Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2

Federal Route 28
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
(MRR2)
Route information
Part of
(Greenwood-Gombak North Interchange)
Length: 65.0 km (40.4 mi)
Existed: 1992 – present
History: Completed in 2002
Major junctions
Beltway around Kuala Lumpur
Northwest end: Bandar Sri Damansara
 

54 Sungai Buloh Highway
E11 Damansara-Puchong Expressway
54 Federal Route 54

B21

Kepong-Selayang Highway
1 Kuala Lumpur-Rawang Highway

B22

Jalan Batu Caves

B125

Jalan Pinggiran Batu Caves
E33 Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway
E8 2 Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway
E12 Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway

Jalan Kerja Ayer Lama

Jalan Ampang
E9 Besraya Expressway
1 Cheras Highway
E37 East-West Link Expressway
Jalan Sungai Besi
E5 Shah Alam Expressway

Southeast end: Sri Petaling
Location
Primary
destinations:
Kepong
Batu Caves
Gombak
Klang Gates
Taman Melawati
Ulu Klang
Ampang
Pandan Indah
Cheras
Bandar Tun Razak
Bandar Tasik Selatan
Sungai Besi
Highway system

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 E11 (from Sri Damansara Interchange to Sunway Interchange) and Shah Alam Expressway E5 (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

Kilometre Zero 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 and Damansara-Puchong Expressway E11. 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 E5.

History

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 billion. This project was built by the JKR and the Bumi Hiway Sdn Bhd as the main contractor.

Pioneer routes

The construction of the MRR2 included the acquisition and upgrades of several major roads as follows:-

Highway
shield
RoadsSections
54Jalan Sungai BulohSri Damansara - Kepong
B21
Kepong-Selayang HighwayKepong - Taman Daya
B22
Jalan Batu CavesBatu Caves - Greenwood
2Kuala Lumpur-Karak HighwayGreenwood - Gombak North
Jalan Taman Melati Taman Melati - Taman Melawati
Jalan Ulu Klang Taman Melawati - Ampang
Jalan Pandan UtamaPandan Jaya - Pandan Indah
Jalan Cheras BaruJalan Kuari - Cheras Roundabout
Jalan Midah UtamaCheras Roundabout - Taman Midah
Jalan Bandar Tasik SelatanPersiaran Mewah - Bandar Tasik Selatan

Developments

Upgrade to LED streetlights

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]

Features

Controversial issues

Squatter area at the MRR2 construction site

During the construction of the MRR2. The highway was constructed at the squatter area between Ampang, Pandan Jaya, Pandan Indah and Cheras on 1990s.

Lemang stalls at MRR2

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

Notice that there are some strange grouted vertical cracks

First closure

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 4 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 (LAP). 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 (Source: New Straits Times, 1 October 2004).

Second closure

On 4 February 2006, the Kepong Flyover was closed to traffic from 10:30 am after serious damages on the flyover was confirmed.

Many complaints arrived about the damages on MRR2. Traffic jam also has rose due to the uncompletion of the MRR2 (see right).

On 8 December 2006, the Kepong Flyover was reopened to all traffic. (Source: Utusan Malaysia, 9 December 2006)

Third closure

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, photo .[4] Interestingly enough, pillar 28 is where the German consultant Leonhardt Andrä und Partner (LAP) 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.[5]

List of interchanges

KmExitInterchangeToRemarks
West
54 Sungai Buloh Highway
54 Bandar Sri Damansara
54 Sungai Buloh
54 Kuala Selangor
E1 North-South Expressway Northern Route
E1 Alor Star / Thailand
E1 Penang
E1 Ipoh
E1 Shah Alam
E1 Klang
E6 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)
E2 Johor Bahru
54 Sungai Buloh Highway
28 54 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
28
0

54
--
EXIT 2801Sri Damansara InterchangeNorth
Persiaran Utama
Bandar Sri Damansara
Kepong Industrial Area

South
E11 Damansara-Puchong Expressway
E11 Damansara
E11 Petaling Jaya
E11 Puchong
E11 29 Putrajaya
E11 29 Cyberjaya
29 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)
Multi-level stacked half-SPUI expressway interchange
with on-ramp from E11 Damansara-Puchong Expressway
EXIT 2802 Taman Bukit Maluri InterchangeEast
Jalan Taman Bukit Maluri
Taman Bukit Maluri
Bandar Menjalara
Diamond interchange
JKR Petaling border limit
Petaling-Gombak district border
JKR Gombak border limit
28 54 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
Kepong Flyover
Kepong flyover
1.7 kilometres
Below Flyover
54 Jalan Kepong
54 Kepong
Kepong Sentral Komuter station

