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LOVE KL

June 6th, 2007, 07:14 AM

SMART tunnel only designed for storm floods, not flash floods

By BAVANI M

WHEN flash floods hit the city on Sunday causing a traffic gridlock in several parts of Kuala Lumpur, the one thing that went through many people’s mind was why wasn’t the SMART Tunnel (Storm water management and road tunnel project) utilised?

In fact, motorists who used the tunnel to get home on Sunday found themselves stuck in a bumper-to-bumper crawl after exiting the tunnel to Sungei Besi.

SMART operations general manager Mohd Fuad Kamal Ariffin said the flash flood that hit the city on Sunday had caused the DBKL underpass at Jalan Tun Razak to be flooded.

“Due to this, the entire stretch of Jalan Tun Razak was caught in a bumper-to-bumper jam,” he said.

“Because the underpass is about 100 metres from the SMART Jalan Tun Razak exit, traffic in the SMART highway tunnel was affected resulting in a tail back.”

Police manning the traffic had helped ease the situation.

Fuad said currently only the SMART motorway was open to the public.

The flood tunnel is undergoing final works and will be handed over to the Drainageand Irrigation Department Malaysia (DID) by early July.

“DID will handle the operations of the SMART flood tunnel as flood management and control fall under its jurisdiction,” Fuad said.

According to Fuad, the floods that occurred on Sunday were flash floods caused by inadequate and/or clogged drainage and were not storm floods caused by overflowing river waters.

“These also occurred in areas like Salak South, Cheras, Jalan Duta, Jalan Semantan, and even Bangsar which are not within the Sungai Klang and Sungai Ampang confluence. We would like to highlight to the public again that the SMART flood tunnel is not designed to handle and prevent all floods,” Fuad said.

“It will not be able to handle flash floods and areas outside of the Sungai Klang and Sungai Ampang confluence. The SMART flood tunnel is specifically designed and built to handle storm floodwaters in the city centre at the Sungai Klang and Sungai Ampang confluence,” he said.

pedang

June 11th, 2007, 04:44 AM

nazrey

June 11th, 2007, 07:02 AM

SMART toll to start on Friday
Monday June 11, 2007

KUALA LUMPUR: Toll collection at the Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART) motorway will start at midnight on Friday, Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said.

“I’ll announce the toll rate in one or two days,” he told reporters after opening the Hindu Dharma Mamandram national delegates’ meeting in Batu Caves yesterday.

“I can’t guarantee there’ll be a reasonable toll because it costs a lot of money to build the tunnel,” he said.

The RM1.9bil project between Jalan Sungai Besi and Jalan Ampang includes a 3.3km road tunnel costing RM650mil. – Bernama

allurban

June 11th, 2007, 07:17 AM

RM2 toll for SMART tunnel use

PETALING JAYA: Users of the Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART) will be charged a RM2 toll from 11.59pm on June 14, Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said Monday.
honestly....that is.....low...

I mean, you would pay RM2.2 on the KESAS highway from Sunway toll to Awan Besar Toll....or on the NPE from Taman Medan toll to the Pantai toll....

and the SMART tunnel is an underground tunnel almost 4 km in length (including entry and exit areas)........

...it's too....cheap.... :lol:

cheers, m

cooltemper

June 11th, 2007, 07:33 AM

Ya, i have to admit it is cheap for traffic
If it work fine with flood water too, then it will be damn CHEAP.

forrestcat

June 11th, 2007, 08:05 AM

honestly....that is.....low...

I mean, you would pay RM2.2 on the KESAS highway from Sunway toll to Awan Besar Toll....or on the NPE from Taman Medan toll to the Pantai toll....

and the SMART tunnel is an underground tunnel almost 4 km in length (including entry and exit areas)........

...it's too....cheap.... :lol:

cheers, m

:banana:
Be careful, maybe after election it will go up :lol: .

White_soX

June 12th, 2007, 02:32 AM

How long the toll collection going to be? Forever............

cooolboi

June 12th, 2007, 03:07 AM

honestly....that is.....low...

I mean, you would pay RM2.2 on the KESAS highway from Sunway toll to Awan Besar Toll....or on the NPE from Taman Medan toll to the Pantai toll....

and the SMART tunnel is an underground tunnel almost 4 km in length (including entry and exit areas)........

...it's too....cheap.... :lol:

cheers, m

Cheap is good, but for safety reason, I am really still in doubt.

forrestcat

June 12th, 2007, 08:32 AM

Cheap is good, but for safety reason, I am really still in doubt.

One safety feature of the tunnel is that the road is made of concrete, if u go fast, ur car will rattle, so people will keep their cars below 50km/h.Even if cars hits, I believe injuries will be minimised for vehicle occupants travelling at 40km/h(speed limit in SMART tunnel, people hit by car at 40km/hr will also not die).

The only problem is insufficient signage as some people I red people stop at the exit junctions coz they dunno which exit to take.:nuts:

forrestcat

June 12th, 2007, 02:25 PM

June 12, 2007 15:23 PM

SMART To Be Completed One Week Ahead Of Schedule

KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 (Bernama) -- The floodwater channel of the Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART) will be ready one week ahead of its scheduled June 30 completion date as the authorities scramble to overcome flash floods in the Klang Valley.

Irrigation and Drainage Department (DID) director-general Datuk Keizrul Abdullah said the department would speed up all flood mitigation measures to deal with the problem.

For SMART's floodwater channel, several gates are being installed while all security features would be completed before the tunnel is commissioned, he said in a statement Tuesday.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi yesterday expressed dismay over the inadequate flood control measures in the city during a briefing at the Kuala Lumpur City Hall on the flood which threw the capital into chaos on Sunday night.

He asked the DID to speed up flood mitigation efforts, including the RM1.93 billion SMART dual-purpose tunnel.

Keizrul said DID was carrying out several projects to prevent floods in the federal capital under the Klang River Valley Flood Mitigation Programme, including the construction of the Batu Dam and raising the height of the Klang Gates Dam by three metres.

He said the department was also installing pump systems in low-lying areas.

"DID is also deepening and widening the Klang River, Damansara River, Kerayong River and Penchala River besides strengthening the river embankment in Kebun Bunga, Shah Alam.

"We'll also construct flood bypasses and upgrade flood forecast and alert system. We've started sending flood warnings to Shah Alam residents by SMS (short messaging service)," he added.

A four-hour downpour on Sunday left many places in Kuala Lumpur under water. Among the worst affected areas were Kampung Baru, Sentul, Jinjang Selatan, Segambut, Jalan Masjid India, Jalan Perak, Jalan Pinang, Jalan Tun Razak, Jalan P Ramlee and Jalan Kolam Air, Setapak.

Clean up operations are now underway to clear the streets of rubbish and items destroyed by floodwaters.

-- BERNAMA

Sheik

June 13th, 2007, 03:55 AM

Can complete 1 week ahead only because of the major flood and the PM ordering themto spped up the projects. Otherwise these peoplewill take their time one and the people will suffer because of the floods. The typical tidak apa tidak peduli attitude that is so disgusting!

travellator

June 13th, 2007, 04:16 AM

there are lots of safety issues here with a stormwater tunnel sharing with a roadway something never done before, better it is completed properly and all safety aspects done well than try and rush to complete and have defects develop later, all too evident lately in govt projects. It should only be functioning as a stormwater tunnel if all safety aspects involving evacuation of the roadway are tested and functioning well

forrestcat

June 13th, 2007, 04:43 AM

Yes, SMART is a sophisticated tunnel..not a longkang as many ignorant Malaysians tend to bash it . SInce it's a first of its kind, they are bound to take every precautious steps, hence it cannot be rushed.

johnsonooi

June 13th, 2007, 05:57 AM

Couldn't agree more. A typical tunnel have to go through the safety check due to it confined structural nature when accident happens. For example, Burney Tunnel Tragedy in Melbourne is a of the good example. Due to the smart safety system installed in the tunnel, all passengers were able to evacuate in 15 mins to avoid the suffocation.

SMART is one of the first type of tunnel that has dual functionalities on storm management and traffic, thus more days should be allocated for this tunnel for trials and simulate the storm situation. It is because if one of the cars stuck inside the tunnel when the gates close, the whole system will be considered as failure and departments and authorities concerned have to be bashed by the public and losses is astronomical. At that time, the contractors, mainly the engineers, will be the one that blamed.

Oh...Civil engineers are a tough job, pressure from the contractors, government and public from the start of the construction to the duration of the service of the structure.

LOVE KL

June 13th, 2007, 06:27 AM

Sheik

June 13th, 2007, 06:54 AM

johnsonooi

June 13th, 2007, 06:55 AM

Oh, Mr Ooi, you sound really like expert. Like to read your post, very constructive! :-)

Haha. Thanks:D

However, you are more experienced than me. I assume that you are senior citizen, am i right? Then I am the one who needs to learn from you.

I am not that expert enough. I am still learning. Having a check around this forum and you will find that there are lot of experts. For example, allurban & mrtfreak who are good in public transport, TYW and Pable, who are penangites and passionate about the development of penang, Fairul is a civil engineer who is currently working in the development of A380 gate in KLIA, Szehoong, an experienced KLite that specialise in the development in KL and also the history of KL, rembau1958, an economist that graduated from London, Greg, the orang putih, from Europe, who is also passionate in malaysia's developement, ssangyong, a pilot who has contributed a bright idea in aviation industry, hypermount, an expert from proton engineering and so on......

johnsonooi

June 13th, 2007, 07:00 AM

They better do all the proper checks and testing to make sure no embarrasing situations will occur. There are enough horror stories of pipe bursting, ceiling collapse, etc. Seems like even with delays and late completion, shoddy workamnship still occur to cause problems later.

Dont worry mate. The project is one week ahead the schedule. I am confident on this project, which is different than other "toufu" (beancurd) projects.

nazrey

June 13th, 2007, 07:04 AM

Hi-tech SOS SMARTline for motorist
Wednesday June 13, 2007
TheStar

SYARIKAT Mengurus Air Banjir & Terowong Sdn Bhd has launched its SMART Helpline as part of its customer support service to provide information and assistance to motorists using the SMART Highway.

The SMART Helpline 1-300-88-7188 is a 24-hour service manned by the SMART

Motorway Control Centre has the benefit of real-time surveillance and telephone communication with motorists while they are driving inside the motorway tunnel.

http://thestar.com.my/archives/2007/6/13/central/m_09phone.jpg

Well-equipped: Each emergency exit has a telephone and
CCTV which is directly linked to the Smart Control Centre

This enables the control centre to alert the SMART patrol team into action immediately upon receiving a complaint or report of emergencies by motorists while in the tunnel.

“We hope the SMART Helpline will help improve our services to motorists, as we want motorists to find SMART convenient and user-friendly,” said the Operations general manager Mohd Fuad Kamal Ariffin.

According to Fuad, motorists just have to call the SMART Helpline if they face any form of difficulty or emergencies.

“All they need to do is to park by the emergency lane and call the Helpline, without even having to come out of their cars. Or they can walk to any one of our SOS phones located in the cross passages or emergency exits. These exits are at 250m intervals along the entire motorway tunnel.”

Fuad said an observation made by the SMART Control Centre since its opening on May 14 was that motorists speed in the tunnel.

http://thestar.com.my/archives/2007/6/13/central/m_09tv.jpg

Alert: All activities and emergencies are monitored
24 hours by the Smart Motorway Control Centre.

He said this was extremely dangerous to the driver and to other motorists as well and appealed that motorists keep to the 60kph speed limit.

He said information on the use of facilities at the motorway would be disseminated through leaflets and the media from time to time and reminded motorists to take heed of traffic information via messages relayed on VMS (Variable Message Signs).

There are five units of VMS on the Kuala Lumpur bound route and four units of VMS on the Petaling Jaya route.

forrestcat

June 16th, 2007, 02:42 PM

Smart tunnel fiasco: Samy told to quit
Soon Li Tsin
Jun 16, 07 5:52pm

A police report was lodged by PKR Youth today calling on the men in blue to investigate Works Minister S Samy Vellu on suspicion of alleged corruption and abuse of power.
Tunnel not fully operational
Risky slopes and leaks
RM50 million damages

This I found in Malaysiakini...is it true there are defects in SMART?

