Damansara–Puchong Expressway

The Damansara–Puchong Expressway is a 40.0-kilometre (24.9-mile) major controlled-access highway in the Petaling District of Selangor, Malaysia. The expressway runs in a north–south direction between Bandar Sri Damansara and Putra Permai, near Putrajaya, forming a major thoroughfare in the cities of Petaling Jaya and Puchong. A short east–west spur of the expressway connects Pusat Bandar Puchong to the suburb of UEP Subang Jaya.

Expressway 11
Damansara–Puchong Expressway
Lebuhraya Damansara–Puchong
Route information
Maintained by Lingkaran Trans Kota Holdings Bhd
Length40.0 km (24.9 mi)
Main route: 32.5 km (20.2 mi)
Puchong West link: 7.5 km (4.7 mi)
Existed1997–present
HistoryCompleted in December 1998 and opened to public in January 1999
Major junctions
North end Sungai Buloh Highway and Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 at Bandar Sri Damansara, Selangor
  Sprint Expressway
Damansara–Shah Alam Elevated Expressway
Federal Highway
Shah Alam Expressway
B11 Jalan Puchong–Petaling Jaya
Bukit Jalil Highway
Shah Alam–Puchong Highway
Jalan Seri Kembangan
South end Putrajaya–Cyberjaya Expressway at Putra Permai, Selangor
Location
Primary
destinations
Bukit Lanjan, Damansara Perdana, Mutiara Damansara, Bandar Utama, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kelana Jaya, Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya, Petaling Jaya, Puchong, UEP Subang Jaya, Sungai Besi, Shah Alam, Putrajaya, Cyberjaya
Highway system

Route description

The Damansara–Puchong Expressway begins at the interchange with the Sungai Buloh Highway and Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2.

The Kelana Jaya line, Sungai Buloh–Kajang line and Sri Petaling line runs alongside substantial portions of the expressway.

History

The construction of the Damansara–Puchong Expressway was awarded to Lingkaran Trans Kota Holdings Bhd (Litrak). On 23 April 1996, the concession agreement was signed between the Government of Malaysia and Litrak for the privatisation of the improvement, upgrading, design, construction, maintenance, operations and management of Damansara–Puchong Expressway.

Construction of the expressway began on September 1996 and completed on December 1998. The work was awarded on a turnkey basis (i.e. design and construct) to Gamuda–Irama Duta Joint Venture (GIDJV) at a cost of RM 1.1 billion. The overall cost for expressway is RM 1.4 billon. The expressway was opened to traffic on 25 January 1999.

With the completion of the Damansara–Puchong Expressway, the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 was substantially completed on the west of Kuala Lumpur which provides for free flow and ease congestion. It also links Bandar Sunway to Puchong and traveling time is shortened between Petaling Jaya and Puchong. The expressways connects the Putrajaya and Hicom/Shah Alam with the Middle Ring Road.

The expressway used to have its own electronic toll collection system known as the "FasTrak". From 1 July 2004, the FasTrak was replaced by the Touch 'n Go and SmartTAG systems.

Original routes

The construction of the Damansara–Puchong Expressway includes the acquisition and upgrades of several major roads as follows:-

Highway
shield
RoadsSections
Jalan Sungai PenchalaBukit Lanjan–Kampung Sungai Penchala
Jalan DamansaraSri Damansara–Taman Tun Dr Ismail
Jalan PerbandaranTaman Tun Dr Ismail–Federal Highway
Jalan Sungei WayFederal Highway–Bandar Sunway
Jalan PJS UtamaBandar Sunway–PJS
B11Jalan Puchong–Petaling JayaPuchong Jaya–Puchong Intan
B7Jalan Puchong–Shah AlamPuchong Intan–Subang Jaya South
Jalan Puchong PerdanaJalan Puchong–Shah Alam–Jalan Puchong–Seri Kembangan
B16Jalan Puchong–Seri KembanganPuchong Perdana–Serdang

Developments

Puchong Jaya interchange

The upgrading works of the Puchong Jaya interchange including ramp from Bukit Jalil Highway to the expressway began in 2002 and was completed in 2005.

