Damansara–Puchong Expressway

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Damansara–Puchong Expressway
Lebuhraya Damansara–Puchong
Map
Lebuhraya Damansara-Puchong leading to Penchala Interchange at Mutiara Damansara 20231112 105154.jpg
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 FT 54 Sungai Buloh Highway and FT 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 at Bandar Sri Damansara, Selangor
Major intersections Sprint Expressway Sprint Expressway
Damansara–Shah Alam Elevated Expressway Damansara–Shah Alam Elevated Expressway
FT 2 Federal Highway
Shah Alam Expressway Shah Alam Expressway
B11 Jalan Puchong–Petaling Jaya
FT 217 Bukit Jalil Highway
FT 3214 Shah Alam–Puchong Highway
FT 3215 Jalan Seri Kembangan
South end FT 29 Putrajaya–Cyberjaya Expressway at Putra Permai, Selangor
Location
CountryMalaysia
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

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

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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

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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

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

Highway
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Roads Sections
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
B11 Jalan Puchong–Petaling Jaya Puchong Jaya–Puchong Intan
B7 Jalan Puchong–Shah Alam Puchong Intan–Subang Jaya South
Jalan Puchong Perdana Jalan Puchong–Shah Alam–Jalan Puchong–Seri Kembangan
B16 Jalan Puchong–Seri Kembangan Puchong Perdana–Serdang

Developments

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Puchong Jaya interchange

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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

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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

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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

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LDP Cable-Stayed Bridge

Jambatan LDP Freescale
CarriesMotor vehicles
CrossesFederal Highway
LocaleDamansara–Puchong Expressway
Official nameFreescale LDP Bridge
Maintained byLingkaran Trans Kota Holdings Bhd (Litrak)
Characteristics
Designcable stayed bridge
Total length1.1 km
Width--
Longest span--
History
DesignerMalaysian Highway Authority (LLM)
Gamuda Berhad
Constructed byGamuda Berhad
Opened1999

Notable incidents

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Tolls

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The Damansara–Puchong Expressway using opened toll systems.

Electronic Toll Collections (ETC)

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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

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(As of 15 October 2015)[3][4]

Class Type of vehicles Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
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

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The entire expressway is located within the Petaling District in Selangor.

