Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway

Expressway 33
Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway
Route information
Part of (Jalan Duta - Sentul Pasar - Greenwood stretch)
Maintained by Konsortium Lebuhraya Utara-Timur (Kuala Lumpur) Sdn Bhd (Kesturi)
Length:	18.0 km (11.2 mi)
Existed:	2006 – present
History:	Completed in 2009
Major junctions
From:	Jalan Duta Interchange on North-South Expressway Northern Route
	New Klang Valley Expressway Kuala Lumpur-Rawang Highway Jalan Sentul Genting Klang-Pahang Highway Jalan Kampung Bandar Dalam Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra (Jalan Semarak) Jalan Jelatek Jalan 37/66 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
To:	Taman Hillview Interchange near Ulu Klang on Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
Location
Primary destinations:	Jalan Duta, Segambut, Sentul, Setiawangsa, Ulu Klang
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE), E33, is the main expressway network in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The 18 km (11 mi) expressway connects New Klang Valley Expressway's Jalan Duta Interchange E1 to Taman Hillview Interchange on Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 28 in Ulu Klang. The expressway was constructed to provide the "missing link" between New Klang Valley Expressway E1, Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway 2, E8, and Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 28. This expressway is also known as the Kuala Lumpur Northeast Dispersal Link Scheme. It was proposed by Tan Sri Datuk Lim Kang Hoo, a chairman of Ekovest Berhad.

In addition to improving connectivity, DUKE disperses traffic from the city to the suburban range through several routes in and out of several branches of the main intersection. Through DUKE, it can move from one part to other parts of Kuala Lumpur in a short time, by bypassing congested traffic areas, such as Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 and Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road.

Route background

Duta-Sentul Pasar-Ulu Klang sections

The Kilometre Zero of this section is located at Jalan Duta Interchange near Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur, at its interchange with the New Klang Valley Expressway .

Greenwood-Sentul Pasar sections

The Kilometre Zero of this section is located at Sentul Pasar Interchange. At Bandar Dalam Interchange the expressway overlaps with the Federal Route 2 from Bandar Dalam Interchange to Greenwood Interchange.

History

The expressway used to be known as the Kuala Lumpur North East Expressway (KLNEE). It is a main element in the Kuala Lumpur Structure Plan 2020 as specified in the Transportation Research of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) conducted by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur) (DBKL) in 1985. It was identified by DBKL as one of the main connecting routes to complete the Kuala Lumpur Structure Plan 2020. DBKL conducted a detailed study of the alignment that feed the next three years, including Environmental Impact Assessment and Public Opinion. These studies and reports were approved by the Concession Agreement signed with the Federal Government on 12 August 2004.

The construction of this expressway commenced in mid-2006. The Jalan Duta-DUKE Interchange was built at the sharp hairpin of the NKVE and the Jalan Kuching Interchange was built at the former Jalan Kuching Toll Plaza owned by Kamunting Corporation Berhad. The expressway was partially (2/3) was officially opened by the Minister of Works Ir Mohd Zin Mohamed on 9 January 2009. Three months later, the NKVE section was open to traffic on 30 April 2009. Built to accommodate 120,000 vehicles per day, this expressway will offer an attractive alternative route to Klang Valley residents, especially for those traveling from east to west and for those who want to go to the city centre.

Progress

Construction progress gallery

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  Progress photo taken at Duta Interchange Feb 2006

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  Progress photo taken at Duta Interchange Feb 2007

Current developments

DUKE Extension Expressway Project

The phase two development of the DUKE will be built by Ekovest Bhd and will start in two weeks at a construction cost of RM1.183 billion. Phase two, which will entail the construction of an elevated highway that will complement the existing DUKE, will be completed in 2015. The DUKE extension will comprise two additional links, namely the Sri Damansara Link and the Tun Razak Link. Both links are proposed to have dual carriageways and the Tun Razak link will be about 9 kilometres in length while the Sri Damansara Link will be 7 kilometres long. The expressway will serve as a link between the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 (MRR1) and Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 MRR2.

Features

• Flyovers passing Segambut, Sentul and Setapak town.
• Sentul flyover sections with 132kv of Tenaga Nasional Berhad's (TNB) transmmision line (National Grid). During construction on 2007, the Cabinet directed the concessionaire Konsortium Lebuhraya Utara-Timur (KL) Sdn Bhd to share the TNB reserve in order to reduced land acquisition costs. In order to do this, the existing high tension pylons were replaced with monopoles, with the expressway running either side.

Tolls

The DUKE uses an open toll system.