OshHisham

June 17th, 2007, 01:45 AM

this is PKR. even longkang tersumbat pun they sure gonna sue Samy Vellu

alsen

June 17th, 2007, 07:12 AM

i seriously think Sammy Vallue has done a good job eventhough i disagree with him in some cases.to tell him to quit is like kacang lupakan kulit.

haze

June 24th, 2007, 01:42 PM

SMART's Floodwater Tunnel Starts Operations :banana:

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 (Bernama) -- The SMART floodwater tunnel is fully operational starting from today, one week ahead of schedule.

Announcing this, Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) Director-General Datuk Paduka Keizrul Abdullah said the tunnel was expected to be able to reduce the level of floodwater in the city by 45 per cent.

However, it would depend on the rainfall on the Sungai Klang side, he told reporters after a forum on flood management in the Klang Valley/Kuala Lumpur at Universiti Malaya here.

He said SMART (the Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel) would divert 90 per cent of Sungai Klang flood discharges into the Kampung Berembang holding basin and then to the storage pond in Taman Desa.

"Basically, we are controlling the quantity of flood discharges from Sungai Klang especially near Masjid Jamek," he said.

One should bear in mind that 55 per cent of the floodwater in the city was due to the overflowing of Sungai Gombak and Sungai Batu that cut across the Klang Valley, Keizrul said.

He said SMART was part of the Flood Mitigation Project in Kuala Lumpur approved by the government in 2002 which also included the construction of holding ponds in Batu and Jinjang.

The two ponds were expected to be completed by year end and they would reduce flood discharges from Sungai Batu and Sungai Gombak in the city, he said.

Other measures currently being taken were the widening of Sungai Kerayong and Sungai Damansara and the construction of the Sri Johor holding pond.

Keizrul said floods in the city caused by the overflowing of rivers would be overcomed completely when all the components in the Flood Mitigation Project were completed in early 2008.

-- BERNAMA

Blabbyboy

June 25th, 2007, 06:11 AM

maybe for safety reason, to reduce the speeding of cars.

it is because if there is an accident in tunnel, it is hard to control the flow and will cause serious casualties, just like tragedy happened recently in Melbourne, Burnley Tunnel

Talking about why concrete is used, I think the more likely reason is that it's harder wearing. I can't imagine that asphalt/bitumen would work for a stormwater drain. Do any engineers on the forum know how porous bitumen is?

I think for safety, they should restrict the speed in the tunnels by fixed speed camera - the only real way of maintaining a lower speed in the tunnel. Otherwise, people will just drive at whatever speed they want. I don't think that the concrete is there to limit driving speed.

Melbourne's Burnley tunnel is the longest 3 lane tunnel in the world, and runs directly under the river - and yet, despite the recent accident/fire, they still let cars drive at 80kmh! (But of course this can be reduced depending on the circumstances). They can interrupt your radio to broadcast messages, and overhead signage tells you what the speed limit is.

travellator

July 26th, 2007, 05:06 PM

Greenspan completes the test and commissioning of the SMART project

SMART project

June has been an exciting month for Greenspan seeing the completion of more than two years work on a Flood Detection System (28 remote monitoring stations for environmental monitoring) including the supply of sophisticated hydrological and hydraulic models for forecasting flood levels, pond levels and the flow of water through SMART (a 9.7km long, 12m diametre combined stormwater and traffic tunnel), a Public Warning System, a large SCADA System for the control and monitoring of: 12 sets of gates (a total of 31 gates), 7 massive pumps, 2 large debris removal systems and 4 huge gensets.

Greenspan has 17 CCTV cameras and its communications systems for SMART comprise: fully redundant hot standby systems including the use of: VHF Radio, GSM, Fibre, Microwave, Leased line links to ensure that this system works at all times.

SMART means Stormwater Management And Road Tunnel. This project has been featured on the Discovery channels – perfect engineering in assistance with the Malaysian Government.

The purpose of SMART is to store and release flood waters so as to mitigate the flooding of Kuala Lumpur City Centre plus relieve traffic congestion in the city by utilising a section of the tunnel for road traffic.

With the Greenspan designed, fabricated and installed systems SMART cannot operate. Greenspan’s SCADA collects all of the catchment data using high speed radio.

The data is fed into the models which provide forecast river flows at critical locations. Using forecast and real time flows the Greenspan Flood Detection and challenging project.

Tunnel Control System automatically commences the diversion of water into SMART.

By monitoring river flows downstream of the SMART, the SCADA decides when to release the stored water. Greenspan has a large network of peer to peer Remote Terminal Units (RTU’s) monitoring and controlling all key sites, Public Warnings (sirens) are activated prior to changes in river flows.

Seven massive pumps dewater the tunnel. Greenspan currently has 14 team members of site including: SCADA engineers, IT and communications engineers, a graphic designer, modellers, field technicians and project managers.

This is the sophisticated system that Greenspan has ever designed in its 13 years of operation and Greenspan believes that there will be a flow on of work in Malaysia as a result of the work undertaken on this exciting project.

The SMART system is the one system where both stormwater and traffic share the same tunnel. The traffic is separated from the stormwater by means of a number of steel gates.

In the event that the floods in the upper catchments result in high flood flows the traffic is evacuated from the traffic tunnel section of SMART, the traffic decks sealed off to the city and flood water is allowed to fill the traffic compartments.

The capacity of SMART to store flood water is 3million cubic metres. Greenspan’s Flood Detection System recently recorded such a flood which would have filled the tunnels and ponds and saved Kuala Lumpur city from flooding.

More details are available with Goyen Controls.
27 July 2007

dengilo

July 27th, 2007, 05:52 AM

fairul

July 28th, 2007, 07:04 AM

Heard from grapevinelah there are some major cracks taking place somewhere
in tunnel and since they open was there ever a simulated rescue operation by the operator?My worst nightmare is a fire in the tunnel. At the rate these crazy formula 1 want to be drivers are driving in the tunnel something is going to happen one of these days.I think they should warn drivers very early on before the sultan ismail/tun razak exit!!I have seen some last minute kamikaze moves there!!!

ya lor...everytime when i take the tunnel..i'll make sure im in the right lane to the tun razak exit....but then..i hate it when drivers behind me driving ala schumacher and giving me the high beam flash..:bash:

OshHisham

July 30th, 2007, 05:22 AM

senang jer tu...u kasik dia potong you...lepas tu you buat balik high beam flash ke dia...

fairul

July 30th, 2007, 07:42 AM

senang jer tu...u kasik dia potong you...lepas tu you buat balik high beam flash ke dia...

haha..thats what i do after the exit infront of RHB ...hahaha

pedang

August 22nd, 2007, 04:07 AM

Tunnel ‘will ensure’ KL is flood free

By : David Yeow and Azira Shaharuddin

http://www.nst.com.my/Wednesday/National/20070822073306/insidepix1
A video grab from the Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel’s (Smart) security camera which shows how the water is contained.

KUALA LUMPUR: There should be no more flash floods in Kuala Lumpur.

This was the assurance given by Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) director-general Datuk Paduka Keizrul Abdullah at a briefing on the result of a test of the Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (Smart) system at its Motorway Control Centre yesterday.

The tunnel, which cost about RM2 billion and took four years to build, is having its first trial run.

"The flood test was a success. If the tunnel had been ready on June 10, the floods in Kuala Lumpur would not have happened," Keizrul said.

He explained that the June 10 flood was caused by an overflow of two million cubic metres of water from the Klang river.
"The tunnel plus its two storage reservoirs can take up to three million cubic metres of water."

The trial run, which started on Sunday, saw one million cubic metres of water poured and sealed into the three levels of the tunnel for 1½ days.

"It was 99.5 per cent perfect," Keizrul said. "We never doubted the ability of the tunnel and it was good to be able to finally prove it."

The trial run, which is expected to wrap up before Friday, included tests on the water flow to make sure that the floodgates were functioning and the tunnel was water tight.

Keizrul said there were two problems: One of the 260 surveillance cameras in the tunnel was not functioning and water was seeping through one of the emergency escape doors.

He added that these were minor problems.

Keizrul said an additional basin capable of holding four million cubic metres of water would be completed in Kampung Batu by the end of this month and another basin capable of containing two million cubic metres of water would be built near the Jinjang river by year end.

Upon completion, the tunnel would be able to divert nine million cubic metres of flood water.

nazrey

September 5th, 2007, 06:26 AM

Smart Tunnel diverts water and keeps out flash floods
Updated : 04-09-2007
Media : The Star
Story By : ROYCE CHEAH

KUALA LUMPUR: It was no test run when the Smart Tunnel was closed to traffic last night.

At about 9pm, the lower deck of the tunnel was closed to allow some 300,000 to 500,000 cubic meters of water to be diverted from flowing into the Klang River into a holding pond.

This probably saved city folks from going through another round of flash floods after the heavy evening downpour.

The upper deck was also closed later to allow more water to be diverted.

Smart project director John Abraham said water from the holding pond was diverted through the lowest deck of the tunnel.

¡§The level of water at the Tun Perak measuring station remained at 28m throughout the downpour, meaning that the tunnel helped to keep the water lower there, he said, adding that the river would have overflowed if the water level topped 29.5m.

He added that the testing of the tunnel two weeks ago proved useful in preparing for yesterday's situation.

The tunnel will remain closed today.

Smart is a dual-purpose system to mitigate flooding in the city centre and ease traffic congestion along Jalan Sungei Besi.

pedang

September 5th, 2007, 11:36 AM

Smart Tunnel passes live test

KUALA LUMPUR: The Smart Tunnel closure on Monday was justified, as it was the first time the system was put to a real test and proved effective in diverting floodwater, SMART project director John Abraham said.

"The SMART flood tunnel proved successful and effective in its first real flood diversion on Monday and an alert from the Irrigation and Drainage Department's Stormwater Control Centre (SCC) was received when the rainwater reached critical levels at the monitoring station at 8pm.

"The SCC went into immediate action and started evacuation procedures, which took about an hour.

"As a result of the closure, the tunnel managed to divert about 500,000 cubic metres (cumex) of rainwater into the Taman Desa holding pond, keeping the water at a safe 29m level at the monitoring stations," he said.

Abraham said this during a press briefing at the SMART Motorway Control Centre in Jalan Davis off Jalan Tun Razak Wednesday.

The briefing was called to answer public enquiries on the purpose and necessity of the tunnel closure, which left hundreds of motorists stuck in a traffic jam.

He said although the rainwater diversion only involved the lowest deck of the tunnel, the upper deck or the motorway tunnel was also closed for the safety of all the highway users.

The tunnel was closed from 9pm on Monday and was re-opened at 5am on Tuesday.

Abraham said the closure also gave the authorities the chance to put the system to a real test rather than basing its effectiveness on a wet-test. It also allowed the system to be fine-tuned.

"An important implication of the tunnel closure is that the system is able to divert rainwater away from the confluence of Sungai Klang and Sungai Ampang to avert flash floods in the city.

“The level of water at the Tun Perak measuring station remained at 28m throughout the downpour, meaning that the tunnel helped to keep the water lower there," said Abraham, adding that the river would overflow if the water level reached 29.5m.

He also said the system was able to give an accurate prediction of the rising water level at the respective rivers in the city centre half an hour earlier. The system is updated every five minutes to reflect the water level at all the 28 catchment areas.

The information is then sent to the SCC before any closure instructions are given.

pedang

September 6th, 2007, 06:19 AM

September 05, 2007 19:25 PM

SMART Tunnel First Flood Diversion Exercise A Success

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 (Bernama) -- The first real flood diversion at the Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART) here on Monday night was successful and has proven to be effective in reducing flash floods in the city, said Kuala Lumpur Flood Mitigation Project director K J Abraham.

He said in the exercise, the Stormwater Control Centre (SCC) in the city alerted SMART's control centre when the water levels at its monitoring stations reached critical level.

"SMART's control centre went into immediate action and started evacuation procedures. The process took an hour before the tunnel was closed to traffic," he told a press conference here today.

Abraham said the tunnel diverted about 500,000 cubic metres of rainwater into the Taman Desa holding pond thus keeping water levels safe at the 29-metre mark at the monitoring stations.

