Seri Iskandar : Perak's new Pride and Happiness

[Effendi]

Hi, I've posted some pics on the Ipoh: The Forgotten City. But since Seri Iskandar is some 30km from Ipoh city, it is more appropriate if another thread created. Photos here can also be seen at Ipoh thread, but newer photos will be displayed here. Hope this thread will receive visitors soon

From Lumut heading towards to Seri Iskandar


Few rows of shop. This commercial area is actually some 5km from the "so-Called" town centre. The government premises, as well as living quarters are located here. Schools, Mosque, Local Council and Land and District Office can be found here.


The original row of shophuses, built in 1990's. Also being callled as Taman Maju. Indeed, it is very "maju" now


You are now entering Seri Iskandar. Right at the end of UiTM Junction


Ditto, eastward view


Taman Teknologi Seri Iskandar, referred as bandar SIDEC by locals:

[Hisyam]

It is good for Sri Iskandar to have it own thread since there are many projects being carried out in this new town.

[Effendi]

Tesco Seri Iskandar's Photo, while it was under construction (Early October):







Early November




Shophouses, bandar Universiti.

[Effendi]

And the latest pics, taken on 27th Nov, 2011

Tesco Seri Iskandar is finally opened for business. It is small by the way. But better than nothing rite?




The road leading to Bandar University(where the Tesco situated) has been beautified. Nice I must say.

[Effendi]

Stay Tuned for :


Billion Shopping Center

McD

Pacific Bowl

.............(do me a favor, please update )

[Effendi]

Originally Posted by Hisyam

It is good for Sri Iskandar to have it own thread since there are many projects being carried out in this new town.

Hope UTPians and UiTMers will update this thread. Anyway, TQ for the first reply

[adiyon84]

Originally Posted by Effendi

Stay Tuned for :


Billion Shopping Center

McD

Pacific Bowl

.............(do me a favor, please update )

Wow.. cool. Another development gonna be there.

[silverian86]

thanks for open this thread at the right time. Just few days ago, I went to Seri Iskandar and had a chance to snap many photos....

update...hehe

new building for majlis daerah perak tengah... near police IPD

[Effendi]

Originally Posted by silverian86

thanks for open this thread at the right time. Just few days ago, I went to Seri Iskandar and had a chance to snap many photos....

update...hehe

new building for majlis daerah perak tengah... near police IPD

Upload more please

[silverian86]

Originally Posted by Effendi

Stay Tuned for :


Billion Shopping Center

McD

Pacific Bowl

.............(do me a favor, please update )

the whole place will known as Seri Iskandar Business centre (SIBC) where all these mention buildings located

[Effendi]

Originally Posted by silverian86

the whole place will known as Seri Iskandar Business centre (SIBC) where all these mention buildings located

Thanks for the pics....... By the way, we can see a tower crane on the right side of the photo. Could that be the Iskandar Mall? I didn't have a chance to go deep to that place. Can't see the tower crane from the main Ipoh-Lumut road either. I bet that is the first tower crane ever set a foot on Perak Tengah District

[silverian86]

Originally Posted by Effendi

Thanks for the pics....... By the way, we can see a tower crane on the right side of the photo. Could that be the Iskandar Mall? I didn't have a chance to go deep to that place. Can't see the tower crane from the main Ipoh-Lumut road either. I bet that is the first tower crane ever set a foot on Perak Tengah District

no idea...maybe you right.

[agate8]

SIBC









taken from http://peraktoday.com/wp/?p=10850

[daeng_jal]

i always see lumut - ipoh highway on the map.. is it really a highway?

got toll or not?

[Effendi]

Originally Posted by daeng_jal

i always see lumut - ipoh highway on the map.. is it really a highway?

got toll or not?

It is not an expressway. In Malaysian term, Expressway is a road managed by Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia (Malaysian Highway Authority), hence carrying the Exx prefix and white on green signboard. The Ipoh-lumut road is basically a four lane, dual-carriageway, separated by the median guiderail. There's only one grade-separated interchange, which is located in Siputeh. The rest of the juction is basically governed by a set of traffic lights.

Moreover, the dual carriageway only starts from Siputeh, and end somewhere before Sitiawan/Sri Manjung. The whole of Ipoh Lumut Stretch is designated as Federal Route 5, till sitiawan until it becomes Federal Route 100 for Sitiawan bypass. The dual carriageway part only cover some 60km from the total 80km (Approximate figure)

Originally, they are plan to build proper ipoh lumut expressway, but 1990's economic crisis or maybe some other factor has made the plan halted indefinitely. But the route designation of E19 for ipoh-lumut expressway is mistakenly added to the Ipoh-Lumut Federal Route 5, which is untrue.

So is the Ipoh Lumut road is a highway? Ordinary trunk road YES, but expressway..........................NOPE

And definitely no toll at all. The only "toll" that can be considered is your time.There are 38 sets of traffic light from Jelapang (Ipoh) to Lumut

[daeng_jal]

what about the west coast expressway from banting to taiping, it should follow federal route 5 right up untill lumut..since ipoh to lumut ae already four lane, dual-carriageway so does the portion from bagan datuk to banting..

would WCE is *just* an upgrade to FT5 with toll like the cheras kajang expressway.or another set of expressway parallel to FT5

[Effendi]

Originally Posted by daeng_jal

what about the west coast expressway from banting to taiping, it should follow federal route 5 right up untill lumut..since ipoh to lumut ae already four lane, dual-carriageway so does the portion from bagan datuk to banting..

would WCE is *just* an upgrade to FT5 with toll like the cheras kajang expressway.or another set of expressway parallel to FT5

Errrrr...... the Federal route 5 starts from Skudai in JB and ends in Ipoh, traversing towns like Batu Pahat, Muar, Malacca, PD, Banting, Klang, Sitiawan, Seri Iskandar and all the way up to Ipoh.

For the WCE, as far as we know, that is a totally new expressway to be built on a new alignment. I don't think it is possible to have the existing Federal Route 5 to be upgraded to become a fully-fledge expressway, as the population along this road is pretty heavy. Access and to and from the expressway must be limited to allow safe high speed drive. And as for the Grand Saga's Cheras Kajang expressway, the existence of the secondary parallel road (although not proper) has made the upgrading of that highway possible. The same goes to Damansara Puchong Expressway, but the speed limit is horribly slow.

[daeng_jal]

yeah i know it start from skudai..after all my granma house is along FT5 in melaka..

thanks for the info, really appreciate it..

[Effendi]

Originally Posted by daeng_jal

yeah i know it start from skudai..after all my granma house is along FT5 in melaka..

thanks for the info, really appreciate it..

no problem at all

[silverian86]

SK Iskandar Perdana (previously known as SK Taman Teknologi)