KUALA LUMPUR -- This was the message given to a group of property investors when they visited a section of the LATAR Expressway recently, a 33 km two-lane carriageway that links Kuala Lumpur at Temper’s Park in Gombak district with Ijok in Kuala Selangor district.
And it will also spur high capacity economic development for the towns along the LATAR Expressway.
LATAR Expressway is now in its final stage of development and will be the alternate link road to the present Jalan Sungai Buloh – Kuala Selangor (Federal Road 54). When opened, it will provide for a faster, safer, smoother and non-congested drive that would take only 18 minutes to accomplish from end-to-end.
“LATAR Expressway links the townships of Kuala Selangor, Assam Jawa, Ijok, Batang Berjuntai, Kota Puteri, Puncak Alam, Shah Alam, Bukit Jelutong, Sungai Buloh, Kundang, Rawang and Selayang as well as to the cities of Petaling Jaya and Kuala Lumpur,” explained Dato Ir Mohamad Razali Othman, Chairman of the KL-Kuala Selangor Expressway in his welcoming remarks to the Selangor property visitors.
“It is all about accessibility and time-saving travel; residents and commuters in and around Rawang and the surrounding townships need the accessibility and convenience when traveling in and out of the North West part of the KL Outer Ring Road (KLORR), which begins from the Templer’s Park Interchange along Federal Route 1 (KL-Rawang) to the Guthrie Corridor Expressway.
Prior to the existence of the LATAR Expressway, commuters could not move as easily and as speedily from the North-West part of Kuala Lumpur to towns located in and around Kuala Selangor and Petaling Jaya without experiencing traffic congestion.
“Mobility is the pride of place for the LATAR Expressway, as it will provide valuable links to the existing PLUS North-South Highway and the Guthrie Expressway, and the various towns thereon. The LATAR Expressway connects the many townships through four interchanges and three tolls, which will assist in dispersing traffic significantly,” added Razali.
According the Razali, the new LATAR Expressway is also expected to spur further growth of property developments, townships and commerce in the region, just as it has during the construction period.
“The LATAR Expressway will definitely stimulate high speed, high capacity development bringing unprecedented prosperity and economic progress to Kuala Selangor. Commercial and general trade activity will receive a boost because of the easy and convenient access to all the towns,” added the KL-Kuala Selangor Expressway Chairman.
With the opening of the LATAR Expressway, the KLORR – an orbital ring road within the greater Kuala Lumpur area -- would be near complete. It will strategically take away congested traffic from the existing Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2).
The completed sections of KLORR include the Guthrie Corridor Expressway linking to Elite Expressway from Bukit Jelutong, Shah Alam to Saujana Putra, and the South Klang Valley Expressway from Saujana Putra to Kajang. In addition KLORR connects Kajang to Hulu Langat via the SILK Highway.
With the completion of LATAR Expressway, 75% of the KLORR network would be formed leading to the Government’s greater vision for traffic dispersal that reduces congestion in Kuala Lumpur city.
Construction of the LATAR Expressway began in October 2008 and pending inspections by the Malaysian Highway Authority (MHA) motorists can enjoy the new expressway by the middle of this year.
The concession was awarded to KL-Kuala Selangor Expressway Berhad for a period of 40 years. Mudajaya Holdings Berhad is the turnkey contractor for this expressway who was awarded the job for a contract value amounting to RM958 million. The construction divided into two packages, comprises package 1 of the proposed design-and-build contract from Asam Jawa to Kundang, while package 2 is from Kundang to Templer's Park.
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