He said floodwater subsided at midnight before SMART's control centre activated tunnel opening procedures after required inspections and cleaning work were done and that by 5am on Tuesday the tunnel was re-opened to traffic.

The RM1.9-billion tunnel, now fully operational, is able to divert rain water away from the confluence of Sungai Klang and Sungai Ampang in the city.

"Next year, the Batu and Jinjang ponds under the Gombak River diversion channel project will be operational and this will further help reduce flash floods in the city," said Abraham.

The 13.2-metre diametre tunnel, construction of which began in 2003, is a 9.7km stormwater bypass tunnel with a four-kilometre dual-deck motorway within it.

It was built to solve the problem of flash flooding in the city as well as reduce traffic jams during daily rush hours.

-- BERNAMA

haze

November 16th, 2007, 01:25 AM

Tunnel closure prevents floods in KL

http://www.nst.com.my/Thursday/Frontpage/2084488/insidepix1

KUALA LUMPUR: The closure of the RM2 billion Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (Smart) at Sungai Besi beginning 6pm on Tuesday saved the city from being flooded.
Drainage and Irrigation Department's Kuala Lumpur Flood Mitigation Project director K.J. Abraham said water was filling the tunnel at 300 cubic metres per second at 6pm on Tuesday.

This forced the department to issue a closure order for the tunnel. Due to the heavy rain in the city, the water, if not diverted out, would have resulted in Dataran Merdeka being under water.

"We directed a lot of the water through the tunnel. We are still waiting for the de-watering process as it takes time," Abraham told the New Straits Times.

Traffic at the Sungai Besi area nearly came to a standstill yesterday morning as motorists were not aware that the tunnel was still closed.
Abraham said the department would normally issue a closure order to Smart, a joint project by MMC Corporation Bhd and Gamuda Bhd, when the water flows into the tunnel at 150 cubic metres per second.

The tunnel will be re-opened once the situation is under control.

"There are two things to consider before re-opening the tunnel. First, we need to wait for the de-watering process to take place.

"Secondly, we have to monitor the weather forecast to avoid a second closure," he said.

The RM2 billion tunnel, which was fully operational in June, is able to store three million cubic metres of flood water. The project's motorway component was opened to traffic on May 14.

The Malaysian Meteorological Department had forecast thunderstorms during the afternoons in the city centre until Friday.

As of 6pm yesterday, the tunnel remained closed. The public will be informed of the re-opening of the tunnel via the radio and other variable signage.

haze

November 16th, 2007, 02:55 AM

Terowong SMART terus ditutup

Oleh Au Yeong How

KUALA LUMPUR 15 Nov. – Terowong Pengurusan Air Banjir dan Jalan (SMART) akan terus ditutup sehingga kerja-kerja mengalirkan air dari kolam takungan di Kampung Berembang dan Taman Desa ke Sungai Kerayung selesai dijalankan.

Hari ini merupakan hari ketiga terowong bernilai RM2 bilion itu ditutup setelah ditutup petang kelmarin.

Jurucakap SMART ketika dihubungi hari ini berkata, adalah sukar untuk meramalkan bila kerja-kerja pengaliran itu akan selesai.

Menurutnya, Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran (JPS) masih meletakkan status terowong itu pada MOD tiga, iaitu banjir kilat yang teruk sekali gus menutup laluan itu.

“Proses pengaliran air terpaksa dilakukan secara perlahan kerana air tidak boleh dilepaskan sepenuhnya.

“JPS berbuat begitu kerana walaupun Kuala Lumpur kelihatan tidak hujan, kita tidak pasti keadaan cuaca di hulu sungai.

“Selain itu, Jabatan Meteorologi meramalkan hujan lebat akan berterusan sehingga hujung minggu ini. Jadi, SMART perlu bersiap sedia,’’ katanya ketika dihubungi Utusan Malaysia di sini, hari ini.

Beliau diminta mengulas penutupan terowong SMART sejak petang Selasa lalu bagi mengelak banjir kilat daripada berlaku di ibu negara.

Bagaimanapun, penutupan terowong telah menyebabkan lalu lintas di sekitar ibu negara sesak teruk.

Menurut jurucakap SMART, walaupun hanya bahagian paling bawah terowong itu digunakan untuk mengalirkan air, terowong itu tetap ditutup atas faktor keselamatan.

Jelasnya, tekanan udara yang wujud di dalam terowong berikutan proses pengaliran air sedang berlangsung mendatangkan bahaya kepada kenderaan.

“Ia sesuatu yang teknikal untuk dihuraikan. Tujuan kita menutup SMART adalah untuk mengelakkan sebarang kemalangan daripada berlaku.

“Kesesakan jalan raya bukan hanya berlaku semata-mata kerana penutupan terowong itu,’’ katanya.

forrestcat

November 16th, 2007, 07:55 AM

If there is no more flooding at Dataran Merdeka by the end of this years..then SMART would be a success.:)

Remember the floods last year..lest we forget.

nazrey

November 16th, 2007, 11:32 AM

SMART Tunnel opens
NST Online » 2007/11/16

KUALA LUMPUR: The Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (Smart) has been opened this morninng after having remained closed for three days. The opening was relayed via the ITIS (http://www.itis.com.my/itis/index.jsp) electronic signboard throughout the city.

Until 6pm yesterday, the water level reading in the tunnel was at 21m.

The 3km double-deck motorway was closed to traffic on Tuesday to divert water out of the city caused by heavy rain. This move prevented Dataran Merdeka from being inundated.

A spokesman said the tunnel had to be closed to traffic when water flow there hit 150 cubic metres per second. Automatic watertight gates opened to allow the water to pass through the tunnel to a holding basin in Kampung Berembang in Gombak to be released to a storage reservoir in Taman Desa.

This is the second time that the tunnel was completely closed to traffic. In September, the tunnel diverted more than 550,000 cubic metres of water from the city. It was re-opened to traffic after an eight-hour closure.

However, during a moderate storm, motorists can still use the upper tunnel as the flood water will be diverted through the lower tunnel.

ncon

January 3rd, 2008, 12:57 PM

HELLO guys :D

ok i'm totally new abt this SMART tunnel and know nothing except that this tunnel was created to make KL flood-free and reduce traffic jam ?

can someone kind enough to summarise for me what is happening from begining till now and what are the pros and cons :D ??

tHX very much

nazrey

January 3rd, 2008, 01:04 PM

The best summarise for you here >>
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=312375&page=4

or >>

http://www.smarttunnel.com.my/smart/index.html

ncon

January 3rd, 2008, 01:07 PM

^^ thanks :D

how bout pros and cons ?

nazrey

January 3rd, 2008, 01:11 PM

> http://www.smarttunnel.com.my/construction/index.htm

nazrey

January 3rd, 2008, 01:17 PM

> http://www.smarttunnel.com.my/construction/project_progress_archive.htm

travellator

January 3rd, 2008, 01:30 PM

^^ thanks :D

how bout pros and cons ?

the tunnel has been opened for 6 months and from what I gather it is a very convenient road tunnel allowing good connection into the city centre. As for the flood water aspect it seems to be working as there has not been any major flash flood in the city centre since it opened and the tunnel has been closed several times to divert away water. The cons are probably the high cost of construction and the tunnel roadway is a tolled road. If central city flooding is prevented it is well worth the cost and we get a useful road tunnel too

Leeigh

January 4th, 2008, 03:43 AM

I am behind you on that buddy...

nazrey

January 9th, 2008, 05:57 AM

SMART won CIDB Awards
SMART © 2008 Copyright Protected.

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SMART grabbed 2 awards at the Malaysian Construction Industry Excellence Award 2007, held on 16 December in Kuala Lumpur.

The Construction Industry Development Board (http://www.cidb.gov.my/cidbweb/corporate/index-my.html) (CIDB) event saw SMART was awarded the “Innovation Award” and the “Environmental Award”. At hand to receive the awards was YBhg Dato Ir. Haji Azmi Mat Nor, Executive Director of Gamuda Berhad and En Hasni Harun, Chief Operating Officer of MMC Corporation Berhad. YB Dato Seri S. Samy Vellu, Minister of Works presented the prestigious awards.

nazrey

January 9th, 2008, 06:26 AM

by fuzzyfish

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forrestcat

January 9th, 2008, 02:17 PM

SMART tunnel was closed this afternoon due to heavy rain.

haze

January 18th, 2008, 05:07 AM

January 18, 2008 00:30 AM

"Smart Tunnel" Documentary Created Local Skilled Workers :banana: :cheers:

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 (Bernama) -- The collaboration between the National Film Development Corporation (Finas) and the National Geographic Channel in producing the "Smart Tunnel" documentary had created local skilled workers capable of producing world-class documentaries.

"The collaboration had indirectly promoted and introduced the country's success in the construction technology," Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said at the launch of the documentary here today.

His text of speech was read by Finas chairman Tan Sri Dr Jins Shamsudin.

The "Smart Tunnel" documentary followed collaboration for the "Becoming A King" documentary on the installation of the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin which was shown in Aug last year.

The documentary was shown from Aug 27-Sept 2 last year by Astro to 164 countries and reached about 250 million viewers.

The "Smart Tunnel" documentary costing US$200,000 showed the challenges in building the 9.7km tunnel aimed at resolving the flash flood problem in Kuala Lumpur.

Billed as the longest "stormwater tunnel" in South-east Asia and the second longest in Asia, the "Smart Tunnel" was built in 2003.

The motorway tunnel was opened to the public in May last year while the stormwater tunnel began operation a month later.

The one-hour documentary will be shown on Jan 25 at 10pm by Astro channel 553.

-- BERNAMA

nazrey

January 19th, 2008, 05:45 AM

SMART talks
By Sharen Kaur Published: 2008/01/19
BusinessTimes

The Gamuda-MMC venture has been approached by several foreign companies to build more motorway tunnels that also double up as huge flood outlets

GAMUDA Bhd and MMC Corp Bhd have been approached by several foreign companies to replicate the unique tunnel project in other Southeast Asian countries.

Datuk Azmi Mat Nor, who is Gamuda executive director, said the companies have been approached to build more motorway tunnels that also double up as a huge flood outlet.

"We are in talks but they are just initial discussions. We will mobilise our skills and expertise and construct the project for them," Azmi told Business Times.

"We will go in when there is a need," he said, without giving specifics.

The Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART) was built by an equal venture between Gamuda and MMC. The tunnel has helped Kuala Lumpur avoid flash floods during heavy rains.

SMART is the world's first dual-purpose flood mitigation and double-deck motorway tunnel built to mitigate recurring floods in the city centre and ease congestion.

It was built using local and German technology. The project involved more than 200 professionals and 5,000-odd contractors.

It was completed in four years by Syarikat Mengurus Air Banjir dan Terowong Sdn Bhd.

The company holds a 40-year concession to collect toll on the motorway.

Last month, the project won the prestigious Innovation and Environmental Award from the Construction Industry Development Board.

"Winning the award has been good for us because it talks about skills," said MMC chairman and director Datuk Ahmad Zaidee Laidin.

Ahmad Zaidee said the venture company is anxiously waiting for the next project as it has gained confidence during construction of SMART.

"The SMART project is being watched by everyone. It has created worldwide attention," he said.

Ahmad Zaidee said the challenges faced during construction were mainly environmental, such as disposing of 3.3 million cubic metre of waste, and organising traffic.

We have become the beacon in foreign countries and the knowledge acquired through SMART is quite phenomenal," he said.

"We have learned and are prepared to go into any projects now. The (railway) double-tracking project is going to be another challenge," he added.

MMC and Gamuda also won a RM12.5 billion contract to lay parallel rail tracks connecting Ipoh, Perak and Padang Besar in Perlis.

nazrey

March 9th, 2008, 04:06 PM

smart tunnel run
by zuhri

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/177/420125861_a0c8f12d1e_o.jpg

nazrey

March 9th, 2008, 04:15 PM

What is SMART (http://www.smarttunnel.com.my/construction/print_project_smart.htm) ?

