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 and Selangor . Altogether, the 65.0 km (40.4 mi) of the entire system consists of Federal Route 28, Damansara–Puchong Expressway Damansara–Puchong Expressway (from Sri Damansara Interchange to Sunway Interchange) and Shah Alam Expressway Shah Alam Expressway (from Sunway Interchange to Sri Petaling Interchange). However, the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 is generally referred to as Route 28 since Route 28 occupies about two-thirds of the system.
17-764: The zeroth kilometre of the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 is located at Sri Damansara Interchange. At the first kilometre, it is connected to the Federal Route 54 , Damansara–Puchong Expressway and DUKE Extension Expressway (SDL) . The Kepong Flyover diverts the MRR2 from the Federal Route 54. At Gombak , the MRR2 overlaps again with the Federal Route 2 from Greenwood Interchange to Gombak North Interchange. The Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2, Federal Route 28, ends at Sri Petaling Interchange, where it proceeds as
34-411: A sample for Malaysian contractor to follow. This is the third time the 1.7-km MRR2 Kepong flyover has been closed because of cracks. Taman Daya Diamond Interchange East [REDACTED] FT 54 Jalan Kepong [REDACTED] FT 54 Kepong [REDACTED] FT 54 Jinjang [REDACTED] FT 1 Kuala Lumpur South Jalan Kepong Garden Taman Kepong Garden||Diamond interchange on
51-542: Is a main federal road in Selangor , Malaysia . The road connects Asam Jawa near Kuala Selangor to Kepong near Kuala Lumpur. It is a main route to Kuala Lumpur from Federal Route 5 . Federal Route 54 became the backbone of the road system linking Kuala Selangor to Kuala Lumpur before being surpassed by the Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway (LATAR Expressway) E25 in 2011. The Kilometre Zero of
68-412: Is a main federal road in Selangor , Malaysia . The road connects Asam Jawa near Kuala Selangor to Kepong near Kuala Lumpur. It is a main route to Kuala Lumpur from Federal Route 5 . Federal Route 54 became the backbone of the road system linking Kuala Selangor to Kuala Lumpur before being surpassed by the Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway (LATAR Expressway) E25 in 2011. The Kilometre Zero of
85-467: Is no other alternate route for Federal Route 54, and there are no sections with motorcycle lanes. There have many dangerous bends onward from Ijok to Sungai Buloh until 2020 which road authorities was upgraded to four-lane road and build with straight line removing the bends. Malaysia Federal Route 54 Federal Route 54 , or Jalan Kuala Selangor–Kepong or Jalan Kepong in Kuala Lumpur side,
102-568: The Shah Alam Expressway . Construction of this ring road was divided into three phases. These phases were Bandar Sri Damansara–Kepong–Batu Caves–Gombak, Gombak–Ulu Klang–Ampang and Ampang–Pandan–Cheras–Sri Petaling. It was divided into 12 packages costing RM880 million. This project was built by the JKR and the Bumi Hiway Sdn Bhd as the main contractor. The construction of the MRR2 included
119-426: The 1990s. During the annual festival months and beyond, hawkers will set up ' lemang ' stalls opposite Zoo Negara which causes dangerous traffic bottlenecks that can stretch 3 kilometers long during peak hours The Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) need to curb these safety hazards by relocating it elsewhere thus not affecting the traffic flow. Residents of the neighborhood of Kepong expressed their fear about
136-517: The Federal Route 54 is located at Assam Jawa in Kuala Selangor, at its interchange with the Federal Route 5, the main trunk road of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. At most sections, the Federal Route 54 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h. There is one overlap: Sri Damansara–Kepong: Federal Route 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 There
153-411: The Federal Route 54 is located at Assam Jawa in Kuala Selangor, at its interchange with the Federal Route 5, the main trunk road of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. At most sections, the Federal Route 54 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h. There is one overlap: Sri Damansara–Kepong: Federal Route 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 There
