East Klang Valley Expressway

Expressway 27
Expressway 27
East Klang Valley Expressway
Route information
	Maintained by EKVE Sdn Bhd
Length	39.5 km (24.5 mi)
Existed	2015–present
History	TBA
Major junctions
North end	Jalan Ukay Perdana ; Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2)
	Jalan Lembah Jaya ; B52 Jalan Hulu Langat ; Persiaran Mahkota Cheras 1
South end	SILK Expressway
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary; destinations	Ulu Klang, Ukay Perdana, Lembah Jaya, Ampang, Hulu Langat, Bandar Mahkota Cheras, Kajang, Sungai Long
Highway system
	Highways in Malaysia; Expressways; Federal; State;

The East Klang Valley Expressway, EKVE or Kuala Lumpur Outer Ring Road (KLORR) is a new expressway under construction in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The 39.5-kilometre-long (24.5 mi) expressway will connect Ukay Perdana in Ampang, Selangor and Bandar Sungai Long in Kajang. This expressway is part of the Kuala Lumpur Outer Ring Road (KLORR). The construction of the expressway was started on 1 September 2015.^[1] Once completed, the expressway will benefit 140,000 motorists per day.^[2]

The phase 1 of the expressway stretches 24.1 km and costs MYR 1.55 billion.^[2]

Route background

The expressways for phase 1 starts from Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 in Ukay Perdana (north), Ulu Klang, via Ampang, Hulu Langat, Bandar Mahkota Cheras ending at Kajang Dispersal Link in Sungai Long (south). It is built to link areas in southern Greater Kuala Lumpur like Seremban, Kajang, Semenyih and Putrajaya to the East Coast Expressway (and vice versa) that is a gateway to the east coast areas of Peninsular Malaysia while bypasssing heavy traffic areas in the Klang Valley.

History

EKVE Sdn Bhd (a member of Ahmad Zaki Resources Berhad (AZRB)), the developer of the expressway, is expected to begin construction of the RM 1.55 billion project in September 2015. Originally the project is expected to take 4 years to complete,^[1] but a series of delays in the project meant that, in October 2020, the completion target were revised to be completed by the third quarter of 2021.^[3]

As of November 2021, the project is 94.48% completed, and is expected to be completed by the end of 2022.^[4]

Construction of EKVE is attributed as the cause of several flash floods and mud floods in the areas the highway were built,^[5]^[6]^[7] including the 2021–2022 Malaysian floods in the Ampang/Hulu Langat area.^[8]^[9]

Features

The expressway will connect Ukay Perdana in Ulu Klang and Bandar Sungai Long in Kajang, has interchanges also at Lembah Jaya in Ampang
Length extended to 39.5 km to avoid sensitive areas due to public protests
New alignment avoids the Klang Gates Quartz Ridge at Melawati
Including a 200 m tunnel
Costs RM 2.2 billion and has six toll plazas

Controversies

The phase 1 of the project is heavily criticized due to de-gazetting of 106.6 ha of the Ampang Forest Reserve, a critical source of water for Klang Valley.^[10]
The phase 2 of the project (from Ukay Perdana to the Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway) would have cut through the Ulu Gombak forest reserve. The phase 2 has not been approved due to environmental concerns.^[10]

