Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2 or Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 Scheme), Federal Route 28, is a ring road built by the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) to connect neighborhoods near the boundary of Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor.[1] Altogether, the 65.0 km (40.4 mi) of the entire system consists of Federal Route 28, Damansara–Puchong Expressway Damansara–Puchong Expressway (from Sri Damansara Interchange to Sunway Interchange) and
Shah Alam Expressway Shah Alam Expressway (from Sunway Interchange to Sri Petaling Interchange). However, the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 is generally referred to as Route 28 since Route 28 occupies about two-thirds of the system.
Route background
[edit]The zeroth kilometre of the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 is located at Sri Damansara Interchange. At the first kilometre, it is connected to the Federal Route 54, Damansara–Puchong Expressway and DUKE Extension Expressway (SDL). The Kepong Flyover diverts the MRR2 from the Federal Route 54.
At Gombak, the MRR2 overlaps again with the Federal Route 2 from Greenwood Interchange to Gombak North Interchange.
The Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2, Federal Route 28, ends at Sri Petaling Interchange, where it proceeds as the Shah Alam Expressway.
History
[edit]Construction of this ring road was divided into three phases. These phases were Bandar Sri Damansara–Kepong–Batu Caves–Gombak, Gombak–Ulu Klang–Ampang and Ampang–Pandan–Cheras–Sri Petaling. It was divided into 12 packages costing RM880 million. This project was built by the JKR and the Bumi Hiway Sdn Bhd as the main contractor.
Pioneer routes
[edit]The construction of the MRR2 included the acquisition and upgrades of several major roads as follows:
Highway shield |
Roads | Sections |
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Jalan Sungai Buloh | Sri Damansara–Kepong | |
Kepong–Selayang Highway | Kepong–Taman Daya | |
Jalan Batu Caves | Batu Caves–Greenwood | |
Kuala Lumpur–Karak Highway | Greenwood–Gombak North | |
Jalan Taman Melati | Taman Melati–Taman Melawati | |
Jalan Ulu Klang | Taman Melawati–Ampang | |
Jalan Pandan Utama | Pandan Jaya–Pandan Indah | |
Jalan Cheras Baru | Jalan Kuari–Cheras Roundabout | |
Jalan Midah Utama | Cheras Roundabout–Taman Midah | |
Jalan Bandar Tasik Selatan | Persiaran Mewah–Bandar Tasik Selatan |
Developments
[edit]Upgrade to LED streetlights
[edit]The Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 FT28 is one of the three federal highways being included under the pioneer LED street lights installation program on federal highways; the other two highways are the Subang Airport Highway FT15 and the Federal Highway FT2, covering the total distance of 63.1 km. The pioneer LED street lights installation program was a collaboration between the Ministry of Works and Ministry of Finance, as well as the Public Works Department as the implementing agency and Philips Malaysia as the contractor. The LED street lights replacement works began in June 2011 and was scheduled to be completed in March 2012.[2]
According to the former Works Minister, Datuk Seri Shaziman Abu Mansor, the LED street lights could provide up to 50% savings on the electricity bills of those three federal highways. As of June 2011, the federal government paid RM26 million of the electricity bills for the conventional street lights nationwide every year.[3] However, most streetlights on the road are broken and unlikely to be replaced.
Features
[edit]- Half circular ring road
- Six-lane dual carriageway
- Many flyovers along ring roads including Kepong Flyover, Batu Caves Flyover, Melawati Flyover, Ampang Flyover, Pandan Flyover, Cheras Flyover and Bandar Tun Razak Flyover.
- Kilometre and hectometre markers. It can be used for reporting accidents location. Some of them are not replaced when construction happens on the road.
- Landmarks along MRR2 such as Batu Caves temple
- The Kepong Metropolitan Park is located along MRR2 near Kepong.
Controversial issues
[edit]Squatter area at the MRR2 construction site
[edit]During the construction of the MRR2. The highway was constructed at the squatter area between Ampang, Pandan Jaya, Pandan Indah and Cheras in the 1990s.
Lemang stalls at MRR2
[edit]During the annual festival months and beyond, hawkers will set up 'lemang' stalls opposite Zoo Negara which causes dangerous traffic bottlenecks that can stretch 3 kilometers long during peak hours The Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) need to curb these safety hazards by relocating it elsewhere thus not affecting the traffic flow.
