The Damansara–Puchong Expressway (
Malay: ''Lebuhraya Damansara–Puchong'') , abbreviated as LDP, is a major
controlled-access highway
A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway, and expressway. Other similar terms ...
in the
Petaling District
The Petaling District is a district located in the heart of Selangor in Malaysia. Petaling is not to be confused with the city of Petaling Jaya located in it, nor the ''mukim'' of Petaling under Subang Jaya City. The district office is located i ...
of
Selangor
Selangor ( ; ), also known by the Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the e ...
,
Malaysia
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. The expressway runs in a north–south direction between
Bandar Sri Damansara
Bandar Sri Damansara is a residential township in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. The township is divided into two sections, SD1-SD5 in the north and SD7-SD15 in the south which are separated by Kuala Selangor-Kepong Highway. It is adjace ...
and Putra Permai, near
Putrajaya
Putrajaya (), officially the Federal Territory of Putrajaya (), is the administrative centre of Malaysia. The Seat of government, seat of the Government of Malaysia, federal government of Malaysia was moved in 1999 from Kuala Lumpur to Putrajay ...
, forming a major thoroughfare in the cities of
Petaling Jaya
Petaling Jaya (), colloquially referred to as "PJ", is a city in Petaling District, in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. Originally developed as a Satellite city, satellite township for Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, it is part of the G ...
and
Puchong
Puchong is a major town and a parliamentary constituency in the Petaling District, in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. Bordering Kuala Lumpur, it is part of the Greater Kuala Lumpur area. It is bordered by Petaling Jaya in the north, Subang J ...
. A short east–west spur of the expressway connects
Pusat Bandar Puchong to the suburb of
UEP Subang Jaya
UEP Subang Jaya (commonly called "USJ" for United Estates Projects Bhd. Subang Jaya) is a major affluent township located in Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located within the Mukim (sub-district) of Damansara, Selangor, Damansara in the d ...
.
Route description
The Damansara–Puchong Expressway begins at the interchange with the
Sungai Buloh Highway and
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 ...
.
The
Kelana Jaya line
The LRT Kelana Jaya Line is a medium-capacity light rapid transit (LRT) line and the first fully automated and driverless rail system in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. It forms part of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System in and around Ku ...
,
Kajang line
The MRT Kajang Line, previously known as the MRT Sungai Buloh–Kajang Line, is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line servicing the Klang Valley, Malaysia. It is the second fully automated and driverless rail system in the Klang Valley region afte ...
and
Sri Petaling line
,
,
The LRT Ampang Line and the LRT Sri Petaling Line are medium-capacity rail system, medium-capacity light rapid transit (LRT) lines in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. The combined network comprises of tracks with 36 stations and was the ...
runs alongside substantial portions of the expressway.
History
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
The Government of Malaysia, officially the Federal Government of Malaysia (; Jawi script, Jawi: ), is based in the Federal Territories of Malaysia, Federal Territory of Putrajaya, with the exception of the legislative branch, which is located in ...
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
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 ...
was substantially completed on the west of Kuala Lumpur which provides for free flow and ease congestion. It also links
Bandar Sunway
Sunway City ( Malay: ''Bandar Sunway'', Chinese: ) is an 800-acre integrated township in Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. This township is named after its developer, Sunway Group, which had also got its name from Sungai Way, a suburb in Selan ...
to
Puchong
Puchong is a major town and a parliamentary constituency in the Petaling District, in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. Bordering Kuala Lumpur, it is part of the Greater Kuala Lumpur area. It is bordered by Petaling Jaya in the north, Subang J ...
and traveling time is shortened between
Petaling Jaya
Petaling Jaya (), colloquially referred to as "PJ", is a city in Petaling District, in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. Originally developed as a Satellite city, satellite township for Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, it is part of the G ...
and Puchong. The expressways connects the
Putrajaya
Putrajaya (), officially the Federal Territory of Putrajaya (), is the administrative centre of Malaysia. The Seat of government, seat of the Government of Malaysia, federal government of Malaysia was moved in 1999 from Kuala Lumpur to Putrajay ...
and Hicom/
Shah Alam
Shah Alam (, from Persian language, Persian, meaning "king of the world") is a city and the state capital of Selangor, Malaysia which is situated within the Petaling District and a small portion of the neighbouring Klang District. Shah Alam rep ...
with the Middle Ring Road.
