Damansara–Puchong Expressway
The Damansara–Puchong Expressway (Malay: Lebuhraya Damansara–Puchong) Damansara–Puchong Expressway, abbreviated as LDP, 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.
Route description
[edit]The Damansara–Puchong Expressway begins at the interchange with the Sungai Buloh Highway and Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2.
The Kelana Jaya line, Kajang line and Sri Petaling line runs alongside substantial portions of the expressway.
History
[edit]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 in September 1996 and completed in 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 billion. 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
[edit]The construction of the Damansara–Puchong Expressway includes the acquisition and upgrades of several major roads as follows:-
Highway shield |
Roads | Sections |
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Jalan Sungai Penchala | Bukit Lanjan–Kampung Sungai Penchala | |
Jalan Damansara | Sri Damansara–Taman Tun Dr Ismail | |
Jalan Perbandaran | Taman Tun Dr Ismail–Federal Highway | |
Jalan Sungei Way | Federal Highway–Bandar Sunway | |
Jalan PJS Utama | Bandar Sunway–PJS | |
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Jalan Puchong–Petaling Jaya | Puchong Jaya–Puchong Intan |
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Jalan Puchong–Shah Alam | Puchong Intan–Subang Jaya South |
Jalan Puchong Perdana | Jalan Puchong–Shah Alam–Jalan Puchong–Seri Kembangan | |
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Jalan Puchong–Seri Kembangan | Puchong Perdana–Serdang |
Developments
[edit]Puchong Jaya interchange
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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.
Features
[edit]- A notable feature of the expressway is the LDP Cable-Stayed Bridge on the Freescale Interchange, the first cable-stayed land bridge in Malaysia.
- The elevated Sungai Buloh–Kajang MRT line from Mutiara Damansara to Taman Tun Dr Ismail
LDP Cable-Stayed Bridge Jambatan LDP Freescale | |
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Carries | Motor vehicles |
Crosses | Federal Highway |
Locale | Damansara–Puchong Expressway |
Official name | Freescale LDP Bridge |
Maintained by | Lingkaran Trans Kota Holdings Bhd (Litrak) |
Characteristics | |
Design | cable stayed bridge |
Total length | 1.1 km |
Width | -- |
Longest span | -- |
History | |
Designer | Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) Gamuda Berhad |
Constructed by | Gamuda Berhad |
Opened | 1999 |
Notable incidents
[edit]- 1 August 2013 – Chua Boon Huat, Malaysian's national hockey player died in a car accident on Damansara–Puchong Expressway near Kelana Jaya LRT station at Kelana Jaya.
Tolls
[edit]The Damansara–Puchong Expressway using opened toll systems.
Electronic Toll Collections (ETC)
[edit]As part of an initiative to facilitate faster transactions at the Penchala, PJS, Puchong West and Puchong South Toll Plazas, all toll transactions at four toll plazas on the Damansara–Puchong Expressway have been conducted electronically via Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAGs since 9 November 2016.[1][2]
Toll rates
[edit]Class | Type of vehicles | Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM)) |
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0 | Motorcycles, bicycles or vehicles with 2 or less wheels | Free |
1 | Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis | RM2.10 |
2 | Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses | RM4.20 |
3 | Vehicles with 3 or more axles | RM6.30 |
4 | Taxis | RM1.10 |
5 | Buses | RM1.60 |
List of interchanges and laybys
[edit]The entire expressway is located within the Petaling District in Selangor.
