Sprint Expressway

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

Sprint Expressway Sprint Expressway is the main expressway network in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The 26.5 km (-- miles) of expressway is divided into three sections. This sections included the Kerinchi Link, Damansara Link and Penchala Link. This expressway is also known as Western Dispersal Link.

History

The proposal to build the expressway began in 1998 while the massive traffic jams on Jalan Damansara were a main factor for its construction. The construction began in 1999. The expressway is formally known as Jalan Damansara, Jalan Kayu Ara, Jalan Sri Hartamas, and Jalan Semantan. The Kerinchi Link and Damansara Link was opened in 2001, and in 2004 the Penchala Link was opened.

Since 1 July 2004, the FasTrak electronic payment system has been replaced by Touch 'n Go and Smart TAG electronic payment systems.

Features

• Kerinchi Link the first double deck carriageway in Malaysia
• Penchala Tunnel the widest road tunnel in Malaysia
• The Damansara Town Centre on Damansara Link become as the "island" of separated carriageway

Intresting facts and Controversial issues

Kerinchi Link at the Universiti Malaya site

The double-deck carriageway design of Kerinchi Link fromBukit Kiara interchange to Kerinchi interchange was actually made as a result of the early controversial issues during the development stage. The construction of the stretch took place at the border of Universiti Malaya, which meant that the construction could take up some of the university area, which sparked complaints. As a result, the expressway concessionaire came up with the idea of a double-deck carriageway which could reduce the land usage.

Toll rates

Kerinchi Link

Class	Type of vehicles	Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
0	Motorcycles, bicycles or vehicles with 2 or less wheels	Free
1	Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis	RM 1.50
2	Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses
3	Vehicles with 3 or more axles
4	Taxis
5	Buses

Damansara Link (NKVE and TTDI bound only)

Class	Type of vehicles	Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
0	Motorcycles, bicycles or vehicles with 2 or less wheels	Free
1	Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis	RM 1.00
2	Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses
3	Vehicles with 3 or more axles
4	Taxis
5	Buses

Penchala Link

Class	Type of vehicles	Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
0	Motorcycles, bicycles or vehicles with 2 or less wheels	Free
1	Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis	RM 2.00
2	Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses
3	Vehicles with 3 or more axles
4	Taxis	RM 0.50
5	Buses

List of interchanges

Kerinchi Link

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
	2303	Mont Kiara-NKVE	North–South Expressway Northern Route AH2NEW KALNG VALLEY EXPRESSWAY WEST Ipoh Klang Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Johor Bahru EAST Jalan Duta Segambut	Directional T expressway interchange
	2303	Mont Kiara	Sprint ExpresswayPENCHALA LINK Taman Tun Dr. Ismail Mutiara Damansara Damansara Puchong Putrajaya Sungai Besi	Stacked interchange
	2304	Sri Hartamas	Sri Hartamas Mont Kiara Segambut	Diamond interchange
	2305	Pusat Sains Negara	Pusat Sains Negara Bukit Damansara Bukit Kiara Equestrian & Country Resort	Diamond interchange
		Securities Commission	Securities Commission	Kerinchi bound
		Selangor Club	Selangor Club	Mont Kiara bound
	2306	INTAN	Institut Tadbiran Awam Negara (INTAN) Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club	Diamond interchange
		Jalan Bukit Kiara	Bukit Kiara Sports Complex Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery	Mont Kiara bound
	2310	Bukit Kiara	Sprint ExpresswayDAMANSARA LINK WEST North–South Expressway Northern RouteNORTH KLANG VALLEY EXPRESSWAY Ipoh Klang Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Johor Bahru Damansara Taman Tun Dr. Ismail EAST Bangsar Damansara Town Centre Jalan Duta	Stacked interchange
		Double deck carriageway		Start/End of expressway
Double deck carriageway Kerinchi Link toll plaza KCL Touch 'n Go SmartTAG SmartTAG Touch 'n Go Opened toll systems Pay toll
		Double deck carriageway Kerinchi Link toll plaza KCL		North bound
		Double deck carriageway		Start/End of expressway
	2313	Kerinchi	FT 2FEDERAL HIGHWAY WEST Petaling Jaya Subang Jaya Shah Alam Klang EAST Kuala Lumpur Mid Valley City Cheras Seremban	Directional T expressway interchange