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/179/374494996_41aebf3479_o.jpg

by technicolortype_a

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travellator

March 25th, 2008, 06:09 AM

Closing tunnel a wise move

By BAVANI M

article here http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2008/3/25/central/20735895&sec=central

IF not for the Smart Tunnel, Kuala Lumpur would have experienced one of the worst floods last weekend.

According to a spokesman from Syarikat Mengurus Air Banjir dan Terowong, the company managing the tunnel, the move by the Drainage and Irrigation Department (JPS) to close the tunnel at 6pm on Saturday was a blessing in disguise.

“It would have been really bad if they had not done so because KL would have been flooded and we had many foreign visitors over the weekend for the F1 Grand Prix celebrations,” the spokesman said.

He said that the dewatering exercise on Saturday could not be completed, as the water level at Sungei Kerayong was still quite high.

http://thestar.com.my/archives/2008/3/25/central/m_pg07tunnel.jpg
Closed: A worker placing traffic cones in front of the Smart Tunnel to facilitate flood mitigation work.
“The water in the tunnel was receding very slowly and before we could complete the exercise, it started raining again on Sunday,” he said.

The spokesman said that due to the unpredictable weather they were not sure when the tunnel would be operational again.

“Safety is our top priority. We are sorry for the inconvenience caused but dewatering exercise must be fully completed before the tunnel is reopened,” he said.

Meanwhile, due to the closure of the tunnel, there was a massive jam along the stretch from the TUDM in Sungei Besi heading to the city centre yesterday morning.

Motorists were stuck in a bumper-to-bumper crawl since 7am in the morning.

Staff monitoring the control room said that the congestion became worse when a car broke down on the highway but the situation had not improved even at noon.

Motorist C.S Tan said he was stuck in a crawl for almost 40 minutes along the TUDM stretch at 9am.

“Traffic was moving very slowly and it was frustrating,” said Tan, who had left his house in Happy Garden at 8am.

“When we needed the Smart tunnel it was not operational,” an irate Tan said.
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what a poorly informed comment Mr Tan! The city centre was saved from flooding. Have any of you noticed that after heavy continuous rain the Klang and Gombak rivers flowing through the city centre are not as as filled up to the banks as previously,it is quite amazing.

TWK90

March 25th, 2008, 06:15 AM

^^

When i was lurking around other forums, it seems some people still don't know the real function of the SMART Tunnel....luckily, i think it was only a few...

allurban

March 25th, 2008, 09:01 AM

^^

When i was lurking around other forums, it seems some people still don't know the real function of the SMART Tunnel....luckily, i think it was only a few...be nice if there were some kind of camera system in the tunnels, so people could actually see the water rushing in :cheers:

Cheers, m

fairul

March 25th, 2008, 10:23 AM

^^

When i was lurking around other forums, it seems some people still don't know the real function of the SMART Tunnel....luckily, i think it was only a few...

Current Issues..cari.com.my perhaps..:lol:

szehoong

March 25th, 2008, 10:39 AM

Yea.....people think the SMART tunnel is a magic thingy which would make all floods gone. A flash floood in Rawang would have people pointing fingers at the SMART tunnel for not doing its job.....crazylah :ohno:

But thank goodness for the tunnel. If not our F1 celebration here downtown would have a watery theme :D

dengilo

March 26th, 2008, 05:11 AM

Wa satu kali pakai tutup for a few days!!Does it take that long to clean it?

allurban

March 26th, 2008, 08:35 AM

Wa satu kali pakai tutup for a few days!!Does it take that long to clean it?Normally they expect 2 days to clean, 2 days to inspect...and this is after the water level recedes

What happened this time was that the water level receded very slowly. After they cleaned the road tunnel...they had to use it again...add 2-3 more days :p

Cheers, m

forrestcat

March 26th, 2008, 08:53 AM

The recent thunderstorm was quite severe. Brickfields got flooded.

TWK90

March 26th, 2008, 11:36 AM

I think next time, announcement on SMART should be done on TV also, just like tsunami warning...that way, it may reach wider audience...

nazrey

March 26th, 2008, 12:52 PM

Tunnel to reopen in a few days if weather permits
Wednesday March 26, 2008
By YIP YOKE TENG
TheStar

THE Smart Tunnel should reopen in a few days, if the weather is good.

According to a spokesman from Sya-rikat Mengurus Air Banjir dan Terowong, the company managing the tunnel, workers started the necessary cleaning and inspection process inside the tunnel on Monday.

“The standard procedure is that when the tunnel is switched to Mode III, the tunnel requires up to four days from the day the water recedes to reopen.

“We require two days for cleaning and two more days to recheck and repair whatever necessary. We are carrying out inspections concurrently to save time,'' he said.

Mode III is the operational mode of the tunnel when there are major storms and whereby the full section of the traffic compartment is used to divert rainwater.

He emphasised that the reopening of the Smart Tunnel was subject to the weather conditions.

“The tunnel has been closed since Saturday but before we could complete the dewatering exercise, there was another storm on Sunday,” the spokes-man said.

He said the amount of rainwater could have caused one of the worst floods and that the tunnel had saved Kuala Lumpur from the the embarrassment of having the city inundated in floodwaters while hosting the F1 Grand Prix.

He added that the company em-pathised with the motorists enduring traffic congestion during the closure and advised them to plan their journey with the help of traffic information.

“The main objective of the Smart Tunnel is to divert rainwater and prevent floods. Easing the area's long-standing traffic problem is a secondary objective.

“We hope the motorists will bear with us for a few more days,” he said, adding that traffic police and City Hall personnel were helping to manage the traffic situation during the closure.

lena5538

March 26th, 2008, 02:28 PM

i hate tunnel!!! they destroy the nature!!!

szehoong

March 26th, 2008, 10:14 PM

i hate tunnel!!! they destroy the nature!!!

Care to explain how is that so?

rizalhakim

April 18th, 2008, 05:05 AM

Smart Tunnel closed from 11pm Saturday for works

KUALA LUMPUR: The Smart Tunnel for the Jalan Sultan Ismail entry and exit stretch will be closed to traffic for eight hours from 11pm Saturday.

Syarikat Mengurus Air Banjir dan Terowong Sdn Bhd, the company managing the tunnel, said in a statement yesterday the closure was for the Public Works Department to fix a beam for a pedestrian bridge.

Tunnel users are advised to use the Jalan Tun Razak entry point to travel to Cheras or Seremban and the Jalan Tun Razak exit point to get to the city centre.

For more information on the closure, users can call the Smart helpline at 1300-88-7188. – Bernama

nazrey

September 5th, 2008, 12:26 PM

To the tunnel
by adix4

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nazrey

September 5th, 2008, 12:29 PM

Announcement
TUNNEL CLOSURE
TUNNEL IS CLOSED FOR OPERATION OF FLOOD SYSTEM. MOTORIST ARE ADVISE TO PREPLAN THEIR JOURNEY AND FOLLOW TRAFFIC INSTRUCTION IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ANY INCONVENIENCES CAUSED IS REGRETTED

nazrey

September 7th, 2008, 10:55 AM

More delays in opening of SMART Tunnel
Saturday September 6, 2008
By FAZLEENA AZIZ
TheStar

UNFINISHED upgrading work at Sungei Kerayong is causing the SMART Tunnel to be closed longer to traffic during and after a storm.

Currently, the upgrading work at Sungei Kerayong covers 1.8km and the progress level is only at 34%.

When completed, the river is able to siphon stormwater from the city.

The tunnel was closed since Thursday for stormwater diversion.

According to SMART Tunnel general manager Mohd Fuad Kamal Ariffin, the stormwater in the tunnel could not be discharged into the river.

“The river is at a maximum level because of the heavy rain.

“The water could not be pumped out to the storage pond in Taman Desa, which releases the water to the river,” said Fuad.

“So, the tunnel cannot be opened early and if there is another storm, we can only take in a limited volume of water.

“Based on the Auditor-General’s report, the upgrading work should have been completed the same time as the tunnel.

“The contractor was supposed to have finished the project in January this year.

“But due to the late commencement of the work, the Drainage and Irrigation Department (JPS) has to use a temporary pump at the outfall of the river to overcome problems.

“In the mean time, motorists have to find alternative routes until we reopen,” he said.

Fuad said so far the SMART Tunnel had diverted water 44 times to avoid floods in Kuala Lumpur.

The SMART Tunnel deals with flash floods caused by river overflowing. And it caters for the upper Sungei Klang and Sungei Ampang catchments, diverting 90% of the volume of floodwaters from Sungei Klang.

The tunnel operates at Kampung Berembang in Ampang to ensure that the Sungei Klang water level is maintained below the danger level so that the river does not overflow in the city centre, especially Jalan Tun Perak and Masjid India areas.

The SMART Tunnel has an average of 30,000 cars using the motorway daily.

nazrey

September 7th, 2008, 10:57 AM

SMART Tunnel reopens to motorists
Sunday September 7, 2008

KUALA LUMPUR: The SMART Tunnel, closed since Thursday, was reopened to motorists last night.

“The closure was to enable the tunnel to receive excess river water from Sungai Klang due to the heavy downpour in areas here on Thursday,” said Syarikat Mengurus Air Banjir and Terowong Sdn Bhd in a statement.

Smart general manager (operations) Mohd Fuad Kamal Ariffin added that the cleaning and restoration work started late Friday after the dewatering process completed. – Bernama

dengilo

September 8th, 2008, 05:20 AM

kubundu

September 8th, 2008, 06:55 AM

According to SMART Tunnel general manager Mohd Fuad Kamal Ariffin, the stormwater in the tunnel could not be discharged into the river.

“The river is at a maximum level because of the heavy rain.

“The water could not be pumped out to the storage pond in Taman Desa, which releases the water to the river,” said Fuad.

Can u guys imagine how smelly and dirty the tunnel will get if this happens again and again!Instead of traffic it becomes a water storage !Well done JABATAN SALIRAN SUNGAI
Again dont u doubt malaysia boleh!

That's exactly what it is designed for.. to divert flood water from central KL.

smoothcake

September 9th, 2008, 06:58 AM

According to SMART Tunnel general manager Mohd Fuad Kamal Ariffin, the stormwater in the tunnel could not be discharged into the river.

“The river is at a maximum level because of the heavy rain.

“The water could not be pumped out to the storage pond in Taman Desa, which releases the water to the river,” said Fuad.

Can u guys imagine how smelly and dirty the tunnel will get if this happens again and again!Instead of traffic it becomes a water storage !Well done JABATAN SALIRAN SUNGAI
Again dont u doubt malaysia boleh!

aku rase laa...kadang2 manusia nih x pernah merasa puas.....
sedih if sumbody nyer effort 1000 hrs design and reka tapi kena kutuk at last...

so kadang2 kite kena jaga sikit mulut...bercakap mengikut kelayakan....

if u r nt having the ability to talk TECHNICALLY then shut ur mouth.....

dengilo

September 9th, 2008, 07:25 AM

Dey read it carefullylah.The problem is not the tunnel designlah,the tunnel did what is supposed to do, The problem is how to get rid of the water once it get to sungai kerayung once the pond is full and the river is at a max high level.

nazrey

September 15th, 2008, 11:19 PM

SMART to be closed from 11pm Wednesday
Monday September 15, 2008 MYT 3:37:31 PM
TheStar

KUALA LUMPUR: The SMART Tunnel will be closed to traffic from 11pm Wednesday to 6am Thursday.

The closure is to facilitate routine inspection of the tunnel.

For inquiries on the closure, call the SMART Helpline at 1-300-88-7188.

nazrey

October 14th, 2008, 02:35 AM

SMART wins British construction industry award
2008/10/13
Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR, Mon:

Stormwater Management And Road Tunnel (SMART) has won the International Award category in the prestigious British Construction Industry Awards (BCIA) 2008 for excellence in innovation and engineering.

In a statement, Gamuda Bhd said the BCIA is the most influential awards programme in the industry and is often regarded as the ’Oscar’ for construction.