54 Jinjang
54 Kuala Lumpur
Taman Daya
B21
Kepong-Selayang Highway
Bandar Baru Selayang
Selayang Hospital
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
Start/End of flyover
Kepong flyover
Railway crossing bridge on the flyover
EXIT 2803 Kepong flyover
Kepong
Kepong Interchange
Below Flyover
Diamond Interchange


East
54 Jalan Kepong
54 Kepong
54 Jinjang
1 Kuala Lumpur

South
Jalan Kepong Garden
Taman Kepong Garden
Diamond interchange on the below flyover only
Kepong flyover
1.7 kilometres
Below Flyover
54 Jalan Kepong
54 Kepong
Kepong Sentral Komuter station

54 Jinjang
54 Kuala Lumpur
Start/End of flyover
Taman Permata
Taman Daya
EXIT 2804 Taman Kepong Indah InterchangeNorth
B21
Kepong-Selayang Highway
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
V
Kite crossing
From Batu Caves only
Sungai Jinjang bridge
Kepong LandfillKepong Landfill
Kepong Waste Disposal Centre
Off ramp from Batu Caves only
EXIT 2805 Batu Caves Roundabout Interchange1 Kuala Lumpur-Rawang Highway

North
1 Ipoh
1 Rawang
1 Bandar Baru Selayang

South
1 Kuala Lumpur
1 Segambut
1 Sentul
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
Sungai Batu bridge
Railway crossing bridge
EXIT 2806Batu Caves
Batu Caves Interchange
West
B22
Jalan Batu Caves
B22
Batu Caves
Sungai Tua
Ulu Yam
Batu Caves temple
Batu Caves Komuter station


South
Jalan Perusahaan
Batu Caves Industrial Area
Diamond interchange
Batu Caves temple
Batu Caves flyoverBelow Flyover
Taman Samudera
Taman Sri Gombak
Giant Hypermarket Batu Caves
Start/End of flyover
EXIT 2807 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
EXIT 2808 Batu Caves flyover
Taman Samudera Interchange
Below Flyover
Taman Samudera
Junctions on the below flyover only
Batu Caves flyoverBelow Flyover
Taman Samudera
Giant Hypermarket Batu Caves
Start/End of flyover
EXIT 2809 Taman Sri Gombak InterchangeNorth
B125
Jalan Pinggiran Batu Caves
Taman Bolton
Taman Sri Gombak
Pinggiran Batu Caves
Taman Gemilang
Kampung Melayu Wira Damai
Half-diamond interchange
28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
28 2 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
28
--

2
--
EXIT 2810A Greenwood InterchangeEast
B22
Jalan Batu Caves
68 Gombak
Taman Greenwood

South
E33 2 Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway
Kuala Lumpur
Sentul
Multi-level stacked
diamond expressway interchange
EXIT 2810B Greenwood Interchange
E33 Duke
South
E33 2 Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway
Kuala Lumpur
Sentul
Elevated U-turn to E33 Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway
Taman Seri GombakTaman Seri Gombak Ampang bound
Taman SahabatTaman Sahab
Taman Desa Minang
Taman Berlian
Batu Caves bound
Sungai Gombak bridge
Petronas Petronas and Shell Layby Petronas Burger King
Petronas petrol stations with Burger King drive thru
Shell petrol stations
Ampang bound
EXIT 2811A Gombak North InterchangeNortheast
B38
Jalan Sungai Pusu
B38
Kampung Sungai Pusu
68 Gombak
68 International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Gombak
Off ramp from Gombak only
28
--

2
--
EXIT 2811BGombak North Interchange
( E8 2 Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway)
East
E8 2 Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway
E8 Kuala Terengganu
E8 2 Kuantan
8 Bentong
E8 2 Genting Highlands
Directional T expressway interchange
28 2 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
Shell Shell Layby Shell
Shell petrol stations
Batu Caves bound
28
15
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Gombak district border
JKR Gombak border limit
Gombak viaduct
Selangor-FT Kuala Lumpur border
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
EXIT 2812 Taman Melati InterchangeWest
Jalan Taman Melati 1/5
Taman Melati
Taman Ibukota
Half diamond interchange
Taman Melati Batu Caves bound
EXIT 2813 Klang Gates InterchangeNortheast
Jalan Kolam Air
Kampung Klang Gates
Klang Gates Recreational Park
International School of Kuala Lumpur (ISKL)