Damansara Link

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
		Jalan Duta	AH2JALAN DUTA-SEGAMBUT HIGHWAY NORTH Ipoh Kuantan Segambut SOUTH Malaysian Houses of Parliament Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) Kuala Lumpur city centre Seremban	Trumpet interchange
DBKL border limit
Sprint Expressway SPRINT EXPRESSWAY DAMANSARA LINK Start/End of expressway
				DBKL border limit Start/End of expressway Sprint border limit
		Template:Shell signsShell House Underpass	Template:Shell signsShell Malaysia Headquarters	Underpass
				Start/End of separated carriageway
	2312	Semantan	Jalan Beringin Bukit Damansara Damansara Town Centre	Interchange
	2311C	Damansara Town Centre	Jalan Damansara Galeria Sri Perdana Damansara Town Centre	Trumpet interchange from Jalan Duta only
	2311C	Damansara Town Centre	Damansara Town Centre	Off ramp from Damansara only
	2311B	Bukit Damansara	Jalan Beringin Bukit Damansara Damansara Town Centre	Interchange from Damansara only
				Start/End of separated carriageway
	2311A	Maarof	Bangsar KL Sentral Mid Valley City	Interchange
	2310	Bukit Kiara	Sprint ExpresswayKERINCHI LINK NORTH Ipoh Segambut Mont Kiara Sri Hartamas SOUTH Kerinchi FT 2FEDERAL HIGHWAY Seremban Cheras Petaling Jaya	Stacked interchange
	2309	Jalan Dato' Abu Bakar	Eastin Hotel Jalan Dato' Abu Bakar Universiti Malaya Petaling Jaya Kelab Golf Perkhidmatan Awam	Diamond interchange
		Template:Petronas signsTemplate:Shell signsPetronas and Shell Layby	Template:Petronas signsTemplate:Dunkin Donuts signsTemplate:Shell signs Petronas petrol station with Dunkin Donuts drive thru Shell petrol station Bikes showroom centre	Damansara Town Centre bound
		Elevated U-Turn	U-Turn
Damansara Link toll plaza A (TTDI bound) DRL SmartTAG Touch 'n Go Opened toll systems Pay toll
		Damansara Link toll plaza A DRL	SmartTAG Touch 'n Go	TTDI bound Opened toll systems Pay toll
		Jalan 17/--	Section 17 Jalan 17/--	Junctions on the Eastin Hotel one way
Damansara Link toll plaza B (NKVE bound) DRL SmartTAG Touch 'n Go Opened toll systems Pay toll
		Damansara Link toll plaza DRL		TTDI bound only
	2309	TTDI ramp	Taman Tun Dr. Ismail Bandar Utama
	2308	Section 17	Section 17	Interchange
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
FT Kuala Lumpur-Selangor border
Selangor Darul Ehsan Petaling district border
	2307	Damansara Utama	Damansara–Puchong ExpresswayDAMANSARA-PUCHONG EXPRESSWAY NORTH Kepong Sungai Buloh Bandar Utama Taman Tun Dr. Ismail SOUTH Puchong Putrajaya Sungai Besi	Multi-level stacked diamond interchange
		Jalan SS	Jalan SS Damansara Utama	Junctions from NKVE only
0.2	2306	Kayu Ara	Damansara Jaya Kampung Sungai Kayu Ara	Half-diamond interchange
Sprint Expressway SPRINT EXPRESSWAY DAMANSARA LINK Sprint border limit
North–South Expressway Northern Route NEW KLANG VALLEY EXPRESSWAY PLUS Expressway border limit
		Kampung Sungai Kayu Ara selatan	Shell petrol stations BH petrol stations	Junctions from Damansara Utama only
		Kampung Sungai Kayu Ara utara	Esso petrol stations	Junctions from NKVE only
		Tropicana	Tropicana Golf and Country Club Bandar Utama Kolej Damansara Utama	Diamond interchange
		Damansara toll plaza DMR TnG TAG Customer Service Centre	TnG TAG Customer Service Centre	East bound
Damansara toll plaza DMR Touch 'n Go SmartTAG SmartTAG Touch 'n Go TnG POS Transit Ticket Opened toll systems Pay toll
		Damansara	North–South Expressway Northern RouteNEW KLANG VALLEY EXPRESSWAY NORTH Ipoh Sungai Buloh Kota Damansara Subang Klang Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Johor Bahru	Closed toll expressway trumpet interchange

Penchala Link

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
	2301	Sungai Penchala	WEST Damansara Perdana Desa Temuan Mutiara Damansara Damansara–Puchong ExpresswayDAMANSARA PUCHONG EXPRESSWAY NORTH Kepong Sungai Buloh Ipoh Bandar Sri Damansara SOUTH Petaling Jaya Puchong Putrajaya Sungai Besi	Stacked expressway interchange
Selangor Darul Ehsan Petaling district border
FT Kuala Lumpur-Selangor border
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
	2302	Taman Tun Dr. Ismail (Utara)	Kampung Sungai Penchala Taman Tun Dr. Ismail	Diamond interchange
Penchala Tunnel 700 metres
Mount Kiara toll plaza MTK Touch 'n Go SmartTAG SmartTAG Touch 'n Go Opened toll systems Pay toll
		Mont Kiara toll plaza MTK		East bound
		Mont Kiara flyover		Start/End of flyover
	2303	Mont Kiara flyover Mont Kiara	Sprint ExpresswayKERINCHI LINK NORTH North–South Expressway Northern RouteNORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY NORTHERN ROUTE Ipoh Jalan Duta Segambut SOUTH Mont Kiara Sri Hartamas Bukit Damansara Damansara Town Centre Petaling Jaya Cheras Seremban	Stacked interchange

Gamuda Expressway network

• Shah Alam ExpresswayShah Alam Expressway
• Damansara–Puchong ExpresswayDamansara-Puchong Expressway
• SMART TunnelSMART Tunnel

External links

• Gamuda Group
• SPRINT
• Mont Kiara

See also

• Malaysian expressway system