenaan juga dilanjutkan sehingga 2030 kali ini kerana konsesi berkenaan telah dilanjutkan selama dua tahun pada Disember 2002, katanya, menjawab soalan Tan Kok Wai (DAP-Cheras).

Tambahnya, kerajaan telah menjelaskan pampasan tunai sebanyak RM105.15 juta kepada syarikat konsesi Grand Saga Sdn Bhd (GSSB) sehingga Disember 2010.

"Sebahagian besarnya disebabkan oleh penstrukturan semula kadar tol yang dimeterai melalui perjanjian konsesi tambahan pada 2002," katanya.

GSSB juga telah mengutip bayaran tol sebanyak RM585.5 juta sehingga Disember 2010 -- lebih rendah daripada unjuran sebanyak RM613.4 juta dalam perjanjian konsesi, tambahnya.

"Jumlah aliran trafik sebenar untuk tempoh sama ialah sebanyak 809.7 juta kenderaan berbanding unjuran trafik asal sebanyak 822.8 juta," katanya lagi.

ntly1

October 14th, 2011, 02:14 AM

I think Sg Besi highway stretch just beside the airport need to be resurfaced..it is so damn uneven with few potholes....so bumpy!! actually who is responsible for Sg Besi Highway?? JKR ?

dengilo

October 14th, 2011, 03:22 AM

I think thats the most kelam kabut stretch of the highway all no thanks to the smart tunnel!I wonder myself is it PLUS ,DBKL or JKR?

alamax

October 14th, 2011, 10:43 AM

The STAR
By OH ING YEEN
ingyeen@thestar.com.my
Oct 13, 2011

Cabinet approves access road to MEX

The Cabinet has agreed to build an access road to the Maju Expressway (Mex) near Serdang to ease congestion in the area.

Motorists going out of Serdang to Kuala Lumpur and Cheras through Jalan Besar are caught in traffic jams daily during peak hours.

Serdang Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Liew Yuen Keong said the Cabinet had agreed in principle to build the link.

“Bandar Putra Permai in Serdang, was still an undeveloped area when it was planned

in 1992. While there are four exits, currently there is no link to Serdang from the Maju Expressway.

“We have had two meetings with the then works minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu. When the access road to the expressway was first proposed in 2007, it was estimated to cost RM50mil but now it is RM90mil,” he told reporters at the Serdang MCA office in Bukit Serdang 4.

Wanita MCA secretary-general Senator Chew Lee Giok said some Serdang residents go all the way to Puncak Jalil to get to the expressway.

“An access road to the expressway in Serdang will ease congestion in the township,” she said.

Seri Kembangan Federal Village Security and Development Committee (JKKKP) chairman Tang Kim Loy said he would also propose to the Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) to widen Jalan BS 6.

“Many motorists use it to avoid the traffic jam along Jalan Besar to go to work or send their children to SRJK Serdang Baru 1 and SMK Seri Kembangan.

“Widening Jalan BS 6 will ease the congestion,” he said.

Liew also gave a 1MCA Medical Fund cheque for RM2,000 to taxi driver Liew Kwan Seng, 60, who is the Serdang MCA 6th division chairman, for cataract surgery.

“I was supposed to go to the Serdang Hospital for a free surgery but I had to wait until February next year.

“I am a taxi driver and have to make a living. I cannot wait that long,” he said.

However, Liew said the fund was not only for MCA members but also for the poor regardless of race or creed.

“The application must be done before the medical procedure and it takes us about three weeks to process.

“The cheque will be made out to the hospital and not the applicant,” he said.

So far, Serdang MCA has given out RM27,000.

The applicant must enclose a doctor’s report and referral letter from the branch chairman.

For details, call Ho at 03-8941 1668.

nazrey

November 1st, 2011, 08:09 AM

Two elevated highways to be ready by 2014
2011/10/31 By Nuradzimmah Daim
http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/05ndb/Article/#ixzz1bIdj7pjl

AMPANG JAYA: Two elevated highways from Pandan Indah and Pandan Jaya to Jalan Istana are expected to be completed by 2014.

Ampang Jaya Municipal Council president Datuk Mohamad Yacob said the project was being undertaken by Besraya (M) Sdn Bhd.

"Preliminary works have started in Jalan Pandan 1 (Pandan Jaya) and Jalan Pandan Indah. The project is being monitored by the Malaysian Highway Authority. The project covers a distance of about 3.6 km for each elevated highway.

"It is aimed at reducing the congestion in the Middle Ring Road II (MRR2). Those from Pandan Indah and Pandan Jaya will not need to go through MRR2 to get to KL. The roads will not be affected by the project but there were requests from residents for noise barriers at the locations where the construction will take place."

He said this after chairing the council's full-board meeting recently.

On another matter, he urged house owners who had renovated their premises to submit the plans.

"This applies to those who did not get approval from us before carrying out renovations. There have been a lot of illegal home renovations in the municipality. The owners can get approval provided the structures do not cover the drainage system and exceed their lots.

"We are setting up special counters at the lobby of our headquarters to attend to those who want to submit plans. We advise them to come directly to us instead of engaging middlemen to act as their agents."

He said an average of 1,300 home renovations were approved every year.

Councillor Razali Ramly, meanwhile, said there should be more publicity for the council's toll-free number 1-800-22-8100.

"The toll-free number was aired during news on Astro Awani. I hope this will continue so that residents are made aware of the number and the hotline number, 03-4296 8007," said Razali.

nazrey

November 12th, 2011, 05:34 AM

Construction of RM6bil West Coast Highway to begin Dec
July 23rd, 2011 By SARBAN SINGH
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/7/23/nation/20110723170501&sec=nation

GEMENCHEH: The construction of the 286km-long West Coast Highway linking Banting in Selangor and Changkat Jering in Perak will begin by December.

Works Minister Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor said his ministry was in the final stages of completing the highway alignment works.

He added the highway, which was estimated to cost around RM6bil, would enhance connectivity and cut travelling time between the towns located along the stretch.

“We are making a study of the route alignment as the Perak government had asked that the highway be brought closer to the coastline.

”We need to avoid building the link on peat soil because of the request to build the highway close to the coast.

“In this case, elevated stretches may have to be built and this will increase costs,” he told reporters here on Saturday.

The West Coast Highway project was one of the six Public-Private Partnership initiatives announced by Datuk Seri Najib Razak to be carried out under the 10th Malaysia Plan on a build-operate-transfer basis. - Bernama

RM6.5bil West Coast Highway to have 16 tolls
Published: Thursday November 10, 2011 MYT 4:25:00 PM
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/11/10/nation/20111110163819&sec=nation

SHAH ALAM: The West Coast Highway, which is expected to cost RM6.5bil, will have a total of 16 tolls.

Selangor state executive councillor Datuk Dr Hasan Ali revealed during the state assembly Thursday that nine of the 16 tolls would be in Selangor.

He said the project would involve the acquisition of 77.801 acres of state land and 1,523.952 acres of private land.

Dr Hasan added that the highway was expected to cost RM3.54bil in the state alone.

Construction of the 286km-long highway, linking Banting in Selangor and Changkat Jering in Perak, is expected to begin by December.

The West Coast Highway project was one of the six public-private partnership initiatives announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to be carried out under the 10th Malaysia Plan on a build-operate-transfer basis.

Hezery99

November 16th, 2011, 07:21 AM

Taken from: Blog Jalan Raya Malaysia (http://blogjalanraya.blogspot.com)

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A distance info signboard at KL-Rawang Highway FT1 erected by KLSEB.

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Exit 2508 Templer Park Interchange

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Exit 2506 Kuang Interchange

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Kundang East toll plaza

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Kundang Interchange - entry only

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Kundang Rest & Service Area

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Kundang West toll plaza

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Exit 2503 Puncak Alam Interchange

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Ijok toll plaza

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Exit 2501 Ijok Interchange

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End of expressway at Federal Route 54, Ijok

dengilo

November 16th, 2011, 09:51 AM

I think JKR is experimenting LED street lights.They installed them on the MRR2 from Flamingo Hotel to the DUKE highway entrance.

sapphire blue

November 16th, 2011, 02:03 PM

Besides MRR2, where else eh ?

sc4

November 16th, 2011, 05:29 PM

^^ Federal Highway and certain stretches of the Karak Highway too...

Arkdriver

November 17th, 2011, 03:37 AM

From ara damansara stretch to subang airport before the roundabout.

D_Y2k.2^

November 19th, 2011, 03:44 PM

MEX and Melaka Lebuh AMJ as well. Its great to see that they are converting to LEDs. However It may take a while for motorist to get used to the cool lighting tone

dengilo

November 19th, 2011, 03:55 PM

I like it ,its easy on the eyes compared to the yellowish lights.

kovaidreamz

November 19th, 2011, 05:06 PM

I am from india, this Pic was taken during my Malaysia visit in september,

Took this pic on my way from IPOH to KL ... Is this mont kiara, i mean the buildings behind.. (Correct me if im being silly, i really don't know but was curious to know)
http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/6387/dsc03112py.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/708/dsc03112py.jpg/)
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sepul

November 19th, 2011, 05:35 PM

^^ welcome to Malaysia :colgate:

and you're right! it is Mont Kiara

sapphire blue

November 20th, 2011, 05:55 AM

I like it ,its easy on the eyes compared to the yellowish lights.

hopefully can reduce accidents also...hmm..but i guess this one is about attitude

D_Y2k.2^

November 20th, 2011, 08:54 AM

I pressume the fused lights will be reduced as well. Certain parts of federal lag of maintenance

daeng_jal

November 21st, 2011, 06:24 AM

I saw some in ipoh n mlk..but the led is yellowish and less bright..

razpatrol99

November 21st, 2011, 03:06 PM

LED kat karak highway rubbish... always kaput.

D_Y2k.2^

November 21st, 2011, 06:17 PM

I've not even seen it at nite

daeng_jal

November 24th, 2011, 06:43 AM

don't think it kaput...

more of not switching on half of them..

high electricity bill kot

org ganu kite

November 24th, 2011, 08:13 AM

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd282/logorithm/KL/15092011686s.jpg
can I know where this place?...

kl 2020 ideas

November 24th, 2011, 10:42 AM

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd282/logorithm/KL/15092011686s.jpg
can I know where this place?...

Obviously in Kuala Lumpur. lol:lol::lol:

daeng_jal

November 24th, 2011, 01:10 PM

bukit lanjan.. starting PLUS ke utara

waktu MLm derang pasang lampu kt bukit lagi grand view die

org ganu kite

November 24th, 2011, 02:42 PM

Obviously in Kuala Lumpur. lol:lol::lol:

yeah..I know la this is KL(darat ulu sgt lah klu x kenal)...but where is this pic taken,I mean which area coze lame dh x lalu sini klu nk pi KL..ape2 pon thanks to bro daeng jal..[/QUOTE]

daeng_jal

November 25th, 2011, 08:48 AM

sama sama..klo lalu gi KL dr east coast mmg xkn jumpa

view hanya utk org dari utara je

alifdalya

November 25th, 2011, 02:17 PM

sama sama..klo lalu gi KL dr east coast mmg xkn jumpa

view hanya utk org dari utara je

sekarang pun dah takde view tu, yg nampak kondo2 mont kiara... klcc nampak kat celah2 je... kena tunggu bangunan 100 tingkat sebelah matrade siap baru grand view dari situ :)

D_Y2k.2^

November 26th, 2011, 05:04 AM

Yeah, i used to love that view, tapi now the mt Kiara Condo macam tembok besar blocking the grand view

Hezery99

November 28th, 2011, 03:28 AM

I think Sg Besi highway stretch just beside the airport need to be resurfaced..it is so damn uneven with few potholes....so bumpy!! actually who is responsible for Sg Besi Highway?? JKR ?

Both JKR and DBKL should be blamed, as that section is already out from Besraya maintenance border..

Hezery99

November 28th, 2011, 03:31 AM

I think thats the most kelam kabut stretch of the highway all no thanks to the smart tunnel!I wonder myself is it PLUS ,DBKL or JKR?

The part where the Smart Tunnel itself ends is under Metacorp, while the part where Sungai Besi expressway ends is under JKR and DBKL.

klbloke

November 28th, 2011, 04:00 AM

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lembaga-Lebuhraya-Malaysia/180391002015226

org ganu kite

November 29th, 2011, 01:01 AM

sekarang pun dah takde view tu, yg nampak kondo2 mont kiara... klcc nampak kat celah2 je... kena tunggu bangunan 100 tingkat sebelah matrade siap baru grand view dari situ :)

huhu..sygnye...dulu time kecik2 lalu sokmo situ klu nk pi KL..

nazrey

November 29th, 2011, 10:14 AM

LPT Highway (in progress)
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Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ummabdrahmaan/6175772416/) by UmmAbdrahmaan @LOKI! (http://www.flickr.com/people/ummabdrahmaan/), on Flickr
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Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ummabdrahmaan/6175776058/) by UmmAbdrahmaan @LOKI! (http://www.flickr.com/people/ummabdrahmaan/), on Flickr
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Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ummabdrahmaan/6175250473/) by UmmAbdrahmaan @LOKI! (http://www.flickr.com/people/ummabdrahmaan/), on Flickr
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Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ummabdrahmaan/6175771840/) by UmmAbdrahmaan @LOKI! (http://www.flickr.com/people/ummabdrahmaan/), on Flickr

nazrey

November 29th, 2011, 10:15 AM

Johor Bahru Coastal City (in progress)
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alifdalya

December 1st, 2011, 02:53 PM

http://www.nst.com.my/streets/central/bridging-highways-1.13099

Bridging highways
By NURADZIMMAH DAIM
AMPANG JAYA

A MEETING, at the state government level, will be held today to discuss the proposed highway connecting the Middle Ring Road II (MRR2), Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway (Duke) and Ampang-KL Elevated Highway (Akleh).

Ampang Jaya Municipal Council president Datuk Mohamad Yacob, during the council's monthly full board meeting yesterday, said a briefing will be held at the state government building with the Malaysian Highway Authority and highway operator responsible for the proposed project, Projek Lintasan Shah Alam Sdn Bhd (Prolintas).

"The highway, which will be named Sungei Besi-Hulu Kelang Expressway (SUKE) will cut across Sri Petaling, Taman Connaught (Cheras), Cheras Hartamas, Taman Putra, and Taman Melawati," said Mohamad. (along the fringe of Ampang forest reserve?)

"It will integrate the three highways and serve as an alternative route to MRR2, on top of the other option, the Kuala Lumpur Ring Road (KLORR), which is currently under the land acquisition process.

"Other details including cost and distance are expected to be presented during the briefing. It is still in the proposal stage," he said.

Traffic volume at the MRR2 has reached 180,000 to 200,000 vehicles per day, exceeding the original 120,000 daily capacity. This is one of the impetus for the construction of the SUKE.

