| Country: | MYS |
| Type: | E |
| Route: | 23 |
| Alternate Name: | SPRINT Expressway (System of Traffic Dispersal in Western Kuala Lumpur) |
| Maint: | Sistem Penyuraian Trafik KL Barat Sdn Bhd (Sprint) |
| Length Km: | 26.5 |
| Length Round: | 1 |
| Length Notes: | Kerinchi Link: 11.51NaN1 Damansara Link: 9.51NaN1 Penchala Link: 5.51NaN1 |
| Allocation: | Kerinchi Link (Kg. Kerinchi–Mont Kiara) Penchala Link (Jalan Duta–Sungai Penchala) Damansara Link (Semantan–Damansara Interchange) |
| History: | Completed in 2004 |
| Destinations: | Damansara Utama, Damansara City, Petaling Jaya, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Mont Kiara, Pusat Sains Negara, Sri Hartamas, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, Kerinchi, Jalan Duta |
| Junction: | New Klang Valley Expressway Damansara–Shah Alam Elevated Expressway Damansara–Puchong Expressway Federal Highway Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim (Jalan Duta) |
| Formed: | 1999 |
SPRINT Expressway (Malay: Sistem Penyuraian Trafik Kuala Lumpur Barat, English: System of Traffic Dispersal in Western Kuala Lumpur) is the main expressway network in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The 26.5km (16.5miles) expressway is divided into three sections: the Kerinchi Link, Damansara Link and Penchala Link. It is a three-lane dual carriageway that was built to disperse traffic from congested inner city roads and narrow residential streets leading into Kuala Lumpur from the western suburbs, including Petaling Jaya, Damansara, and surrounding areas. It is one of the busiest expressway during rush hour to and from the city centre.
The 11.5km (07.1miles) sections from Seputeh Interchange at Federal Highway to NKVE at Jalan Duta. The Kilometre Zero of the Kerinchi Link's section is located at Mont Kiara-NKVE Interchange.
The 9.5km (05.9miles) sections from Kayu Ara to Jalan Duta-Semantan Interchange. The Kilometre Zero of the Damansara Link's section is located at Kampung Kayu Ara in Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
The 5.5km (03.4miles) sections from Damansara–Puchong Expressway at Penchala, Penchala Tunnel to Mont Kiara. The Kilometre Zero of the Penchala Link's section is located at Mont Kiara Interchange
The proposal to build the expressway was motivated by heavy traffic on Jalan Damansara. The concession for the expressway was awarded to Sistem Penyuraian Trafik KL Barat Sdn Bhd (SPRINT). On 23 October 1997, the concession agreement was signed between the Government of Malaysia and Sprint for the privatisation of the improvement, upgrading, design, construction, maintenance, operations, and management of the expressway.
A supplementary agreement was subsequently signed on 4 September 1998 to defer the construction of the Penchala Link. The concession period is for 33 years and commenced on the effective date on 15 December 1998. After this period, the toll collection will cease and the highways will be handed over to the government. Construction began in 1999, which included acquiring and upgrading several major roads, such as Jalan Damansara, Jalan Kayu Ara, Jalan Sri Hartamas, and Jalan Semantan. The Kerinchi Link and Damansara Link were opened in 2001, followed by the Penchala Link in 2004.
This expressway also featured its own toll collection system known as the "FasTrak". On 1 July 2004, the FasTrak electronic payment system was replaced by Touch 'n Go and Smart TAG electronic payment systems.
The construction of the SPRINT Expressway included acquiring and upgrading several major roads:
| Roads | Sections | |
|---|---|---|
| Jalan Sri Hartamas | Sri Hartamas | |
| Jalan Bukit Kiara | Sri Hartamas–Bukit Kiara |
| Roads | Sections | |
|---|---|---|
| Jalan Semantan | Jalan Duta–Damansara Town Centre | |
| Jalan Beringin | South side Jalan Johar–Semantan | |
| Jalan Johar | Jalan Beringin–Jalan Damansara | |
| Jalan Damansara | Damansara Town Centre–Damansara | |
| Jalan Kayu Ara | Damansara–Kampung Kayu Ara |
The expressway has several notable features:
The double-deck carriageway design of Kerinchi Link from Bukit Kiara Interchange Exit 2310 to Kerinchi Interchange Exit 2310 was 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 Sprint came up with the idea of a double-deck carriageway which could reduce the land usage.