Beam cracks on the Kepong Flyover
[edit]First closure
[edit]Residents of the neighborhood of Kepong expressed their fear about the safety on the Kepong Flyover which was reported to be faulty as 31 of 33 pillars supporting the flyover were reported to have obvious cracks. At some pillars and tiers, there were more than 7000 cracks detected. Public concern about the safety issues at Kepong Flyover was due to the risks faced by at least 4,300 motorists using the flyover at a time. Investigations were carried out by four different parties, namely Maunsell, Sharma & Zakaria (the designer), Köhler & Seitz Engineering Services (appointed by the contractor), Halcrow Consultants Ltd. (appointed by JKR) and Leondhardt Andrä und Partner. Meanwhile, the Kepong Flyover was closed to traffic and then reopened with only 4 out of 6 lanes. On August 10, 2004, the Works Minister, Dato' Seri S Samy Vellu, reminded the public that the cracks were not due to design flaw and "nobody can simply open their mouth and suggest it is design flaw" (Bernama 10 August 2004). However, findings from Halcrow Consultants Ltd. suggested the design did not comply with the requirement of BS5400, the improper anchoring of the column rebar to the crossbeams and the formation of ettringite (delayed ettringite formation) were responsible for the cracks and were finally accepted by the ministry.[4]
Second closure
[edit]On 4 February 2006, the Kepong Flyover was closed to traffic from 10:30 am after serious damages on the flyover were confirmed.
Many complaints arrived about the damages on MRR2. Traffic jams also have risen due to the incompletion of the MRR2 (see right).
On 8 December 2006, the Kepong Flyover was reopened to all traffic.[5]
Third closure
[edit]On 3 August 2008, Kepong flyover was closed to all traffic after three of the eighteen carbon fibre panels on pillar 28 had peeled off.[6][7] Pillar 28 is where the German consultant Leonhardt Andrä und Partner did the repair works as a sample for Malaysian contractor to follow. This is the third time the 1.7-km MRR2 Kepong flyover has been closed because of cracks.[8]
List of interchanges
[edit]This article contains a bulleted list or table of intersections which should be presented in a properly formatted junction table.(November 2021) |
Km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks |
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West Bandar Sri Damansara Sungai Buloh Kuala Selangor Puncak Alam Klang Teluk Intan Sitiawan Alor Star / Thailand Penang Ipoh Shah Alam Klang |
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JKR border limit | ||||
JKR border limit | ||||
0 -- |
1 | Sri Damansara Interchange | 'North Persiaran Utama Bandar Sri Damansara Kepong Industrial Area 'South Desa Park City Damansara Petaling Jaya Puchong |
Multi-level stacked half-SPUI expressway interchange with on-ramp from |
2A | Menjalara Interchange | East Jalan Taman Bukit Maluri Taman Bukit Maluri Bandar Menjalara Desa Park City |
Diamond interchange | |
2B | DUKE (Sri Damansara Link) Interchange | East Sri Damansara Link KLCC City Centre Ampang Ulu Klang Gombak Jalan Kuching Segambut |
Elevated directional ramp expressway interchange with u-turn from | |
JKR Petaling border limit | ||||
Petaling–Gombak district border | ||||
JKR Gombak border limit | ||||
JKR border limit | ||||
Kepong Flyover JKR border limit | ||||
Kepong flyover Railway crossing bridge on the flyover |
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3 | Kepong flyover Kepong Kepong Interchange |
Below flyover Kepong Sentral Komuter station Taman Daya
Diamond Interchange | ||
4 | Taman Kepong Indah Interchange | North Bandar Baru Selayang Selayang Hospital Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) |
Half diamond interchange | |