Batu, Sentul Pasar and Ayer Panas toll plazas have fully Electronic Toll Collections (ETC). As part of an initiative to facilitate faster transaction at the Batu, Sentul Pasar and Ayer Panas Toll Plazas, all toll transactions at three toll plazas on the DUKE are conducted electronically via Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAGs starting 9 September 2015.

Toll rates

(Starting 15 October 2015)

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	RM 2.50
2	Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses	RM 3.80
3	Vehicles with 3 or more axles	RM 5.00
4	Taxis	RM 1.30
5	Buses	RM 1.30

Note: Toll charges can only be paid with the Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAG. Cash payment is not accepted.

List of interchanges

Phase 1

Duta-Sentul Pasar-Ulu Klang sections

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			New Klang Valley Expressway West Ipoh Klang Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Johor Bahru
New Klang Valley Expressway PLUS Expressway border limit
(TnG and TAG ETC only) Kesturi border limit
0	EXIT 3301	[Jalan Duta Interchange	New Klang Valley Expressway South Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim (Jalan Duta) City Centre From NKVE West Only Southwest Sprint Expressway Mont Kiara Sri Hartamas Petaling Jaya	Trumpet expressway interchange
0	EXIT 3301	Jalan Duta Interchange	Direction Towards Sprint Expressway From East Southwest Sprint Expressway Mont Kiara Sri Hartamas Petaling Jaya	From east only
		Segambut flyover		Start/End of flyover
		Segambut flyover Road-Railway crossing stacked bridge
	EXIT 3301B	Segambut flyover Sungai Keroh bridge Segambut Interchange	Northwest Sri Damansara Bandar Manjalara Kepong Segambut	Interchange Under construction
		Segambut flyover		Start/End of flyover
3
	EXIT 3302	Jalan Kuching Interchange	Kuala Lumpur-Rawang Highway North Ipoh Rawang Kepong South City Centre Cheras Seremban	Semi cloverleaf interchange
		Batu toll plaza BTU	TnG TAG Customer Service Centre	West bound
Batu toll plaza BTU (West bound) TnG TnG TAG TAG Opened toll system Pay toll (Accepts electronic toll payment (TnG and TAG) only)
4
		Sentul flyover		Start/End of separated flyover
		Sentul flyover Sungai Batu bridge
		Sentul flyover 132 kv of TNB transmission line (National Grid) 500m		High voltage transmission line on the flyover
		Sentul flyover 132 kv of TNB transmission line (National Grid) 500m Railway crossing bridge		High voltage transmission line on the flyover
		Sentul flyover		Start/End of separated flyover
		Sentul flyover Sentul Ramp		Ramp in to expressway
		Sentul flyover		Start/End of flyover
5
Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway
	EXIT 3303	Sentul Pasar Interchange	North Greenwood-Sentul Pasar Link Batu Caves Gombak Kuantan Genting Highlands South Tun Razak Link City Centre Sentul	Y expressway interchange Tun Razak Link Under construction
Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway
		Setapak flyover		Start/End of flyover
		Setapak flyover Sungai Gombak bridge
		Setapak flyover Jalan Pahang Ramp		Ramp in to expressway
		Setapak flyover		Start/End of flyover
Ayer Panas toll plaza APS (East bound) TAG TAG TnG TnG Opened toll system Pay toll (Accepts electronic toll payment (TnG and TAG) only)
		Ayer Panas toll plaza APS Kesturi main headquarters	TnG TAG Customer Service Centre Kesturi operation office	East bound
		Ayer Jernih-Semarak flyover		Start/End of flyover
	EXIT 3304	Ayer Jernih-Semarak flyover Ayer Jernih Ramp	Setapak City Centre	Ramp in/out to/from expressway
		Ayer Jernih-Semarak flyover
	EXIT 3305	Ayer Jernih-Semarak flyover Semarak Interchange	Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra (Jalan Semarak) South City Centre Kampung Baru PULAPOL	Half diamond interchange
		Ayer Jernih-Semarak flyover		Start/End of flyover
	EXIT 3306	Setiawangsa Interchange	Jalan Jelatek North Wangsa Maju South Setiawangsa B31 Jalan Ampang	3-tier stacked interchange
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
FT Kuala Lumpur-Selangor border
Selangor Darul Ehsan Gombak district border
		Hilview flyover		Start/End of flyover
	EXIT 3307	Hilview flyover Jalan 37/66 Ramp	Jalan 37/66 North Taman Melawati South Jalan Enggang Taman Setiawangsa Taman Keramat	Roundabout interchange
		Hilview flyover Sungai Klang bridge
Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Start/End of expressway (TnG and TAG ETC only) Kesturi border limit
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 JKR border limit
	EXIT 3308A EXIT 3308B	Hilview flyover Taman Hillview Interchange	Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 EXIT 3308A North Ulu Klang Taman Melawati Gombak Batu Caves Kepong Sungai Buloh Rawang Ipoh Kuantan EXIT 3308B South Ampang Cheras Kajang Johor Bahru Melaka Seremban Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Shah Alam Klang	Stacked expressway interchange