It said SMART win was based on its innovative engineering solution that solved two of Kuala Lumpur’s long standing problems, namely the flooding in the city centre caused by overflowing rivers, and traffic congestion in the south of the city. SMART, which was completed in June 2007, was a 50-50 joint venture project between MMC Corporation Bhd and Gamuda Bhd, and was implemented under the close supervision of the government. — BERNAMA

rizalhakim

October 14th, 2008, 07:41 AM

Terowong Smart paling inovatif
Oleh Noor Azam Abd Aziz
azam@hmetro.com.my

STORMWATER Management And Road Tunnel (Smart) terpilih memenangi kategori Anugerah Antarabangsa dalam majlis Anugerah Industri Pembinaan British (BCIA) 2008 kerana kecemerlangan dalam inovasi pembinaan dan kejuruteraannya, baru-baru ini.

Gamuda Bhd dalam kenyataan di Kuala Lumpur semalam, menyatakan BCIA anugerah paling berpengaruh dan berprestij dalam industri berkenaan yang dianggap seperti anugerah 'Oscar' industri perfileman untuk pembinaan.

Menurut kenyataan itu, kemenangan Smart berdasarkan penyelesaian kejuruteraan inovatif Smart menyelesaikan dua masalah yang sudah lama wujud di Kuala Lumpur, iaitu banjir di pusat bandar raya akibat limpahan air sungai dan kesesakan jalan raya di bahagian selatan Kuala Lumpur.

Smart, yang siap pada Jun 2007, dimulakan pembinaannya secara usaha sama antara MMC Corporation Bhd dan Gamuda Bhd di bawah penyeliaan kerajaan.

Ia terowong dua fungsi pertama di dunia dan dipilih panel hakim kerana kejuruteraan inovatifnya membantu mengatasi masalah dihadapi Kuala Lumpur iaitu banjir dan kesesakan jalan raya.

Terowong sepanjang 9.7 kilometer (km) itu dihasilkan menggunakan dua mesin pengorek bergerudi 13.2 meter garis pusat.

Kejayaan memenuhi kriteria yang dikehendaki hakim iaitu aspek kejuruteraan, arkitek, reka bentuk pembinaan berkualiti, selamat dan inovatif.

Smart menewaskan empat projek antarabangsa lain iaitu Stesen Arean Bijlmer di Amsterdam, Gelanggan Krikiet Oval Kensington di Barbados, Menara Shin-Marunouchi di Jepun dan Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Beijing T3 di China.

Untuk tahun ini, 180 projek di Britain dan antarabangsa dinilai hakim berdasarkan kecemerlangan arkitek dan kejuruteraannya.

nazrey

October 23rd, 2008, 04:11 AM

International award for SMART
Thursday October 23, 2008
By PRIYA MENON
TRheStar

http://thestar.com.my/archives/2008/10/23/central/m_p8Yeoh.jpg

Yeoh: ‘We had two of these machines and we were very ambitious to run
one of it on our own and we found that ours produced better results.’

THE Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART) clinched the International award category in the prestigious British Construction Industry award, given out to any British-based projects from around the world, on Oct 8.

“The selection process was a gruelling one and we were one of the 183 projects shortlisted for excellence in innovation and engineering,” said general manager (tunnel division) of Gamuda Engineering Sdn Bhd, Yeoh Hin Kok.

The project is a joint venture between Gamuda and MMC corporation. For Gamuda, the win was nothing short of a surprise.

“We were contending in the International category with five other competitors like the Beijing Terminal three, retail towers in Tokyo and the transportation hub in Amsterdam,” Yeoh added.

He said that the selection process involved a presentation from their side as well as a site visit by the panel of judges.

“They have to look into all the aspects of the construction like how the project satisfies the client as well as its contribution to the community,” he said.

He added that apart from looking at the safety aspects of the tunnel, the panel was intrigued by the idea of a dual purpose tunnel that has traffic as well as water passing through.

“I’m proud to say that the idea came from Gamuda but making that idea into reality, into something workable, was a challenge,” he said.

The tunnel has a 9.7km stormwater tunnel and a 3km motorway tunnel and it is equipped with lighting as well as close circuit cameras.

The Smart Tunnel has three flood modes, ‘no storm’ and the ‘yearly storm’ which allows cars to pass through the first and second deck and the ‘major storm’ that is closed for vehicles so flood waters can pass through all three decks.

Every inch and detail of the tunnel had to be made to endure the pressure of the water when it is released into the tunnel to alleviate the flood problems in Kuala Lumpur during a storm.

“We had to ensure that the equipment can handle the surge of pressure from the water or we will have to fish for the equipment after the stormwater management is over,” he said.

The three-tier tunnel had to be dug through a karstic limestone with a high water table using the tunnel boring machine (TBM).

The TBM is an innovative factory of its own that weighs 25 jumbo jets and is four storeys high.

“We had two of these machines and we were very ambitious to actually run one of it on our own and we found that ours produced better results,” said the elated engineer Yeoh.

To top the achievements by Malaysia, the building of the tunnel also used the mechanised haunched formwork which was Yeoh’s brainchild.

“We have achieved so many things while building this tunnel, now we can venture out to help other countries as well,” he said.

According to the agreement between Gamuda and the government, each time the tunnel is closed for flood management, they should reopen after four days.

“However, we have managed to reopen the tunnel within a day and a half so that the motorists will not be stranded in traffic jams,” Yeoh added.

The Smart Tunnel has been closed for the storm nearly 10 times and each time it has helped alleviate flood woes in Kuala Lumpur.

nazrey

November 14th, 2008, 11:36 PM

SMART project sub-contractor takes legal action
Published: 2008/11/15

GAMUDA Bhd (5398) and an MMC Corp Bhd unit have been served with a writ of summons and a statement of claim for failing to pay sub-contractor Wayss & Freytag (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd RM102.37 million awarded by the dispute adjudication board.

Gamuda Bhd and MMC Engineering Group Bhd had entered into a joint venture (JV) to construct the Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART) project in Kuala Lumpur. The partners awarded Wayss & Freytag the sub-contract, which was later terminated on January 23 2006 because of work delay.

Both the JV partners and subcontractor then submitted claims against each other, in which the final decision was Wayss & Freytag to be paid RM102.37 million.

However, both JV partners are pursuing all available avenues under the provisions of the sub-contract to resist Wayss & Freytag's court action and to realise its original claims against Wayss & Freytag.

rizalhakim

November 18th, 2008, 07:00 AM

Terowong SMART ditutup pada Rabu malam untuk pemeriksaan berkala
18/11/2008 11:03am

KUALA LUMPUR 18 Nov. — Terowong SMART di sini akan ditutup kepada lalu lintas malam esok sehingga 6 pagi Khamis untuk tujuan pemeriksaan berkala.

Syarikat Mengurus Air Banjir & Terowong Sdn. Bhd. dalam kenyataannya hari ini berkata pengguna boleh menghubungi talian bantuan Smart 1-300-88-7188 untuk sebarang pertanyaan. — BERNAMA

rizalhakim

March 5th, 2009, 09:15 AM

SMART tidak dapat bantu

Oleh NORILA DAUD
kota@utusan.com.my

KUALA LUMPUR 4 Mac - Terowong Pengurusan Air Banjir dan Jalan Raya (SMART) tidak dapat membantu mengelak banjir kilat daripada melanda sebahagian kawasan di ibu negara semalam kerana ia hanya mengendalikan kawasan tadahan di sebelah Sungai Klang.

Pengarah Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran (JPS) Wilayah Persekutuan, Hashim Osman berkata, pada masa yang sama, hujan lebat di luar jangkaan semalam telah mengakibatkan limpahan air di Sungai Gombak, Sungai Batu dan Sungai Keroh - yang kesemuanya di luar kendalian SMART.

Limpahan daripada sungai tersebut katanya, menyebabkan banjir di hampir keseluruhan kawasan di lembangan Sungai Gombak termasuk Jinjang, Gombak dan Padang Merbok.

"Pengurusan air Sungai Gombak, Sungai Batu dan Sungai Keroh dikendalikan oleh Projek Kolam Takungan Banjir Batu/Jinjang yang akan beroperasi sepenuhnya pada pertengahan tahun ini," katanya ketika dihubungi Utusan Malaysia di sini hari ini.

Hashim mengulas kejadian banjir kilat semalam yang mengakibatkan beribu-ribu warga kota terperangkap dalam bangunan, jalan raya dan stesen-stesen bas dan transit aliran ringan (LRT) sementara ratusan kenderaan turut ditenggelami air.

Menurut beliau, empat kolam takungan yang akan beroperasi pada pertengahan tahun ini itu terletak di Jinjang, Kampung Delima, Nanyang dan Taman Wahyu.

Sementara itu, beliau memberitahu, banjir kilat semalam berlaku akibat jumlah curahan hujan sebanyak 70 hingga 80 milimeter (mm) sejam dari pukul 5 petang hingga 7 malam.

Pengarah Pengurusan Projek Kolam Takungan Banjir Batu/Jinjang, Lee Loke Chong pula berkata, banjir kilat semalam akan menjadi lebih dahsyat tanpa bantuan kolam takungan Batu yang telah memulakan operasi sejak tahun lalu.

Katanya, pembinaan projek kolam takungan air tersebut telah 95 peratus siap dan dijangka beroperasi sepenuhnya menjelang pertengahan tahun ini.

Sementara itu, Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur dalam kenyataannya memberitahu, tiga langkah penyelesaian jangka panjang telah diambil bagi mengelakkan banjir kilat berlaku pada masa depan.

Menurut kenyataan itu, banjir boleh dielak dengan terbinanya tiga kolam takungan di Segambut Bahagia yang dijangka siap akhir April ini.

Kenyataan itu menambah, Projek Lencongan Sungai Gombak dan Kolam Takungan Batu telah siap sementara Projek Lencongan Sungai Keroh dan Kolam Takungan Jinjang dijangka siap Jun ini.

DBKL juga sedang membina tujuh projek tebatan banjir di bawah Program Tebatan Banjir Kuala Lumpur di kawasan yang kerap berlaku banjir.

Program tersebut meliputi pembinaan kolam-kolam takungan banjir dan menaik taraf sistem perparitan induk sedia ada dan dijangka siap awal tahun 2010.

Projek tebatan banjir itu, ujar kenyataan itu, akan membantu mengurangkan risiko berlaku banjir di kawasan sekitarnya.

rizalhakim

March 17th, 2009, 09:30 AM

SMART ditutup Rabu

KUALA LUMPUR 16 Mac - Terowong Smart akan ditutup mulai pukul 11 malam Rabu ini sehingga 6 pagi keesokannya.

Penutupan itu adalah untuk membolehkan ujian sistem terowong lebuh raya dijalankan, demikian menurut kenyataan syarikat pengendalinya hari ini.

Pengguna boleh menghubungi talian bantuan SMART di 1-300-88-7188 untuk sebarang pertanyaan mengenai penutupan itu.

nazrey

June 22nd, 2009, 03:33 PM

Smart Tunnel to close briefly for maintenance
NST Online » NewsBreak
2009/06/22

KUALA LUMPUR, Mon: THE SMART tunnel here will be closed to all vehicles beginning 11pm on Wednesday until 6am on Thursday to enable maintenance works to be carried out on the tunnel system.

A statement issued by Storm Management And Road Tunnel (SMART) Project on Monday said road users can contact the SMART help line at 1-300-88-7188 for any enquiry on the tunnel closure. - BERNAMA

nazrey

June 24th, 2009, 10:41 AM

Smart Tunnel No Solution To Garbage - Unggah Embas
June 24, 2009 16:36 PM

KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Bernama) -- The function of the Stormwater Management And Road Tunnel (Smart) is to alleviate flood woes and traffic congestion, not solve garbage and pollution problems.

Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Douglas Unggah Embas said: "We admit there exists a pollution and garbage problem, but the Smart tunnel was not built to resolve those issues."

He said this in reply to a supplementary question from Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim (PKR-Bandar Tun Razak) at the Dewan Rakyat here today.

Abdul Khalid, who is also Selangor menteri besar, earlier claimed that the Smart tunnel was not effective in helping the flood situation in Kuala Lumpur although RM2 billion was spent on the project.

In his supplementary question, he asked why the Klang River was not cleared of garbage and pollution to overcome flood problems.

Unggah Embas said, in an incident on March 22, last year, the Smart tunnel managed to divert 1.2 million metres of flood water from Sungai Klang.