PlanetNova

December 1st, 2011, 04:23 PM

Look at the finishing of the undersides of the flyovers @ jb coastal city, quite nice.

kl 2020 ideas

December 2nd, 2011, 02:45 AM

daeng_jal

December 2nd, 2011, 05:25 AM

^^ SUKE is the besraya extension from jln istana

glad that PR state gov are ok with KLORR

alifdalya

December 2nd, 2011, 07:56 AM

^^ SUKE is the besraya extension from jln istana

glad that PR state gov are ok with KLORR

SUKE is an entirely new project altogether.. the highway you meant is the Besraya Eastern Extension (BEE), which is currently in the initial stage of construction..:)

D_Y2k.2^

December 3rd, 2011, 02:04 AM

The JB coastal highway is all painted. Would love to see they do the same thing with kl's highways n lrt runways

dengilo

December 3rd, 2011, 09:11 AM

SUKE is an entirely new project altogether.. the highway you meant is the Besraya Eastern Extension (BEE), which is currently in the initial stage of construction..:)

The MRR2 is already a mess with this will make it even worst!This extension somehow will find its way to the MRR2 at pandan indah i think!:bash:

kl 2020 ideas

December 3rd, 2011, 01:48 PM

^^ SUKE is the besraya extension from jln istana

glad that PR state gov are ok with KLORR

Why do they have to state SUKE confusing people also they give green light because they meet the requirements from the people and residents including protecting the Quartz Ridge, Klang Gates Dam as well as proper planning of forest reserve.

daeng_jal

December 4th, 2011, 12:11 PM

haha..already got KASIH. then DUKA now SUKA:lol:

apasal byk highway mcm nama drama lah

sapphire blue

December 4th, 2011, 03:45 PM

^^
KASIH stands for what ? tak pnah dengar pon

daeng_jal

December 4th, 2011, 05:20 PM

Lupelak kasih dah tukar nama jadi LEKAS

dcOhiney

December 5th, 2011, 02:23 AM

Lupelak kasih dah tukar nama jadi LEKAS

KASEH, not KASIH ekceli. now this acronym been used by Lebuhraya Kedah Selatan.

daeng_jal

December 5th, 2011, 06:30 PM

ekceli DUKE dan SUKE sbnrnye

ade lebuhraya kedah selatan eh?

penang bypass ke?

thienzieyung

December 6th, 2011, 02:22 AM

Lintas Road (though mostly two lanes on each direction) is considered a highway in Kota Kinabalu. Very, very busy during working days, especially during lunch time.

Northern part near Kolombong
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6215/6328340632_f864e0dc67_b.jpg

The middle part near Luyang area.
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3238/2946048298_b08b135eea_b.jpg

The southern portion
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3475/3254935261_ed33c12837_b.jpg

dean87

December 6th, 2011, 04:07 AM

ekceli DUKE dan SUKE sbnrnye

ade lebuhraya kedah selatan eh?

penang bypass ke?

kaseh - kajang-seremban highway
lekas - lebuhraya kajang-seremban (formerly the acronym for lebuhraya kedah selatan)

kaseh n lekas...is it the same route?
lekas kedah - sungai petani to kulim

triple-j

December 6th, 2011, 03:18 PM

kaseh - kajang-seremban highway
lekas - lebuhraya kajang-seremban (formerly the acronym for lebuhraya kedah selatan)

kaseh n lekas...is it the same route?
lekas kedah - sungai petani to kulim

:nuts: about time to use something like M1, M2 etc? I'm dizzy already...

if to be continued like this, future highways will be named as SUKA, DUKA, LUKA, JEJAK KASIH... isk isk isk

Skyprince

December 6th, 2011, 03:24 PM

:nuts: about time to use something like M1, M2 etc? I'm dizzy already...

if to be continued like this, future highways will be named as SUKA, DUKA, LUKA, JEJAK KASIH... isk isk isk

The current naming is definitely much better, instead of using M1, A2, etc etc

Malaysian skyscraper

December 7th, 2011, 04:27 AM

Different codes for city and interstate expressway would be much more better to motorist to differentiate types of expressways

nazrey

December 8th, 2011, 11:24 AM

LPT
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7019/6446548657_b6779983e0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ummabdrahmaan/6446548657/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ummabdrahmaan/6446548657/) by UmmAbdrahmaan @web20 workshop (http://www.flickr.com/people/ummabdrahmaan/), on Flickr

hafidz jon

December 8th, 2011, 02:07 PM

Different codes for city and interstate expressway would be much more better to motorist to differentiate types of expressways

even states prefix phone no i can't remember,so do the number for expressway.it's way difficult just like driving in UK.M1,M6....E something.

Arkdriver

December 9th, 2011, 03:34 AM

by having numbering systems it doesnt mean that M1 will sit next to M2, M3 next to M4, M7 next to M8 and so on. Just look at shah alam, bangi, putrajaya, seksyen 1 kt sini, seksyen 6 sebelah seksyen tu ini..confuse habis.

Then alamanda is in presint brapa entah, nxt we have presint 16 blah blah..

dengilo

December 9th, 2011, 05:53 AM

Take the 101 north,405 north then 5 south get off, exit 23 east!Does that make sense?I think its simple and straight to the point!

nazrey

December 9th, 2011, 11:27 AM

RM1mil slip road to be ready by year end
By EDMUND NGO Friday December 9, 2011
http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2011/12/9/metroperak/10055048&sec=metroperak

http://thestar.com.my/archives/2011/12/9/metroperak/IPEroad%202_a.jpg

Almost done: A motorist seen here using the completed roundabout, while the
almost completed Bercham slip road leading to the North-South Expressway is on the right.

CONSTRUCTION of a new slip road from Bercham to the North-South Expressway to ease traffic congestion in the area is on track for completion by the year end.

Ipoh city councillor Lai Kong Phooi said the RM1mil project, which began in early October, was already 90% completed.

Speaking to MetroPerak, he said the 7m-wide single carriageway had already been completed and the streetlights were already up.

“But we need a little more time to install the electricity cables to light up the streetlights and for various safety features as well as landscaping works to be carried out,” he said.

The safety features, he said, included retarding lines to slow down oncoming traffic on the expressway and road markers.

Lai said he had made a request with the council to erect signboards along Jalan Bercham to inform motorists of the existence of the slip road, which was being constructed near the Kiara Condominium and Bercham Light Industrial Area.

He said the cul-de-sac at the end of Laluan Bercham S11 and the roundabout at the slip road leading into the industrial area had been completed.

Lai expects the traffic on Jalan Bercham heading to the city centre to decrease by 30% with the completion of the slip road.

The road would enable Bercham residents to enter the expressway and head south, avoiding the massive traffic congestion while leaving the area.

It would also complement another slip road that is being constructed at nearby Taman Ipoh Bistari II to enable north-bound vehicles travelling on the expressway to enter Bercham, avoiding the congested Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah (U).

hafidz jon

December 9th, 2011, 12:59 PM

Take the 101 north,405 north then 5 south get off, exit 23 east!Does that make sense?I think its simple and straight to the point!

if and only if u use gps, or u have printed map direction (with numbering represent to where). if not, u'll end up like those mat salleh, stop at the roadside of motorway... open their very huge map just to see where they are heading. :lol:

erwinkarim

December 9th, 2011, 01:06 PM

Take the 101 north,405 north then 5 south get off, exit 23 east!Does that make sense?I think its simple and straight to the point!

try the us interstate system. they actually make sense...

i prefer this than SUKA, DUKE, PLUS, LATAR, GUTRIE, LPT, KARAK, MRR2, LEKAS, SILK, ELITE, LDP,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Us_interstate_system#Numbering_system

dengilo

December 9th, 2011, 03:04 PM

try the us interstate system. they actually make sense...

i prefer this than SUKA, DUKE, PLUS, LATAR, GUTRIE, LPT, KARAK, MRR2, LEKAS, SILK, ELITE, LDP,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Us_interstate_system#Numbering_system

It is !:lol:I basically told someone how to get to sun valley from hollywood!:nuts:(agak agaklah):)

Khaw

December 9th, 2011, 06:18 PM

:nuts: about time to use something like M1, M2 etc? I'm dizzy already...

if to be continued like this, future highways will be named as SUKA, DUKA, LUKA, JEJAK KASIH... isk isk isk

Clearly, the government has an obsession with alphabet soup...they come up with acronyms for everything. Very creative!

bukhrin

December 9th, 2011, 06:34 PM

Clearly, the government has an obsession with alphabet soup...they come up with acronyms for everything. Very creative!

Hmmmmm, I thought all Malaysian Expressways are assigned their own unique E-codes by LLM all this while. And the same E-codes are use to assign Exit ID unique in that expressway.

E1/E2, Plus Highway
E9 - Besraya
E10 - NPE
E21 - For LEKAS

Khaw

December 10th, 2011, 12:00 PM

Even with names/acronyms like Besraya, LEKAS, etc. it is still hard for most people to relate to...worse for out-of-towners. Years ago, they used to make sense like Karak Hwy (to Karak of course), KL-Seremban Hwy (you know it...to Seremban), etc. After handing all construction to the operators, the madness began (with PLUS) and it snowballed from there. As someone said, the system employed in the US is easy and makes sense...as in Santa Ana Fwy, Long Beach Fwy, etc. Or if that's too wordy, then we say "5 Fwy" as for Interstate 5, etc.

daeng_jal

December 12th, 2011, 10:45 AM

the problem is they call it SUKA, DUKA, LAYAR LARA but on the signboard siply write E11,E2,E22. confuse

just follow our neigbourlah.. i dont know how ayer rajah expressway become A.K.E but at least i know, they put on the signboard A.K.E turn left.

but i don't mind lah, google map and papago give turn to turn voice navigation for free..the cheapest android phone is like 400buck,

sapphire blue

December 20th, 2011, 11:03 AM

LPT

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/1136/ne071p.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/703/ne071p.jpg/)

http://gambargambarpelik.blogspot.com/2011/08/laluan-lpt2-sudah-dibuka.html

nazrey

December 25th, 2011, 08:35 AM

PLUS HQ

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/6606/50380700.jpg
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/50380700

acela

January 1st, 2012, 12:37 PM

Any updates/pics on the Shamelin Expressway?

kl 2020 ideas

January 3rd, 2012, 09:55 AM

TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2012

KLORR - Seven days left to view report on expressway
PETALING JAYA:
The public has seven days left to review the detailed Environmental Impact Assessment (DEIA) report on the proposed 35.5km East Klang Valley Expressway (EKVE).

EKVE, which is the eastern and final uncompleted route of the Kuala Lumpur Outer Ring Road, would link the Kajang Silk Expressway and the Karak Expressway.

The EKVE would provide a by-pass route and enable motorists from the southern part of the Klang Valley such as from Cheras, Bangi and Subang to travel to Selayang and Gombak and vice versa without having to go through the city centre.

It would also serve as a bypass route around Kuala Lumpur for inter-regional traffic from the Karak Highway, according to the executive summary of the DEIA.

There would be six interchanges – Sungai Long, Bukit Mah*kota Cheras, Hulu Langat, Am*pang, Ukay Perdana and IIUM (Inter*national Islamic University Malaysia).

The report said 214.7ha of forest reserves would be affected along the corridor of the project, namely the Hulu Gombak, Ampang and Hulu Langat Forest Reserve.

The report noted that wildlife movement and roaming habitat could be affected and outlined measures to minimise the impact.

The report, prepared by EKVE Sdn Bhd’s consultant, can be viewed at the National Library, the Department of Envi*ronment’s (DOE) office in Putrajaya, state offices and the Ampang Jaya, Kajang and Selayang municipal councils.

The public should forward their written comments to DOE by Jan 23.

Skyprince

January 3rd, 2012, 10:07 AM

Khaw

January 3rd, 2012, 11:43 AM

No, the Malaysian system is better. LEKAS, KESAS, ELITE, are all easier to remember/relate to than E1, E25 etc

The system as it is makes no intuitive sense...it is associated with the concessionaires rather than where the expressway takes you. The alphanumeric convention (E-whatever) is also non-systematic...that we can agree. If you read what I said carefully, I never said this alphanumeric convention as used in Malaysia is a better way (it was others who stated that), but it sure works extremely well in the US (the interstate highway system).

On the other hand, I believe SAE works better than KESAS, etc. etc. because it points to Shah Alam rather than asking yourself WTF is KESAS! Heck, even locals find this convention absolutely confusing...let alone tourists!

johan is

January 3rd, 2012, 04:03 PM

No, the Malaysian system is better. LEKAS, KESAS, ELITE, are all easier to remember/relate to than E1, E25 etc

simple n easy to remember

dengilo

January 3rd, 2012, 11:45 PM

:)Khaw in plain simple english tell us how to get to hollywood bowl from disneyland via the freeways.Skyprince do the same by telling us how to get to mount kiara from kajang!:)via our highways then we compare.

Khaw

January 4th, 2012, 07:57 AM

Hey man, you are breaking my b*%#s on this one...haven't you heard of Google :-)

You know what...been here so long and still haven't been to Hollywood Bowl, but I would use this route:
1) take katella avenue (go east)
2) take ramp onto 5 freeway north
3) switch to 101 freeway north
4) exit from 101 on highland avenue and...walla...you are there!

About 45 miles in 4 easy steps...even for a megalopolis like LA.

Numbers are easy! I have driven thousands of miles across Europe, US, England...and no problems. Only the Malaysian highways make me hesitate and wonder if I go the correct direction generally...by then I missed the ramp already.

dengilo

January 4th, 2012, 08:48 AM

There u go! thats simple enough!Thanks dude:lol:

daeng_jal

January 4th, 2012, 11:49 AM

sc4

January 4th, 2012, 02:04 PM

I prefer names too, not numbers. With names, it tells you the places where the highway links.....

Skyprince

January 4th, 2012, 03:21 PM

kajang to mount kiara ke?

bkn straight jer don't belok2 smpi jumpe DUKE msk kiri
tegak kt DUKE,lpstu sampai lah..

personally, numbers for me are confusing,as long as my brain can desifer what duke,suke,kaseh,kesas mean..i can get to it easy..the problem in malaysia is signboard says E2, and a hell lot of people don't know that E2 mean NSE south bound..should do it like singapore though..they say turn left to AKE..

Indeed.

Try Shah Alam to Kajang ..there are 2 ways

1) Follow LEKAS, then turn left into KESAS then KESAS suddenly becomes MRR2 , then exit into Cheras-Kajang Highway . Then just straight to Kajang

2) Follow LEKAS, then turn left into KESAS , then exit at Seafield Interchange into ELITE, then exit at Bandar Saujana Putra Interchange into SKVE , then just straight into Kajang

dengilo

January 4th, 2012, 04:09 PM

Fair enough if thats what make u guys comfortable with:)Another thing what happen too North ,South,East ,West when it comes to direction here?:nuts:

Arkdriver

January 5th, 2012, 04:25 AM

I prefer names. Drove in Europe too, end up i just look for signboard to the place i wanna go. I dont care about which highway or freeway. Can't even tell you which one i was driving on too..

TWK90

January 5th, 2012, 04:38 AM

Most Malaysians are familiar with motorway names instead of refering our motorways as "E1", "E2" etc.

Khaw

January 5th, 2012, 07:15 AM

Indeed.

