Bukit Sentosa Explained

Official Name:Bukit Sentosa
Settlement Type:Town
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Hulu Selangor
Timezone:MST (UTC+8)
Coordinates:3.4028°N 101.5592°W

Bukit Sentosa is a township in the district of Hulu Selangor. It is accessible from the North–South Expressway via Bukit Beruntung interchange exit 118 and Sungai Choh and Rasa via Federal Route 1.

The township was developed by Talam Corporation.[1]

History

An extension of Bukit Sentosa, Bukit Sentosa II, was developed through a joint venture of Talam Corporation and Noble Rights Sdn Bhd; the latter owns 60% stake in the joint-venture and was responsible for the project. It is located next to the Perodua car factory. The extension project spans over 214 hectares; the land was owned by Noble Land Finance Cooperative and was bought by Noble Rights at RM 39.69 million. Bukit Sentosa II was expected to begin construction in late 1995 and be completed by 2002.[2]

In the early 2010s, Bukit Sentosa went on a property boom due to the opening of a Tesco supermarket in the township.[3]

Transportation

Car

Bukit Sentosa is accessible to the North–South Expressway through Bukit Beruntung Interchange. The Klang-Banting Highway Federal Route 3208 (Jalan Bukit Beruntung) runs on the western boundary of the town, towards Sungai Choh.

Public transportation

Bukit Sentosa itself have a bus terminal, that connects the place with KTM Kuala Kubu Bharu and KTM Rasa via Smart Selangor Bus, while and to Sungai Buaya and Taman Bunga Raya, Bukit Beruntung respectively.MARA Liner operates a bus route to Rawang through Jalan Bukit Beruntung while an express intercity bus is available to Kuala Lumpur and other towns in the peninsular.

See also

References

3.4048°N 101.5896°W

Notes and References

  1. News: Growth belt along North-South Expressway shows promise . 27 April 2024 . Business Times (Singapore) . 1 March 1994.
  2. News: Proposed joint venture will give Talam additional land . 27 April 2024 . Business Times (Singapore) . 21 February 1995.
  3. News: Bukit Beruntung: So far, so good in Bukit Sentosa . 27 April 2024 . 3 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140907191511/http://www2.nst.com.my/streets/central/bukit-beruntung-so-far-so-good-in-bukit-sentosa-1.367187 . 7 September 2014.