The expressway used to have its own
electronic toll collection
Electronic toll collection (ETC) is a wireless system to automatically collect the usage fee or Road pricing, toll charged to vehicles using toll roads, HOV lanes, toll bridges, and toll tunnels. It is a faster alternative which is replacing Tol ...
system known as the "FasTrak". From 1 July 2004, the FasTrak was replaced by the
Touch 'n Go
Touch 'n Go is a contactless smart card system used for digital currency, electronic payments in Malaysia. The system was introduced in 1997 and is widely used for toll payments on Malaysian Expressway System, highways, public transportation, ...
and
SmartTAG systems.
Original routes
The construction of the Damansara–Puchong Expressway includes the acquisition and upgrades of several major roads as follows:-
Developments
Puchong Jaya interchange
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
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
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
Bandar Utama Damansara is a residential township located within the Sungai Buloh mukim (subdivision) of the Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is a residential suburb and home to the popular 1 Utama Shopping Centre. Bandar Utama Damansar ...
, TTDI to
Damansara Utama and Damansara Utama to TTDI. Once completed, the upgraded interchange will ease traffic flow from TTDI to Bandar Utama/
Kepong
Kepong is a town in northern Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of Stat ...
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
*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
Mutiara Damansara is an affluent major township in the northern flank of Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
Transportation Public transportation
Mutiara Damansara MRT station is the main railway station serving the township. rapidKL bus route ...
to
Taman Tun Dr Ismail
Notable incidents
*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
Kelana Jaya is a suburb of Petaling Jaya city, in the state of Selangor, Malaysia, comprising sections SS3, SS4, SS5, SS6, and SS7. The Damansara–Puchong Expressway cuts through this neighbourhood. The shopping mall Paradigm Mall is located here ...
.
Tolls
The Damansara–Puchong Expressway using opened toll systems.
Electronic Toll Collections (ETC)
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
Touch 'n Go is a contactless smart card system used for digital currency, electronic payments in Malaysia. The system was introduced in 1997 and is widely used for toll payments on Malaysian Expressway System, highways, public transportation, ...
cards or
SmartTAGs since 9 November 2016.
Toll rates
''(As of 15 October 2015)''
List of interchanges and laybys
The entire expressway is located within the
Petaling District
The Petaling District is a district located in the heart of Selangor in Malaysia. Petaling is not to be confused with the city of Petaling Jaya located in it, nor the ''mukim'' of Petaling under Subang Jaya City. The district office is located i ...
in
Selangor
Selangor ( ; ), also known by the Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the e ...
.
Main Link
Puchong Barat Link
Gallery
File:LDP FR1.JPG, 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.
File:LDP-Sunway stretch.JPG, The Sunway stretch of Damansara–Puchong Expressway during the evening rush hour.
File:LDP Sunway.JPG, 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
Electronic toll collection (ETC) is a wireless system to automatically collect the usage fee or Road pricing, toll charged to vehicles using toll roads, HOV lanes, toll bridges, and toll tunnels. It is a faster alternative which is replacing Tol ...
of cash lanes and Touch 'n Go
Touch 'n Go is a contactless smart card system used for digital currency, electronic payments in Malaysia. The system was introduced in 1997 and is widely used for toll payments on Malaysian Expressway System, highways, public transportation, ...
lanes seen here. The SmartTAG lanes immediately next to Touch n Go lanes.
File:LDP Terminus USJ.jpg, LDP Terminus USJ.
IOI Puchong Jaya LRT station.jpg, LDP highway Puchong portion, which has grown notriety for traffic congestion.
File:LDP Puchong night view.jpg, LDP Puchong portion at night.
File:LDP- KESAS-Puchong Jaya stretch.jpg, The stretch of LDP between KESAS interchange and Jalan Puchong interchange.
LDP Kelana Jaya (220708) 01.jpg, LDP near Kelana Jaya.
Lebuhraya Damansara-Puchong leading to Penchala Interchange at Mutiara Damansara 20231112 110047.jpg, LDP maintenance limit signs at Mutiara Damansara.
Lebuhraya Damansara-Puchong leading to Penchala Interchange at Mutiara Damansara 20231112 105134.jpg, LDP towards Pencahala Interchange.
See also
*
Malaysian expressway system
The Malaysian Expressway System () is a network of national controlled-access expressways in Malaysia that forms the primary backbone network of Malaysian national highways. The network began with opening of the Tanjung Malim–Slim River t ...
*
Teras Teknologi
Teras Teknologi Sdn Bhd (TERAS), a subsidiary of PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PMB), is a Malaysian global corporation based in Petaling Jaya.
TERAS is the creator, developer, and leading system integrator of Touch 'n Go and SmartTAG in multiple p ...
(TERAS)
References
External links
Gamuda GroupLITRAKArup Juruunding Sdn. Bhd
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1999 establishments in Malaysia
Expressways and highways in the Klang Valley