During the construction of the expressway, Jalan Semantan could not be widened to six lanes; consequently, the highway concessionaire took another main road at Damansara Town Centre for the Eastbound route, including Jalan Johar and Jalan Beringin. Damansara Town Centre became the "island" of the separated carriageways.
When the expressway was opened to the traffic, the 530 m-long two-lane off-ramp from the Northbound direction of Kerinchi Link to Penchala Link at the Mont Kiara Interchange Exit 2303 could not be opened to traffic as a result of a land owner fencing the land which became a part of the ramp. The land owner's action has created difficulties among the residents of Bukit Kiara and Sri Hartamas, and even the highway concessionaire itself.
Meanwhile, the highway concessionaire has made a narrower temporary ramp to Penchala Link but according to the highway concessionaire, the temporary ramp is quite unsafe due to risks of being collided from behind. For the time being, the highway concessionaire is still negotiating with the land owner in order to open the two-lane ramp.[1]
At 3pm, 3 June 2010, Works Minister Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor officially opened this disputed ramp.
Hitherto, road users living in the Mont Kiara and Sri Hartamas areas wanting to go to Jalan Duta, Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE) and Penchala Link only had two lanes to use.
"This new ramp will ease the movement of almost 22,000 vehicles per day", he told reporters after opening the ramp.
Shaziman said the 50-metre ramp, which was delayed for seven years owing to problems related to acquisition of land, was completed in five months after the intervention by the Malaysian Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who had immediately approved about RM20 million for the acquisition of land.
The old SJKC Damansara has one block located at Section 17 near Jalan Damansara (now Sprint Expressway). However, on 26 January 2001, the school was moved from old block at Section 17 to the new smart school at PJU 3, near Tropicana Golf and Country Club following the instructions from federal government that it no longer provided a "conducive learning environment" because of traffic congestion and noise pollution from the neighbouring Sprint Expressway.
The Sprint Expressway uses open toll systems.
As part of an initiative to facilitate faster transactions at the Kerinchi Link, Damansara Link and Penchala Link Toll Plazas, all toll transactions at three stretches toll plazas on the Sprint Expressway have been conducted electronically via Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAGs since 2 March 2016.[2] [3]
(As of 15 October 2015)[4] [5] [6]
| 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 | RM2.50 | |
| 2 | Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses | RM7.00 | |
| 3 | Vehicles with 3 or more axles | RM10.50 | |
| 4 | Taxis | RM1.80 | |
| 5 | Buses | RM1.50 |
| 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 | RM2.00 | |
| 2 | Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses | RM4.00 | |
| 3 | Vehicles with 3 or more axles | RM6.00 | |
| 4 | Taxis | RM1.00 | |
| 5 | Buses | RM1.00 |
| 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 | RM3.00 | |
| 2 | Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses | RM6.00 | |
| 3 | Vehicles with 3 or more axles | RM9.00 | |
| 4 | Taxis | RM1.50 | |
| 5 | Buses | RM2.00 |
| km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 2301 | Jalan Duta Interchange | New Klang Valley Expressway West Ipoh Klang Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Johor Bahru Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Kepong Batu Caves Kuantan Genting Highlands Ampang Ulu Klang East Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim (Jalan Duta) Jalan Duta City Centre Segambut | Directional T expressway interchange | |
| New Klang Valley Expressway PLUS Expressway border limit | |||||
| Sprint Expressway Kerinchi Link ( MyRFID and ETC only) Sprint border limit | |||||