He said, the tunnel was used to prevent floods from occurring in various parts of the city during heavy rain in the Sungai Klang and Sungai Ampang catchment areas.

The tunnel has also prevented flash floods from occuring around the Masjid Jamek LRT area, including Jalan Masjid India and Lebuh Pasar.

Unggah Embas said this also included Jalan Tun Perak, Kampung Baru, Jalan Tun Razak, Jalan P. Ramlee and around the Sultan Abdul Samad Building, Dataran Merdeka, Jalan Munsyi Abdullah and Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman.

He said, upon completion of the tunnel's Package B by year end, it would be able to control floods from Sungai Gombak and Sungai Batu, especially areas around the Putra World Trade Centre.

-- BERNAMA

rizalhakim

August 15th, 2009, 04:15 AM

SMART Tunnel - is the public being served?
At Your Service
By DATUK ZOAL AZHA YUSOF

The mega flood-bypass project, which has won various awards, is a unique piece of engineering built to ensure Kuala Lumpur is flood-free.

The rapid pace of development in the last two decades has transformed Kuala Lumpur into a metropolitan city.

It has also stressed its drainage system, which has to cope with the ever-increasing flood discharges during major storms.

Consequently, the people of Kuala Lumpur have been riddled with increasing frequencies of flood occurrences since the mid-1990s.

Between 2000 and 2007, the city was hit by six major floods. Besides huge economic losses, the image of Kuala Lumpur as the up-and-rising modern capital city in Asia was somewhat affected.

There were torrents of complaints and anguish from the people, no doubt. The agencies were highly criticised for the planning, or lack of it.

The Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID), which is under the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry, after some indepth research and study, put in place a comprehensive Kuala Lumpur Flood Mitigation Project (KLFMP) in 2003 to address the flood issue.

The KLFMP essentially comprised two projects, namely the Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART), which is a flood-bypass tunnel, and the Batu-Jinjang flood detention ponds.

These projects were supported by a few other subsidiary projects, all aimed at improving the flood-carrying capacity of Klang River tributaries.

The primary function of SMART is to mitigate floods at the heart of Kuala Lumpur. We had to identify the hotspots that caused the city to come to a halt, which are at and around the vicinity of the Masjid Jamek LRT stations as this is where the overflow of Klang River frequently occurs.

The other is at the Batu-Jinjang Ponds which would effectively handle the overflow at and around the Putra World Trade Centre areas due to over spilling of the Batu and Gombak rivers. The secondary function was to solve the much loathed problem of the city- the traffic congestions.

SMART provides an alternative route to ease traffic congestion between the Kuala Lumpur City Centre around the Kampung Pandan roundabout and the southern gateway at TUDM, Sungei Besi–Seremban Highway.

The construction cost of SMART was RM1.93bil. The Government’s cost amounted to RM1.31bil, while the remaining RM621mil was borne by the contractor, who has been given a 40-year concessionaire period to collect toll through SMART traffic operations, in lieu of the capital investment.

The working principle of SMART is simple. During a heavy downpour, the excess flood water at the confluence of the Ampang River and Klang River at Kampung Berembang will be diverted and detained in the holding pond.

This will then be channelled through the 9.7km tunnel before being discharging and store in the Taman Desa storage pond at the downstream end.

Subsequently, the flood water in the storage pond will be released back to the Klang River via the Kerayong River when the downpour subsides. SMART has a flood storage capacity of three million cubic meters.

There are four modes of SMART Operations. During modes one and two, traffic in the tunnel is not affected.

When the flood levels rise to a level where modes one and two are not able to cope, mode three operation will kick off and traffic in the tunnel will have to be evacuated.

Two hours after a heavy storm subsides, the tunnel can be re-opened to traffic.

However, should the heavy storm persists, then traffic tunnel compartments will be use to channel the excess flood water; this is called ‘mode four operation’.

When this mode kicks off, the tunnel can be used again only after proper de-watering, cleaning and inspection.

This often causes a four-day closure to the tunnel. The public is notified when this is done.

Since SMART began its operations in July 2007, it has handled a total of 79 storm events (50 events in mode two, 28 events in mode three and one event in mode four).

The tunnel has protected Kuala Lumpur from seven major storms. Two such instances were:

> March 22, 2008, when the SMART diverted 1.2 million cu m of flood water at Kampung Berembang away from Kuala Lumpur City Centre.

> March 3, when a major storm caused the water levels of Klang River at Masjid Jamek to rise to a very high levels of just 0.2m below the bank. During this critical storm, SMART diverted 700,000 cu m of flood water at Kampung Berembang. As a result, the Masjid Jamek area and its vicinity were spared from the flood impact.

SMART is truly a unique piece of engineering. As a result, it has won numerous awards, both locally and overseas, such as the Malaysian Construction Industry Excellence Award 2007, the Gold Award from The Association of Consulting Engineering Malaysia in 2008, the Engineering Excellence Awards 2008 from the Association of Consulting Engineers of United Kingdom and British Construction Industry (BCIA) 2008 Awards (International Category).

SMART was also screened by two prestigious television networks – the National Geographic Channel in 2007 and Discovery channel in 2006.

To date, more than 2,000 visitors, including local and foreign dignitaries, have visited SMART and left impressed by its unique functionality and success.

All awards are of no use if the engineering did not fulfil its role – and that role is to serve the people it is built for.

The SMART Tunnel was built to serve Kuala Lumpur, Malaysians and foreign visitors. It was built so that when you are in Kuala Lumpur, you will indeed be able to enjoy the beauty of this city flood-free.

nazrey

September 29th, 2009, 08:54 PM

Smart tunnel
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/natgeo/news/Smart_tunnel20090914100136/article.html

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Just 20 metres below the streets of Kuala Lumpur sits the world’s first stormwater tunnel with a built-in motorway.

The SMART tunnel which accommodates a stormwater channel and a double-level internal highway begins at Kampung Berembang lake near Sungai Klang at Ampang and ends at Taman Desa lake near Sungai Kerayong at Salak South The 9.7-kilometre long structure drilled through treacherous ground was a long awaited solution to the city’s flooding and traffic woes.

Located at the intersection of two major rivers, the Klang and the Gombak rivers, Kuala Lumpur is often besieged by floods, leaving a clean-up bill amounting to millions of ringgit, crippling the city’s economy for days.

The Malaysian government desperately needed a solution to what had become the biggest threat to the city’s survival.

Hence, when a plan that promised to tackle the flooding as well as the city’s worrying rise in traffic jams in one go was put forward, it was accepted with great enthusiasm.

Although the SMART concept is simple, it has a unique feature that protects the city against a worst-case scenario.

Besides the massive tunnel to safely funnel flood waters from the Sungai Klang at the north to the Sungai Kerayong in the south, there is a 3-kilometre long double-level toll roadway to help solve the city’s traffic problems.

Commuters travel on the road decks, while water flows below. If a giant river surge is headed towards the city, the two road decks can be evacuated and serve as additional flood channels to carry the raging waters and spare another flooding.

The work on the mega tunnel began in 2003 with the country’s heavyweights in engineering and construction sharing their impressive artillery of technology and knowledge to make this radical plan a reality.

To accommodate a stormwater channel and a double-level internal highway, the tunnel had to be more than 13 metres wide. And the fastest way to bore a hole that big was to use some of the largest tunnel boring machines.

Two giant drills each, 71 metres in length, were brought in from Germany to start the work. Each of the machines cost almost US$25 million (RM87.5 million).

The team hired veteran Hungarian tunneller Gus Klados as they lacked experience with the boring machines.

Klados has worked on some of the biggest underground projects in the world, including the Channel Tunnel linking Britain and France, but he found this project to be the most challenging.

For a start, most of the crew had no tunnelling experience. We had to recruit people from the region and train everyone on the job,” said Klados.

It was also not an easy task for Klados and his men, considering Kuala Lumpur’s tricky ground that is made up of karstic rock and soft material.

Its underground landscape covers cliffs, cavities, and fissures ranging in size from tiny cracks to colossal caves that could easily collapse Boring huge tunnels just metres below the city streets could cause a major catastrophe.

The challenge was enormous. The job required the tunnellers to work round the clock for nearly three years.

It pushed men and machines to the limit.

Watch how this mega structure takes shape and the many risky moments faced by the tunnellers on the National Geographic Channel’s SMART Tunnel (Astro channel 553) on Sept 14 at 9pm.

SMART Tunnel was funded by Finas and the Ministry of Information, Communications and Culture and is the second high-definition documentary production from National Geographic Channel’s “Malaysia to the World” partnership.

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nazrey

December 1st, 2009, 07:32 AM

Jangan cepat panik
Oleh IZYAN LIYANA MOHD. DARIF 1 Disember 2009

Apabila kenderaan mengalami kerosakan seperti tayar pancit, kekeringan air mahupun enjin tidak berfungsi, terdapat beberapa perkara penting yang harus dilakukan.

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JARUM jam menunjukkan pukul 12 malam. Skrin komputer yang memaparkan Pengesanan Insiden Automatik (AID) menerusi sistem Sistem Kawalan Pengawasan dan Pelaksanaan Data (SCADA) mula berkelip-kelip. Kelipan tersebut merupakan tanda amaran kepada para petugas di bilik kawalan trafik, Syarikat Mengurus Air Banjir & Terowong Sdn. Bhd. (SMART) bahawa satu insiden sedang berlaku di dalam terowong.

Tanpa melengahkan masa, para petugas terus meneliti 72 paparan skrin (barco wall) yang terpampang luas di dalam bilik itu bagi mengenal pasti lokasi insiden yang berlaku.

Daripada hasil pemerhatian, mereka mendapati terdapat sebuah kereta jenis Hyundai Sonata warna hitam sedang berhenti di laluan kecemasan. Dengan serta-merta, staf di bilik kawalan trafik mengeluarkan arahan kepada Pasukan Ronda SMART supaya segera memberi bantuan keselamatan kepada pemandu kereta tersebut.

Langkah tersebut penting supaya pemandu berkenaan tidak berasa cemas sekali gus dapat mengelakkan insiden lain yang tidak diingini berlaku di dalam terowong.

"Benar, kami perlu bertindak dalam tempoh lima minit sahaja. Sebaik sahaja menerima arahan daripada petugas di bilik kawalan trafik, kami (skuad peronda) mesti segera menemui pemandu yang mengalami masalah.

"Jika lambat...mungkin pemandu itu akan cemas dan panik. Lagi pun, segelintir pengguna SMART masih tidak mengetahui tindakan yang perlu mereka ambil apabila berlaku kecemasan yang melibatkan mereka di dalam terowong," kata seorang anggota skuad peronda SMART, Alzaahni Al- Malek, 32, kepada Kosmo!.

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SEBANYAK 72 paparan skrin di dalam bilik kawalan
trafik SMART memantau pergerakan pemandu.

Menurutnya, apabila kenderaan mengalami kerosakan seperti tayar pancit, kekeringan air mahupun enjin tidak berfungsi, terdapat beberapa perkara penting yang harus dilakukan.

"Pemandu hanya perlu nyalakan lampu kecemasan, hubungi talian bantuan SMART dan tunggu di dalam kereta sehingga bantuan tiba.

"Jangan sesekali menunggu di luar kenderaan kerana ia boleh mengundang bahaya memandangkan laluan kecemasan hanya seluas dua meter sahaja," ujarnya yang hampir dua tahun telah berkhidmat dengan SMART.

Kata Alzaahni lagi, bagi pemandu yang tidak memiliki telefon bimbit, mereka disarankan keluar dari kenderaan dan cari pintu kecemasan yang terletak di setiap 250 meter di sepanjang terowong.

Menurutnya, di setiap pintu kecemasan tersebut, terdapat telefon kecemasan yang menghubungkan panggilan pemandu terus ke Pusat Kawalan SMART.

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DALAM tempoh lima minit, skuad peronda SMART
tiba di lokasi untuk memberi bantuan.

Bercerita lanjut mengenai langkah-langkah menyelesaikan hal kecemasan atau kerosakan kenderaan, sebaik tiba di lokasi insiden, petugas skuad akan meletakkan kon amaran di belakang dan di hadapan kenderaan. Ia bertujuan memberi peringatan kepada pemandu lain supaya tidak memecut laju memandangkan di laluan kecemasan terdapat kenderaan rosak.

