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Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway

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Existed:
  
2002 – present

Length
  
37 km

History:
  
Completed in 2004

Constructed
  
2002

Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway

From:
  
Mines Interchange on Sungai Besi Expressway

To:
  
UPM Interchange on Sungai Besi Expressway

Primarydestinations:
  

Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway, SILK, also known as Kajang SILK Highway E18, is an expressway built to disperse and regulate the traffic flow in Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia. The 37 km (23 mi) expressway is to allow motorists to bypass the town centre of Kajang. It is also useful as the main ring road of Kajang.

Contents

The Kilometre Zero is located at Mines Interchange near Seri Kembangan.

History

Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway used to be called Jalan Kajang-Puchong (Jalan Sungai Chua on Kajang town side) 11 and Jalan Balakong 3211. The huge traffic jams that clogged traffic flow in Kajang town centre were the main reason behind the construction of the highway. Construction began in 2002. The expressway was completed in 2003 and began operation on 15 June 2004.

Features

Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway is fully lit at night and has 11 multi-level interchanges. The expressway uses the Touch 'n Go and Smart TAG electronic payment systems. The expressway has computerized traffic information display and monitoring system and 24-hour highway patrol. The expressway concessionaire offers emergency and vehicle breakdown assistance.

Tolls

The Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway using opened toll systems.

Electronic Toll Collections (ETC)

As part of an initiative to facilitate faster transaction at the Sungai Long, Bukit Kajang, Sungai Ramal and Sungai Balak Toll Plazas, all toll transactions at four toll plazas on the Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway have been conducted electronically via Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAGs since 1 June 2016.

Toll rates

(Starting 15 October 2015)

References

Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway Wikipedia


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