| 2302 | Mont Kiara Interchange | West Penchala Link Penchala Tunnel Taman Tun Dr. Ismail Mutiara Damansara Damansara Puchong Putrajaya Cyberjaya Sungai Besi | Stacked interchange | ||
| Jalan Sri Hartamas 22 Exit | West Jalan Sri Hartamas 22 Desa Sri Hartamas | Mont Kiara bound | |||
| 2303 | Sri Hartamas Interchange | Jalan 19/70A Northwest Desa Sri Hartamas Mont Kiara Segambut East Sri Hartamas Jalan Duta Plaza Damas | Diamond interchange | ||
3 | |||||
| Jalan 48/70 Exit | Northwest Jalan 48/70 Kiara View | Mont Kiara bound | |||
| 3.9 | 2305 | Pusat Sains Negara Interchange | West Bukit Kiara Equestrian & Country Resort East Persiaran Bukit Kiara Pusat Sains Negara (National Science Centre) Bukit Damansara | Diamond interchange | |
4 | |||||
| Securities Commission Malaysia | Securities Commission Malaysia | Kerinchi bound | |||
| Selangor Club | Selangor Club | Mont Kiara bound | |||
| 2306 | INTAN Interchange | West Jalan Bukit Kiara 1 Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club Sime Darby Convention Centre East Institut Tadbiran Awam Negara (INTAN) (National Institute of Public Administration) Main Gate | Diamond interchange | ||
| Jalan Bukit Kiara Exit | Northwest Jalan Bukit Kiara 1 Bukit Kiara Bukit Kiara Sports Complex Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club | Mont Kiara bound | |||
| 2307 | Bukit Kiara Interchange | West Slip Roads to Jalan Dato' Abu Bakar Section—until -- Section 17 commercial centre Section 17 Damansara Link West Damansara Taman Tun Dr. Ismail New Klang Valley Expressway Ipoh Klang Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Johor Bahru East Bangsar Damansara Town Centre City Centre Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) | Stacked interchange | ||
| Double deck carriageway | Start/End of double deck carriageway | ||||
| Double deck carriageway Upper double deck carriageway (Kerinchi-Federal Highway-bound) Kerinchi Link toll plaza KCL MyRFID Opened toll systems Pay toll (Accepts electronic toll payment ( MyRFID and) only) | |||||
| Double deck carriageway Below double deck carriageway (Mont Kiara-NKVE-bound) Kerinchi Link toll plaza KCL MyRFID Opened toll systems Pay toll (Accepts electronic toll payment ( MyRFID and) only) | |||||
| Double deck carriageway Kerinchi Link toll plaza KCL | Northbound | ||||
| Double deck carriageway | Start/End of double deck carriageway | ||||
| Sprint Expressway Kerinchi Link ( MyRFID and ETC only) | |||||
| Federal Highway | |||||
| 2308 | Kerinchi Interchange | West Federal Highway - Petaling Jaya, Subang Jaya, Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Shah Alam, Klang South KL Gateway-Universiti LRT station Northeast | Directional T expressway interchange Diamond interchangeStacked interchange | ||
| km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks | Pictures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalan Duta-Semantan Interchange | Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim (Jalan Duta) North Ipoh Kuantan Segambut South City Centre Seremban Malaysian Houses of Parliament Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) | Trumpet interchange | ||||
| Wisma ELM | HELP University (ELM Business School) | From Damansara only | ||||
| Jalan Semanatan DBKL border limit | ||||||
| Sprint Expressway Damansara Link ( MyRFID and ETC only) Start/End of expressway Sprint border limit | ||||||
| 8 | ||||||
| Wisma Damansara | Wisma Damansara | From Damansara only | ||||
| Changkat Semanatan Underpass Exit | North Changkat Semanatan Istana Negara (Gate 2) Suruhanjaya Koperasi Malaysia Headquarters Wisma Chase Perdana | Trumpet interchange | ||||
| Jalan Dungun Exit | North Jalan Dungun Wisma UN (United Nations Headquarters in Malaysia) Wisma I&PHELP University | Junctions from Damansara only | ||||
| Jalan Damansara Endah Exit | South Jalan Damansara Endah ECM Libra Building | Junctions from Jalan Duta only | ||||
| Semantan MRT station | Semantan MRT station | |||||
| Start/End of separated carriageway | ||||||