Kelana Jaya and Kampung Baru Puchong interchanges

The Kelana Jaya interchange which used to be a U-turn junction was completed in 2007.

The Kampung Baru Puchong interchange was upgraded from underpass to diamond interchange was completed in 2007.

TTDI interchange

The TTDI interchange upgrading project is being undertaken by Lingkaran Trans Kota Holdings Bhd (Litrak) to improve the level of service on LDP.

The project which commenced in August 2007 with a total budget of RM133 million involves widening of certain stretches and building a flyover and an underpass at TTDI Interchange.

The congestion at the interchange is mainly due to multiple weaving of traffic from TTDI to Bandar Utama, TTDI to Damansara Utama and Damansara Utama to TTDI. Once completed, the upgraded interchange will ease traffic flow from TTDI to Bandar Utama/Kepong and there will also be smoother flow on the LDP mainline to Bandar Utama and Kepong.

The upgraded interchange will also allow more green time for localized traffic movement.

The project work involved the following:

  • Upgrading of existing TTDI Interchange into a fully grade-separated Interchange through the construction of a new 2-lane bridge flyover for northbound traffic towards Kepong
  • Localised widening of northbound and southbound slip roads
  • An underpass from TTDI to Bandar Utama and Kepong.

The project was scheduled for full completion in May 2011 with the flyover expected to be opened earlier upon its completion.

Notable incidents

Junction list

The entire expressway is located within the Petaling District in Selangor. Only major junctions are listed in these tables.