Try Shah Alam to Kajang ..there are 2 ways

1) Follow LEKAS, then turn left into KESAS then KESAS suddenly becomes MRR2 , then exit into Cheras-Kajang Highway . Then just straight to Kajang

2) Follow LEKAS, then turn left into KESAS , then exit at Seafield Interchange into ELITE, then exit at Bandar Saujana Putra Interchange into SKVE , then just straight into Kajang

What I am saying all along is...try telling the above to an out-of-towner, tourist or your grandfolks and see where they end up. With that kind of directions, they stand little or zero chance of getting to the destination.

Like I said, I don't mind names...but the name has to INTUITIVE...and should have RELEVANCE to the place the highway leads to. Not KESAS, Besraya, PLUS, etc, etc.

No other country gives so much advertisement or credit to highway operators in this world except Malaysia...period.

Instead of KESAS, use SAE for shah alam expwy, etc. For non-locals and the directional-challenged, this at least helps in Giving them a sense of direction..."aha, SAE must be to shah alam then...let's take it" rather than "KESAS??? No idealah...pi mana jalan itu?"

LDP, DUKE, NSE makes perfect sense and I am OK with this as well as the number system -- yes, I prefer names this way...like the way in Singapore.

It's all personal preferences.

Khaw

January 5th, 2012, 07:36 AM

Most Malaysians are familiar with motorway names instead of refering our motorways as "E1", "E2" etc.

But if they are not exposed to another system that makes more sense, then of course your statement is true. It's like raising a kid...or trying to teach an old dog new tricks (just a saying)...it's difficult to change a old habit!

And another saying goes like this: You don't know what you don't know! Unless you have experienced what is available out there.

daeng_jal

January 5th, 2012, 07:42 AM

ok lah name
KESAS some say kelang Shah Alam
KASEH man kajang seremban expressway
SILK sistem lingkaran kajang
AKLEH ampang kuala lumpur elevated expressway
SPRINT sistem penyuraian integrasi kuala lumpur barat
PLUS projek lebuhraya utara selatan

bad name
MEX
besraya
grand saga

dengilo

January 5th, 2012, 09:29 AM

sc4

January 5th, 2012, 06:38 PM

What I am saying all along is...try telling the above to an out-of-towner, tourist or your grandfolks and see where they end up. With that kind of directions, they stand little or zero chance of getting to the destination.

Like I said, I don't mind names...but the name has to INTUITIVE...and should have RELEVANCE to the place the highway leads to. Not KESAS, Besraya, PLUS, etc, etc.

No other country gives so much advertisement or credit to highway operators in this world except Malaysia...period.

Instead of KESAS, use SAE for shah alam expwy, etc. For non-locals and the directional-challenged, this at least helps in Giving them a sense of direction..."aha, SAE must be to shah alam then...let's take it" rather than "KESAS??? No idealah...pi mana jalan itu?"

LDP, DUKE, NSE makes perfect sense and I am OK with this as well as the number system -- yes, I prefer names this way...like the way in Singapore.

It's all personal preferences.

SAE?? Shah Alam Expressway??? Where does it lead too...even within S.Alam itself it has numerous highways. The naming convention makes sense....KESAS (Klang-Shah Alam connection, with exits along the stretches), LKSA (Kemuning-Shah Alam connection, with exits along the stretches). What is so difficult??? It shows you the connection of the places being made...I'm sure even out-of-towners and foreigners would understand. They just need to know where they are heading to and from where.....If they don't, we just need to tell them the highway numbers and exit numbers, which are labelled anyways....

Anyway its redundant, with GPS being so common now, everything is made so much easier....numbers or no numbers

Khaw

January 6th, 2012, 03:19 AM

SAE?? Shah Alam Expressway??? Where does it lead too...even within S.Alam itself it has numerous highways. The naming convention makes sense....KESAS (Klang-Shah Alam connection, with exits along the stretches), LKSA (Kemuning-Shah Alam connection, with exits along the stretches). What is so difficult??? It shows you the connection of the places being made...I'm sure even out-of-towners and foreigners would understand. They just need to know where they are heading to and from where.....If they don't, we just need to tell them the highway numbers and exit numbers, which are labelled anyways....

Anyway its redundant, with GPS being so common now, everything is made so much easier....numbers or no numbers

It leads to Shah alam of course, in a general sense as the name implies. Haha...."just tell them the route number and exit number"...huh??? Exactly my point if you care to read what I said with care before getting defensive. If you know there is a good chance they might not understand KESAS, LAKSA, SPRINT (this is another violator), DICK, then give them the numbers to begin with and save everyone time, energy and money!

Khaw

January 6th, 2012, 03:41 AM

:lol:I agree.I really think it should be a simple system straight to the point!But then again in the states they dont have as many GLC, cronies operating the freeways system:)Like they do here!:bash:

You said it...too many concessionaires...all connected to the higher-ups getting huge contracts at the expense of the public and taxpayers. Yet, the taxpayers have to pay more to use the roads. And the worst part is they get to name the highways after themselves instead of giving proper names that identify a city or landmark.

I have tried making my point. If someone doesn't get it, why waste time explaining further? They can do whatever they like!

:-)

nazrey

January 9th, 2012, 05:58 AM

PLUS to issue RM30.6b sukuk
By Ooi Tee Ching Published: 2012/01/09

http://www.btimes.com.my/articles/20120109002627/pix_middle

Proceeds from the sukuk issuance will go to part-finance the purchase of assets, liabilities, businesses, undertakings and rights of the five toll concessions

Projek Lebuhraya Usahasama Bhd (PLUS) is set to issue RM30.6 billion sukuk – the world’s largest and Malaysia’s single largest bond issuance to date.

Scheduled for January 12, the issuance follows the privatisation and restructuring of toll concessions under PLUS Expressways Bhd, including the Penang Bridge.

READ MORE: http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/20120109002627/Article/index_html

Hezery99

January 9th, 2012, 05:21 PM

But if they are not exposed to another system that makes more sense, then of course your statement is true. It's like raising a kid...or trying to teach an old dog new tricks (just a saying)...it's difficult to change a old habit!

And another saying goes like this: You don't know what you don't know! Unless you have experienced what is available out there.

The mass media is actually the real culprit for not "educating" Malaysians to use the national highway numbering system. The system has been there since 1989, but the sad truth is that the media very seldom apply the system except for traffic reports by some private radio stations. They tend to use road names, which can be confusing, rather than highway numbers. For instance, there are many highways out there named Jalan Tun Razak other than the portion of the KL Middle Ring Road 1, like the one in Johor Bahru (part of Skudai Highway FT1) and Melaka (the FT191 section of Lebuh AMJ). KL is much worse than any other places in Malaysia, because the signboards only include expressway shields and very few signboards do include federal highway shields.

I have once experienced when making a police report about an accident on a road at my hometown in Segamat, Johor last year and I was surprised to find out that even the cops didn't know the whereabouts of the accident when I used the highway number; they could only get it when I used the road name. During that report, they did not know where the Federal Route 1 was, but they could only get it when I paraphrased it as Jalan Buloh Kasap Route 1.

sam79

January 10th, 2012, 01:32 PM

Besraya Extension Expressway

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7006/6672371753_8998c1ae28_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58408674@N07/6672371753/)
IMG_5161 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58408674@N07/6672371753/) by suff79 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58408674@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6672376269_7d02f9b1f0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58408674@N07/6672376269/)
IMG_5162 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58408674@N07/6672376269/) by suff79 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58408674@N07/), on Flickr

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IMG_5163 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58408674@N07/6672381325/) by suff79 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58408674@N07/), on Flickr

dengilo

January 10th, 2012, 03:35 PM

I have still not seen a complete preposed route map for this highway!What the big rahsia?
I do not like the idea of it being linked to the MRR2 via pandan jaya just as JKR just completed the single most expansive U turn in the world!All its doing when its ready is simply transferring traffic from jalan istana to the MRR2 by the volume load just as they just solved the bottleneck problem on the MRR2 at pandan indah!Well done IJM and LLM:bash:

alifdalya

January 10th, 2012, 04:21 PM

The year 2012 would be prove to be the year of the expressways in the Klang Valley, with numerous projects in the pipeline (source: Selangor Times). Seems that Selangor govt has more or less approved the projects in principle (except for Duke extension) :

Under Construction:

Besraya Extension Expressway (BEE) - Under Construction
- To link Jalan Istana (west), Besraya (South) and MRR2 at Pandan Indah (East)
- Link to EIA report on BEE (http://gis.doe.gov.my/eia2/Upload_folder/Ex_Sum/Besraya-ES.pdf)
- Alignment map: http://www.flickr.com/photos/73998025@N05/6673172953/in/photostream

Various phases of planning:

West Coast Expressway:
- 340 km highway from Banting to Taiping (parallel to PLUS)
- Cost RM 6.5 billion
- Land acquisition stage completed, construction to start soon

DUKE Extension:
- A 9 km extension from Jalan Gombak to Jalan Tun Razak
- A 5 km extension from Segambut to Sungai Buloh
- A 5 km extension to an unspecified new development in KL
- These projects are costing RM 1.39 b, with Govt said to be agreeing to a 30 year extension of the concession to 2069

East Klang Valley Expressway (EKVE)
- Part of the KL Outer Ring Road
- Linking Karak Highway near UIA to Kajang SILK near Sg. Long
- Interchanges at UIA, Ukay Perdana, Ampang, Hulu Langat, Bdr Mahkota Cheras and Sg. Long
- 200 m tunnel under quartz ridge
- Public viewing of EIA report was held recently (Link to EIA report) (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=12&ved=0CCsQFjABOAo&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.doe.gov.my%2Fportal%2Fannouncemenment-to-public%2Fdetailed-eia-proposed-east-klang-valley-expressway-kuala-lumpur-outer-ring-road-eastern-route-by-ekve-sdn-bhd%2F&ei=mVMMT9TZJsXUrQea3pGkBA&usg=AFQjCNH1FbrX-Okc2Vox9_Wa6J5bi4bb7w&sig2=EXLCu35fxNCn4qO5b8rizg)
- Alignment map: http://www.flickr.com/photos/73998025@N05/6673132479/in/photostream
- KLORR map: http://www.flickr.com/photos/73998025@N05/6673131977/in/photostream

Sri Petaling - Ulu Klang Expressway (SUKE):
- To link DUKE highway in the north and KESAS at south
- To act as parallel highway to MRR2 from Ulu Kelang to Sri Petaling
- The alignment will go through Taman Connaught, Cheras Hartamas, and Taman Putra, mainly through forest reserves
- Works Minister is quoted as saying that this project is needed to alleviate traffic from MRR2
- Costs RM 4.5 billion, with Govt footing 20% of the bill
- Alignment map: http://www.flickr.com/photos/73998025@N05/6673131585/in/photostream

Damansara Shah Alam Expressway (DASH) / New North Klang Valley Expressway (NNKVE)
- To provide direct access from Penchala Link to Puncak Alam
- Will go through Mutiara Damansara / Damansara Perdana and Kota Damansara
- The proposal is currently being opposed by residents in Mutiara Damansara

Serdang-Kinrara-Putrajaya (SKIP) Expressway
- To link Bandar Kinrara 6 to Besraya at Serdang (westwards) and SKVE near Sierra 16 (southwards)
- Objective is to alleviate traffic from LDP (IOI to Sierra 16) and Sri Kembangan town

Err, all the maps are not appearing... can anybody tell me why linking to my picasa or flickr account is not effective? Thanks a lot

daeng_jal

January 10th, 2012, 06:10 PM

So the missing link to complete the ORR will be the rawang bypass to link latar with ekve..

This one supposed to be PFI project.really cool also as it mostly elevated..no toll as gomen pay u monthly..so i u have the money or know someone's that does..head to a (RM)rosmah mansur near u..

sam79

January 14th, 2012, 08:26 AM

History of Karak Highway

Taken from http://blogjalanraya.blogspot.com/2011/12/sejarah-awal-lebuhraya-karak-ft2-karak.html

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7007/6693662341_4dfa1b9ee8.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58408674@N07/6693662341/)
terowong_5 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58408674@N07/6693662341/) by suff79 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58408674@N07/), on Flickr

Sejarah awal Lebuhraya Karak FT2 / Karak Expressway FT2 early history
Salam sejahtera,

Sudah lama saya tidak menulis di blog ini. Kali ini saya mahu membawakan sesuatu yang menarik yang sukar diperolehi dari mana-mana sumber sejarah, iaitu berkenaan pembukaan Lebuhraya Karak FT2 pada 7 Januari 1978. Terima kasih kepada Blues Riders kerana memberikan satu informasi menarik untuk dikongsi bersama.

Sebagaimana yang kita semua sedia maklum, Lebuhraya Karak asalnya merupakan lebuh raya dua lorong bertol dengan kawalan masuk separa, lebih kurang sama seperti jalan raya biasa. Namun, kos pembinaan lebuh raya tersebut dianggap tinggi tatkala Malaysia masih lagi sebuah negara pertanian dengan kadar pertumbuhan ekonomi yang agak rendah. Ia ditambah lagi dengan pembinaan Terowong Genting Sempah yang merupakan terowong jalan raya pertama di Malaysia. Itulah sebabnya Lebuhraya Karak dikenakan tol walaupun ia sekadar jalan raya 2 lorong biasa.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6693662227_53ca694544.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58408674@N07/6693662227/)
terowong_1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58408674@N07/6693662227/) by suff79 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58408674@N07/), on Flickr
Pada pertengahan 1990an, Lebuhraya Karak dinaik taraf dengan membina satu lagi laluan bersebelahan di samping membina beberapa persimpangan bertingkat untuk menjadikannya sebuah lebuh raya ekspres penuh dengan kawalan masuk penuh berbanding dahulu. Lebuhraya Karak kini diberikan kod laluan E8 yang juga dikongsi dengan Lebuhraya Pantai Timur yang dibina beberapa tahun kemudian. Kedua-dua lebuh raya itu diselenggara oleh MTD Prime.

Tanpa membuang masa, kita saksikan dulu catatan sejarah pembinaan Lebuhraya Karak KT2 ini.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6693662129_9a73da55a3.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58408674@N07/6693662129/)
terowong_3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58408674@N07/6693662129/) by suff79 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58408674@N07/), on Flickr

Mungkin ramai di antara pengguna Lebuh Raya Kuala Lumpur - Karak yang sering melalui terowong ini tanpa mengetahui kisah sejarahnya. Marilah kita imbau kembali kenangan kira-kira 33 tahun yang lalu mengenai terowong yang pernah mencatat sejarah sebagai sebuah terowong lebuh raya pertama di Malaysia.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7023/6693661991_4886c220bf.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58408674@N07/6693661991/)
terowong_4 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58408674@N07/6693661991/) by suff79 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58408674@N07/), on Flickr

Pembukaan terowong dan sebahagian lebuh raya baharu Kuala Lumpur - Karak ini kepada lalu lintas telah disempurnakan oleh YB Datuk Haji Abdul Ghani Gilong, Menteri Kerjaraya Dan Kemudahan-Kemudahan Awam pada 07.01.1978 tatkala Bro Alan yang tinggal di Bentong masih belum lagi dilahirkan ke dunia ini.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7020/6693661835_a6b6db3008.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58408674@N07/6693661835/)
terowong_6 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58408674@N07/6693661835/) by suff79 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58408674@N07/), on Flickr
Terowong jalan raya yang pertama di Malaysia ini terletak di genting Sempah, panjangnya kira-kira 3 000 kaki, ditebuk di tengah-tengah bukit dan hutan yang melintasi sempada negeri Selangor dan negeri Pahang berdekatan dengan persimpangan jalan lama ke Genting Highlands. Tingginya ialah kira-kira 2 000 kaki dari paras laut.

