Kinrara–Damansara Expressway

Expressway --
Kinrara-Damansara Expressway
(KIDEX Skyway)
Route information
Maintained by KIDEX Sdn Bhd
Length: 14.9 km (9.3 mi)
History: Project scrapped on 16 February 2015.
Major junctions
North end: Damansara-NKVE Interchange
E1 New Klang Valley Expressway
  E1 New Klang Valley Expressway
E23 Sprint Expressway = Damansara Link
E10 New Pantai Expressway
E5 Shah Alam Expressway
217 Bukit Jalil Highway
E-- Serdang-Kinrara-Putrajaya Expressway
South end: Bandar Kinrara
Location
Primary
destinations:		 Petaling Jaya
Highway system

The Kinrara–Damansara Expressway (KIDEX) or KIDEX Skyway was a new expressway under planning in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The 14.9-kilometre (9.3 mi)[1] expressway connects the Damansara–NKVE Interchange of the New Klang Valley Expressway in the north to Bandar Kinrara in the south. The new expressway was claimed to reduce travelling time between Damansara and Kinrara by about 25%, and reduce traffic volume by 5% in both directions from Puchong to Petaling Jaya. Despite several protests by the local Petaling Jaya citizens. On 16 February 2015, the KIDEX Skyway project was officially scrapped by the Selangor State Government.

Route

The expressway is planned to start near the Damansara-NKVE Interchange of the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE). It will then run elevated above the SPRINT highway until swinging right at Damansara Intan. It will cut through section 17, past Jasmine Towers and SS2 mall, before running, (still elevated) above the entire length of Jalan Semangat. At the end of Jalan Semangat at the junction of Jalan Utara the highway will split. The southern carriageway will pass the Sri Petaling and Bukit Bintang Boys School, and run elevated above Jalan Utara. An off ramp will feed the traffic destined for the Federal Highway, Petaling Jaya State or University Hospital into Jalan Utara, before the Ehsan Ria Condominium. The elevated road continues past Amcorp Mall and around PJ State until rejoining the northern carriageway near the Section 8 police station. from Section 8 PJ the highway heads south through Section 4 and Old Town PJ south, crossing the NPE and KESAS highways before ending at Bandar Kinrara 2.

The Origins of KIDEX

2010 - Various proposals were submitted by the private sector for the Damansara – Petaling Jaya – Kinrara corridor to the Malaysian Government. The Damansara – Petaling Jaya – Kinrara corridor was announced in the RMK-10 Budget.

2011 - After reviewing the various proposals, the Malaysian Government issued the Approval in Principle (AIP) to the concessionaire to proceed with detailed studies.

2012 - MTES Approval in Principle on 23 February 2012.

2013 - The Concession Agreement (C.A) for Kinrara – Damansara Expressway (KIDEX) was signed on 15 November 2013.

Claimed Features


Cost

The expressway is estimated to cost RM2.42bil and it will be a 90% elevated expressway. Financing for the highway will be met through private investors, and the Malaysian government will pay for acquisition of property along the route. The road will be a tolled highway, for which the toll rate will be set by the Malaysian government. Most highways in Malaysia have been built and operated by private concessionaires.

References

  1. ↑ "New 14.9km Puchong Highway" (PDF). 3 Dec 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.

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