| 2315A | Semantan Interchange | Northwest Jalan Dungun Jalan Beringin U-turn to Kuala Lumpur | Interchange | |||
| 2315C | Interchange | East Jalan Damansara Galeria Sri Perdana West Medan Damansara Bukit Damansara Jalan Johar Bangsar | Trumpet interchange from Jalan Duta only | |||
| 2315D | Interchange | West Bangsar Jalan Maarof Taman Duta HELP Residency | Trumpet interchange from Jalan Duta only | |||
| Damansara City Exit | West Damansara City | Off ramp from Damansara only | ||||
| 2314B | Interchange | Jalan Damanlela | Off ramp from Damansara only | |||
| 2314A | Bukit Damansara Interchange | North Jalan Beringin Jalan Johar Bukit Damansara Damansara Town Centre Damansara CityU-turn to Petaling Jaya | Interchange from Damansara only | |||
| Jalan Johar Exit | East Jalan Johar | Junctions from Jalan Duta only | ||||
| Pusat Bandar Damansara MRT station | Pusat Bandar Damansara MRT station | |||||
| Jalan Kasah Exit | West Jalan Kasah Petron | Junctions from Damansara only | ||||
| Start/End of separated carriageway | ||||||
| 2314 | Maarof Interchange | East Jalan Maarof Bangsar KL Sentral Mid Valley City | Interchange | |||
| 7 | ||||||
| Jalan Medang Tanduk Exit | East Jalan Medang Tanduk Bukit Bandaraya | Junctions from Jalan Duta only | ||||
| Jalan Setiapuspa Exit | West Jalan Setiapuspa Taman Bukit Damansara | Junctions from Damansara only | ||||
| Jalan Gegambir Exit | East Jalan Gegambir Universiti Malaya | Junctions from Jalan Duta only | ||||
| 2307 | Bukit Kiara Interchange | West Slip Roads (Jalan 16/11) to Jalan Dato' Abu Bakar Section—until -- Section 16 commercial centre Section 16 Section 17 Kerinchi Link North Ipoh Segambut Mont Kiara Sri Hartamas South Kerinchi Federal Highway Seremban Cheras Petaling Jaya | Stacked interchange | |||
4 | 2313 | Section 16 Interchange | North Kelab Golf Perkhidmatan Awam (KGPA) West Section 17 Slip Roads (Jalan 16/11) Section 16 commercial centre Section 16 Section 17 South Jalan Dato' Abu Bakar Jalan Universiti Jalan Kemajuan Universiti Malaya Petaling Jaya | Diamond interchange | ||
| Elevated U-Turn | East Kuala Lumpur Damansara Town Centre Damansara City | From Section 17 slip roads (Jalan 16/11) to Kuala Lumpur via Damansara Link | ||||
| TTDI Bound Exit | Northwest TTDI Bound Damansara Link= Toll Plaza (Plaza A) Jalan Damansara Taman Tun Dr. Ismail Damansara–Puchong Expressway Bandar Utama Mutiara Damansara Sungai Buloh Kepong | |||||
| Phileo Damansara MRT station | Phileo Damansara MRT station | |||||
| Petronas Layby | Petronas Dunkin' Donuts Petronas petrol station with Dunkin' Donuts drive thru | Jalan Duta bound | ||||
| Damansara Link toll plaza (PLAZA A = TTDI bound) DRL MyRFID Opened toll systems Pay toll (Accepts electronic toll payment ( MyRFID and) only) | ||||||
| Jalan 17/1 Exit | South Jalan 17/1 Section 17 International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) (Petaling Jaya Campus) | Junctions on the Eastin Hotel one way | ||||
| Damansara Link toll plaza (Plaza B = NKVE bound) DRL MyRFID Opened toll systems Pay toll (Accepts electronic toll payment ( MyRFID and) only) | ||||||
| 3 | Damansara Link toll plaza DRL | Sprint operation office | TTDI bound only | |||
| 2312 | TTDI South Interchange | Northwest Jalan Damansara Taman Tun Dr. Ismail Damansara–Puchong Expressway Bandar Utama Mutiara Damansara Sungai Buloh Kepong | Interchange with ramp to Jalan Damansara | |||
| 2311 | Section 17 Interchange | South Jalan 17/21 Section 17 | Interchange | |||
| Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery | Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery | Eastbound For Muslims only | ||||
| Sungai Penchala bridge | ||||||
| SS 20 Exit | North Jalan Damansara SS 20 Tropicana City Mall | Eastbound | ||||
| Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur | ||||||
| FT Kuala Lumpur–Selangor border | ||||||
| Selangor Darul Ehsan Petaling district border | ||||||
| Tropicana City Mall | Tropicana City Mall | Parking ramp interchanges | ||||