Tinggi terowong ialah 26 kaki dan lebarnya 32 kaki. Di sepanjang terowong diterangi oleh lampu-lampu berwarna merah muda dan sekiranya bekalan elektrik terputus, stanby generator akan bertugas secara otomatik.

YB Datuk Haji Abdul Ghani Gilong, Menteri Kerjaraya Dan Kemudahan-Kemudahan Awam sedang melihat sendiri Bilik Gerakan pemantauan terowong.

Para pengguna terowong ini tidak akan menghirup udara yang beracun seperti gas carbon monoxide atau gas-gas kotor yang lain kerana satu sistem di mana udara bersih dimasukkan ke dalam dan udara kotor dikeluarkan ada disediakan.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7157/6693661715_efb2f67b9b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58408674@N07/6693661715/)
terowong_2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58408674@N07/6693661715/) by suff79 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58408674@N07/), on Flickr
Selain dari itu, sistem mencegah dan memadam kebakaran juga dilengkapkan. Perkhidmatan telefon dan lain-lain kemudahan juga disediakan. Tanda-tanda isyarat lalu lintas dan kawalan yang cukup di dalam terowong disediakan dan sebagai tambahan sebuah sistem kawalan melalui televisyen (CCTV) telah dipasang dengan menggunakan dua buah kemera.

Telefon darurat untuk menghubungi pengawal-pengawal terowong juga turut disediakan. Kakitangan JKR bertugas secara 24 jam di bangunan terowong itu dan sekiranya berlaku kecemasan seperti kemalangan atau kebakaran, pengguna-pengguna terowong adalah diminta menghubungi mereka dengan menggunakan telefon-telefon yang disediakan di sepanjang terowong itu.

Dengan terbukanya terowong lebuh raya ini yang serba indah dan lengkap di Batu 23 jalan Kuala Lumpur - Bentong dan sebahagian jalan baharu, maka pengguna-pengguna jalan raya dari Batu 11 (Mimaland) hingga ke Batu 28, akan mengalami dan merasai satu perubahan yang sungguh selesa dan menyenangkan.

Mereka tidak lagi mengikuti jalan yang berbengkang-bengkok, tidak lagi menemui selekoh-selekoh yang merbahaya, pendeknya tidak lagi melalui jalan yang berliku atau berkelok-kelok.

Jalan raya dari Batu 11 dan Batu 28 dengan terowong yang terpanjang terletak di Batu 23, Genting Sempah, merupakan sebahagian dari rancangan kerajaan meningkatkan keadaan jalan raya di antara Kuala Lumpur dengan Karak.

Sebahagian daripada lebuh raya baharu Kuala Lumpur - Karak yang telah dibuka kepada pengguna jalan raya.

Projek lebuh raya Kuala Lumpur - Karak ini bermula di Batu 3, Jalan Pahang Kuala Lumpur hinggalah ke batu 54 di pekan Karak. Sungguhpun jarak lebuh raya baharu ini hanya dapat dikurangkan sejauh tujuh batu sahaja, namun perjalanan di lebuh raya baharu ini akan dapat dikurangkan sebanyak 45 minit dan dalam keadaan yang lebih selamat dan lebih selesa.

Pembukaan jalan dari Batu 11 hingga ke Batu 28 yang termasuk di dalam rancangan Seksyen 1, 2 dan 3 kini telah memendekkan jarak perjalanan kira-kira 41/2 batu dan masa perjalanan dapat dikurangkan kira-kira 25 minit.

Bagaimanapun, kerana jalan raya itu ditebuk dan dibina di tengah-tengah bukit dan hutan belantara tebal, maka tentulah terdapat juga sedikit selekoh yang tajam dan pendakian bukit yang curam. Namun demikian jumlah selekoh dan pendakian yang begini telah dapat diminimumkan.

Tanda-tanda jalan, jalur pemisahan, kerlipan batu-batu isyarat di malam hari dan lain-lain tanda disediakan dengan secukupnya untuk memberi amaran kepada pemandu-pemandu. Lorong tambahan ada disediakan ketika mendaki bukit-bukit yang tinggi.

Pintu masuk terowong dari Negeri Pahang ke Kuala Lumpur. Kelihatan juga sebuah bas berwarna putih itu yang jika di zoom, jelas tertulis perkataan "Mara Ekspress".

Dengan keadaan ini maka para pengguna akan dapat memandu dengan lebih selesa, lebih cepat dan lebih selamat pada kelajuan 40 hingga 50 batu sejam.

Pemandu-pemandu kenderaan berat adalah dinasihatkan supaya mematuhi isyarat-isyarat lorong mendaki dan terus menggunakan lorong mendaki tambahan dengan seberapa segera dan pengguna-pengguna jalan yang lain haruslah berjaga-jaga sewaktu melalui tanda-tanda ini kerana kemungkinan pemandu-pemandu kenderaan berat akan mengambil semula lorong biasa mereka apabila saja mereka selesai menggunakan lorong tambahan tadi. Oleh itu, memotong pada tempat-tempat ini adalah tidak digalakkan dan merbahaya.

Tegasnya, lebuh raya ini telah dibina dengan mutu kejuruteraan dan keselamatan yang paling tinggi dan sebarang cubaan untuk mencemar mutu ini adalah salah dari segi moral dan salah di sisi undang-undang. hehe..

Jumlah perbelanjaan keseluruhan projek ini adalah dianggarkan sebanyak $160 juta. Ini tremasuklah kos pembinaan, pengambilan balik tanah dan sebagainya.

-Taken from http://blogjalanraya.blogspot.com/2011/12/sejarah-awal-lebuhraya-karak-ft2-karak.html

nategapomu

January 15th, 2012, 03:09 AM

D_Y2k.2^

January 16th, 2012, 04:20 PM

Thx for the info. Nv knew Karak is that old. Always thought Federal came in first then PLUS was the next long distance highway followed by Karak

newmalayan

January 17th, 2012, 08:47 AM

i'm looking forward to use the old road :D although people say it's haunted!

daeng_jal

January 17th, 2012, 09:49 AM

alifdalya

January 17th, 2012, 02:49 PM

^^ Thank you very much, daeng_jal... where did i go wrong? :)

News on NKVE expansion - no mention of expansion of PLUS from Nilai Utara to Seremban?

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v6/newsgeneral.php?id=640645

PLUS To Build Additional Lane On NKVE From Jalan Duta To Shah Alam, Rawang
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 (Bernama) -- In order to reduce traffic congestions along the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE), PLUS Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PLUS) will build an additional lane in both directions from Jalan Duta to Shah Alam and Rawang.

PLUS managing director Datuk Noorizah Abd Hamid said the project, which would see the addition of a fourth lane with a length of 35km, was aimed at providing comfort to the road users, especially during peak hours.

"The project is expected to begin in the second quarter of this year and will take two or three years to be fully completed and opened to the public," she told reporters after launching the travel time advisory in conjunction with the Chinese New Year here.

Noorizah said the land survey work along the route had also reached the final stage, but the total cost for the project had yet to be finalised.

"We are in the final process of acquiring the land and designing the road. We can only finalise the cost and open the tender for the project after that," she added.

-- BERNAMA

daeng_jal

January 17th, 2012, 03:52 PM

^^ u have to play around as flikr seems don't like being link too, has to make sure the file ended up with .jpg

thienzieyung

January 21st, 2012, 02:53 PM

Jalan Lapangan Terbang Subang. Heavy traffic getting on the Federal Highway.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6688975575_052e42177d_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thienzieyung/6688975575

patchay

January 22nd, 2012, 07:19 AM

Drive safely everyone.

My compilation:

The terrible jam heading outside KL as millions of people head back to their hometowns since Friday.

Gong Xi Fa Cai

This is quite bad as parking from a Highway Rest Village overflowed to the north-bound (Penang) of the 966km North-South Expressway Malaysia. Almost every 60km there'll be a rest village.

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/407838_253959088006106_156480584420624_559136_567102227_n.jpg

Motorists heading to the Federal Highway.

http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/8703/6688975575052e42177db.jpg

Pass year pictures:

http://www.demotix.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/large_610x456_scaled/photos/288789.jpg
http://www.demotix.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/large_610x456_scaled/photos/288801.jpg

szehoong

January 22nd, 2012, 07:39 AM

The terrible jam heading outside KL as millions of people head back to their hometowns since Friday.

Gong Xi Fa Cai

Pass year pictures:

http://www.demotix.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/large_610x456_scaled/photos/288789.jpg
http://www.demotix.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/large_610x456_scaled/photos/288801.jpg

^^ These are pictures from the early morning rush hour of Connaught Highway lah. Although they are circulated like wild fires on the Internet but these are not 'balik kampung' pictures. :yes:

dengilo

January 22nd, 2012, 09:13 AM

Thats normal peak rush hour traffic?WTF after all that u guys paid toll for what ahh now?

greater KL

January 22nd, 2012, 10:48 AM

MRT is the solution for this traffic woes...

szehoong

January 22nd, 2012, 06:55 PM

Thats normal peak rush hour traffic?WTF after all that u guys paid toll for what ahh now?

This happens when the toll ceased operations........all now use Connaught Highway :D

zh3n9yin9ji3

January 23rd, 2012, 07:59 AM

MRT is the solution for this traffic woes...

Other than MRT, we need good bus system & network also, to feed the crowd to MRT stations. Our local government also have to make good town planning to have better control on crowd, business and traffic flow....

World 2 World

January 23rd, 2012, 08:01 PM

KL to Ipoh:)
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/2787/img3169wg.jpg

http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/5681/img3163f.jpg

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/6476/img3164m.jpg

http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/6818/img3168k.jpg

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/9573/img3166gb.jpg

Arkdriver

January 25th, 2012, 04:35 PM

600,000 new cars on the road every year. Why i'm not surprised?

alifdalya

January 26th, 2012, 03:18 PM

http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/20120126202645/Article/index_html

KUALA LUMPUR: West Coast Expressway Sdn Bhd, a 64.2 per cent subsidiary of Kumpulan Europlus Bhd, will undertake the proposed
construction of the West Coast Expressway, estimated to cost RM7.07 billion.

To enhance the viability of the project, the government would grant a Government Support Loan (GSL) of RM2.24 billion, commencing from 2013 at an interest rate of four percent per annum and an interest subsidy, of up to three per cent from commercial loans for 22 years.

In a filing to Bursa Malaysia here today, Kumpulan Europlus said the terms of the GSL and the interest subsidy, would be finalised by West Coast with the Finance Ministry.

It said toll revenue in excess of an agreed traffic volume would be shared on the basis of 70:30 between the government and West Coast till full settlement of the GSL and subsequently 30:70 after the settlement.

As for land acquisition, the cost of up to RM980 million would be borne by the government.

Meanwhile, construction works for the project would be implemented by West Coast through open tender, said Kumpulan Europlus.

The project, which is a build-operate-transfer (BOT) project with a concession period of 60 years, cover a distance of 316 kilometres from Banting in Selangor to Taiping in Perak.

Of the total distance, 224 km will be tolled while 92 km will be
toll-free. - Bernama

tunomura

January 26th, 2012, 10:28 PM

600,000 new cars on the road every year. Why i'm not surprised?

^^Like...if you tend to build more and wider highway but at the same time you forcing people to buy a car by having poor public transport...the same story never gonna be ending...:lol:

ajithv

January 27th, 2012, 10:46 AM

Maju Expressway (MEX)

http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/5595/img2809pb.jpg

http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/7214/img2810y.jpg

ajithv

January 27th, 2012, 10:48 AM

^^

http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/6594/img2812q.jpg

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/7199/img2813m.jpg

ajithv

January 27th, 2012, 10:49 AM

^^

http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/8176/img2814sz.jpg

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/6696/img2816m.jpg

Skyprince

January 27th, 2012, 10:56 AM

^^ Actually thats not Maju Highway but the road out of LCCT

Anyway, welcome to malaysia.. I know ur Keralite guy :cheers:

ajithv

January 27th, 2012, 10:56 AM

^^

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/1032/img2817xz.jpg

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/4374/img2819x.jpg

ajithv

January 27th, 2012, 10:58 AM

^^

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/5585/img2820d.jpg

ajithv

January 27th, 2012, 10:59 AM

^^ Actually thats not Maju Highway but the road out of LCCT
I read the Signboards only..:)

Anyway, welcome to malaysia.. I know ur Keralite guy :cheers:
Thanks....Those snaps were taken in 2009.

ajithv

January 27th, 2012, 11:01 AM

North-South Expressway Central Link

http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/2774/img2822y.jpg

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/6599/img2823ji.jpg

ajithv

January 27th, 2012, 11:03 AM

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/350/img2829ip.jpg

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/8441/img2831yn.jpg

ajithv

January 27th, 2012, 11:05 AM

http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/9903/img2832g.jpg

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/4113/img2837b.jpg

ajithv

January 27th, 2012, 11:06 AM

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/5284/img2841yv.jpg

http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/8992/img2842s.jpg

ajithv

January 27th, 2012, 11:08 AM

http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/6728/img2844v.jpg

http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/4950/img2845c.jpg

sapphire blue

January 31st, 2012, 10:31 AM

Besraya Extension Highway

Taken Today

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dengilo

January 31st, 2012, 03:39 PM

Thanks so much for the photos bro BUT still there is not a single clear map of the actual route of this highway heading towards Ampang or MRR2!

sapphire blue

January 31st, 2012, 06:53 PM

According to the map on EIA report, there will be a ramp at somewhere near tesco right ? But still much confusing on how they will end the route...let's pray hard not another DUKE in the making :nuts:

alifdalya

February 11th, 2012, 02:58 PM

http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2012/2/11/central/10717315&sec=central

Proposed expressway to reduce traffic on MRR2 by 24% and Jln Ampang 36%

FEEDBACK is now being gathered on the proposed Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang Elevated Expressway (Suke) that will connect Sri Petaling and Ulu Kelang at the project’s exhibition in Carrefour Ampang from now until Feb 22. The exhibition is being held from 10am to 7pm until Feb 14 and will move to the Level 4 lobby at Menara MPAJ from Feb 15 to 22 (9.30am to 5pm).
One of the main objectives of the expressway is to provide an alternative route for the MRR2 and lessen traffic congestion that occurs at the Cheras, Pandan Indah and Ampang linkages.

http://starstorage.blob.core.windows.net/archives/2012/2/11/central/m_03longjam.jpg Bad crawl: The MRR2 is known for its massive congestion.