Selangor Darul Ehsan Gombak district border JKR Gombak border limit | ||||
Selangor–FT Kuala Lumpur border | ||||
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur | ||||
Kepong Metropolitan Park |
Kepong Metropolitan Park |
Kite crossing From Batu Caves only | ||
Sungai Jinjang bridge | ||||
6.8 |
Kepong Landfill | Kepong Landfill Kepong Waste Disposal Centre |
Off ramp from Batu Caves only | |
8.4 |
5 | Batu Caves Roundabout Interchange | North South |
Multi-level stacked expressway roundabout interchange |
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur | ||||
FT Kuala Lumpur–Selangor border | ||||
Selangor Darul Ehsan Gombak district border JKR Gombak border limit | ||||
9 |
Sungai Batu bridge | |||
9.2 |
Railway crossing bridge | |||
9.7 |
6 | Batu Caves Batu Caves Interchange |
West Batu Caves temple Batu Caves Komuter station South Jalan Perusahaan Batu Caves Industrial Area |
Diamond interchange |
Batu Caves temple | ||||
Batu Caves flyover | Below flyover Taman Samudera Taman Sri Gombak Giant Hypermarket Batu Caves |
Start/end of flyover | ||
10.5 |
7 | Batu Caves flyover Taman Sri Batu Caves Interchange |
Below flyover South Jalan Sri Batu Caves Taman Sri Batu Caves Batu Sentul Pasar Sentul |
Junctions on the below flyover only |
8 | Batu Caves flyover Taman Samudera Interchange |
Below flyover Taman Samudera |
Junctions on the below flyover only | |
11.8 |
9 | Taman Sri Gombak Interchange | North Taman Bolton Taman Sri Gombak Pinggiran Batu Caves Taman Gemilang Kampung Melayu Wira Damai |
Half-diamond interchange |
JKR border limit | ||||
JKR border limit | ||||
12.1 -- |
10 | Greenwood Interchange | East Taman Greenwood South Greenwood–Sentul Pasar Link (Karak Link) Kuala Lumpur Sentul |
Multi-level stacked diamond expressway interchange |
12.1 -- |
10A | Greenwood Interchange | South Greenwood–Sentul Pasar Link (Karak Link) Kuala Lumpur Sentul |
Elevated U-turn to |
12.6 -- |
Taman Seri Gombak | Taman Seri Gombak | Ampang bound | |
12.6 -- |
Taman Sahabat | Taman Sahab Taman Desa Minang Taman Berlian |
Batu Caves bound | |
13.3 -- |
Sungai Gombak bridge | |||
13.8 -- |
Petronas petrol stations with Burger King drive thru Shell petrol stations |
Ampang bound | ||
14.3 -- |
11A | Gombak North Interchange | Northeast |
Off ramp from Gombak only |
14.4 -- |
11 | Gombak North Interchange ( |
East Kuala Terengganu Kuantan Genting Highlands Temerloh Raub Kota Bharu Simpang Pelangai Kota Bharu Bentong |
Directional T expressway interchange |
JKR border limit | ||||
JKR border limit | ||||
Shell petrol stations |
Batu Caves bound | |||
15 |
12B | Terminal Bersepadu Gombak Interchange | West Terminal Bersepadu Gombak 🚉5 Gombak LRT Station LRT Kelana Jaya Line depot/north end 🚉East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) Gombak Station Taman Melati Taman Cemerlang |
Directional interchange
Batu Caves bound only to Terminal Bersepadu Gombak |
Selangor Darul Ehsan Gombak district border JKR Gombak border limit | ||||
Gombak viaduct Selangor–FT Kuala Lumpur border | ||||
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur | ||||
16.2 |
12 | Taman Melati Interchange | West Jalan Taman Melati 1/5 Taman Melati Taman Ibukota East Persiaran Melati Kuarza Taman Melati Kuarza KL East Mall |
Half diamond interchange |
Taman Melati | West Jalan Taman Melati 1 |
LILO interchange
Batu Caves bound only | ||
16.5 |
12A | Taman Melati-SPE Interchange | Southwest
|
Start/end of flyover entering/exiting expressway |
17.9 |
13 | Klang Gates Interchange | Northeast Jalan Kolam Air Kampung Klang Gates Klang Gates Recreational Park International School of Kuala Lumpur (ISKL) Southwest Wangsa Maju Setapak Kuala Lumpur City Centre Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) Kuala Lumpur Campus Setiawangsa Kampung Pandan Bandar Malaysia Kerinchi |
