Taman CUEPACS is a major township in Cheras,

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. Taman CUEPACS is located near Pasukan Gerakan Am (PGA) police base. The township gets its name from the abbreviation of CUEPACS which means

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Connections

Taman CUEPACS is connected through the Cheras–Kajang Expressway (part of Federal Route 1), which is the main carriageway to Kajang and Seremban. It is also connected to Ampang through Jalan Hulu Langat. The township is located next to

Taman Suntex MRT station The Taman Suntex station is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station that serves the suburb of Taman Suntex in Cheras, Selangor, Malaysia. It serves as one of the stations on Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT) Kajang Line. The station is loc ...

, on the Sungai Buloh–Kajang Line. It is intended to serve the locality of surrounding housing estates with huge population, including Taman Fern Grove, Cheras Permata, Taman Alam Jaya, Cheras Awana, Taman Mudun, Taman Masria and more. Taman CUEPACS had long had difficulties with traffic. However, on 18 November 2009, the Kajang Municipal Council announced that the roads in Taman CUEPACS would be upgraded. It is divided into three packages. The road-widening projects would also include the installation of traffic lights at certain junctions. The whole project will cost RM22 million and will take 33 months to complete.

Schools and institutions

Taman CUEPACS has a primary school, Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman CUEPACS, which serves the locality of surrounding housing estates and students from Kajang and Semenyih. Seri Cempaka International School's Cheras branch is also located here.

Disambiguation

A similarly-named housing area, ''Taman Koperasi CUEPACS'', is located about 8 km further south along the same highway and MRT tracks, and is closer to Kajang town.

External links

Kuala Lumpur MRT Website
Hulu Langat District Townships in Selangor {{Selangor-geo-stub