The 31.8km three-lane dual carriageway elevated expressway will also link major highways in the eastern Klang Valley including the Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway (DUKE), Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH), Besraya, KL-Seremban Highway, Cheras-Kajang Highway, Kesas and MRR2.
SUKE will start at Sri Petaling before passing through Sungai Besi, Alam Damai, Cheras-Kajang, Taman Bukit Permai, Taman Putra, Taman Permai Jaya, Taman Dagang Permai, Taman Kosas, Ampang and Taman Hillview and exiting at Ulu Kelang.

There will be 14 interchanges at Sri Petaling, Sungai Besi, Alam Damai, Cheras-Kajang, Taman Bukit Teratai, Taman Putra, Taman Permai, Taman Dagang, Ampang, Taman Hillview and Ulu Kelang.

Three toll plazas will be built along the expressway at Pekan Ampang, Alam Damai and between Taman Bukit Permai 2 and Taman Bukit Segar Jaya.
SUKE will provide a direct link between new growth centres such as Kajang, Segambut and Kepong and save 50 minutes of travel time between the two points on the MRR2 (see map).

Once completed, traffic is expected to reduce on the MRR2 by 24% and Jalan Ampang by 36%.

http://starstorage.blob.core.windows.net/archives/2012/2/11/central/graphic_small1.jpg (http://starstorage.blob.core.windows.net/archives/2012/2/11/central/graphic_big.jpg)

There will also be a public briefing on the project at the Menara MPAJ 5th Floor Auditorium on Feb 18 from 10am to noon.

daeng_jal

February 11th, 2012, 05:31 PM

Sy suka SUKE!!!

dengilo

February 12th, 2012, 12:44 AM

But i am worried!:lol:Any highway that ends up at the MRR2 is a BIG NO NO, i also suspect this will be part of the preposed Outer Ring Road.I want to see a detail map of the highway i am so very curious how it somehow can make its way thru ampang to the MRR2?:nuts:

erwinkarim

February 12th, 2012, 04:06 AM

^^ future or MRR2?

http://bunkerville.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/traffic-jam.jpg

in this one, the lanes near the median are for buses/car-pool

http://purveyorsoftime.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Tr3_37_LowRes.jpg

traffic is not going to be smoother w/ new highways if 600k new cars are added every year.

Khaw

February 12th, 2012, 06:20 AM

foto yang pertama, mana itu?

By the time they are halfway through the construction, a new one is badly needed. It never stops...just a vicious cycle. The auto industry stands to gain. Building a highway is like giving their stock prices a push upwards. Errr, not sure about proton's though...

daeng_jal

February 12th, 2012, 08:50 AM

dengilo

February 12th, 2012, 09:13 AM

http://bunkerville.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/traffic-jam.jpg
The ultimate example that no matter how many additional lanes ,Its never going to be enough!

dcOhiney

February 12th, 2012, 12:03 PM

^^

too photoshoped la

erwinkarim

February 12th, 2012, 02:37 PM

dengilo

February 12th, 2012, 03:28 PM

it's highway 405 in LA. some say it might be photoshopped, but it's not really an exaggeration.

Where exactly on the 405?Or is it the 101/134 transition on the far right could be ventura blvd?

dengilo

February 12th, 2012, 03:39 PM

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Interesting i sure like to see how they will make it work once it reaches ampang towards the MRR2.

dcOhiney

February 12th, 2012, 05:29 PM

Saya SUKE! Very easy for me to go back to my parents house..

lohxy

February 12th, 2012, 05:39 PM

SUKE is a savior to Ampang......

sapphire blue

February 12th, 2012, 05:53 PM

got SUKE, DUKE..whats next ? KEHIDUPAN maybe...SUKE DUKE KEHIDUPAN :lol:

Khaw

February 12th, 2012, 07:39 PM

it's highway 405 in LA. some say it might be photoshopped, but it's not really an exaggeration.

Haha...it's in my backyard and couldn't tell...the 405 Freeway especially around the LAX area is a nightmare.

Khaw

February 12th, 2012, 07:45 PM

Where exactly on the 405?Or is it the 101/134 transition on the far right could be ventura blvd?

You may be right on with the general area you mentioned. It looks like the segment going over Sepulveda Pass, west LA. The road on the right side of the freeway could be Sepulveda Boulevard, which runs parallel to the 405. It was this area affected by the infamous Carmaggedon 6 months ago.

Khaw

February 12th, 2012, 07:48 PM

got SUKE, DUKE..whats next ? KEHIDUPAN maybe...SUKE DUKE KEHIDUPAN :lol:

If the toll cuts deep, call it LUKE :(

dengilo

February 13th, 2012, 12:26 AM

SUKE is a savior to Ampang......

IT can be but after looking at the detailed map of the preposed route i think its next to impossible even if its elevated.The river should be the option without a doubt.The ultimate goal should be linking it to the AKLEH,DUKE and the future ORR just NOT MRR2.

dengilo

February 13th, 2012, 12:31 AM

You may be right on with the general area you mentioned. It looks like the segment going over Sepulveda Pass, west LA. The road on the right side of the freeway could be Sepulveda Boulevard, which runs parallel to the 405. It was this area affected by the infamous Carmaggedon 6 months ago.

I suspect could be there too!The 405 to the 101/170/134 at peak hours its possible then again i am not sure so its goggle map time:lol:

daeng_jal

February 13th, 2012, 03:12 AM

If the toll cuts deep, call it LUKE :(

hahaha..great name bro!!!:lol::lol:

nazrey

February 13th, 2012, 03:27 AM

Five firms keen on building 73km highway
Monday February 13, 2012
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/2/13/nation/10726706&sec=nation#13290998679631&if_height=398

KOTA BARU: The state government has received bids from five companies to undertake the building of the Kota Baru-Kuala Krai highway.

State executive councillor of Economic Planning, Finance and Welfare Datuk Husam Musa said the state’s Technical and Finance committee had made preliminary assessments on the bids and was “confident” with the direction the project.

Husam said the highway, which will span a distance of 73km, would have nine overhead interchanges and two R&R stops.

“It will cost between RM1.5bil to 1.8bil.”

Husam said the highway was a proposal from the Federal Government in its Fifth Malaysia Plan (1986-1990) but it never materialised.

The state government decided to build the highway as a state project last year. The Kota Baru-Kuala Krai stretch is a popular alternative for those travelling to and from the Klang Valley.

nazrey

February 13th, 2012, 03:32 AM

Government committed to rural development
Monday February 13, 2012
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/2/13/nation/10700451&sec=nation#13290999127921&if_height=706

KUALA LUMPUR: The Government, through the Rural and Regional Development Ministry, remains committed in carrying out the initiatives under the GTP’s Rural Basic Infrastructure NKRA, which aims to bring development to the rural and remote areas of the country.

Its Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal said the construction of rural roads, connection of water and electricity supply as well as provision of houses remained the focus of the ministry to look after the well-being of those living in the rural areas.

This year, he said the ministry aimed to construct 1,350km of rural roads nationwide, of which 462km would be built in peninsular Malaysia, 443km in Sarawak and 455km in Sabah.

Shafie said the ministry exceeded its initial targets set last year and expected to accomplish more rural development initiatives this year.

He attributed the success to the teamwork among all related parties at all levels.

He hoped 2012 would bring success to the ministry in terms of gaining the trust of the rural community to champion their welfare.

lohxy

February 13th, 2012, 03:51 AM

If the toll cuts deep, call it LUKE :(

:lol::lol::lol::master:

Skyprince

February 13th, 2012, 03:52 AM

I think LKSA ( Shah Alam -Kemuning ) highway shud be renamed to LAKSA Highway ... haa barulah sedap & senang ingat kann :D

nazrey

February 16th, 2012, 04:57 AM

Kesturi to expand DUKE highway
By DANIEL KHOO Thursday February 16, 2012
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/2/16/business/10744812&sec=business

It’s taking proactive approach to ease traffic congestion

KUALA LUMPUR: Konsortium Lebuhraya Utara-Timur (KL) Sdn Bhd (Kesturi) is planning expansion works on the 18km Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway (DUKE) to ease traffic congestion.

According to sources, the volume of traffic on the highway has already surpassed its daily projection of 110,000 vehicles and the management is taking a proactive approach to ease congestion, especially during peak hours.

“Yes looking at the rush hour traffic congestion, I think there is the need to widen certain parts of this highway. For now, on the planning table is a proposal to expand the ramps at the congested Jalan Kuching/Selayang exit so that traffic can be dispersed more quickly and the highway users will be happier,” said a source privy to this information.

The source added that other ramps along the highway would be similarly expanded but the final decision on the matter would eventually have to be approved by Kesturi managing director Haris Onn Tun Hussein.

“The main highway near these exits will also need to be expanded by at least a lane or two to cater for the increasing number of vehicles using this highway,” the source added.

It is learnt that Kesturi had already spoken to its sub-contractors, and the figure for the project could be up to RM200mil. Another source said that this figure could be “increased or reduced” pending the company's final decision.

Kesturi is owned by Nuzen Corp Sdn Bhd, which in turn is 70% owned by Wira Kristal Sdn Bhd, which is owned in part by Haris, who is Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hussein's youngest brother. Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd owns the rest of the 30% stake in Nuzen.

Ekovest Bhd also has an indirect interest in Kesturi with a RM164mil stake in redeemable preference shares (RPS) and RM35mil worth of junior bonds which had been subscribed to by the company in 2010.

The RPS gives Ekovest the right to a gross dividend rate of 8% per annum with maturity rates of up to 24 years. The junior bonds have a tenure of 19.5 years from the date of issuance with a return rate (coupon) of 11.5% per year and any interest on overdue and payable amounts shall be payable at 1% plus the prescribed coupon of the junior bond.

The highway links the Middle Ring Road 2 in Setiawangsa in the west of the Klang Valley to the North Klang Valley Espressway at Jalan Duta in the east.

patchay

February 17th, 2012, 04:39 AM

Ongoing/To Start Soon:

Besraya Eastern Extension Highway (BEE) from Jalan Istana to Pandan Indah - 12.3km
New Klang Valley Expressway Expansion (NKVE-E) from Jalan Duta to Shah Alam and Rawang - 35km
Central Spine Expressway (CSE) - 390km

Tender Just Awarded:

West Coast Expressway (WCE) - 316km

Planning Stage:

Kuala Lumpur Outer Ring Road (KLORR) - 39.5km
Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) - 31.8km
Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway Extension (DUKE-E) - 19km
Kinrara-Damansara Expressway (KDE) - +18km
Damansara-Shah Alam Expressway (DASH/NNKVE) - +18km
Serdang-Kinrara-Putrajaya Expressway (SKIP) - 17km
East Coast Expressway (ECE/LPT) Phase 3/4 - 441km
Kota Bahru-Kuala Krai Highway - 73km
Segamat-Tangkak-Muar Highway - 63km
Paroi-Senawang-KLIA Expressway
Sungai Juru Expressway in Penang
Kuala Lumpur Arah Serendah Expressway

shadowmoon

February 17th, 2012, 06:15 AM

daeng_jal

February 17th, 2012, 06:24 AM

would love if theres a link between senawang-klia and KASEH, somewhere north of seremban town, then seremban can have their Outer ring road :lol:

Arkdriver

February 17th, 2012, 08:14 AM

Please build it. Because i'm planning to buy a house in Seremban 2. That would greatly reduced travel time to KLIA.

Skyprince

February 17th, 2012, 08:17 AM

tak sabar nak guna Central Spine..pemandangan mesti sgt cantik & penuh menghijau.

daeng_jal

February 17th, 2012, 09:23 AM

Please build it. Because i'm planning to buy a house in Seremban 2. That would greatly reduced travel time to KLIA.

I thought u wannA live in iskandar

Arkdriver

February 17th, 2012, 05:33 PM

I thought u wannA live in iskandar

Only if i continue working in Temasik...but once my contract ends next year i'm planning to come back and work for local airline.

daeng_jal

February 17th, 2012, 07:00 PM

seremban!! the land of pilots!!!

i once were told by a pilot wife bout their persatuan bini pilot ddk umah,xgi kerje main games n gi shopping

Arkdriver

February 18th, 2012, 12:18 PM

If i'm married and stay in Seremban my wife can join the club. Ain't nothing in Seremban but Jusco so save money a lot. Can't imagine staying in Subang. There you have Citta Malls, Subang Parade, Pyramid, Empire. Just to name a few. There goes my whole salary.

Hezery99

February 26th, 2012, 04:49 AM

Planning Stage:

Kuala Lumpur Outer Ring Road (KLORR) - 39.5km
Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) - 31.8km
Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway Extension (DUKE-E) - 19km
Kinrara-Damansara Expressway (KDE) - +18km
Damansara-Shah Alam Expressway (DASH/NNKVE) - +18km
Serdang-Kinrara-Putrajaya Expressway (SKIP) - 17km
East Coast Expressway (ECE/LPT) Phase 3/4 - 441km
Kota Bahru-Kuala Krai Highway - 73km
Segamat-Tangkak-Muar Highway - 63km
Paroi-Senawang-KLIA Expressway
Sungai Juru Expressway in Penang
Kuala Lumpur Arah Serendah Expressway

The Segamat-Muar Highway has already started construction, but it is constructed as an upgrade of the old Federal Route 23 to divided highway / dual-carriageway (similar like Lebuh AMJ) rather than a completely new toll expressway route. Many houses from Kampung Lubok Batu (KM 2) to Kampung Batu Badak (KM 9) has already demolished to make way for the highway construction. Package 1 in Segamat is constructed first before other stretches, and the highway is set to be completed in November 2013.

dengilo

February 26th, 2012, 10:52 AM

I was at the public hearing for the SUKE at MPAJ.Out of 350 people there i dont see a single person is in favour for that highway unless Prolintas can actually solve the mess on the MRR2:lol:The poor chap had to remind us again and again that this highway is still in early planing stage!:ohno:Semua boleh kow tim once they start!:)Yeah right!

Hezery99

February 26th, 2012, 02:45 PM

Of course la semua orang tak suka alignment highway SUKE tu. As you can see, many new planned highways seem to be designed to dump the traffic to the already-congested MRR2 FT28. It is like repeating the failures of numerous expressways to relieve the traffic at the Federal Highway but rather creating new jams. Furthermore, some expressways like LDP E11 NEVER follow the design standard by having partial access control instead of the supposed-to-be full access control. No wonder LDP is always jammed like hell and yet local residents especially Puchong residents may have to burn their pockets just to visit the nearby neighbourhood!

dengilo

February 27th, 2012, 12:11 AM

Ur right!I suspect before this most of the public hearings people dont bother going except for those greedy property speculators.LLM is a joke not a word from them.Who in the right mind would dump traffic from 3 highways into the MRR2 in that area in the first place?One thing for sure if they follow the international highway standards most of these instant less than 30km highways in the klang valley wont be around!