Southwest
2 Genting Klang-Pahang Highway
Wangsa Maju
Setapak
Kuala Lumpur city centre
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) Kuala Lumpur Campus
Diamond interchange with one ramp
from 2 Genting Klang-Pahang Highway
EXIT 2814 Wangsa Melawati InterchangeSouth
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
EXIT 2815 Taman Melawati InterchangeNorth
Jalan Taman Melawati
Taman Melawati

South
Persiaran Permata
Taman Permata
Wangsa Maju
Diamond interchange
Sungai Klang bridge
FINASFINAS
Studio Merdeka
From Taman Melawati only
National Zoo of Malaysia (Zoo Negara)National Zoo of Malaysia (Zoo Negara)
From Taman Melawati only
Jalan Taman ZooviewNorth
Jalan Taman Zooview
Kampung Kemensah
Taman Zooview
Kemensah Heights
Institut Budaya Baru Melayu Selangor (IBBMS)
From Taman Melawati only
Kampung Ulu Klang
Sekolah Kebangsaan Ulu Klang
Masjid Jamek Ar-Ridhuan
EXIT 2816 Ulu Klang InterchangeWest
Jalan AU5
Wangsa Maju
Taman Permata

East
Jalan Ukay Perdana
Ukay Perdana
Bukit Antarabangsa
Diamond interchange
Sungai Sering bridge
Pinggiran Ukay
Bukit AntarabangsaEast
Jalan Wangsa 1
Bukit Antarabangsa
From Hulu Klang only
EXIT 2817A
EXIT 2817B
Taman Hillview InterchangeEXIT 2817A Below Flyover (Roundabout)

West
Jalan Enggang
Taman Setiawangsa

East
Jalan Hillview
Taman Hillview



EXIT 2817B Upper Flyover
(Stacked Interchange)

West
E33 Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway
Sentul
Segambut
Jalan Duta
Mont Kiara
Damansara
Petaling Jaya
Roundabout interchange

Elevated stacked interchange
JKR Gombak border limit
Sungai Ampang bridge
Gombak-Hulu Langat district border
JKR Hulu Langat border limit
EXIT 2818A Ampang-Akleh Interchange West
E12 Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway
Kuala Lumpur
KLCC
From Ampang only
Ampang flyoverBelow Flyover
Jalan Kerja Ayer Lama
Ampang town centre
Jalan Ampang
Pekan Batu Ampat Ampang
Lembah Jaya
Hulu Langat
Ampang LRT station
Kompleks Pelancongan Menara Tinjau
(Kuala Lumpur Look Out Point Tourist Complex)
Start/End of flyover
EXIT 2818B Ampang flyover
Jalan Kerja Ayer Lama Interchange
Below Flyover
East
Jalan Kerja Ayer Lama
Taman Tun Razak
Ukay Heights
Kelab Darul Ehsan
International School of Kuala Lumpur (ISKL)
E12 Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway
Kuala Lumpur
KLCC
Junctions on the below flyover only
EXIT 2818C Ampang flyover
Ampang Interchange
(Pekan Batu Ampat Ampang)
Below Flyover
Ampang town centre


Jalan Ampang

West
Kuala Lumpur

East
Pekan Batu Ampat Ampang
Lembah Jaya
Hulu Langat
Ampang LRT station
Kompleks Pelancongan Menara Tinjau
(Kuala Lumpur Look Out Point Tourist Complex)
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
Ampang flyover
Desa Pahlawan
Below Flyover
Desa Pahlawan
From Pandan only
Ampang flyoverBelow Flyover
Desa Pahlawan
Ampang town centre
Jalan Ampang
Pekan Batu Ampat Ampang
Lembah Jaya
Hulu Langat
Ampang LRT station
Kompleks Pelancongan Menara Tinjau
(Kuala Lumpur Look Out Point Tourist Complex)
Start/End of flyover
Jalan Ampang Putra ExitEast
Jalan Ampang Putra
Taman Putra Sulaiman
Taman Ampang Utama
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
Desa PandanWest
Jalan Kanan 1
Desa Pandan
Kampung Pandan
Tesco Ampang
EXIT 2819 Pandan flyover
Taman Cempaka Interchange
Upper Flyover
West
E9 Besraya Expressway
E9 Kuala Lumpur
2 Petaling Jaya
E9 Salak South
E9 Sungai Besi
E9 Shamelin
E9 Maluri


Below Flyover
West
Jalan Pandan 1
Taman Cempaka
Pandan Jaya
Taman Cahaya Suria
Diamond interchange
Pandan flyover
Railway crossing bridge
EXIT 2820A Pandan Indah Interchange E9 Besraya Expressway
(Jalan Pandan Indah)