LocationkmExitNameDestinationsNotes
Bandar Sri Damansara0.0 Sungai Buloh Highway Sungai Buloh, Taman Bukit Maluri, Ipoh, Klang
() Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 Kepong, Rawang, Ampang, Kuantan
Persiaran Jati Bandar Sri Damansara
Penchala layby (northbound)
0.8Persiaran Ara – Bandar Sri Damansara
Jalan 1/62B Bandar Menjalara
Northbound exit and entrance to/from Persiaran Ara, southbound exit and entrance to/from Jalan 1/62B only
Bukit LanjanPenchala toll plaza (barrier system)
4.0Jalan Bukit Lanjan Bukit LanjanSouthbound exit and entrance only
1101 Sprint Expressway (Penchala Link) Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Segambut, Mont Kiara, Sri Hartamas
Jalan PJU 8/1 Damansara Perdana
Jalan PJU 7/9 Mutiara Damansara
No southbound exit to Jalan PJU 7/9, no entrance from Jalan PJU 7/9
Bandar Utama5.0Persiaran Surian – (Mutiara Damansara)Northbound exit and entrance only
1103Bandar UtamaJalan Burhanuddin Helmi Taman Tun Dr. Ismail, Bandar UtamaNorthbound traffic must exit at exit 1104 to access this exit
Persiaran Bandar Utama – Bandar UtamaNorthbound exit (via exit 1104) and entrance only
Jalan Leong Yew Koh – (Taman Tun Dr. Ismail)Southbound exit and entrance only
Damansara Utama1104Taman Tun Dr. IsmailJalan Damansara – Sections 16 & 18, Bandar Utama, Kuala Lumpur
Jalan SS 21/56 – Damansara Utama, Kota DamansaraNorthbound exit and entrance only
1106Damansara Utama Sprint Expressway (Damansara Link) – Kayu Ara, Damansara Jaya, Kuala Lumpur, North Klang
Damansara JayaJalan SS 22/41 – Damansara JayaNorthbound exit and entrance only
Jalan SS 2/75 – (Section SS2)Southbound exit and entrance only
9.51107SS2Jalan SS 2/55 – Section SS2, Damansara Jaya
Jalan SS 23/13 – (Section SS23)Northbound exit and entrance only
Kelana Jaya1108Taman MegahJalan SS 24/9 – Section SS24
Jalan SS 2/3 – Sections SS2 & SS4
Jalan SS 25/23 – Taman Mayang EmasNorthbound exit and entrance only
Jalan SS 7/26 – Section SS7
Jalan Bahagia – Section SS6
Jalan SS 25/29 – Section SS25, Taman Emas
15.01110Jalan MajlisJalan Majlis – Section SS3
Majlis Link – Sungei Way Free Industrial Zone
Setia Jaya16.41111 Federal Highway – Kuala Lumpur, Shah Alam
Bandar Sunway17.51112PJS New Pantai Expressway Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya, BangsarSouthbound traffic must exit at exit 1111 to access this exit
Jalan Lagoon Selatan – (Bandar Sunway)Northbound exit and entrance only
Jalan PJS 9/1 – PJS 9 & 11Southbound exit and entrance only
Petaling Jaya layby (southbound)
Petaling Jaya toll plaza (barrier system)
Petaling Jaya layby (northbound)
19.7Klang River bridge
Puchong Jaya19.91113Sunway Shah Alam Expressway Cheras, Ampang, UEP Subang Jaya, Kota Kemuning, Klang, Pulau Indah, Kuala Lumpur International AirportSouthbound traffic must enter local lanes at Petaling Jaya South toll plaza to access this exit
1114Puchong JayaB11 Jalan Puchong–Petaling Jaya Puchong Jaya
Bukit Jalil Highway Sungai Besi
Southbound traffic must enter local lanes at Petaling Jaya South toll plaza to access this exit
Persiaran Puchong Jaya Selatan – (Bandar Puchong Jaya)Southbound exit (from local lanes) and entrance only
Pusat Bandar PuchongPersiaran Wawasan – Taman WawasanSouthbound exit and entrance only
Lebuh Puteri Pusat Bandar Puchong Bandar Puteri
B15 Jalan Puchong–Dengkil – Kampung Baharu Puchong, Puchong Batu 14Southbound exit and entrance only
1118Puchong Intan Damansara–Puchong Expressway (Puchong West Link) – UEP Subang Jaya, Subang Jaya, Shah Alam, Klang, Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Ipoh
Puchong Perdana1119Puchong PerdanaLebuh Puteri Puchong Perdana, Kampung Baharu Puchong
Puchong UtamaPersiaran Taman Tasik Prima – Taman Puchong Utama, Taman Maju Jaya, Taman Industri Puchong Perdana
30.0B15 Jalan Puchong–Dengkil – Kampung Baharu Puchong, Bandar Bukit Puchong, Taman Putra Perdana
Bukit PuchongPersiaran Bukit Puchong – Bandar Bukit Puchong, Kampung Baru Batu 14, Saujana PuchongSouthbound exit and entrance only
1121Bukit PuchongJalan Bukit Puchong – Bandar Bukit Puchong
Puchong South layby (southbound)
Puchong South toll plaza (barrier system)
Putra PermaiAyer Hitam layby (northbound)
32.51123Serdang Jalan Seri Kembangan – Serdang, Seri Kembangan
Through to Putrajaya–Cyberjaya Expressway
1.000 km = 0.621 mi; 1.000 mi = 1.609 km
  •   Concurrency terminus
  •   Incomplete access
  •   Unopened
LocationkmExitNameDestinationsNotes
Pusat Bandar Puchong1118Puchong Intan Damansara–Puchong Expressway Puchong Jaya, Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur, Cheras, Kuantan, Puchong Perdana, Kajang, Cyberjaya, Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Seremban
Jalan Sri Puchong 1 – (Bandar Sri Puchong)Eastbound exit and entrance only
Puchong West toll plaza (barrier system)
Klang River bridge
UEP Subang JayaPersiaran Harmoni Putra Heights
0.2–
0.4
1125Persiaran Kewajipan UEP Subang Jaya (USJ 21), Subang Jaya
Through to Shah Alam–Puchong Highway
1.000 km = 0.621 mi; 1.000 mi = 1.609 km

See also

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