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Main link
[edit]State | District | km | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes |
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Selangor | Petaling | 0 | 1101 | Sri Damansara I/C | North: Persiaran Utama – Bandar Sri Damansara, Kepong Industrial Area West: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() East: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Multi-level half-SPUI; off-ramp to ![]() |
JKR border limit — ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Start of concession road — ![]() ![]() ETC only: Touch 'n Go, SmartTAG, MyRFID | ||||||
— | — | Penchala Layby | Northbound layby – Caltex, parking, toilets, food court, surau, wakaf | |||
0.8 | — | Bandar Sri Damansara / Bandar Manjalara Exit | West: Persiaran Ara – Bandar Sri Damansara East: Jalan 1/62B – Bandar Manjalara |
LILO exit | ||
1 | — | — | ||||
1.9 | T/P | Penchala Toll Plaza | ETC only (Touch 'n Go, SmartTAG, MyRFID) | |||
2 | — | — | ||||
4 | — | Kampung Bukit Lanjan Exit | Kampung Bukit Lanjan | From north only | ||
— | 1101A / 1101B / 1101C | Penchala I/C | 1101B (diamond): Jalan PJU 8/1 – Bukit Lanjan, Damansara Perdana, Desa Temuan 1101C: ![]() ![]() East: Jalan Damansara – Kampung Sungai Penchala Southwest: Jalan PJU 7/9 – Mutiara Damansara, The Curve, IKEA 1101A (east): ![]() ![]() |
Stacked expressway I/C with small diverging diamond | ||
5 | — | Persiaran Surian Exit | West: Persiaran Surian – Mutiara Damansara, Kota Damansara, Sungai Buloh, The Curve, IKEA; Mutiara Damansara MRT (9) | From south only | ||
— | — | 1 Utama parking ramps | 1 Utama (parking) | Under planning | ||
— | 1103 | Bandar Utama I/C | Southwest: Lebuh Bandar Utama – Bandar Utama, 1 Utama East: Jalan Burhanuddin Helmi – Taman Tun Dr Ismail |
Diamond interchange | ||
— | — | Bandar Utama MRT & LRT Station (P&R) | P&R Bandar Utama MRT & LRT Station – 9 Kajang Line; 11 Shah Alam Line (under construction) | |||
— | — | Persiaran Bandar Utama Exit | Southwest: Persiaran Bandar Utama – Bandar Utama; Sri Pentas (TV3) | From south only | ||
— | — | Sungai Kayu Ara bridge | ||||
— | — | Jalan Leong Yew Koh Exit | East: Jalan Leong Yew Koh – TTDI, Masjid Al Taqwa | From north only | ||
— | 1104 | TTDI I/C | Southeast: Jalan Damansara – TTDI; ![]() |
Interchange; one underpass from Jalan Damansara to LDP | ||
7 | — | — | ||||
— | — | Damansara Utama Exit | West: Jalan SS 21/56 – Damansara Utama, Damansara Uptown | From south only | ||
7.5 | 1106 | Damansara Utama I/C | ![]() West: Kampung Sungai Kayu Ara; Tropicana Golf & Country Club; ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() East: Bukit Kiara, Damansara Town Centre, Kuala Lumpur; Tropicana City Mall |
Multi-level stacked I/C | ||
8 | — | — | ||||
— | — | Damansara Hindu Cemetery | ||||
— | — | Damansara Jaya Exit | West: Jalan SS 22/41 – Damansara Jaya; Kolej Damansara Utama (KDU) | From south only | ||
— | — | Jalan SS 2/75 Exit | East: Jalan SS 2/75 – SS 2, Sea Park | From north only | ||
9 | — | — | ||||
— | — | Jalan SS 22/48 Exit | West: Jalan SS 22/48 – Damansara Jaya | From south only | ||
9.5 | 1107 | SS 2 I/C | Southeast: Jalan SS 2/55 – SS 2, Sea Park | Half diamond I/C | ||
— | — | Jalan SS 23/13 Exit | West: Jalan SS 23/13 – Taman Megah | From south only | ||
— | 1108 | Taman Megah I/C | North: Jalan SS 24/9 – Taman Megah South: Jalan SS 2/3 – Taman Bahagia |
Diamond I/C | ||
10 | — | — | ||||
— | — | Jalan SS 23/8 Exit | North: Jalan SS 23/8 – Damansara Jaya | From south only | ||
— | — | Kelana Jaya LRT (P&R) | Kelana Jaya LRT station – parking; (5) | From north only | ||
— | — | Jalan SS 25/23 Exit | North: Jalan SS 25/23 – Taman Mayang Emas, Tropicana; Lincoln University College | From south only | ||
— | — | Jalan SS 25/29 Exit | Northwest: Jalan SS 25/29 – shortcut to Ara Damansara, Lembah Subang LRT Depot | From south only | ||
— | — | Jalan SS 4B/10 Exit | East: Jalan SS 4B/10 | From north only | ||
13 | — | — | ||||
