Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
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.
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| 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 |
          Jalan Sungai Besi  | |
| 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 |
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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 million. 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 | Roads | Sections |
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| Jalan Sungai Buloh | Sri Damansara–Kepong |
| Kepong–Selayang Highway | Kepong–Taman Daya |
| Jalan Batu Caves | Batu Caves–Greenwood |
| Kuala Lumpur–Karak Highway | Greenwood–Gombak North |
| Jalan Taman Melati | Taman Melati–Taman Melawati | |
| Jalan Ulu Klang | Taman Melawati–Ampang |
| Jalan Pandan Utama | Pandan Jaya–Pandan Indah | |
| Jalan Cheras Baru | Jalan Kuari–Cheras Roundabout | |
| Jalan Midah Utama | Cheras Roundabout–Taman Midah | |
| Jalan Bandar Tasik Selatan | Persiaran 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
- Half circular ring road
- Six-lane dual carriageway
- Many flyovers along ring roads including Kepong Flyover, Batu Caves Flyover, Melawati Flyover, Ampang Flyover, Pandan Flyover, Cheras Flyover and Bandar Tun Razak Flyover.
- Landmarks along MRR2 such as Batu Caves temple
- The Kepong Metropolitan Park is located along MRR2 near Kepong.
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
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. 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] Pillar 28 is where the German consultant Leonhardt Andrä und Partner 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
| Km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks | |
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0 -- | EXIT 2801 | Sri Damansara Interchange | North Persiaran Utama Bandar Sri Damansara Kepong Industrial Area South  | Multi-level stacked half-SPUI expressway interchange with on-ramp from | |
| EXIT 2802A EXIT 2802B | Menjalara Interchange | EXIT 2802A East Jalan Taman Bukit Maluri Taman Bukit Maluri Bandar Menjalara Desa Park City EXIT 2802BUpper Flyover (Directional Ramp Expressway Interchange) East Sri Damansara Link KLCC City Centre Ampang Ulu Klang Gombak Jalan Kuching Segambut | Diamond interchange Elevated directional ramp expressway interchange with u-turn from | ||
| JKR Petaling border limit | |||||
| Petaling–Gombak district border | |||||
| JKR Gombak border limit | |||||
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Kepong Flyover | |||||
| Kepong flyover 1.7 kilometres | Below Flyover Kepong Sentral Komuter station .jpg){kind=small} Taman Daya Bandar Baru Selayang Selayang Hospital .jpg){kind=small} 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 South Jalan Kepong Garden Taman Kepong Garden | Diamond interchange on the below flyover only | ||
| Kepong flyover 1.7 kilometres | Below Flyover Kepong Sentral Komuter station | Start/End of flyover | |||
| Taman Permata | |||||
| Taman Daya | |||||
| EXIT 2804 | Taman Kepong Indah Interchange | North 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 .jpg){kind=small} | Kepong Metropolitan Park .svg.png){kind=small} .jpg){kind=small}  | Kite crossing From Batu Caves only | |||
| Sungai Jinjang bridge | |||||
| Kepong Landfill | Kepong Landfill Kepong Waste Disposal Centre | Off ramp from Batu Caves only | |||
| EXIT 2805 | Batu Caves Roundabout Interchange | North South | 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 2806 | Batu Caves Batu Caves Interchange | West Batu Caves temple Batu Caves Komuter station South Jalan Perusahaan Batu Caves Industrial Area | Diamond interchange | ||
| Batu Caves temple | |||||
| Batu Caves flyover | Below 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 flyover | Below Flyover Taman Samudera Giant Hypermarket Batu Caves | Start/End of flyover | |||
| EXIT 2809 | Taman Sri Gombak Interchange | North Taman Bolton Taman Sri Gombak Pinggiran Batu Caves Taman Gemilang Kampung Melayu Wira Damai | Half-diamond interchange | ||
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-- -- | EXIT 2810A | Greenwood Interchange | East Taman Greenwood South Greenwood–Sentul Pasar Link (Karak Link) Kuala Lumpur Sentul | Multi-level stacked diamond expressway interchange | |
| EXIT 2810B | Greenwood Interchange | South Greenwood–Sentul Pasar Link (Karak Link) Kuala Lumpur Sentul | Elevated U-turn to | ||
| Taman Seri Gombak | Taman Seri Gombak | Ampang bound | |||
| Taman Sahabat | Taman Sahab Taman Desa Minang Taman Berlian | Batu Caves bound | |||
| Sungai Gombak bridge | |||||
| .jpg){kind=small} Petronas petrol stations with Burger King drive thru Shell petrol stations | Ampang bound | |||
| EXIT 2811A | Gombak North Interchange | Northeast | Off ramp from Gombak only | ||
-- -- | EXIT 2811B | Gombak North Interchange ( | East | Directional T expressway interchange | |
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| Shell petrol stations | Batu Caves bound | |||
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| 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 Interchange | West Jalan Taman Melati 1/5 Taman Melati Taman Ibukota | Half diamond interchange | ||
| Taman Melati | Batu Caves bound | ||||
| EXIT 2813 | Klang Gates Interchange | Northeast Jalan Kolam Air Kampung Klang Gates Klang Gates Recreational Park International School of Kuala Lumpur (ISKL) Southwest Wangsa Maju Setapak Kuala Lumpur city centre Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) Kuala Lumpur Campus | Diamond interchange with one ramp from | ||
