East Klang Valley Expressway Explained

Country:MYS
Type:E
Route:27
Alternate Name:East Klang Valley Expressway
Header Type:under construction
Maint:EKVE Sdn Bhd
Length Km:39.5
Formed:2015
History:expected completion in .
Direction A:North
Terminus A:Jalan Ukay Perdana
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2)
Junction:Jalan Lembah Jaya
Jalan Hulu Langat
Persiaran Mahkota Cheras 1
Direction B:South
Terminus B: SILK Expressway
Destinations:Ulu Klang, Ukay Perdana, Lembah Jaya, Ampang, Hulu Langat, Bandar Mahkota Cheras, Kajang, Sungai Long
Map Custom:yes

The East Klang Valley Expressway, EKVE, Kuala Lumpur North Dispersal Expressway or Kuala Lumpur Outer Ring Road (KLORR) is a new expressway under construction in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The 39.5adj=midNaNadj=mid expressway will connect Ukay Perdana in Ampang, Selangor and Bandar Sungai Long in Kajang. This expressway is part of the Kuala Lumpur Outer Ring Road (KLORR). The construction of the expressway was started on 1 September 2015.[1] Once completed, the expressway will benefit 140,000 motorists per day.[2]

The phase 1 of the expressway stretches 24.1 km and costs MYR 1.55 billion.[2]

Route background

The expressways for phase 1 starts from Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 in Ukay Perdana (north), Ulu Klang, via Ampang, Hulu Langat, Bandar Mahkota Cheras ending at Kajang Dispersal Link in Sungai Long (south). It is built to link areas in southern Greater Kuala Lumpur like Seremban, Kajang, Semenyih and Putrajaya to the East Coast Expressway (and vice versa) that is a gateway to the east coast areas of Peninsular Malaysia while bypassing heavy traffic areas in the Klang Valley.

History

EKVE Sdn Bhd (a member of Ahmad Zaki Resources Berhad (AZRB)), the developer of the expressway, is expected to begin construction of the RM 1.55 billion project in September 2015. Originally the project is expected to take 4 years to complete,[1] but a series of delays in the project meant that, in October 2020, the completion target were revised to be completed by the third quarter of 2021.[3]

As of November 2021, the project is 94.48% completed, and were expected to be completed by the end of 2022.[4] However, due to several lawsuit against EKVE Sdn Bhd involving a piece of land at Beverly Heights, the completion of the highway were delayed to 2023 as per announced by then Minister of Works, Fadillah Yusof in October 2022.[5] The opening of the highway also will be done in stages, with the Sungai Long-Ampang stretch will be the first stage to be opened in the second quarter of 2023.[5] The expected completion and opening were further delayed to 2024, when then new Minister of Works Alexander Nanta Linggi stated in a written parliamentary reply in March 2023 that the delay were caused by halting of works due to rising costs of construction.[6] Alexander also said that the completion of works percentage were revised to 91%.[6]

The many delays of EKVE means by the time of its completion, it will have to compete with several alternatives to its route that have been completed earlier, such as SUKE (completed September 2022) and MRT Putrajaya Line (completed March 2023).[7]

Construction of EKVE is attributed as the cause of several flash floods and mud floods in the areas the highway were built,[8] [9] [10] including the 2021–2022 Malaysian floods in the Ampang/Hulu Langat area.[11] [12]

Features

Controversies

List of interchanges

KmExitInterchangeToRemarks
27-- Templer Park West Interchange Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway

West
Taiping
Assam Jawa
Sitiawan
Teluk Intan

East
Kuala Lumpur
Batu Caves
Selayang
Interchange
27-- Sungai Pusu Interchange Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway

Northeast
Kuala Terengganu
Kuantan
Genting Highlands

Southwest
Kuala Lumpur
Batu Caves
Petaling Jaya
Interchange
East Klang Valley Expressway (Phase 2)
(KL NODE)
Start/End of expressway
Under planning
East Klang Valley Expressway (Phase 2)
(KL NODE)
Start/End of expressway
Under construction
27-- Ukay Perdana InterchangeUkay Perdana
Bukit Antarabangsa
Ulu Klang

Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2

North
Gombak

South
Ampang
Pandan Indah
Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
Gombak–Hulu Langat district border
East Klang Valley Expressway (Phase 2)
(KL NODE)
Start/End of expressway
Under construction
27-- Ampang Interchange Jalan Ampang
Lembah Jaya
Ampang
Kuala Lumpur
KLCC

Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway
Sungai Besi
Shah Alam
Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
East Klang Valley Expressway (Phase 1)
(KL NODE)
Start/End of expressway
Under construction
East Klang Valley Expressway (Phase 1)
Start/End of expressway
Under construction
27-- Hulu Langat InterchangeTrumpet interchange with toll plaza
27-- Bandar Mahkota Cheras InterchangeTrumpet interchange with toll plaza
East Klang Valley Expressway (Phase 1)
Start/End of expressway
Under construction
27-- Sungai Long Interchange Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway

Northwest
Balakong
Cheras
Kuala Lumpur

Southeast
Kajang
Semenyih
Seremban
Interchange

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Groundworks for East Klang Valley Expressway (EKVE) start today in Ukay Perdana, Ampang . Prabha Anil . 1 September 2015. paultan.org . 1 October 2015.
  2. Web site: Behind the scenes of building EKVE . SHALINI RAVINDRAN. 1 October 2015. The Star (Malaysia). https://web.archive.org/web/20151002021631/https://www.thestar.com.my/Metro/Community/2015/09/30/Behind-the-scenes-of-building-EKVE-Highway-project-concessionaire-clears-the-air-by-addressing-publi/. 2 October 2015. 1 October 2015.
  3. News: East Klang Valley Expressway on track for completion in 3Q21, says developer's spokesperson . 14 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20210126053906/https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/east-klang-valley-expressway-track-completion-3q21-says-developers-spokesperson. 26 January 2021. The Edge Markets.
  4. News: EKVE 94% completed, says deputy minister. Asila Jalil. 3 November 2021. 12 February 2022.
  5. Web site: Shahrim Tamrin . EKVE bogged down by legal battles . Free Malaysia Today . FMT Media Sdn Bhd . 6 March 2023 . 21 October 2022.
  6. Web site: Chester Tay . EKVE 91% completed, to be opened in stages in 2024, says Works Ministry . The Edge Markets . The Edge Communications Sdn. Bhd . 22 March 2023 . 6 March 2023.
  7. Web site: Jose Barrock . What impact will EKVE have on AZRB? . The Edge Markets . The Edge Malaysia . 6 March 2023 . 7 November 2022.
  8. Web site: Water surge incident caused floods in Hulu Langat, says Selangor MB | Malay Mail. 27 December 2021 .
  9. Web site: No new mud floods at EKVE site, DoE checks show | New Straits Times. 4 December 2017.
  10. Web site: EKVE: Flash floods not caused by highway project | New Straits Times. 24 November 2021.
  11. Web site: Mohamad Fadli . PM points finger at EKVE project as a cause of floods . Free Malaysia Today . FMT Media Sdn Bhd . 6 March 2023 . 26 December 2021.
  12. Web site: Ensure no repeated mistakes in dealing with floods, says Lee Lam Thye.
  13. Web site: New Selangor highway will destroy major water source, warns green group. SHERIDAN MAHAVERA. 6 July 2015. The Malaysian Insider. 1 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150728222008/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/new-selangor-highway-will-destroy-water-source-warns-green-group. 28 July 2015. dead.