— | — | Jalan SS 7/26 Exit | West: Jalan SS 7/26 | Northbound | ||
— | — | Kelana Jaya I/C | West: Jalan SS 7/19 – Paradigm Mall (parking) East: Jalan Bahagia – Kelana Jaya |
Half diamond I/C | ||
— | — | Jalan SS 7/26 Exit (aux) | West: Jalan SS 7/26 – Kelana Centrepoint, Kelana Business Park; Paradigm Mall (parking) | Northbound | ||
— | — | Shell Layby | Both directions – fuel, parking | |||
— | — | Giant Hypermarket Kelana Jaya | Southbound – parking | |||
— | — | Jalan SS 6/2 Exit | East: Jalan SS 6/2 – Kelana Jaya food court, post office | Southbound | ||
— | — | Kelana Jaya Recreational Park | Northbound – vista point, parking | |||
— | — | MPOB | Malaysian Palm Oil Board HQ | Southbound | ||
— | — | Yamaha (Malaysia) HQ | Southbound | |||
— | — | Jalan SS 7/9 Exit | Southwest: Jalan SS 7/9 – ![]() |
Northbound | ||
— | — | Jalan SS 5/1 Exit | Northeast: Jalan SS 5/1 – Royal Malaysian Customs HQ; Tabung Haji pilgrims complex | Southbound | ||
— | — | SS 7 Exit | Southwest: Jalan SS 7/9 | Northbound | ||
15 | 1110 | Jalan Majlis I/C | North: Jalan Majlis – Kelana Jaya; Tabung Haji pilgrims complex South: Majlis Link – Duty Free Trade Zone; ![]() |
Diamond I/C | ||
— | — | SS 3 Exit | North: Jalan SS 3/29 | Southbound | ||
16 | — | SS 8 Exit | East: Jalan SS 8/39 | Southbound | ||
— | — | LDP cable-stayed bridge (1.1 km) | Start/end of bridge | |||
16.4 | 1111 | Freescale I/C | ![]() |
Multi-level diverging diamond I/C | ||
17 | — | LDP cable-stayed bridge (1.1 km) / Jalan PJS 8/9 – Jalan Klang Lama Exit | West: Jalan PJS 8/9 – Mentari Court, Leisure Commerce Square East: ![]() |
Start/end of bridge | ||
17.5 | 1112 | PJS I/C | ![]() |
Multi-level single-point urban I/C | ||
— | — | Jalan Lagun Selatan I/C | West: Jalan Lagun Selatan – Bandar Sunway | From south only | ||
— | — | PJS 7 / PJS 9 I/C | PJS 7, PJS 9 – Bandar Sunway | Trumpet I/C | ||
— | T/P | Petaling Jaya Selatan Toll Plaza (PJS) | ETC only (Touch 'n Go, SmartTAG, MyRFID); LITRAK HQ/ops nearby | Northbound | ||
— | — | Petaling Jaya Selatan Layby | Southbound – parking, toilets, food court, surau, wakaf; McDonald’s drive-thru | |||
— | — | Petaling Jaya Selatan Layby | Northbound – parking; Esso fuel; ATM; TnG POS; toilets; food court; surau; wakaf | |||
19.7 | — | Sungai Klang bridge | ||||
19.9 | 1113A / 1113B | Sunway I/C | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Cloverleaf expressway I/C with ramp from SAE to LDP | ||
20 | — | — | ||||
— | 1114 | Puchong Jaya I/C | Northeast: ![]() ![]() East: ![]() |
Multi-level stacked I/C | ||
— | — | Bandar Puchong Jaya Exit | East: Persiaran Puchong Jaya Selatan – Bandar Puchong Jaya | From north only | ||
— | — | IOI Mall | IOI Mall (parking) | From south only | ||
— | — | IOI Mall I/C | U-turn: North – Petaling Jaya; South – Putrajaya; IOI Mall (parking) | U-turn I/C | ||
— | — | Tesco Puchong (layby) | From south only – parking | |||
— | — | Taman Wawasan Exit | East: Persiaran Wawasan – Taman Wawasan | From north only | ||
— | — | Taman Industri Puchong I/C | Taman Industri Puchong; U-turn (North: Petaling Jaya) | U-turn I/C | ||
— | — | Bandar Puteri I/C | East: Lebuh Puteri – Bandar Puteri Puchong | Half diamond I/C | ||
— | — | Pekan Batu 14 Puchong Exit | South: ![]() |
From north only | ||
— | — | Kompleks Rakan Muda Puchong | ||||
— | 1118 | Puchong Intan I/C | West: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Expressway trumpet I/C; special directional ramp to Putrajaya | ||
— | 1119 | Puchong Perdana I/C | Puchong Perdana, Puchong Indah | Diamond I/C | ||
— | — | Puchong Indah Exit | Northwest: Jalan Puchong Indah – Puchong Indah | From south only | ||
30 | — | Kampung Baru Puchong I/C | ![]() |
Diamond I/C | ||
— | 1121 | Bukit Puchong I/C | Bandar Bukit Puchong | Half diamond I/C | ||
32 | — | — | ||||
— | — | Puchong Selatan Layby | Southbound – Shell fuel, parking, toilets, food court, surau, wakaf | |||
Puchong Selatan Toll Plaza (PCS) — ETC only (Touch 'n Go, SmartTAG, MyRFID); Pay toll | ||||||