Kemudian skuad peronda cuba mengenal pasti punca masalah yang dialami pemandu. Sungguhpun begitu, segala kerosakan yang berlaku tidak dibaiki di dalam terowong. Sebaliknya, skuad peronda akan memaklumkan kepada bilik kawalan trafik supaya menghantar trak penunda kereta.

Terowong SMART menawarkan laluan alternatif yang lebih pantas untuk ke pusat bandar Kuala Lumpur dan menghala ke selatan.

Bagi memberi keselesaan kepada pengguna SMART, skuad peronda sentiasa membuat tinjauan sepanjang terowong. Sepanjang proses pemeriksaan itu, skuad peronda akan meneliti perkara-perkara yang boleh mengganggu kelancaran operasi trafik yang menjejaskan keselamatan pengguna.

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MOHD. RASYDAN (kiri) dan Alzaahni sentiasa bersedia
membantu pemandu yang dalam kecemasan.

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MORE > http://www.kosmo.com.my/kosmo/content.asp?y=2009&dt=1201&pub=Kosmo&sec=Rencana_Utama&pg=ru_01.htm

nazrey

February 11th, 2010, 03:02 PM

Cheaper ride into SMART tunnel on Feb 14
By BAVANI M Thursday February 11, 2010

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All smiles: Mohd Fuad (centre) posing for
a group photo with the winners of the contest.

MOTORISTS using the SMART tunnel on Feb 14 can expect an ang pow coming their way. No it’s not the red packet kind — but a 10% discount on the RM2 toll charges from 12am to midnight.

SMART (Syarikat Mengurus Air Banjir & Terowong Sdn Bhd) general manager Mohd Fuad Kamal Ariffin said it was just a little festive goodwill gesture for city folks to enjoy during the Chinese New Year period.

Another good news is that SMART has also opened a new lane where motorists can reload their Touch ‘n Go and MyKad prepaid card. The selected SMART cash lanes will operate from 9.30am to 6.30pm.

“Motorists will not have to get out of their car and it can certainly speed up service and encourage more people to use the highway,’’ Mohd Fuad said.

Mohd Fuad said since the lane was opened a week ago the response has been good. “So far the usage of electronic cards on our highway is 62% and we are expecting more people will eventually switch to electronic cards,’’ he added.

He was speaking to reporters at the launching of the new reload lane at the SMART Sungei Besi toll plaza on Tuesday.

On the road usage, Mohd Fuad said the number of vehicles that use the highway is about 35,000 and that he is expecting the number to hit 39,000 by year end.

In conjunction with the launch, SMART also presented prizes to 20 winners of the ‘Get Spotted in the Tunnel’ contest held last year. Winners were selected based on their answers and the best slogan besides the SMART stickers spotted on their cars. Winners received three units of Touch ‘n Go cards valued at RM70 and souvenirs.

The SMART tunnel opened in May 2007 with the purpose of alleviating flood problem in the city and it has been closed 35 times for the diversion of flood waters since then.

klbloke

December 14th, 2011, 10:23 AM

Not so SMART motorway

THASHA JAYAMANOGARAN

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011 10:11:00

KUALA LUMPUR: Several of the 43 emergency phones along the 9.7km-long SMART motorway tunnel are not working — but even more worrying is the revelation that at least five accidents take place there every month.

Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART) chief operating officer Mohd Fuad Kamal Ariffin told The Malay Mail that while the phones had been out of service for the past three months, the accidents were caused by speeding or drunk drivers.

The situation came to light following a burst tyre incident involving advertising executive Sue-Ann Frankie de Cruz, 26, who was stranded in the motorway for 40 minutes on Friday night.

She was unable to use an emergency phone near her stalled car to enlist the assistance of the SMART motorway control centre.

The helpline number 1-300- 887188 on a sticker stuck on the phone set was incomplete.

Sue-Ann managed to contact her father through her cell phone. Help came within 15 minutes after her father alerted traffic controllers.

Mohd Fuad said while several SOS phones in the tunnel had been out of service for the past three months, 220 CCTVs were used to monitor the motorway.

He said SMART was "facing a hard time" in getting the supplier from Australia to fix the phones.

"Due to their inattentiveness, we have decided to terminate their contract and are getting a local supplier," he said.

Fuad said the faulty phones should be rectified by end of the week.

In Sue-Ann's case, he said the location where her car stalled was at the exit of the tunnel that was beyond their CCTV coverage.

He apologised for the inconvenience and said it would not recur.

Sue-Ann, a regional senior account executive with an international advertising firm, was stuck at the end of the tunnel exiting towards Petaling Jaya and Subang Jaya, after her car blew a tyre.

“I stopped in front of the SOS phone to get help but the phone was faulty. To add to my frustration, the helpline number on a sticker stuck on the phone set was incomplete.

“I then contacted my father on my mobile phone and he had to contact the hotline number to inform them of my predicament.”

Although, the emergency response patrolman arrived within 15 minutes of her father’s call and helped her to change her tyre, Sue-Ann questioned SMART tunnel’s preparedness in relation to distress calls.

“I was in stranded in the tunnel for at least 40 minutes. How come the video surveillance cameras didn’t catch me in distress? Cars were speeding and I could have caused an accident or have been involved in one," she said.

http://www.mmail.com.my/content/87283-not-so-smart-motorway

klbloke

December 14th, 2011, 10:26 AM

http://paultan.org/2011/12/13/jalan-tun-razak-flooded-be-careful-with-your-cars/

XNeo

December 15th, 2011, 07:23 AM

KL still flooding.

SMART tunnel failed?.

daeng_jal

December 15th, 2011, 07:54 AM

^^ salah tempat lah bro

its like saying PLUS tak guna,sebab jalan ke kelantan masih jam dan slow

rizalhakim

December 15th, 2011, 08:05 AM

KL still flooding.

SMART tunnel failed?.

banjir disebabkan sungai bunus...xde kaitan dengan SMART :)

lohxy

December 16th, 2011, 02:21 PM

I saw ppl at Faebook angry and marah about the tunnel,zzzzzzzzz stupid fellows....
They put the pic of flooded Jln Tun Razak and say that the flood is because of the tunnel...

ggtalents

December 16th, 2011, 05:08 PM

I saw ppl at Faebook angry and marah about the tunnel,zzzzzzzzz stupid fellows....
They put the pic of flooded Jln Tun Razak and say that the flood is because of the tunnel...

it's normal...they only know to talk but dont know what they talk... :bash:

tunomura

December 17th, 2011, 12:03 AM

Sungai Bunus cleaned up to ease flooding in city

KUALA LUMPUR: Sungai Bunus, one of the main rivers for floodwaters to flow out of the city, is being cleaned up daily while dredging works are expected to start next month.
catchment area

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Contractors cleaning up the catchment area of Sungai Bunus in Lorong Gurney, Kuala Lumpur, yesterday. Pic by Abdullah Yusof

Federal Territory Drainage and Irrigation Department director Mat Rahim Ismail said contract tenders had been called to upgrade two retention ponds at the catchment area near Sungai Bunus.

"These are the immediate measures," Mat Rahim told the New Straits Times.

In the long term, the DID would embark on a river diversion project to channel the flow of water from the river to Tasik Titiwangsa. It would also build two retention ponds in Air Panas and Setapak Jaya to reduce the flow of water into the river.

Sungai Bunus is a smaller river compared with Sungai Klang and Sungai Gombak. It runs through the city and has a natural small catchment area.

Its remote location from the Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (Smart) system and the Batu Jinjang retention ponds in Kampung Batu means that any overflow cannot be mitigated by the two water diversion systems.

On Tuesday and Wednesday, flash floods in the city centre had brought traffic to a standstill after the river overflowed because of heavy rain.

Many areas were inundated and these included Jalan Semarak, Kampung Baru, Jalan Raja Chulan, Jalan Pudu, Jalan Tun Razak and Jalan Sultan Ismail.

Meanwhile, MCA treasurer-general Datuk Seri Tan Chai Ho urged the DID to implement both short and long-term plans to improve the handling of flash floods as it had become too unpredictable.

dengilo

December 17th, 2011, 12:11 AM

Emm perhaps there is a need for a SMARTER tunnel then the SMARTEST in the future!:lol:

greater KL

December 17th, 2011, 03:40 PM

need another SMART tunnel in the city maybe...
but attitude of people like to throw rubbish in the river...

kl 2020 ideas

December 18th, 2011, 09:32 AM

Perhaps there may be a need for SMART Tunnel in Sungai Bunus. Name it BONUS Tunnel!! :D

lohxy

December 18th, 2011, 04:48 PM

Oh I dunno whether SMART tunnel is filled with trash after the management?

Arkdriver

December 19th, 2011, 03:14 AM

Emm perhaps there is a need for a SMARTER tunnel then the SMARTEST in the future!:lol:

Like!

dengilo

December 19th, 2011, 12:42 PM

Hey like u dont know in "Bolehland anything is possible!:lol:I am sure they will come up with something to justify it!

Arkdriver

December 20th, 2011, 02:46 AM

next in 10th Malaysia plan, SMARTER tunnel for Sungai Bunus haha, in the next 10 years SMARTEST tunnel will be build, not only can be utilised for motorized vehicle but trains and small boats also!

James Foong

December 20th, 2011, 11:06 AM

who knows Gamuda is secretly working out on the Bunus tunnel proposal.

dengilo

December 20th, 2011, 03:38 PM

If they have a centralized underground water storage facility something like singapore it would the best option instead of tunneling just to move the volume of water from point A to B!

sapphire blue

December 20th, 2011, 06:24 PM

Emm perhaps there is a need for a SMARTER tunnel then the SMARTEST in the future!:lol:

as long as not SMARTIES :lol:

dengilo

December 21st, 2011, 12:00 AM

Dont be giving them ideas:nuts:

Arkdriver

December 21st, 2011, 02:44 AM

If they have a centralized underground water storage facility something like singapore it would the best option instead of tunneling just to move the volume of water from point A to B!

Sell to Syabas, Puas and Selangor Government. Make more money from free water from the sky instead of building stupid and expensive water tunnel from Pahang.

klbloke

December 21st, 2011, 03:28 AM

The Star Online > Nation
Wednesday December 21, 2011

Kuala Lumpur’s SMART Tunnel not looking so smart anymore

THE STAR SAYS

THE SMART Tunnel is the pride and joy of the authorities who have always touted it as the ultimate solution to the flood problems in Kuala Lumpur. When the project was rushed to be opened in January 2007, we were all told that the floods that hit the city a few months earlier would be the last as the tunnel was the longest and biggest storm drain project in South-East Asia.

True enough, for several years our capital city seemed to have been spared from any deluge despite some heavy downpour. Motorists were irritated when the tunnel had to be closed to accommodate the draining of rainwater to the retention ponds but, generally, city folk were impressed with the workings of the RM1.9bil Storm Water Management and Road Tunnel project - until last Tuesday.

That was the day Jalan Tun Razak, Jalan Semarak and Kampung Baru were flooded just like how it was in 2006, when the worst flood ever hit the city centre. It was as if we were like Bangkok a few weeks ago. What happened to the SMART Tunnel?

A spokesman for SMART had said that had it not been for the SMART Tunnel, KL would have experienced much worse flooding last week.

It also seems that the river that burst its bank was Sungai Bunus. It flows though the Kampung Baru-Jalan Tun Razak-Jalan Semarak area and this waterway was not covered under the SMART Tunnel scope.

So, there is now a need to come up with a flood mitigation project to resolve this “new problem”.

At Monday's Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) budget meeting, KL Mayor Tan Sri Ahmad Fuad Ismail announced an allocation of RM85mil for flood mitigation works, including RM20mil for the Federal Territory Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) to divert water from Sg Bunus to Lake Titiwangsa. This, he said, was to help mitigate the recent flooding along Jalan Tun Razak.

Why was this not thought of earlier when billions were being spent on the SMART Tunnel and the other flood mitigation projects implemented over the years? Why is it after a few hours of downpour in 2011 that Sg Bunus has suddenly become a problem?