| EXIT 2814 | Wangsa Melawati Interchange | South 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 Interchange | North Jalan Taman Melawati Taman Melawati South Persiaran Permata Taman Permata Wangsa Maju | Diamond interchange | ||
| Sungai Klang bridge | |||||
| FINAS | FINAS Studio Merdeka | From Taman Melawati only | |||
| National Zoo of Malaysia (Zoo Negara) | National Zoo of Malaysia (Zoo Negara) | From Taman Melawati only | |||
| Jalan Taman Zooview | North 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 Interchange | West Jalan AU5 Wangsa Maju Taman Permata East Jalan Ukay Perdana Ukay Perdana Bukit Antarabangsa | Diamond interchange | ||
| Sungai Sering bridge | |||||
| Pinggiran Ukay | |||||
| Bukit Antarabangsa | East Jalan Wangsa 1 Bukit Antarabangsa | From Hulu Klang only | |||
| EXIT 2817A EXIT 2817B | Taman Hillview Interchange | EXIT 2817A Below Flyover (Roundabout) West Jalan Enggang Taman Setiawangsa East Jalan Hillview Taman Hillview EXIT 2817B Upper Flyover (Stacked Interchange) West Duta–Sentul Pasar–Ulu Klang Link (Main Link) 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 Kuala Lumpur KLCC | From Ampang only | ||
| Ampang flyover | Below Flyover Ampang town centre 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 Taman Tun Razak Ukay Heights Kelab Darul Ehsan International School of Kuala Lumpur (ISKL) Kuala Lumpur KLCC | Junctions on the below flyover only | ||
| EXIT 2818C | Ampang flyover Ampang Interchange (Pekan Batu Ampat Ampang) | Below Flyover Ampang town centre West East 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 flyover | Below Flyover Desa Pahlawan Ampang town centre Ampang LRT station Kompleks Pelancongan Menara Tinjau (Kuala Lumpur Look Out Point Tourist Complex) | Start/End of flyover | |||
| Jalan Ampang Putra Exit | East 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 Pandan | West Jalan Kanan 1 Desa Pandan Kampung Pandan | ||||
| Tesco Ampang | |||||
| EXIT 2819 | Pandan flyover Taman Cempaka Interchange | Upper Flyover West 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 | (Jalan Pandan Indah) West East Pandan Indah Hospital Ampang | LILO diamond interchange | ||
| EXIT 2820B | Jalan Pandan Utama Exit | East Jalan Pandan Utama Pandan Indah Hospital Ampang | From Ampang only | ||
| Sungai Kerayong bridge | |||||
| Elevated U-Turn | U-Turn Pandan Indah Ampang Kuantan Batu Caves | ||||
| EXIT 2821 | Taman Kencana Interchange | East 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 Kompleks Pelancongan Menara Tinjau (Kuala Lumpur Look Out Point Tourist Complex) | Half diamond interchange | ||
| Pandan Perdana | West 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 Interchange | Jalan Kuari West Cheras Christian Cemetery Cheras DBKL Crematorium East Townships | Roundabout interchange | ||
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| 33.2 | Cheras flyover | Below Flyover Cheras Taman Cheras North South   | 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 North South | Multi-level stacked roundabout expressway interchange | |
| 33.8 | Cheras flyover | ||||
34 | Cheras flyover | Below Flyover Cheras Taman Cheras Tesco Extra Hypermarket Cheras North South | Start/End of flyover | ||
| 34.5 | |||||
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| 35.7 | EXIT 2824A | Bandar Tun Razak flyover Taman Connaught Exit | Below Flyover Taman Connaught Taman Taynton Chinese cemetery East Kajang Cheras | Off ramp from Cheras only Start/End of flyover | |
36 | Bandar Tun Razak flyover | ||||
| 36.5 | Bandar Tun Razak flyover | ||||
37 | EXIT 2824B | Bandar Tun Razak flyover Bandar Tun Razak Interchange | Below Flyover Bandar Tun Razak Bandar Tun Razak Industrial Area West  East Taman Connaught | Half diamond Interchange Start/End of flyover | |
| 37.1 | Bandar Tasik Selatan | East Jalan Tasik Selatan 1 Bandar Tasik Selatan Kem Sungai Besi Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) | From Ampang only | ||
38 | EXIT 2824C | Terminal Bersepadu Selatan Interchange | West Terminal Bersepadu Selatan Arrival/Departure P&R Bandar Tasik Selatan station KTM Komuter 7 4 U-Turn | Interchange Elevated U-Turn | |
| 38.4 | Bandar Tasik Selatan | East Jalan Tasik Selatan 1 Bandar Tasik Selatan Kem Sungai Besi Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) | From Ampang only | ||
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| 39.2 | EXIT 2825 | Sungai Besi Interchange | South Jalan Sungai Besi Sungai Besi town Kuchai Lama Petaling Jaya Seri Kembangan Mines Resort City Kajang | Interchange | |
JKR border limit | |||||
Start/End of expressway Kesas border limit | |||||
West.jpg){kind=small} Kompleks Sukan Negara North South | |||||
References
- Statistik Jalan (Edisi 2013). Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Public Works Department. 2013. pp. 16–64. ISSN 1985-9619.
- Laporan Tahunan JKR 2011 (in Malay) - by the Malaysian Public Works Department. Accessed on 22-11-2013.
- "Lampu LED mampu jimat 50 peratus bil lampu jalan raya: Shaziman". Berita Harian (in Malay). Bernama. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- "Govt to probe MRR2". Archived from the original on 2008-08-06. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
- Police close Kepong stretch of MRR2 after cracks appear on pillar Archived 2008-08-16 at the Wayback Machine