Diamond interchange with one ramp from |
19.0 |
14 | Wangsa Melawati Interchange | South Jalan 2/27A Wangsa Melawati Wangsa Maju |
Half diamond interchange |
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur | ||||
FT Kuala Lumpur–Selangor border | ||||
Selangor Darul Ehsan Gombak district border JKR Gombak border limit | ||||
20.0 |
15 | Taman Melawati Interchange | North Jalan Taman Melawati Taman Melawati South Persiaran Permata Taman Permata Wangsa Maju Lembah Keramat AU5, AU4 |
Diamond interchange |
Sungai Klang bridge | ||||
FINAS | FINAS Studio Merdeka Kampung Fajar |
From Taman Melawati only | ||
Jalan Taman Zooview
National Zoo of Malaysia (Zoo Negara) |
North Jalan Taman Zooview National Zoo of Malaysia (Zoo Negara) |
LILO Interchange
From Taman Melawati only | ||
Kampung Ulu Klang Kampung Pasir |
Jalan Haji Mokhtar
Lorong Penghulu |
Towards Ampang only
Towards Batu Caves only | ||
Sekolah Kebangsaan Ulu Klang | Towards Batu Caves only | |||
Masjid Jamek Ar-Ridhuan | Slip road under flyover towards Batu Caves only | |||
22.0 |
16 | Ulu Klang Interchange | West Jalan AU4 Lembah Keramat AU4, AU5 Wangsa Maju Taman Permata Jalan AU3/1 Lembah Keramat AU3, AU2 Wangsa Maju East Jalan Ukay Perdana Ukay Perdana Bukit Antarabangsa (not opened yet) Ukay Perdana Lembah Jaya Hulu Langat Bandar Mahkota Cheras Kajang Sungai Long |
Diamond interchange |
Sungai Sering bridge | ||||
Pinggiran Ukay | Jalan Beverly Heights 1 | LILO interchange
From under flyover slip road towards Ampang only | ||
Bukit Antarabangsa | East Jalan Wangsa 1 Bukit Antarabangsa |
From Hulu Klang only | ||
17A |
Taman Hillview Interchange | Below flyover (roundabout) West Jalan Enggang Jalan AU 3/1 Lembah Keramat AU2, AU1 Wangsa Maju Taman Setiawangsa Kampung Datuk Keramat East Jalan Hillview Utama Taman Hillview |
Roundabout interchange | |
17B | DUKE Ulu Klang Interchange | Upper Flyover West Duta–Sentul Pasar–Ulu Klang Link (Main Link) Sentul Segambut Jalan Duta Setapak Mont Kiara Petaling Jaya |
Stacked interchange (above flyover) | |
17C | SUKE Ulu Klang | South
|
Ramp entering/exiting expressway Ramp entering towards Ampang only | |
JKR Gombak border limit | ||||
Sungai Ampang bridge Gombak–Hulu Langat district border | ||||
JKR Hulu Langat border limit | ||||
18A | Ampang-AKLEH Interchange | West Kuala Lumpur KLCC Jalan Tun Razak Jalan Sultan Ismail |
From Ampang only | |
26.3 |
18B | Ampang flyover Jalan Kerja Ayer Lama Interchange |
Below flyover East Taman Tun Razak Ukay Heights Kelab Darul Ehsan International School of Kuala Lumpur (ISKL) Kuala Lumpur KLCC Jalan Tun Razak Jalan Sultan Ismail |
Junctions below flyover |
26.7 |
18C | Ampang flyover Ampang Interchange (Pekan Batu Ampat Ampang) |
Below flyover Ampang Town West Desa Pahlawan Taman Tasik Ampang Hilir |
Multi-level stacked interchange |
Selangor Darul Ehsan Hulu Langat district border JKR Hulu Langat border limit | ||||
Ampang flyover Selangor–FT Kuala Lumpur border | ||||
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur | ||||
Jalan Ampang Putra Exit | East Jalan Ampang Putra Taman Putra Sulaiman Taman Ampang Utama Taman Dagang |
LILO interchange
From Ampang only | ||
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur | ||||
FT Kuala Lumpur–Selangor border | ||||
Selangor Darul Ehsan Hulu Langat district border JKR Hulu Langat border Limit | ||||
Desa Pandan viaduct | ||||
28.0 |
19A | Desa Pandan | West Jalan Kanan 1 Desa Pandan Kampung Pandan |
Towards Batu Caves only |
Dataran Pandan Prima | Lotus's Ampang Dataran Pandan Prima Taman Pandan Prima Petronas Layby with Burger King |
Towards Batu Caves only | ||
29.2 |
19B | Pandan flyover Taman Cempaka Interchange |