Hezery99

February 27th, 2012, 05:44 AM

You're totally right. Those greedy property speculators will totally agree no matter how absurd the alignment is, because all they know is when houses are build next to the expressways, then the land value will soar kaw-kaw. They never even bother to note that expressways are not meant to build next to houses. That's why some expressways like LDP, Sprint and NPE are nothing more than a sick joke, because these expressways never follow international standards.

tomkat

February 27th, 2012, 06:30 AM

Why blaming the property speculator? Should put some blame on the buyers too. Why do they not do their own study first? In the western world, property next to a highway do not normally fetch high value.

dengilo

February 27th, 2012, 08:28 AM

Thats true too! Who in the right mind would want to live right next to a highway?Oh ya i forgot those folks at Mount Kiara doesnt seem to mind ha:)

nazrey

February 29th, 2012, 03:16 PM

nazrey

March 1st, 2012, 07:59 AM

PLUS (Projek Lebuhraya Utara Selatan)
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sam79

March 1st, 2012, 05:17 PM

:cheers:

PM: 2 tolls along Cheras - Kajang highway to be abolished midnight

KUALA LUMPUR: The RM1 toll at the Batu 9 Cheras - Kajang Highway heading to Kuala Lumpur and the 90sen toll at Batu 11 heading to Kajang will be abolished from midnight Thursday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced.

He said that the abolishing of the toll would half the toll cost for the 120,000 commuters using the Grand Saga Cheras-Kajang Highway daily.

"This has been championed for by the Barisan Nasional (BN) government since 2009 and today the government has made it a reality," he said after performing the groundbreaking ceremony for the Sekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan (SRJK) Cina Bandar Sungai Long project here.

At the function, the prime minister also handed over a cheque for RM4.5 million to assist in defraying the cost of building the school.

The school which will be built on a 2.4 hectare site will have 36 classrooms and be able to accommodate 1,500 pupils.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/3/1/nation/20120301183532&sec=nation

nazrey

March 3rd, 2012, 04:01 PM

Government allocates RM14.5 mln to upgrade Pan Borneo Miri-Bintulu highway
Posted on March 3, 2012, Saturday
http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/03/03/government-allocates-rm14-5-mln-to-upgrade-pan-borneo-miri-bintulu-highway/

MIRI: The government has approved a total of RM14.5 million in grants to upgrade a 1.4km stretch of road along the Pan Borneo Miri-Bintulu highway to benefit the many road users who use it daily.

Lambir assemblyman Ripin Lamat said the road-upgrading project would be done in two phases.

“The first phase of the road project is to upgrade the critical part of the uneven road in front of the Miri Northern Region Water Board (LAKU), involving 310 metres of road with a cost of RM3.2million,” he said, yesterday.
Ripin added that the first phase is to commence this month and is scheduled to complete in four months time.

“The uneven road has been highlighted by the public, particularly from the nearby community for more than 10 years ago and when the road upgrading work is completed, I believe it will bring great relief to the people,” he said.
Meanwhile, the second phase of the road-upgrading project is yet to be announced.

At the same time, Ripin advised road users to be extra cautious when using the affected road especially during the upgrading period.

He said this during a handing over of Minor Rural Project grants to four associations at the Miri Malay Association’s building.

The recipients were Jatti Meirek Association, Miri Melanau Association (PMM), Miri Malay Association and Iban Community Leaders Association.

Also present at the event were Miri Iban community leader Pemanca Wilson Siang Lim, Penghulu Randi Elon, Village Chief Nuja Tinsui and PMM president Datuk Wan Morshidi Tuanku Abdul Rahman.

tuan_wu

March 9th, 2012, 02:37 PM

ECE 2nd Phase

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http://pakej6.blogspot.com/2012/03/kemajuan-februari-2012.html

tuan_wu

March 9th, 2012, 02:39 PM

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http://pakej6.blogspot.com/2012/03/kemajuan-februari-2012.html

tuan_wu

March 9th, 2012, 02:46 PM

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tuan_wu

March 9th, 2012, 02:51 PM

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http://pakej6.blogspot.com/2012/03/kemajuan-februari-2012.html

nazrey

March 10th, 2012, 11:36 AM

PM: RM150mil to expand Pasir Gudang Highway
Updated: Saturday March 10, 2012 MYT 1:44:43 PM
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/3/10/nation/20120310125401&sec=nation

JOHOR BARU: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced on Saturday a RM150mil allocation to upgrade the Pasir Gudang Highway here.

Najib who delivered the good news at a meeting with local residents in Taman Setia Indah here, said the upgrade would turn the existing four-lane highway into a six-lane highway.

"The project will start with Phase 1 involving involving the route from the Kankar Tebrau junction to the Plentong junction, a distance of eight kilometres," he said.

Also present were Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman, MCA president Datuk Seri Chua Soi Lek, Puteri Wangsa assemblyman Datuk Abdul Halim Sulaiman and Tebrau assemblyman Datuk Maulizan Bujang.

The prime minister said the project was further proof that the government always listened to the aspirations of the people.

Earlier, on arrival at the house estate, the prime minister did a "cycle-about" together with the residents of various races at its recreational area.

Thereafter, Najib made walkabouts around the shoplots, food court and wet market in Taman Setia Indah to mingle with the people before holding a meeting with members of the local community.

At the gathering, the prime minister announced a RM2.735 million allocation to revive an abandoned housing project consisting of 316 units. The project had been abandoned since 2008.

He also announced a RM2 million allocation to build a mosque for Taman Puteri Wangsa and RM2 million for building an adidtional four-storey classroom block for Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina Foon Yew in Taman Mount Austin in here.

He also presented 5A notices (landowners' titles) to 297 residents of Kampung Baru Ban Foo, Kampung Sungai Penderam and Kampung Pasir Putih.

All the three vilagges are in the Tebrau parliamentary consituency. - Bernama

sapphire blue

March 11th, 2012, 09:42 AM

BEE

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nazrey

March 13th, 2012, 05:38 PM

IJM buying 20pc of West Coast Expressway
Published: 2012/03/13
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/20120313194645/Article/index_html#ixzz1p0mgQ2jX

KUALA LUMPUR: Road Builder (M) Holdings Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IJM Corporation Bhd (IJM), is acquiring a 20 per cent interest in West Coast Expressway Sdn Bhd (WCE) for RM6,753,903.

In a statement, IJM said Road Builder today entered into a
Share Sale and Purchase Agreement with Prominent Xtreme Sdn Bhd (PXSB) to purchase from the latter a total of 5,809,809 ordinary shares of RM1 each in WCE representing the 20 per cent equity.

WCE on January 26 had received an approval letter from the Public Private Partnership Unit of the Prime Minister's Department to undertake the proposed privatisation of the construction of the West Coast Expressway based on build-operate-transfer with a concession period of 60 years.

WCE is an 80 per cent subsidiary of Kumpulan Europlus Bhd, in which IJM has 22.72 per cent equity interest.

The acquisition will not have any significant effect on the earnings or net assets per share of IJM's financial year ending March 31, 2012, but is expected to contribute positively to the future earnings of the group. - Bernama

patchay

March 13th, 2012, 07:37 PM

This place is gonna be sooo congested! :nuts:

Damansara-Shah Alam Highway (DASH) - 2012
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2012 - Now to Future 2016
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Dear Neighbors,

En Mohd Rizal, Sara Yasmine, Owen Chen, Sundarason, Claudia, Jayaganesh and myself met with Dato' Ismail, Ketua Pengarah of LLM, En Mahdan, Pengarah Perancangan and full team of enginners and officers from Prolintas and LLM at Wisma Lebuhraya located at KM6 Jalan Serdang - Kanjang this afternoon at 12pm.

We have presented our view/concerns/worries/opposition on the DASH highway that will impact our neighborhood/living in terms of noise and air pollution, safety and congestion etc. We also have proposed to LLM to seriously consider our request and appeal for not build the highway that passing thru our neighborhood. We have also urged LLM to look for other alternatives, such as to relocate the highway to non residential/undeveloped areas, to end the DASH highway at NKVE and to evaluate if there is a need 5 years later when the LRT is being built along the Persiaran Suria.

Regretfully, the Ketua Pengarah has strongly stated that the DASH highway will be built and the current alignment (from NKVE pass thru the STP and run along the back yard of Jln PJU7/30 and finally connected to Pencala Link via Jln PJU 8/2 and 8/1) is the less impact alignment if compared to the previous plan.

What they have promised to do is to find a way to minimise the impact in terms of noise and air pollution, ensure the safety measures. Do you think they can eventually guarantee all the promises? No matter how LLM's guarantees are, the steel/concrete structure will be there every time we open our windows, the noise and air pollution will be there 24 hrs all year long, the threat of tragedy will accompany you day and night.......

What shall we do then? Shall we just sit back and nagging, complaining, and or waiting for miracle to happen?

I can tell you it is not going to help and you will provide an golden opportunity for LLM/Prolintas to achieve their objective without any hassle.

Let's stand up and take whatever necessary actions to defend our rights. If we don't help ourselves no body else will.

I am calling a meeting for all the JMB/JMC/RA from Mutiara Damansara & Bandar Damansara Perdana to meet on this coming Sunday (11/3) at 2pm at the Conference Room, Ground Floor, Blk F at Perdana Exclusive.

Please postpone or cancel whatever appointment you have fixed earlier and come for this Sunday meeting as this is very important issue we have to face and act together. Otherwise it will affect the rest of your life, of course, if you choose to move out you may run away from it.

Ladies and gentlemen, please come forward and work together.
YB Elizabeth and Mr Chan CK are welcomed to our meeting to provide their advices as well as guidance.

Please come to the meeting on
Date : 11 March 2012
Time : 2p.m
Venue: Perdana Exclusive Condominium, Block E Conference Hall. (Same place we meet up on 3rd March 2012 with YB Elizabeth Wong)

Comment by dcr007

I appreciate your concerns and I agree we should be vigilant about the DASH project but the reason I am saying that it is impossible for the DASH to go all along Jln PJU 8/1 is if you noticed the width between Perdana View and Armanee Terrace is very narrow and there is also high tension wire running tangent to Jln PJU 8/1 behind Perdana View and Armanee Terrace heading up with the hill. No amount of permitted highway elevation can go between or over these two condos which are not low rise condos I would add. Even if they attempt to align it to go all along Jln PJU 8/1 the elevated highway would definitely be encroaching into the Perdana View and Armanee Terrace internal parking bays and I believe there has to be a separation between the highway and the boundary of condos.

My take is, if the DASH project were to go ahead, it would most likely be as per the existing alignment. I've checked out Google Earth and this appears to be the most feasible route. I would like to see the finer details of the existing alignment as well as the intersections within D'sara Perdana. One thing for sure is it will be so much easier to access to NKVE.

dengilo

March 14th, 2012, 02:39 AM

Same culprits as SUKE?Good luck Prolintas!

erwinkarim

March 14th, 2012, 04:57 AM

Let the NIMBYness begins!!!

dengilo

March 14th, 2012, 09:52 AM

:)But when u think of it if they cant go elevated they can always go underground!

Hezery99

March 15th, 2012, 03:27 AM

Of course they can... but the problem is there will be some groups protesting the tunnel, saying that "their houses and/or shops will be affected". Look at those fellas around Central Market who are still reluctant to move when the government is going to build the MRT underground tunnel. That's the real reason why in Malaysia tunnels can only be built under TNB and road reserves. That's really a crazy happens only in Malaysia.

Hezery99

March 15th, 2012, 03:38 AM

This place is gonna be sooo congested! :nuts:

The residents' concern does make sense. Look at what happened to residents at Stulang and Pasir Pelangi in JB when the EDL was constructed. Because the concessionaire used the very orthodox methods to build that expressway, noise and air pollution there became rampant, causing the land value there to drop. As a result, some residents even pleaded the concessionaire to buy their houses so that they can move to more comfortable places.

The problem can only be solved if the concessionaire used pre-fabricated segments similar like those used to build the Subang Airport-Subang Jaya flyover and Dewan Bahasa flyover.

Khaw

March 15th, 2012, 10:44 AM

prophecus1

March 15th, 2012, 12:29 PM

http://www.prolintas.com.my/img/dash_map_l.jpg
http://www.prolintas.com.my/dash.php

So is this the alignment? I live in Sg Penchala and find the alignment quite convenient to drive to Subang airport or shah alam. Of course since it passes through condominiums and terrace houses in Mutiara Damansara sure ppl will oppose it. Any instance of elavated highways in Klang valley that are successfully built next to developed tamans?

nazrey

March 16th, 2012, 01:45 PM

EP Manufacturing to buy Maju Expressway
Published: 2012/03/16
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/20120316152548/Article/index_html#ixzz1pHNpV6MB

EP Manufacturing Bhd, a Malaysian maker of automotive parts, agreed to buy Maju Expressway Sdn Bhd for RM1.2 billion.

The acquisition will be financed via a combination of cash, new shares and loan stocks, the company said in a statement today. EP said it will redeem Maju Expressway’s sukuk worth RM550 million. -- Bloomberg

jb2020

April 3rd, 2012, 09:23 AM

EDL Highway is now OPENED! NO TOLL Charge!
Johor Bahru, April’12.

http://super325.com/2012/04/03/edl-highway-is-now-opened-no-toll-charge-27-photos/#more-5481

The long awaiting East Dispersal Link, EDL, is finally opened for public! EDL with total 6 lanes highway, which is by-passing the busiest JB City road to link directly to North-South Expressway (to Melaka, Kuala Lumpur or Penang), and Link to Permas Jaya City and also Pasir Gudang.

The total 7.5 kilometres EDL will be another catalyst to lower down congestion in JB City and also helping to bring more ‘energy’ to Johor Bahru City, especially foreign investors.

We did not find any toll plaza along EDL, which mean this highway will be totally free of charge. We hope this is not temporary.

http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/596/img4177thumb.jpg

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find more photos of EDL at this website:

http://super325.com/2012/04/03/edl-highway-is-now-opened-no-toll-charge-27-photos/#more-5481

sam79

April 3rd, 2012, 11:40 AM

Besraya Extension Construction Progress

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7187/6895343714_03def21026_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58408674@N07/6895343714/)
IMG_5681 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58408674@N07/6895343714/) by suff79 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58408674@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7185/7041445907_835af47551_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58408674@N07/7041445907/)
IMG_5686 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58408674@N07/7041445907/) by suff79 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58408674@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7114/6895344758_4fbcd416e6_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58408674@N07/6895344758/)
IMG_5682 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58408674@N07/6895344758/) by suff79 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58408674@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7255/6895345830_bf1f64bb5a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58408674@N07/6895345830/)
IMG_5683 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58408674@N07/6895345830/) by suff79 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58408674@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7066/6895348142_123eb3105e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58408674@N07/6895348142/)
IMG_5685 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58408674@N07/6895348142/) by suff79 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58408674@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7126/7041443895_568b7e9a6a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58408674@N07/7041443895/)
IMG_5684 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58408674@N07/7041443895/) by suff79 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58408674@N07/), on Flickr

daeng_jal

April 3rd, 2012, 09:48 PM

Elevated...ugly and noisy and least costly, no! Underground...expensive and takes longer to build! What else but on-grade, right? Take over that road and convert it an expressway! Yeah, boleh...Malaysia Boleh! Just allow the concessionaire to hijack that road just like what happened to LDP...easy way to solve the problem. :)

I have a simpler cheaper and profitable idea..