In fact in 2007 seven projects costing millions were carried out in various flood hot spots in the city.

Some of these “long-term” measures include building floodwater retention ponds, upgrading drainage and diverting water from one river to another. All of these projects were completed and yes, many of them are effective.

Sg Bunus seems like a new problem, one caused by rapid unplanned development.

There have been new projects built along and even over Sg Bunus. Could it be that these developments are the cause of the floods? Instead of just spending millions of ringgit only on flood mitigation projects, the authorities should also carry out studies of how rivers or even storm drains in Kuala Lumpur are impacted by nearby development.

http://thestar.com.my/services/printerfriendly.asp?file=/2011/12/21/nation/10137347.asp&sec=nation

dengilo

December 21st, 2011, 09:30 AM

Aiyo ! Can they at least look up the map of KL and understand how the tunnel works before writing such articles!

hafidz jon

December 21st, 2011, 06:49 PM

Aiyo ! Can they at least look up the map of KL and understand how the tunnel works before writing such articles!

true.... i think they forgot how masjid jamek flooded prior to the smart tunnel existance.how the lrt underground section affected.

these kind of reporter i think they just made article based on fb status and comments not based on research.i've seen a lot of it.

SgWay

December 22nd, 2011, 03:27 AM

I lived quite near to the Library where the floods happened but luckily was not affected. I understand the Sg.Bunus was choked with rubbish and its about time they do some dredging.

The SMART tunnel was meant to diver water from Sg.Klang to Sg.Kerayong, hence we cant really blame the SMART tunnel which does not in anyway affect SG.Bunus.

The SMART tunnel is just a flood mitigation project, not a total solution, if we want solution we pray to god not to send rain.

UjaiDidida

March 8th, 2012, 10:07 AM

http://www.bharian.com.my/articles/Elak8banjirbesarlimpahiKL/Article/
Oleh Siti Haliza Yusop
2011/12/08

http://www.bharian.com.my/articles/Elak8banjirbesarlimpahiKL/pix_gal0TEROWONG SMART satu-satunya binaan yang berfungsi sebagai jalan dan mengurangkan banjir besar, khususnya di Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR: Terowong SMART yang mempunyai peranan dwi fungsi dengan matlamat utamanya mengurangkan banjir, berjaya menyelamatkan ibu negara daripada lapan banjir besar sejak beroperasi pada Julai 2007.

Ketua Pegawai Operasi Mengurus Air Banjir dan Terowong Sdn Bhd (SMART), Mohd Fuad Kamal Ariffin, berkata terowong sepanjang 9.7 kilometer (km) itu berjaya mengalih arah air Sungai Klang dan Sungai Ampang serta mengelaknya memasuki pusat bandar dan menyelamatkan daerah pusat komersial seperti Masjid Jamek dan Jalan Tun Perak daripada dinaiki air.
Terowong SMART, iaitu satu-satunya terowong di dunia dengan peranan dwi fungsi, mempunyai empat mod operasi yang ditentukan berdasarkan kandungan aliran air di kolam takungan yang terletak di Kampung Berembang.
Pada mod biasa iaitu ketika cuaca cerah, SMART akan berperanan mengurangkan kesesakan jalan raya, bagaimanapun apabila hujan lebat dan air pada tahap melebihi 70 meter padu sesaat, modnya bertukar secara automatik.

Pada tahap Prolonged Major Storm iaitu apabila aliran air melebihi 150 meter padu sesaat, SMART akan beroperasi pada mod keempat, yang menyaksikan ia ditutup sepenuhnya kepada semua kenderaan bagi membolehkannya dilalui air, katanya kepada Sentral di sini, semalam.

Mohd Fuad berkata, SMART yang menerima pengiktirafan peringkat antarabangsa melalui Anugerah Habitat Scroll of Honour Award 2011 daripada Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu (PBB) sudah membuktikan keberkesanannya menyelesaikan masalah banjir dan lalu lintas di ibu kota.

Berikutan itu, beliau mencadangkan terowong SMART yang dibina syarikat tempatan, MMC-Gamuda Joint Venture Sdn Bhd (MMC-Gamuda JV) seharusnya dibina di kawasan lain di Semenanjung Malaysia, bagi mengatasi masalah banjir.
Keberkesanan SMART sudah diakui, bagaimanapun sesetengah pengguna mungkin belum sedia maklum yang kami hanya beroperasi bagi mengurangkan banjir di ibu kota membabitkan laluan air di Sungai Ampang dan Sungai Klang.

Kami juga berharap pengguna jalan raya akan memahami situasi SMART apabila terowong terpaksa ditutup bagi mengelak banjir besar berlaku di ibu kota (ketika mod keempat), lagi pun itu adalah objektif utama pembinaan terowong itu, katanya.

Mohd Fuad berkata, SMART juga menanggung kerugian sehingga RM1 juta setiap kali terowong ditutup apabila komponen dalamannya rosak akibat dilalui air yang banyak setiap kali banjir, seperti berlaku pada Mei lalu, katanya.

XNeo

March 9th, 2012, 05:15 AM

http://www.bharian.com.my/articles/Elak8banjirbesarlimpahiKL/Article/
Oleh Siti Haliza Yusop
2011/12/08

Mohd Fuad berkata, SMART juga menanggung kerugian sehingga RM1 juta setiap kali terowong ditutup apabila komponen dalamannya rosak akibat dilalui air yang banyak setiap kali banjir, seperti berlaku pada Mei lalu, katanya.

i tot SMART tunnel designer should concerned about this problem long ago before they create this tunnel system ?

patchay

March 9th, 2012, 05:20 AM

Build another SMART Tunnel in the northern-eastern part of KL and will also solve the traffic problems there.

I guess the losses incurred by SMART is mainly when the water goes in the road facilities will get damaged.

UjaiDidida

March 9th, 2012, 08:24 AM

i tot SMART tunnel designer should concerned about this problem long ago before they create this tunnel system ?

tu la pasal, tak paham betul aku. haih membazir tuh sejuta bukan sikit. :bash: ape la yg berat sangat nak salut barang2 elektronik tu dengan plastik kasi jadi kalis air... :ohno:

Arkdriver

March 9th, 2012, 04:03 PM

Bukan tak ada barang2 yang tahan banjir dengan air ni, masa design stage dulu tak kan la tak fikir kan, tapi kalau semua barang2 dalam tunnel tu boleh tahan air dan tak rosak, lasting, sapa nak dapat contract supply barang2 ni..sapa nak buat duit..

dengilo

March 9th, 2012, 05:28 PM

:lol:What else is new ha!:ohno:

shasujka

March 9th, 2012, 07:25 PM

minor post-problems in any project is a common. engineers always forgot certain variables when designing the project. What makes a difference is that they lift their ass and solve the problem.

UjaiDidida

March 20th, 2012, 02:37 AM

http://www.thesundaily.my/news/326051

Posted on 20 March 2012 - 05:26am
KUALA LUMPUR (March 19, 2012): The Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART) will be closed to traffic from 11pm on Wednesday to 6am on Thursday, Syarikat Mengurus Air Banjir & Terowong Sdn Bhd said in a statement today.

It said the closure is to facilitate maintenance of the motorway tunnel.

Motorists can call the SMART Helpline at 1-300-88-7188 for any inquiry on the closure, it added. –Bernama

pm125

March 22nd, 2012, 06:05 AM

http://blogkaryait.wordpress.com/2012/03/10/kan-dah-ada-smart-tunnel-kenapa-banjir-kilat-kat-kl-lagi-kenapa-1000x/

UjaiDidida

March 22nd, 2012, 09:27 AM

^^ interesting..

johnsonooi

March 24th, 2012, 09:05 AM

Main purpose of SMART Tunnel is to mitigate the flood problem at East KL by storing additional overflow from Sungai Klang and Sungai Ampang. It was not built to accommodate traffic. The function of alleviate the traffic flow along Jalan Tun Razak is just an optional function when the tunnel is not closed for storing water.

Malaysians should really understand the nature and functionality of an infrastructure before yelling here and there "this is waste of money, this is not working" blah blah blah type.

In addition, the third world mentality that "encourage" people to buang sampah to river, also lack of emphasis on planning by government, contribute to the flash flood in KL from time to time. The "tidak apa" and "not my problem" mentality among Malaysians, including the politicians and media, is the main culprit that make the flash flood happening. It is simply because lack of understanding and planning that causes all the flash floods from the beginning when KL established since 1850.

An infrastructure will not be fully utilized if the society does not "share" the functionality of that infrastructure. This phenomenon happens due to lack of efforts from government to educate the people so to influence people's behaviour. An economy prosperity will not guarantee we will achieve the 1Malaysia goal if the society still has the third world mentality. The best example will be China.

World 2 World

March 24th, 2012, 09:44 AM

^^+1

dengilo

March 24th, 2012, 10:53 AM

:applause:There you go!

Khaw

March 24th, 2012, 11:09 AM

In summarization, Malaysians like others to clean up their asses for them. It's always someone else who will take care of this and that, not they themselves. Oh yes, speaking of which... Where are those Indonesia maids? I need one right now to clean up my own mess!

dengilo

March 24th, 2012, 05:03 PM

Nolah u need a wetbag@beaner:lol:Oralae vaton.

daeng_jal

March 27th, 2012, 03:46 PM

johnsonooi

March 28th, 2012, 12:02 AM

Nah..kl itself sit in a valley bellow sea level surrounded by mountain in a rain forest..

Even with Malaysian grow a brain with 1st world mentality n good planning..it would still happen.mybe at a lesser interval

Nope.

If KL sit in a position what you said, it is not true.

The flood happens because urbanization reduce the soil absorption footprint and increase surface runoff. It is due to poor town planing and third world mentality among the people. Often you somewhere in KL u often see the drain is smelly and choked, and there is a penjaja selling near the drain.

daeng_jal

March 28th, 2012, 04:07 AM

johnsonooi

March 28th, 2012, 06:51 AM

Well my guess was due to the
Fact that flash flood do happen in highly urbanized,properly plan, 1st class citizen, lack of rainfall, never near any mountain range, no major big river on an island south of johor..

But yes they don't have flash flood every few month. Once in a lot of years perhaps.

I guess that you just want to bullshit around, didnt you? That's why I said this is a typical "tidak apa" attitude among Malaysians. Everything happens, just blame the god.

We are know the fact that KL is located at a tropical area that rains every afternoon. We also know the fact the KL is sitting in a valley. However, this should not be used as an excuse because this fact was around for millions year. It is more about planning. FYI, Los Angeles have this issue during WW2 era, and yet they able to stop the flash flood once and for all. You may say LA is not applicable, but how about Singapore? This tiny country enjoy the similar rain amount with KL, and yet they are able to use this advantage to be self-sufficient in water supply.

Your words do not do lots of good. You just make every Malaysians look very stupid.

Skyprince

March 28th, 2012, 07:21 AM

Skyprince

March 28th, 2012, 07:26 AM

daeng_jal

March 28th, 2012, 02:15 PM

I guess that you just want to bullshit around, didnt you? That's why I said this is a typical "tidak apa" attitude among Malaysians. Everything happens, just blame the god.

We are know the fact that KL is located at a tropical area that rains every afternoon. We also know the fact the KL is sitting in a valley. However, this should not be used as an excuse because this fact was around for millions year. It is more about planning. FYI, Los Angeles have this issue during WW2 era, and yet they able to stop the flash flood once and for all. You may say LA is not applicable, but how about Singapore? This tiny country enjoy the similar rain amount with KL, and yet they are able to use this advantage to be self-sufficient in water supply.

Your words do not do lots of good. You just make every Malaysians look very stupid.

Why are u piss of at? Because I argued with ur logic? a very fine example of first class mentality i would say.

Singapore does not received the amount of rain KL is getting its not under sea level n etc2( don't like to repeat my self twice). And flash flood do still happen there!

If u are correct than japan won't have it nuclear reactor broken, Katrina won't have kill too many, and venice won't be flooded again.

So by ur logic, these phenomena happen plainly and solely due to "typical "tidak apa". Everything happens, just blame the god". Is it?

U do know that the neitherland have spend the last 500yrs fighting flood do u? Guess what. Their feet are still wet.