Upper Flyover West Pandan Indah Pekan Ampang Below flyover West Jalan Pandan 1 Pandan Jaya Taman Maluri Kampung Pandan Jalan Tun Razak Kuala Lumpur Salak South Sungai Besi Putrajaya East Jalan Cempaka Taman Cempaka Taman Dagang |
Directional interchange |
Pandan flyover Railway crossing bridge |
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29.8 |
20A | Pandan Indah Interchange | East (Jalan Pandan Indah) Pandan Indah Hospital Ampang 3 |
Directional diamond interchange |
20B | Jalan Pandan Utama Exit | East Jalan Pandan Utama Pandan Indah Hospital Ampang |
From Ampang only | |
Sungai Kerayong bridge | ||||
Elevated U-Turn | U-Turn Kuala Lumpur Salak South Sungai Besi Putrajaya |
From Ampang only | ||
21 | Taman Kencana Interchange | East Jalan Bunga Raya Taman Kencana Taman Lembah Maju Taman Mawar Taman Seraya Taman Putra Taman Seri Raya Taman Saga Taman Bukit Teratai Taman Mega Jaya |
Half diamond interchange | |
Pandan Perdana | West Jalan Perdana 6/2 Pandan Perdana |
From Cheras only | ||
Selangor Darul Ehsan Hulu Langat district border JKR Hulu Langat border limit | ||||
Selangor–FT Kuala Lumpur border | ||||
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur | ||||
22 | Jalan Kuari Interchange | Jalan Kuari West Cheras Christian Cemetery Cheras DBKL Crematorium East Taman Lembah Maju Taman Mawar Taman Seraya Taman Putra Taman Seri Raya Taman Saga Taman Bukit Teratai Taman Mega Jaya |
Roundabout interchange | |
33.5 |
23A | Cheras flyover Taman Cheras Interchange |
Below flyover Taman Cheras |
Junctions below flyover |
33.7 |
23 | Cheras flyover Billion Roundabout Interchange |
North Lotus's Cheras 9 Taman Midah MRT station Taman Tasik Permaisuri |
Multi-level stacked roundabout interchange |
24A | Bandar Tun Razak flyover Taman Connaught Exit |
Below flyover Taman Connaught Taman Taynton Chinese cemetery East Kajang Cheras |
Off ramp from Cheras only Start/end of flyover | |
36 |
Bandar Tun Razak flyover | |||
37 |
24B | Bandar Tun Razak flyover Bandar Tun Razak Interchange |
Below flyover Bandar Tun Razak Bandar Tun Razak Industrial Area West East Taman Connaught |
Half diamond Interchange Start/end of flyover |
25 | Bandar Tasik Selatan | East Jalan Tasik Selatan 1 Bandar Tasik Selatan Kem Sungai Besi Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) |
From Ampang only | |
38 |
26 | Terminal Bersepadu Selatan Interchange | West Terminal Bersepadu Selatan Arrival/Departure P&R Bandar Tasik Selatan station KTM Komuter 7 4 U-Turn |
Interchange Elevated U-Turn |
27 | Sungai Besi Interchange | South Jalan Sungai Besi Sungai Besi town Kuchai Lama Petaling Jaya Pandan Indah Seri Kembangan Putrajaya Mines Resort City Kajang |
Directional Interchange | |
JKR border limit | ||||
Start/end of expressway KESAS border limit | ||||
West Pulau Indah Klang Shah Alam Subang Jaya Puchong Bandar Kinrara Kompleks Sukan Negara North Kuala Lumpur South Johor Bahru Seremban Melaka |
See also
[edit]- Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road
- Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1
- North-South Expressway Central Link
- Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim
References
[edit]- ^ "Statistik Jalan (Edisi 2013)". Statistik Jalan. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Public Works Department: 16–64. 2013. ISSN 1985-9619.
- ^ Statistik Jalan Raya Malaysia 2018, KKR
- ^ "Lampu LED mampu jimat 50 peratus bil lampu jalan raya: Shaziman". Berita Harian (in Malay). Bernama. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ New Straits Times, 1 October 2004
- ^ Utusan Malaysia, 9 December 2006
- ^ photo
- ^ "Govt to probe MRR2". Archived from the original on 6 August 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
- ^ Police close Kepong stretch of MRR2 after cracks appear on pillar Archived 16 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine