Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway

The Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway [1] is a controlled-access highway entirely within Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The 8.1-kilometre (5.0-mile) expressway connects the end of the North–South Expressway Southern Route at Pandan to the Johor–Singapore Causeway in the city centre. The expressway was constructed to allow cross-border traffic to bypass the city centre and reduce congestion along Tebrau Highway, the existing main route to the causeway. This project is part of the Johor Bahru Master Plan and is part of the Iskandar Malaysia project. The construction costs of the expressway is RM 1 billion.[2]

Expressway 14
Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway
Lebuhraya Penyebaran Timur Johor Bahru
EDL in red
Route information
Part of
Maintained by the Malaysian Public Works Department
Length8.1 km (5.0 mi)
Existed2007–present
HistoryCompleted on 2012
Major junctions
North end North–South Expressway Southern Route at Pandan-Tebrau, Johor
  Tebrau Highway
Johor Bahru East Coast Highway
J5 Johor Bahru East Coast Parkway
Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road
South end Bukit Timah Expressway at the Johor–Singapore Causeway
Location
Primary
destinations		Permas Jaya, Kampung Bakar Batu, Pasir Pelangi, Stulang
Highway system

In August 2012, the Malaysian government decided that it will acquire the expressway from Malaysia Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB).[3]

History

The construction of the Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link was proposed in 2004 in the Ninth Malaysia Plan (2006–2010). The construction began on 1 October 2007 and was completed on 20 March 2012. On 1 April 2012, the highway was opened to public.

Controversies

Houses along Jalan Sri Pelangi Satu and Jalan Sri Pelangi Dua had been reclaimed by the government due to the necessity to use the land for the project. The compensation sum given to the owners of the houses was considered low by many of the residents there. However, no further adjustments was made to the sum.

Another major controversy is that only the motorists who use the CIQ complex to travel to Singapore will be charged the toll; whether or not the EDL is used. However, on 30 August 2012, five months after the EDL was opened to public, the controversy was resolved when the government announced that they will take over the EDL from MRCB. On 1 January 2018, toll collections at JB Eastern Dispersal Link was abolished.

Junction list

The entire expressway is located within the Johor Bahru District, Johor.

LocationkmExitNameDestinationsNotes
Through to () North–South Expressway Southern Route
Pandan-Tebrau–1404Pandan Tebrau Highway – Johor Bahru city centre, Tampoi, Kota Tinggi, Mersing
6.6Pandan rest and service area (southbound)
Kampung Bakar Batu–1403BBakar BatuJ5 Jalan Pasir Pelangi – Pasir Gudang, Permas Jaya, Kampung Bakar BatuNorthbound entrance & southbound exit only
–1403ABakar Batu Johor Bahru East Coast Highway – Pasir Gudang, Permas JayaSouthbound entrance & northbound exit only
–1402–J5 Jalan Pasir Pelangi – Johor Bahru city centre, Taman SentosaNorthbound exit only
Johor Bahru–1401CIQ Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road – Johor Bahru city centre
0.0Sultan Iskandar Building
Johor Bahru checkpoint
–Johor–Singapore Causeway over the Straits of Johor
Malaysia–Singapore border
Through to () Bukit Timah Expressway
1.000 km = 0.621 mi; 1.000 mi = 1.609 km

References
  1. http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pua_20180730_P.U.%20(A)%20178.pdf
  2. 12 projects in IDR this year Archived 9 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Govt takes over highway". thestar.com.my. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
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