| 1 | 2310 | Damansara Utama Interchange | Damansara–Puchong Expressway North Kepong Sungai Buloh Bandar Utama Taman Tun Dr. Ismail South Puchong Putrajaya Cyberjaya Sungai Besi | Multi-level stacked diamond interchange | ||
| Jalan SS 22/11 Exit | South Jalan SS 22/11 Damansara Jaya | Junctions from Jalan Duta only | ||||
| 0.4 | Jalan SS 21/1 Exit | North Jalan SS 21/1 Damansara Utama | Junctions from NKVE only | |||
| 0.3 | Kayu Ara flyover | Start/End of flyover | ||||
| 0.2 | 2309 | Kayu Ara flyover Kayu Ara Interchange | South Jalan SS 23/23 Damansara Jaya Atria Shopping Gallery | Half-diamond interchange | ||
| 0.1 | Kayu Ara flyover Sungai Kayu Ara bridge | Start/End of flyover | ||||
0 | ||||||
| Sprint Expressway Damansara Link ( MyRFID and ETC only) Sprint border limit | ||||||
| New Klang Valley Expressway ( MyRFID and ETC only) PLUS Expressway border limit | ||||||
| Restricted Routes Heavy vehicles (laden and unladen heavy vehicles weighing 10,000 kg or more) are not allowed to enter the expressway Monday to Friday (except public holidays) 6:30 am to 9:30 am Shah Alam - Jalan Duta (km 9.3 - km 31) | ||||||
| Damansara toll plaza DMR | West bound | |||||
| Damansara toll plaza DMR MyRFID Closed toll systems Touch in and Touch out your Touch n go cards and pay a distance toll | ||||||
| Damansara-NKVE Interchange | New Klang Valley Expressway North Ipoh Alor Setar George Town Kuala Lumpur Sungai Buloh Rawang Kuantan South Klang Shah Alam Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Sungai Besi Seremban Melaka Johor Bahru | Closed tolled expressway trumpet interchange | ||||
| km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks | Pictures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 2304 | Penchala Interchange | Northwest 2304A Jalan PJU 8/1 Damansara Perdana Desa Temuan Southwest Jalan PJU 7/9 Mutiara Damansara The Curve IKANO Power Centre-IKEA Damansara–Puchong Expressway North Kepong Sungai Buloh Ipoh Bandar Sri Damansara South 2304B Petaling Jaya Puchong Putrajaya Cyberjaya Sungai Besi | Stacked expressway interchange | ||
| 2316 | DASH Highway Interchange | Damansara–Shah Alam Elevated Expressway Puncak Alam Puncak Perdana Subang Sungai Buloh Kota Damansara | Stacked expressway interchange | |||
| Damansara–Puchong Expressway Litrak border limit | ||||||
| Sprint Expressway Penchala Link ( MyRFID and ETC only) Sprint border limit | ||||||
| Selangor Darul Ehsan Petaling district border | ||||||
| FT Kuala Lumpur–Selangor border | ||||||
| Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur | ||||||
6 | ||||||
| Petronas Layby | Petronas | Eastbound | ||||
| TTDI North flyover | Start/End of flyover | |||||
5 | TTDI North flyover Sungai Penchala bridge | |||||
| 2317 | TTDI North flyover TTDI North Interchange | Diamond interchange | ||||
| TTDI North flyover | Start/End of flyover | |||||
| Motorcycle shelter points | Eastbound Motorcycles only | |||||
4 | Penchala Tunnel 700 metres | Start/End of tunnel | ||||
| Penchala Tunnel 700 metres Maximum height 5 m | ||||||
| Penchala Tunnel 700 metres | Start/End of tunnel | |||||
| Motorcycle shelter points | Westbound Motorcycles only | |||||
| Petronas Layby | Petronas | Westbound | ||||
| Mont Kiara toll plaza MTK MyRFID Opened toll systems Pay toll (Accepts electronic toll payment ( MyRFID and) only) | ||||||
| Mont Kiara toll plaza MTK | Eastbound | |||||
| Mont Kiara flyover | Start/End of flyover | |||||
| Mont Kiara flyover | ||||||
| Penchala Link ( MyRFID and ETC only) | ||||||
| Kerinchi Link ( MyRFID and ETC only) | ||||||
0 | 2302 | Mont Kiara flyover Mont Kiara Interchange | Kerinchi Link Upper Flyover North New Klang Valley Expressway Ipoh Klang Kuala Lumpur International Airport Johor Bahru Jalan Duta City Centre Segambut Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Kepong Batu Caves Ampang Ulu Klang Cheras Kuantan Genting Highlands Below Flyover South Mont Kiara Sri Hartamas Bukit Damansara Damansara Town Centre Petaling Jaya Cheras Seremban | Stacked interchange | ||