170-556: The acquisition and upgrades of several major roads as follows: The Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 FT28 is one of the three federal highways being included under the pioneer LED street lights installation program on federal highways; the other two highways are the Subang Airport Highway FT15 and the Federal Highway FT2, covering the total distance of 63.1 km. The pioneer LED street lights installation program
187-1726: The below flyover only Batu Caves bound only to Terminal Bersepadu Gombak 16.2 Batu Caves bound only 16.5 [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Setiawangsa–Pantai Expressway Setiawangsa-Pantai Expressway (SPE) Wangsa Maju Setiawangsa Kampung Pandan Bandar Malaysia Kerinchi Petaling Jaya 17.9 19.0 20.0 National Zoo of Malaysia (Zoo Negara) National Zoo of Malaysia (Zoo Negara) [REDACTED] Kampung Kemensah [REDACTED] Taman Zooview Kemensah Heights Institut Budaya Baru Melayu Selangor (IBBMS) From Taman Melawati only Lorong Penghulu Towards Batu Caves only 22.0 From under flyover slip road towards Ampang only [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) Ampang Permai Hulu Langat Bukit Teratai Cheras Hartamas Cheras Kajang Alam Damai Sungai Besi 26.3 26.7 Taman Tasik Ampang Hilir [REDACTED] Kuala Lumpur KLCC East Pekan Ampang 3 P&R Ampang LRT station Lembah Jaya Bandar Baru Ampang [REDACTED] B62 Hulu Langat From Ampang only 28.0 29.2 29.8 Taman Tasik Permaisuri South [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Cheras–Kajang Expressway [REDACTED] FT 1 Kajang [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Kajang–Seremban Highway [REDACTED] FT 1 Seremban [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway Ampang 9 Taman Mutiara MRT station Malaysia Federal Route 54 Federal Route 54 , or Jalan Kuala Selangor–Kepong or Jalan Kepong in Kuala Lumpur side,
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#1733085407062204-592: The contractor), Halcrow Consultants Ltd. (appointed by JKR) and Leondhardt Andrä und Partner. Meanwhile, the Kepong Flyover was closed to traffic and then reopened with only 4 out of 6 lanes. On August 10, 2004, the Works Minister, Dato' Seri S Samy Vellu , reminded the public that the cracks were not due to design flaw and "nobody can simply open their mouth and suggest it is design flaw" (Bernama 10 August 2004). However, findings from Halcrow Consultants Ltd. suggested
221-448: The damages on MRR2. Traffic jams also have risen due to the incompletion of the MRR2 (see right). On 8 December 2006, the Kepong Flyover was reopened to all traffic. On 3 August 2008, Kepong flyover was closed to all traffic after three of the eighteen carbon fibre panels on pillar 28 had peeled off. Pillar 28 is where the German consultant Leonhardt Andrä und Partner did the repair works as
238-420: The design did not comply with the requirement of BS5400, the improper anchoring of the column rebar to the crossbeams and the formation of ettringite (delayed ettringite formation) were responsible for the cracks and were finally accepted by the ministry. On 4 February 2006, the Kepong Flyover was closed to traffic from 10:30 am after serious damages on the flyover were confirmed. Many complaints arrived about
255-430: The electricity bills of those three federal highways. As of June 2011, the federal government paid RM 26 million of the electricity bills for the conventional street lights nationwide every year. However, most streetlights on the road are broken and unlikely to be replaced. During the construction of the MRR2. The highway was constructed at the squatter area between Ampang , Pandan Jaya , Pandan Indah and Cheras in
272-523: The safety on the Kepong Flyover which was reported to be faulty as 31 of 33 pillars supporting the flyover were reported to have obvious cracks. At some pillars and tiers, there were more than 7000 cracks detected. Public concern about the safety issues at Kepong Flyover was due to the risks faced by at least 4,300 motorists using the flyover at a time. Investigations were carried out by four different parties, namely Maunsell, Sharma & Zakaria (the designer), Köhler & Seitz Engineering Services (appointed by
289-685: Was a collaboration between the Ministry of Works and Ministry of Finance , as well as the Public Works Department as the implementing agency and Philips Malaysia as the contractor. The LED street lights replacement works began in June 2011 and was scheduled to be completed in March 2012. According to the former Works Minister, Datuk Seri Shaziman Abu Mansor , the LED street lights could provide up to 50% savings on
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