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Damansara–Puchong Expressway (LDP) — Main link
State District km Exit Name Destinations Notes
Selangor Petaling 0 1101 Sri Damansara I/C North: Persiaran Utama – Bandar Sri Damansara, Kepong Industrial Area
West: FT 54 Sungai Buloh Highway – Sungai Buloh, Puncak Alam, Kuala Selangor; North–South Expressway Northern Route AH2 North–South Expressway Northern Route – Alor Setar, Penang, Ipoh, Rawang; North–South Expressway Central Link AH2 – KLIA; North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 – Johor Bahru
East: FT 28 FT 54 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 – Bandar Manjalara, Kepong, Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur; B21 – Selayang; East Coast Expressway FT 2 AH141 – Kuantan, Genting Highlands
Multi-level half-SPUI; off-ramp to FT 28 MRR2
JKR border limit — FT 54 Sungai Buloh Highway / FT 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
Start of concession road — Damansara–Puchong Expressway Damansara–Puchong Expressway (LDP)
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
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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: Damansara–Shah Alam Elevated Expressway Damansara–Shah Alam Elevated Expressway – Puncak Alam, Puncak Perdana, Subang, Sungai Buloh, Kota Damansara
East: Jalan Damansara – Kampung Sungai Penchala
Southwest: Jalan PJU 7/9 – Mutiara Damansara, The Curve, IKEA
1101A (east): Sprint Expressway Sprint Expressway (Penchala Link) – TTDI, Penchala Tunnel, Mont Kiara, Sri Hartamas, Jalan Duta, Segambut, Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Ampang
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 Station9 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; Sprint Expressway Sprint Expressway (Damansara Link) – Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur Interchange; one underpass from Jalan Damansara to LDP
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Damansara Utama Exit West: Jalan SS 21/56 – Damansara Utama, Damansara Uptown From south only
7.5 1106 Damansara Utama I/C Sprint Expressway Sprint Expressway (Damansara Link)
West: Kampung Sungai Kayu Ara; Tropicana Golf & Country Club; North–South Expressway Northern Route AH2 AH141 New Klang Valley Expressway – Subang, Klang; North–South Expressway Central Link AH2 – Johor Bahru; North–South Expressway Northern Route – Ipoh, Kota Damansara
East: Bukit Kiara, Damansara Town Centre, Kuala Lumpur; Tropicana City Mall
Multi-level stacked I/C
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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
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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
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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
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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 – FT 15 Subang; Kelana Jaya Recreational Park; MBPJ Stadium; Tengku Kelana Jaya Putera Mosque 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; FT 2 Federal Highway – Subang Jaya, Shah Alam, Klang
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 FT 2 Federal Highway – Subang Jaya, Shah Alam, Klang (west); Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya (east) 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: FT 2 Jalan Klang Lama – Taman Dato’ Harun
Start/end of bridge
17.5 1112 PJS I/C New Pantai Expressway New Pantai Expressway – Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya (west); Petaling Jaya, Jalan Klang Lama, Bangsar (east) 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 Shah Alam Expressway Shah Alam Expressway – 1113B West: FT 181 Pulau Indah (port), FT 5 Klang, Shah Alam Expressway Shah Alam; 1113A East: East Coast Expressway FT 2 AH141 Kuantan, FT 28 Ampang, Cheras, East–West Link Expressway Sungai Besi / Kuala Lumpur; Kompleks Sukan Negara Cloverleaf expressway I/C with ramp from SAE to LDP
20
1114 Puchong Jaya I/C Northeast: B11 Jalan Puchong–Petaling Jaya / FT 2 Jalan Klang Lama / Kinrara / Petaling Jaya
East: FT 217 Bukit Jalil Highway – Bandar Kinrara, Sungai Besi; Kompleks Sukan Negara; Technology Park Malaysia
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: B15 Jalan Puchong–Dengkil – Pekan Batu 14 Puchong From north only
Kompleks Rakan Muda Puchong
1118 Puchong Intan I/C West: Damansara–Puchong Expressway Puchong Barat Link – USJ, Subang Jaya; FT 3214 Hicom, Shah Alam; North–South Expressway Central Link AH2 North–South Expressway Central Link; North–South Expressway Northern Route AH2 – Ipoh / KL / Klang; North–South Expressway Central Link AH2 – KLIA; North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 – Johor Bahru 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 B15 Jalan Puchong–Dengkil – North: Pekan Batu 9 Puchong; South: Dengkil Diamond I/C
1121 Bukit Puchong I/C Bandar Bukit Puchong Half diamond I/C
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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: FT 3215 Jalan Seri Kembangan – Bandar Putra Permai, Serdang, Seri Kembangan; Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Diamond I/C
LITRAK border limit — Damansara–Puchong Expressway Damansara–Puchong Expressway (ETC only)
JKR border limit — FT 29 Putrajaya–Cyberjaya Expressway (JKR Sepang)
Connection to JKR routes South: FT 29 Putrajaya–Cyberjaya Expressway – Putrajaya, Cyberjaya; FT 26 – KLIA; FT 32 – Salak Tinggi
South Klang Valley Expressway South Klang Valley Expressway – West: South Klang Valley Expressway Pulau Indah (port), Banting, Klang, Bandar Saujana Putra; East: Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway Kajang; North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Seremban; B13 Bandar Baru Bangi; Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN)
LITRAK border limit
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Damansara–Puchong Expressway (LDP) — Puchong Barat link
State District km Exit Name Destinations Notes
Selangor Petaling 1118 Puchong Intan I/C Damansara–Puchong Expressway Main link
North: FT 217 – Sungai Besi; Damansara–Puchong Expressway – Petaling Jaya, Damansara; FT 28 – Kepong
South: FT 29 – Putrajaya, Cyberjaya, KLIA; FT 29 – Sepang
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
Damansara–Puchong Expressway Damansara–Puchong Expressway — Start/End (ETC only)
JKR border limit — FT 3214 Shah Alam–Puchong Highway / Persiaran Klang
Connection to JKR routes West: FT 3214 Shah Alam–Puchong Highway / Persiaran Klang – Hicom, Shah Alam
North–South Expressway Central Link AH2 North–South Expressway Central Link – KLIA (south), Johor Bahru; North–South Expressway Northern Route AH2 – Ipoh/Kuala Lumpur/Klang
Start/End of concession; LITRAK border limit
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lim, Balqis (2 November 2016). "Two more highways, including LDP, to go 'cashless' on Nov 9". NST.com.my.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "LDP Toll Fares". litrakgroup.com.my.
  4. ^ "NEW TOLL RATE STRUCTURE AT TOLL PLAZA". 13 October 2015.
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