— | — | Puchong Selatan Toll Plaza (aux) | Southbound – parking | |||
— | — | Bridge | ||||
— | — | Puchong Gateway Exit | Puchong Gateway; McDonald’s drive-thru (parking) | From north only | ||
— | — | Ayer Hitam Layby | Northbound – Esso fuel, parking, toilets, food court, surau, wakaf | |||
— | — | Sungai Rasau bridge | ||||
— | 1123 | Serdang I/C | Southwest: Persiaran Alpina – D’Alpina, 16 Sierra Northeast: ![]() |
Diamond I/C | ||
LITRAK border limit — ![]() ![]() | ||||||
JKR border limit — ![]() | ||||||
— | — | Connection to JKR routes | South: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
LITRAK border limit |
Puchong Barat link
[edit]State | District | km | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes |
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Selangor | Petaling | — | 1118 | Puchong Intan I/C | ![]() North: ![]() ![]() ![]() South: ![]() ![]() |
Expressway trumpet I/C |
— | — | Taman Desa Puchong Exit | North: Jalan Sri Puchong 1 – Taman Desa Puchong | Eastbound | ||
— | T/P | Puchong Barat Toll Plaza (PCB) | ETC only (Touch 'n Go, SmartTAG, MyRFID) | Eastbound | ||
— | — | Batu 13 Puchong East Exit | Kampung Bersatu, Kampung Seri Puchong | Eastbound | ||
— | — | Sungai Klang bridge | ||||
— | — | Batu 13 Puchong West Exit | Kampung Kenangan, Kampung Perahu, Kampung Tengah | Westbound | ||
— | — | Persiaran Subang Damai Exit | North: Persiaran Subang Damai – USJ 22; USJ 22 Muslim Cemetery | Eastbound | ||
— | — | Persiaran Harmoni I/C | South: Persiaran Harmoni – USJ 26–27, Putra Heights, Bukit Lanchong | Trumpet I/C | ||
— | — | Shell Layby | Westbound – fuel, parking | |||
S0.2–0.4 | 1125 | Subang Jaya (South) I/C | From/To One City; From/To Persiaran Kewajipan – USJ, Subang Jaya | Trumpet I/C | ||
S0.1 | — | Sri Maha Mariamman Hindu Temple (USJ) | ||||
S0 | — | Jalan Usaha Exit | North: Jalan Usaha – Persiaran Tujuan, USJ 16–17 | Eastbound; light vehicles only; max height 2.1 m | ||
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JKR border limit — ![]() | ||||||
— | — | Connection to JKR routes | West: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Start/End of concession; LITRAK border limit |
Gallery
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The cable-stayed bridge of Damansara–Puchong Expressway spanning over its intersection with Federal Highway in Petaling Jaya. Kuala Lumpur can be seen in the distant background on the right corner of the picture.
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The Sunway stretch of Damansara–Puchong Expressway during the evening rush hour.
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Petaling Jaya toll plaza of trip from Puchong to Petaling Jaya. The modern design is LDP standard design of toll plazas with electronic toll collection of cash lanes and Touch 'n Go lanes seen here. The SmartTAG lanes immediately next to Touch n Go lanes.
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LDP Terminus USJ.
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LDP highway Puchong portion, which has grown notriety for traffic congestion.
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LDP Puchong portion at night.
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The stretch of LDP between KESAS interchange and Jalan Puchong interchange.
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LDP near Kelana Jaya.
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LDP maintenance limit signs at Mutiara Damansara.
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LDP towards Pencahala Interchange.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lim, Balqis (2 November 2016). "Two more highways, including LDP, to go 'cashless' on Nov 9". NST.com.my.
- ^ Shah, Hafiz (2 November 2016). "All 31 highways, 177 toll plazas in M'sia to go cashless (ETC) by 2017; usage now 93%, transaction time 3 sec". paultan.org.
- ^ "LDP Toll Fares". litrakgroup.com.my.
- ^ "NEW TOLL RATE STRUCTURE AT TOLL PLAZA". 13 October 2015.