Greenwood-Sentul Pasar sections

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			South Tun Razak Link' City Centre Sentul
0 (K)	EXIT 3303	Sentul Pasar Interchange	Duta-Sentul Pasar–Ulu Klang Link West Ipoh Petaling Jaya Segambut Kepong Sentul Kuala Lumpur city centre East Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra (Jalan Semarak) Setiawangsa Ulu Klang Ampang	Y expressway interchange
		EXIT 3303A	East Setapak Link Jalan Gombak Setapak Gombak	Interchange
Sentul toll plaza STL (North bound) TAG TAG TnG TnG Opened toll system Pay toll (Accepts electronic toll payment (TnG and TAG) only)
		Sentul toll plaza STL	TnG TAG Customer Service Centre	North bound
		Sungai Chubadak bridge
1 (K) --
	EXIT 3309	Jalan Kampung Bandar Dalam	Jalan Kampung Bandar Dalam West Sentul Batu East Gombak Setapak	Diamond interchange
Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway
2 (K) --
3 (K) --
		Sungai -- bridge
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
FT Kuala Lumpur-Selangor border
Selangor Darul Ehsan Gombak district border
Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Start/End of expressway (TnG and TAG ETC only) Kesturi border limit
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 JKR border limit
4 (K) --
	EXIT 3310	Greenwood Interchange	West Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 Batu Caves Ipoh Kepong Petaling Jaya Sungai Buloh East B22 Jalan Batu Caves Gombak B22 Taman Greenwood	Directional ramp Stacked diamond interchange
			Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 Northeast Kuantan Genting Highlands Johor Bahru Seremban Ampang Cheras Ulu Klang Kajang

Phase 2

Sri Damansara Link

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
	EXIT 3301B	Segambut Interchange	Duta-Sentul Pasar–Ulu Klang Link West Ipoh Petaling Jaya East Kuala Lumpur city centre Sentul Gombak Batu Caves Kuantan Genting Highlands Jalan Semarak Setiawangsa Ulu Klang Ampang	Interchange
Segambut toll plaza SGB Opened toll system Pay toll
		Segambut Toll Plaza SGB
	EXIT 3311	Taman Bukit Maluri exit	Taman Bukit Maluri	Ramp In/Out exit
	EXIT 3312A	Menjalara Interchange	Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 Northeast Kepong Selayang Rawang Batu Caves Kuantan Genting Highlands	Interchange
	EXIT 3312B	Menjalara Interchange	Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 West Sungai Buloh Highway Bandar Sri Damansara Sungai Buloh Kuala Selangor North-South Expressway Northern Route Ipoh Klang Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Johor Bahru South Damansara-Puchong Expressway Damansara Petaling Jaya Puchong Putrajaya	Interchange

Setapak Link

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
		Sentul Pasar Interchange	Greenwood-Sentul Pasar Link	Interchange
		Sungai Gombak bridge
		Setapak Junctions	Jalan Gombak North Gombak South Setapak	T-junctions

Tun Razak Link

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			North Greenwood-Sentul Pasar Link Batu Caves Gombak Kuantan Genting Highlands
		EXIT 3303A	East Setapak Link Jalan Gombak Setapak Gombak	Interchange
0 (K)	EXIT 3303	Sentul Pasar Interchange	Duta-Sentul Pasar–Ulu Klang Link West Ipoh Petaling Jaya Segambut Kepong Sentul Kuala Lumpur city centre East Jalan Semarak Setiawangsa Ulu Klang Ampang	Y expressway interchange
	EXIT 3313	Sentul Interchange	Sentul Bandar Baru Sentul	Interchange
	EXIT 3314	Jalan Pahang Exit	North Genting Klang-Pahang Highway Jalan Pahang Setapak Gombak	Exit
	EXIT 3315	Bulatan Pahang Roundabout	Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 Jalan Tun Razak West Ipoh Petaling Jaya East KLCC Ampang Seremban Melaka Johor Bahru	Roundabout interchange with one directional underpass to Ipoh and Petaling Jaya

External links

• MRCB Group
• Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE) website
• DUKE Highway 2 blogspot

See also

• Sentul Raya
• Kuala Lumpur

• mont'kiara & desa sri hartamas portal