CONGESTION CHARGE!!!!

All u need is a fine propoganda bout global warming and how driving is evil! can save gov billion in reduction of subsidies. Heck. Can go charge this sinner with CARBON TAX!.

dengilo

April 4th, 2012, 01:24 AM

Coming Soon without a doubt!BUT they have to wait for the MRT to be in operation first! Sam thanks for the photos i am very curious of how they going to link it to the MRR2 via Pandan Jaya?I dont like what i see so far beyond the 2 petrol stations toward the MRR2:bash:

daeng_jal

April 4th, 2012, 11:15 AM

I see some plan where the besraya will split into two..then both get into mrr2. Isn't it?

dengilo

April 4th, 2012, 04:43 PM

Interestingly there is not a single proper map or plans showing the actual route!Its like main sorok sorok kind of deal!:ohno:Where it actually links to the MRR2 is the very spot JKR just spent millions to upgrading it to "fantastic U turn in the world.It did not really solve the bottleneck problem by pandan indah but made it a little bit better.BUT if they go ahead with this one, we back to square one!:)

Skyprince

April 4th, 2012, 05:42 PM

They put new refreshed interchange road sings all along KESAS... very beautiful and professional-looking. Huge font to indicate destinations. Not able to snap photos coz dangerous while driving.

nazrey

April 9th, 2012, 10:36 AM

Federal government to reactivate works to upgrade Pan Borneo Highway
Posted on February 28, 2012, Tuesday
http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/02/28/federal-government-to-reactivate-works-to-upgrade-pan-borneo-highway/

SIPITANG: The federal government will reactivate the works to upgrade the Pan Borneo Highway, with a cost of RM423 million, approved under the 10th Malaysia Plan, Works Minister Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor said.

The works to upgrade the 1,000km highway will be carried out in stages, starting middle of this year.

The highway passes through Sematan, Kuching, Miri and Lawas in Sarawak before cutting through various districts in Sabah including Sindumin, Beaufort, Kimanis, Kota Kinabalu and Tawau.

“If everything goes well, the highway is expected to be completed in 2015,” he told reporters after inspecting road projects here yesterday.

Shaziman said the highway’s main project involved an upgrade of the Miri-Pandaruan road, costing RM100 million, while the second package would involve the Miri-Pandaruan road to Sungai Tujuh, costing RM42 million.

The project also involves works to upgrade the Mengkalap-Lawas road in Sarawak to Sindumin in Sabah, costing RM108 million, and the Sindumin-Kota Kinabalu highway, costing RM120 million. — Bernama
Government allocates RM14.5 mln to upgrade Pan Borneo Miri-Bintulu highway
Posted on March 3, 2012, Saturday
http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/03/03/government-allocates-rm14-5-mln-to-upgrade-pan-borneo-miri-bintulu-highway/

MIRI: The government has approved a total of RM14.5 million in grants to upgrade a 1.4km stretch of road along the Pan Borneo Miri-Bintulu highway to benefit the many road users who use it daily.

Lambir assemblyman Ripin Lamat said the road-upgrading project would be done in two phases.

“The first phase of the road project is to upgrade the critical part of the uneven road in front of the Miri Northern Region Water Board (LAKU), involving 310 metres of road with a cost of RM3.2million,” he said, yesterday.
Ripin added that the first phase is to commence this month and is scheduled to complete in four months time.

“The uneven road has been highlighted by the public, particularly from the nearby community for more than 10 years ago and when the road upgrading work is completed, I believe it will bring great relief to the people,” he said.
Meanwhile, the second phase of the road-upgrading project is yet to be announced.

At the same time, Ripin advised road users to be extra cautious when using the affected road especially during the upgrading period.

He said this during a handing over of Minor Rural Project grants to four associations at the Miri Malay Association’s building.

The recipients were Jatti Meirek Association, Miri Melanau Association (PMM), Miri Malay Association and Iban Community Leaders Association.

Also present at the event were Miri Iban community leader Pemanca Wilson Siang Lim, Penghulu Randi Elon, Village Chief Nuja Tinsui and PMM president Datuk Wan Morshidi Tuanku Abdul Rahman.

UPDATE:
RM423mil to upgrade Pan Borneo Highway – Shaziman
Posted on April 9, 2012, Monday
http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/04/09/rm423mil-to-upgrade-pan-borneo-highway-shaziman-new/

MIRI: The federal government has allocated RM423 million to upgrade the Pan Borneo Highway from Sabah to Sarawak said Works Minister Datuk Seri Shaziman Mansor.

To begin with, an initial sum of RM100 million would be made available soon and shared equally between the two states, Shaziman told reporters after inspecting several federal government funded road upgrading projects here today.

Shaziman said for Sarawak, the 217km stretch between Sibu and Bintulu and the 207km stretch from Bintulu to Miri would be given priority.

“This is because these stretches are being used daily by many commercial and heavy vehicles rushing to Bintulu and other ports in the state’s central region.

“We will construct overtaking lanes at critical areas in these stretches, especially at steep or mountain areas, to allow ordinary vehicles to overtake the heavy ones smoothly. — BERNAMA

nazrey

April 13th, 2012, 07:30 PM

road to airport, Kuala Lumpur
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5231/7074017047_5ffc4bdb94_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/varlamov/7074017047/)
Token road to airport, Kuala Lumpur (http://www.flickr.com/photos/varlamov/7074017047/) by varlamov (http://www.flickr.com/people/varlamov/), on Flickr

nazrey

April 21st, 2012, 01:16 AM

LLM and USM team up on highway research
Wednesday April 18, 2012
http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2012/4/18/north/11096309&sec=North

THE Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) to conduct research in the transportation sector through the sharing of resources.

The MoU will see both parties working together by putting their expertise and resources to good use, including by sharing technical expertise in the field of management and development of highways.

USM vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Omar Osman said this collaboration included the planning, design, construction as well as the operations and maintenance of the road highways.

He said this before the MoU signing between him on behalf of USM and LLM director-general Datuk Ismail Md Salleh at the chancellory building in USM recently. Dr Omar said USM had established a reputation in the field of automotive and highway engineering.

This meant that it had gained the trust of the Government and key players in the industry to conduct contractual research, discussions, training, capacity development and consultancy works.

Ismail expressed hope that this MoU would bring about a mutual cooperation between the Government agencies and institutions of higher learning in areas such as planning, construction and management of highways.

The MoU signing was witnessed by LLM deputy director-general (business) Rahim Goon and USM’s School of Civil Engineering Dean Professor Hamidi Abdul Aziz.

UjaiDidida

April 23rd, 2012, 04:12 PM

nazrey

April 26th, 2012, 07:14 PM

Interchange along expressway to be ready by 2015
By MANJIT KAUR Thursday April 26, 2012
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/4/26/nation/11176335&sec=nation#133542902437018927&if_height=522

IPOH: Earthworks to build an elevated interchange at Alor Pongsu along the North-South Expressway, near Parit Buntar, have started in February and the project due to be completed by 2015.

Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir said he was informed about the progress of the RM73mil project during a recent meeting with officials from the Malaysian Highway Authority (MHA) and Projek Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan (PLUS).

The interchange would connect and shorten travel time to many areas nearby, such as Selama, Dr Zambry said at a press conference after chairing the state executive council meeting here yesterday.

The first phase of the project, costing RM43mil, covers earthworks, ground improvement works, road embankments, drainage works and extension of existing culverts while the second phase, costing RM30mil, will include the construction of a toll plaza.

“We are happy that the work has started on the long overdue project,” he said.

He added that he was told during the meeting with MHA and PLUS that the Kuala Kangsar interchange would also be upgraded.

The state government had raised concerns over the absence of a divider at the interchange, used by vehicles plying to and from Kuala Kangsar.

“This can be dangerous, especially during festive and peak periods, when the traffic flow is heavy.

“We were informed that a land survey is currently being carried out on the upgrading of the interchange,” added Dr Zambry, who proposed that MHA and PLUS consider an interchange between Kampar and Gua Tempurung to replace the initial plan to have an additional toll exit in Taiping.

He said the plan to have another exit in Taiping between Kamun-ting and Changkat Jering was made some 20 to 30 years ago and was no longer practical as there were already two exits, less than 10km apart.

kl 2020 ideas

April 27th, 2012, 11:00 AM

nazrey

April 28th, 2012, 08:20 PM

from Berita Harian

Persimpangan RM58j hubung Tol Sungai Rasah-Shah Alam

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/6396/pixgal0n.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/269/pixgal0n.jpg/)

PERBADANAN Kemajuan Negeri Selangor (PKNS) akan bekerjasama dengan 11 pemaju hartanah, termasuk i-City Properties Sdn Bhd dan IJM Properties bagi membina persimpangan bertingkat baru bernilai RM58 juta di Shah Alam yang dijangka siap pada Disember 2013.

Pengurus Besar PKNS, Othman Omar, berkata persimpangan bertingkat sepanjang dua kilometer itu akan menghubungkan Lebuh Raya Persekutuan bermula di Plaza Tol Sungai Rasah dengan kawasan pembangunan Seksyen 7, Shah Alam. Katanya, kemudahan baru itu nanti akan mengatasi masalah kesesakan lalu lintas yang semakin meruncing berikutan pembangunan pesat selain daripada memberi impak kepada pertumbuhan di sekitar kawasan terbabit.

“Pembinaan struktur utama projek persimpangan bertingkat itu akan dimulakan Januari depan,” katanya selepas majlis pecah tanah projek itu di Shah Alam, semalam.

Othman berkata, daripada anggaran kos pembinaan berjumlah RM58 juta itu, lebih RM40 juta akan dibiayai pemaju hartanah yang terbabit, manakala selebihnya oleh kerajaan negeri menerusi Perbadanan Menteri Besar (MBI).

“Kos yang dinyatakan itu tidak termasuk yuran akses dan kos penyelenggaraan,” katanya.

Projek yang dilaksanakan PKNS itu bakal memberi kesan positif kepada sosioekonomi penduduk di Seksyen 7 yang berkeluasan 670.8 hektar termasuk kawasan penempatan, kawasan perindustrian dan institusi pengajian tinggi.

Ia pada asalnya dicadangkan i-City Properties Sdn Bhd yang bertindak sebagai pemaju di kawasan pembangunan berhampiran Plaza Tol Sungai Rasah.

Apabila persimpangan bertingkat itu beroperasi, ia akan mengurangkan bebanan trafik daripada lebih 3,000 kepada 2,000 kenderaan sehari di sebahagian jajaran sepanjang Persiaran Kayangan, Persimpangan Permai, Lebuh Keluli dan Persiaran Bestari.

^^

http://thestar.com.my/archives/2011/10/5/central/p2Rasau.jpg
http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2011/10/5/central/9631376&sec=central

projek ni jadi ke...

sapphire blue

April 30th, 2012, 06:53 PM

Prolintas bina dua lebuh raya

KUALA LUMPUR 24 April - Projek Lintasan Kota Holdings Sdn. Bhd. (Prolintas) dijangka memulakan projek pembinaan lebuh raya bertingkat Sungai Besi - Ulu Kelang (SUKE) dan Lebuh raya Damansara - Shah Alam (DASH) menjelang suku kedua tahun depan.

Ketua Pegawai Eksekutifnya, Zainuddin A. Kadir berkata, kedua-dua projek berkenaan masih berada di peringkat perancangan.

“Banyak yang perlu dilakukan kerana pembinaan lebuh raya sekarang sangat mencabar, kami perlu berurusan dengan banyak pihak seperti penduduk di kawasan terlibat dan pengguna bagi mencapai kata sepakat.

“Bagaimanapun, perlu diingat projek-projek ini sangat bermanfaat kepada rakyat dan negara kerana ia dapat membantu merangsang pertumbuhan ekonomi,“ katanya semasa temu bual di sini, baru-baru ini.

Difahamkan terdapat isu bantahan daripada penduduk sekitar yang menentang projek pembinaan lebuh raya - lebuh raya berkenaan tetapi ia berjaya ditangani.

Jelas Zainuddin, kedua-dua lebuh raya yang dijangka siap dalam tempoh lima tahun itu dianugerahkan kepada Prolintas di bawah konsep bina, kendali dan pindah (BOT).

SUKE dan DASH merupakan dua daripada tujuh projek pembinaan lebuh raya dengan anggaran kos sebanyak RM19 bilion yang diumumkan kerajaan di bawah Rancangan Malaysia ke Sepuluh (RMK-10).

Menyentuh mengenai cabaran-cabaran yang terpaksa dihadapi oleh pemaju lebuh raya, Zainuddin berkata, harga bahan pembinaan merupakan salah satu cabaran yang perlu dihadapi mereka untuk meneruskan projek tersebut.

“Kami memantau setiap harga terutama sekali minyak kerana apabila ia meningkat, harga barangan lain turut meningkat," katanya.

DASH adalah lebuh raya tiga lorong sepanjang 20.1 kilometer bermula dari persimpangan Puncak Perdana, Shah Alam dan merupakan penghubung kepada Puncak Perdana, Alam Suria, Denai Alam, Kampung Melayu Subang, Jalan Sungai Buloh, Institut Penyelidikan Getah, Kota Damansara, Damansara Perdana dan Mutiara Damansara. Ia akan berakhir di persimpangan Penchala.

SUKE pula adalah lebuh raya tiga lorong sepanjang 31.8 kilometer bermula di Sri Petaling dan melalui Sungai Besi, Alam Damai, Cheras - Kajang, Taman Bukit Permai, Taman Putra, Taman Permai Jaya, Taman Dagang Permai, Taman Kosas, Ampang dan Taman Hillview.

Prolintas ketika ini mengendalikan dan menguruskan beberapa lebuh raya seperti Lebuh Raya Bertingkat Ampang-Kuala Lumpur (AKLEH), Lebuh raya Guthrie dan Lebuh raya Kemuning-Shah Alam (LKSA).

Utusan Malaysia

dengilo

May 1st, 2012, 01:03 AM

PNB@Prolintas can go ahead with DASH BUT NOT SUKE until they can solve the MRR2 mess they created!

kl 2020 ideas

May 1st, 2012, 10:48 AM

PNB@Prolintas can go ahead with DASH BUT NOT SUKE until they can solve the MRR2 mess they created!

Wrong statement. DASH should realign their highway first before saying yes. It's going to cost a havoc of never ending jam. You have been warned.

Hezery99

May 8th, 2012, 04:09 AM

Why Alor Pongsu? I think the interchange between Tapah and Gopeng is more suitable than Alro Pongsu.

The interchange between Tapah and Gopeng is not suitable at all. That stretch of highway is not crossing any road at all and only passes beside the Titiwangsa Range.

Hezery99

May 8th, 2012, 04:22 AM

PNB@Prolintas can go ahead with DASH BUT NOT SUKE until they can solve the MRR2 mess they created!