West
E9 Kuala Lumpur
2 Petaling Jaya
E9 Salak South
E9 Sungai Besi
E9 Shamelin
E9 Maluri

East
Pandan Indah
Hospital Ampang
Pandan Indah LRT station
Diamond interchange
EXIT 2820B Jalan Pandan Utama ExitEast
Jalan Pandan Utama
Pandan Indah
Hospital Ampang
From Ampang only
Sungai Kerayong bridge
Elevated U-TurnU-Turn
Pandan Indah
Ampang
Kuantan
Batu Caves
EXIT 2821 Taman Kencana InterchangeEast
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
Hulu Langat
Kompleks Pelancongan Menara Tinjau
(Kuala Lumpur Look Out Point Tourist Complex)
Half diamond interchange
Pandan PerdanaWest
Jalan Perdana 6/2
Pandan Perdana
Pandan Safari Lagoon
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
Kampung Cheras Baru
EXIT 2822 Jalan Kuari InterchangeJalan Kuari

West
Cheras Christian Cemetery
Cheras DBKL Crematorium

East
Townships
Roundabout interchange
28
33
33.2 Cheras flyoverBelow Flyover
Cheras
Taman Cheras


1 Cheras Highway

North
1 Kuala Lumpur
1 Bandar Tun Razak

South
E7 1 Kajang
E21 1 Seremban
Start/End of flyover
33.4 EXIT 2823A Cheras flyover
Taman Cheras Interchange
Below Flyover
Taman Cheras
Junctions on the below flyover
33.5 Cheras flyover
33.6 EXIT 2823B Cheras flyover
Billion Roundabout Interchange
Below Flyover
Cheras


1 Cheras Highway

North
1 Kuala Lumpur
1 Bandar Tun Razak

South
E7 1 Kajang
E21 1 Seremban
Multi-level stacked
roundabout expressway interchange
33.8 Cheras flyover
28
34
Cheras flyoverBelow Flyover
Cheras
Taman Cheras
Tesco Extra Hypermarket Cheras


1 Cheras Highway

North
1 Kuala Lumpur
1 Bandar Tun Razak

South
E7 1 Kajang
E21 1 Seremban
Start/End of flyover
34.5
28
35
35.5
35.7 EXIT 2824A Bandar Tun Razak flyover
Taman Connaught Exit
Below Flyover
Taman Connaught
Taman Taynton
Chinese cemetery

East
E37 East-West Link Expressway
Kajang
Cheras
Off ramp from Cheras only
Start/End of flyover
28
36
Bandar Tun Razak flyover
36.5 Bandar Tun Razak flyover
28
37
EXIT 2824B Bandar Tun Razak flyover
Bandar Tun Razak Interchange
Below Flyover
Bandar Tun Razak
Bandar Tun Razak Industrial Area


E37 East-West Link Expressway

West
E37 Salak South
E37 Seputeh
E23 Bangsar
2 Petaling Jaya

East
E7 1 Kajang
1 Cheras
Taman Connaught
Half diamond Interchange
Start/End of flyover
37.1 Bandar Tasik SelatanEast
Jalan Tasik Selatan 1
Bandar Tasik Selatan
Kem Sungai Besi
Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM)
From Ampang only
28
38
EXIT 2824C Terminal Bersepadu Selatan InterchangeWest
Terminal Bersepadu Selatan
Arrival/Departure

P&R Bandar Tasik Selatan station
KTM Komuter ERL KT SPL

U-Turn
Interchange

Elevated U-Turn
38.4 Bandar Tasik SelatanEast
Jalan Tasik Selatan 1
Bandar Tasik Selatan
Kem Sungai Besi
Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM)
From Ampang only
28
39
39.2 EXIT 2825 Sungai Besi InterchangeSouth
Jalan Sungai Besi
Sungai Besi town
E9 Sungai Besi Expressway
Kuchai Lama
Petaling Jaya
Seri Kembangan
Mines Resort City
Kajang
Interchange
28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
JKR border limit
E5 Shah Alam Expressway
Start/End of expressway
Kesas border limit
West
E5 Shah Alam Expressway
E5 Pulau Indah
E5 Klang
E5 Shah Alam
E5 Subang Jaya
E11 Puchong
E11 29 Putrajaya
E5 Kinrara
Kompleks Sukan Negara


E37 Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway

North
E37 Kuala Lumpur
2 Petaling Jaya

South
E2 North-South Expressway Southern Route
E2 Johor Bahru
E2 Seremban
E2 Melaka
E6 Kuala Lumpur International Airport

See also

References

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