Wrong statement. Both expressways must be realigned to make them parallel, not piling the already-congested artery roads. Most important, those expressways should never be made by simply taking over the existing artery roads without considering the access control. Those artery roads should remain free and should be intended for local traffic only, not rojak with outstation traffic. They should learn from the failures of some so-called "expressways" like LDP E11. The so-called "expressways" must be revoked their expressway status and being regazetted as a tolled federal road.

dengilo

May 8th, 2012, 01:59 PM

:master:Ur right!:)

daeng_jal

May 9th, 2012, 04:54 AM

Malaysian not really good lah at thinking the whole plan through..at best they would launch study after study after study..i have already lost count on how many study we did in png:lol: tpi satu apa pon xbuat lagi

Just build it.if it flawed then build something more n more.

dengilo

May 9th, 2012, 06:02 AM

The trouble is that they know there are certain highway exits and the way it merges into another highway is simply not possible and yet with the intervention of certain "datuk" they still go ahead with it!If we follow the world standard these highways is simply not possible!Spoken to a few "JKR' engineers their hands are tight when it comes to these matters.LLM is a joke!

prophecus1

May 12th, 2012, 03:18 PM

From Harakahdaily (http://bm.harakahdaily.net/index.php/berita-utama/10198-kelantan-mula-bina-lebuh-raya-kb-kk-akhir-bulan-ini)
Pembinaan Lebuh raya Kota Bharu-Kuala Krai sejauh 73 kilometer yang tergendala sebelum ini bakal dibina akhir bulan ini.

Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Perancang Ekonomi, Kewangan dan Kebajikan negeri, Datuk Husam Musa (gambar), berkata sebanyak RM200 juta diperuntukkan untuk pembinaan yang merangkumi tiga fasa itu.

Beliau berkata demikian kepada media dalam sidang medianya semalam.

Husam bagaimanapun berkata, tarikh pecah tanah untuk pembinaan lebuh raya ini akan diputuskan dalam tempoh dua hari ini.

Beliau juga turut memberitahu, kerajaan Kelantan telah menerima cadangan dari pemaju untuk membina lebuh raya berkenaan dan cadangan itu telah disemak dan dinilai oleh sebuah jawatankuasa.

“Selepas ianya disemak oleh jawatankuasa berkenaan kerajaan negeri bersetuju memilih dua syarikat untuk menguruskan projek sebagai peneraju utama.

“Tempoh pembinaan lebuh raya ini dua tahun setengah yang dibina atas tanah kerajaan.

“Bagi baki pembinaan di atas tanah milik orang ramai, kerajaan negeri menyerahkan pada JKR untuk menguruskan pengambilan balik tanah,” ujarnya.

Menurutnya, konsep yang dipakai untuk lebuh raya itu berkonsepkan lebuhraya negeri yang tidak akan melibatkan pembayaran tol oleh rakyat.

Katanya, ianya berkonsepkan bebas tol dan akan dibiayai oleh kerajaan negeri sepenuhnya.

Tambahnya, kerajaan negeri berharap cita-cita rakyat Kelantan untuk melihat sistem perhubungan yang cepat, selamat dan selesa akan terlaksana.

Katanya, kedua-dua kontraktor berkenaan akan bertanggungjawab kepada sebuah anak syarikat kerajaan negeri yang dilantik khusus oleh exco untuk memantau serta mengendalikan pembiayaan lebuh raya itu.

“Syarikat Baldah Toyyibah (Prasarana Kelantan Sdn Bhd) telah ditubuhkan untuk memantau projek ini dan seluruh prasarana di negeri itu pada masa akan datang,” ujarnya.

Menurutnya, syarikat itu diilhamkan sendiri oleh Menteri Besar.

Katanya, pembinaan lebuh raya itu akan membuka minda dan usaha sedemikian boleh dilakukan oleh kerajaan negeri dan sekatan yang dilakukan oleh pihak lain terhadap negeri ini akan terhenti.

Dengan cara itu, katanya rakyat di negeri ini akan dapat menikmati kemudahan asas sebagaimana di negeri-negeri lain.

Jelasnya, lebuh raya itu melibatkan tiga fasa, di mana fasa pertama melibatkan tanah-tanah kerajaan.

nazrey

May 15th, 2012, 10:29 AM

Federal Highway

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nazrey

May 15th, 2012, 10:44 AM

LDP

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http://www.panoramio.com/photo/54795995

tuan_wu

May 18th, 2012, 02:12 PM

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/575304_367407576649374_158561804200620_1040118_1074757111_n.jpg

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Projek-Lebuhraya-Pantai-Timur-Fasa-2/158561804200620

Sukacita dimaklumkan bahawa laluan dari Persimpangan Ajil ke Persimpangan Telemung dan Persimpangan Kijal ke Persimpangan Kerteh akan dibuka pada Bulan Jun 2012. Untuk maklumat terperinci layari Portal LPT2 di http://ece2.jkr.gov.my/

prophecus1

May 18th, 2012, 09:14 PM

ESAr8PoXXCQ

Press conference about the Kota Bharu-Kuala Krai highway project.

The video in a nutshell:
1. Ground breaking ceremony for the project will be held on 28th May 2012.

2. Kelantan government would like to invite ex prime minister Paklah to the ceremony for he is the one who has included the project in RMK-9 but he is having holiday in oversea.

3. highway alignment was shown in the video.

4. Construction will first begin immediately after the ground breaking ceremony on the third section, ie. from Bukit Tiu (Machang) until Dusun Damai (Kuala Krai) (33 km) because this section's land is fully government owned, so can save lots of time for land acquisition.

5. Contractors will be Menta Construction and Timur King

6. Section between Wakaf Che Yeh and Kota Bharu is postponed in order to save money. This section is elevated and costs RM 500 million.

7. People and companies are invited to donate for the construction as a solidarity.

8. Cost for the 2nd Section (not inclusive land acquisition) is also 500 Million.

9. Timeframe for the 3rd section is 2 and little bit more years. Extra time will be given due to monsoon season in the east coast.

10. Easy access to the proposed new stadium.

11. Towards the end of this video some political issues are discussed (MCA, muzakarah with UMNO) :P

12. The camera zooms at the project book, showing a rendering of the highway, which is
sourced from here (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=362316523827607&set=a.362316273827632.86150.110301555695773&type=3&theater)
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tuan_wu

May 19th, 2012, 06:53 AM

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http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lembaga-Lebuhraya-Malaysia/180391002015226

Lebuhraya Pantai Timur Fasa 2 (LPT 2) dari Persimpangan Bertingkat Ajil ke Persimpangan Bertingkat Telemung sepanjang 21 kilometer telah dibuka kepada semua lalulintas mulai 18 Mei 2012 (Jumaat), jam 10.00 pagi. Dengan pembukaan jajaran ini, para pengguna akan dapat menikmati perjalanan terus ke Kuala Terengganu dengan had laju 110km/jam tanpa henti. Ini secara tidak langsung memendekkan tempoh perjalanan dari 1 jam 30 minit ke 40 minit pada waktu biasa di samping mengurangkan kadar kesesakan di Jalan Persekutuan 14 pada waktu puncak dan di musim-musim perayaan serta cuti persekolahan. Secara keseluruhannya, pembukaan sebahagian lebuh raya ini akan memberi alternatif kepada pengguna untuk mendapatkan kemudahan perjalanan yang lebih cepat, selesa dan selamat serta dapat menjana ekonomi dan meningkatkan taraf sosial masyarakat khususnya di sekitar Pantai Timur.

nideru_90

May 19th, 2012, 02:13 PM

bile LPT 2 nih nk siap? penat dah tunggu..

lohxy

May 19th, 2012, 03:01 PM

Today I saw the SKVE new extension(at taman panglima garang there) but when I go to the toll but it's still closed.

asyraf

May 23rd, 2012, 11:23 PM

LPT Phase II

http://www.mediaseni.com/lpt2/plugins/content/fboxbot/thumbs/jajaran_996x1454_0da36b2bd2e234e63be323fa8c2b846e.jpg

t3ars_culprit

May 24th, 2012, 03:38 AM

projek ni jadi ke...

It will become another collect toll money project, nothing new in Malaysia.. :bash:

t3ars_culprit

May 24th, 2012, 03:42 AM

Wrong statement. DASH should realign their highway first before saying yes. It's going to cost a havoc of never ending jam. You have been warned.

No point building highway, highway jam always there, the only solution is to provide a better public transport between this two location..

People always saying building LRT MRT is a waste for Shah Alam and Klang, but in my opinion building those highway is much more a waste to all of us.. lolx:lol:

LeeighIam

May 24th, 2012, 04:12 AM

No point building highway, highway jam always there, the only solution is to provide a better public transport between this two location..

People always saying building LRT MRT is a waste for Shah Alam and Klang, but in my opinion building those highway is much more a waste to all of us.. lolx:lol:

Im with u my friend, let these 'solo' idiots/ single driven cars take the jam while others make use public transportations BUT public trans gotta sell!! Be on time and keep expanding...reliability, accessibility, affordability is crucial.

daeng_jal

May 24th, 2012, 05:50 AM

dinoleon

May 24th, 2012, 08:18 AM

What i see is both political side of the fences are shouting PT to please supporter but don't have the ball to put PT as a priority in transportation..it more of we give PT as an alternative so poor folks can ride them n leave road wide open to the rich

PT is not just bout train/lrt/mrt. It backbone is the bus! But funding is still low, and with road are jammed.those bus will be stuck.

I don't see anyone willing to put congention charge,proper bus lane.to avoid pissing off those car loving maniacs

Every Malaysian family has at least one car.
Both side of politicians have no guts to push for public transportation as priority. That's because, if they do, for example raise petro price, raise parking fee, etc, they are afraid of hurting their supporters' feeling/pocket.

That's why, I am supporting BNM to tighten auto and property loans. For auto loans new policy, it has reduced >10k cars/month sales since January. It means, for every state in average, we can relief a bit with 4000 cars not park at residential area or on the road.

In fact, BNM should further tightening auto loan. Not just for prevention of Malaysian household bankrupt (nearly 78% of income is debt !), but for traffic congestion relief.

Arkdriver

May 24th, 2012, 08:48 AM

Every Malaysian family has at least one car.
Both side of politicians have no guts to push for public transportation as priority. That's because, if they do, for example raise petro price, raise parking fee, etc, they are afraid of hurting their supporters' feeling/pocket.

That's why, I am supporting BNM to tighten auto and property loans. For auto loans new policy, it has reduced >10k cars/month sales since January. It means, for every state in average, we can relief a bit with 4000 cars not park at residential area or on the road.

In fact, BNM should further tightening auto loan. Not just for prevention of Malaysian household bankrupt (nearly 78% of income is debt !), but for traffic congestion relief.

Agree with you. But BNM incite flak from Perodua and Proton. That's because their bread and butter are in the cheaper segments, hence massively affected by this new ruling. All they can think is their sales with the pretext of automotive industry as a whole. Go out, sell more cars abroad. That's the solution. In medium term, Perodua gonna hit the worst, as their market is small abroad and they are just assembler for Daihatsu and Toyota. Proton on the other hand have other markets to start depending on although it's still very insignificant now.

Both sides of political divide is playing it safe. Whilst its hard for BN to maintain fuel subsidy, PR does not do any better by dangling cheaper fuel for the masses if they won. This is just suicide to the economy already burdened by massive civil service.

Skyprince

May 24th, 2012, 09:21 AM

Agree with all the above comments. Even before thinking on LRT/MRT, the priority should be given to expand public bus service IMO . The road system in M'sia is excellent, so why not develop excellent bus network ?

nazrey

June 16th, 2012, 09:32 AM

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senawang to k.pilah new highway

patchay

June 18th, 2012, 12:24 PM

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nazrey

June 30th, 2012, 02:19 AM

IJM to appeal with revised plan for highway extension
By WONG WEI-SHEN Friday June 29, 2012
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/6/29/business/11571054&sec=business#13410155444865453&if_height=202

PETALING JAYA: IJM Corp Bhd says the Government had scrapped its plans for a proposed extension of the New Pantai Elevated Highway Extension. However, the company intends to appeal for a reconsideration of the proposal with a revised alignment.

...

nazrey

July 7th, 2012, 03:14 PM

Expressway slated for completion by 2015
By FARIK ZOLKEPLI Friday July 6, 2012
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/7/6/nation/11615885&sec=nation#134166673469419838&if_height=202

KUALA TERENGGANU: The second phase of the East Coast Express*way (ECE) which has been marred by constant delays is expected to be completed by mid-2015.

Terengganu Infrastructure and Public Amenities committee chair*man Datuk Za’abar Mohd Adib said no further delay was expected in the construction of the 184km highway, which would link Jabor to Kuala Terengganu.

“If all goes well, the highway will be fully operational by mid-2015.

“Some parts of the highway from Bukit Payung to Bukit Besi have been opened to the public since last year,” he said.

The project was originally slated to be ready by May last year but the date was pushed to next year and now, 2015 seems to be a more realistic target.

Za’abar explained that the state government had to appoint new contractors as the existing ones could not cope with the high cost of supplies and raw materials.

“We have learnt our lesson hiring different contractors for a mega project such as this.”

Za’abar said once completed, the ECE would cut travelling time between Kuala Terengganu and Kuala Lumpur by two hours.

davidwsk

July 14th, 2012, 03:59 AM

WCT wins RM391m highway job

By Cindy Yeap of theedgeproperty.com

Friday, 13 July 2012 14:41

KUALA LUMPUR (July 13): WCT Bhd on Thursday landed a RM391 million contract for the proposed fourth lane widening of the North-South Highway along the Nilai-Seremban stretch.

In a statement yesterday, WCT said the contract sum for Package E — between Nilai (280.4km) and Seremban (258.5km) — included a provisional sum of RM10 million and prime cost sum of RM216 million respectively. It was awarded by UEMB-MRCB JV Sdn Bhd.

The works — which include widening embankments, reconstruction of surface drains, relocation of existing utilities and pavements and traffic management during construction — is expected to be completed by December 2014. The contract to WCT is another feather in the cap for the construction cum property developer.

CIMB Research in a recent report stated that its analysis of job award flows in the second half of 2012 points to WCT emerging as one of the biggest beneficiaries of positive newsflow. “With just over RM600 million worth of job awards year-to-date, the group is likely to clinch at least another RM1 billion worth of projects in the coming months,” it stated.

The research house, which has a “buy” call on WCT with a target price of RM3.05, stated it expected the company’s outstanding order book of RM3 billion to increase to RM4 billion by year-end. While WCT has not secured any MRT viaduct packages year-to-date, the group is eyeing at least one MRT station package.

CIMB expects WCT’s big contracts to come from a hospital project worth RM800 million to RM900 million, a RM400 million to RM500 million road upgrade job and at least RM400 million in subcontract works from the West Coast Expressway that has has yet to get government approval. WCT shed one sen to close at RM2.44 on Thursday.

This article appeared in The Edge Financial Daily on July 13, 2012.

http://www.theedgeproperty.com/news-a-views/10297-wct-wins-rm391m-highway-job.html