List of Interchanges

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
	EXIT 27--	Templer Park West Interchange	Kuala Lumpur-Kuala Selangor Expressway West Taiping Assam Jawa Sitiawan Teluk Intan East Kuala Lumpur Batu Caves Selayang	Interchange
	EXIT 27--	Sungai Pusu Interchange	AH141 Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway Northeast Kuala Terengganu Kuantan Genting Highlands Southwest Kuala Lumpur Batu Caves Petaling Jaya	Interchange
East Klang Valley Expressway (Phase 3 (KL NODE) Start/End of expressway Under planning
East Klang Valley Expressway (Phase 2) (KL NODE) Start/End of expressway Under construction
	EXIT 27--	Ukay Perdana Interchange	Ukay Perdana Bukit Antarabangsa Ulu Klang Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 North Gombak South Ampang Pandan Indah	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
Gombak–Hulu Langat district border
East Klang Valley Expressway (Phase 2) (KL NODE) Start/End of expressway Under construction
	EXIT 27--	Ampang Interchange	Lembah Jaya Ampang Kuala Lumpur KLCC Sungai Besi-Ulu Klang Expressway Sungai Besi Shah Alam	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
East Klang Valley Expressway (Phase 1) (KL NODE) Start/End of expressway Under construction
East Klang Valley Expressway (Phase 1) Start/End of expressway Under construction
	EXIT 27--	Hulu Langat Interchange	B52 Jalan Hulu Langat Hulu Langat	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
	EXIT 27--	Bandar Mahkota Cheras Interchange	Persiaran Mahkota Cheras 1 Bandar Mahkota Cheras	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
East Klang Valley Expressway (Phase 1) Start/End of expressway Under construction
	EXIT 27--	Sungai Long Interchange	Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway Northwest Balakong Cheras Kuala Lumpur Southeast Kajang Semenyih Seremban	Interchange

References

^ ^a ^b Prabha Anil (1 September 2015). "Groundworks for East Klang Valley Expressway (EKVE) start today in Ukay Perdana, Ampang". paultan.org. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
^ ^a ^b SHALINI RAVINDRAN (1 October 2015). "Behind the scenes of building EKVE". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
^ "East Klang Valley Expressway on track for completion in 3Q21, says developer's spokesperson". The Edge Markets. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
^ Asila Jalil (3 November 2021). "EKVE 94% completed, says deputy minister". Retrieved 12 February 2022.
^ "Water surge incident caused floods in Hulu Langat, says Selangor MB | Malay Mail". 27 December 2021.
^ "No new mud floods at EKVE site, DoE checks show | New Straits Times". 4 December 2017.
^ "EKVE: Flash floods not caused by highway project | New Straits Times". 24 November 2021.
^ https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2021/12/26/pm-points-finger-at-ekve-project-as-a-cause-of-floods/^{[bare URL]}
^ "Ensure no repeated mistakes in dealing with floods, says Lee Lam Thye".
^ ^a ^b SHERIDAN MAHAVERA (6 July 2015). "New Selangor highway will destroy major water source, warns green group". The Malaysian Insider. Archived from the original on 28 July 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.

External links

This Malaysia road article is a stub. You can help Justapedia by expanding it.

[groundworks-1] Prabha Anil (1 September 2015). "Groundworks for East Klang Valley Expressway (EKVE) start today in Ukay Perdana, Ampang". paultan.org. Retrieved 1 October 2015.

[behindthescenes-2] SHALINI RAVINDRAN (1 October 2015). "Behind the scenes of building EKVE". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.

[3] "East Klang Valley Expressway on track for completion in 3Q21, says developer's spokesperson". The Edge Markets. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

[4] Asila Jalil (3 November 2021). "EKVE 94% completed, says deputy minister". Retrieved 12 February 2022.

[5] "Water surge incident caused floods in Hulu Langat, says Selangor MB | Malay Mail". 27 December 2021.

[6] "No new mud floods at EKVE site, DoE checks show | New Straits Times". 4 December 2017.

[7] "EKVE: Flash floods not caused by highway project | New Straits Times". 24 November 2021.

[8] ttps://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2021/12/26/pm-points-finger-at-ekve-project-as-a-cause-of-floods/^{[bare URL]}

[9] "Ensure no repeated mistakes in dealing with floods, says Lee Lam Thye".

[ampangforestreserve-10] SHERIDAN MAHAVERA (6 July 2015). "New Selangor highway will destroy major water source, warns green group". The Malaysian Insider. Archived from the original on 28 July 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

v t e Malaysian Expressway System
Interstate	E1 North–South (northern) E2 North–South (southern) E6 Central Link E8 Kuala Lumpur–Karak East Coast E21 Kajang–Seremban E32 West Coast¹ Paroi–Senawang–KLIA² Jelas² Port Dickson-Banting Expressway² Perlis–Langkawi Bridge²
Interstate (East Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan))	E24 Tun Salahuddin Bridge
Greater Kuala Lumpur/ Klang Valley and Selangor	E1 New Klang Valley E5 Shah Alam E7 Cheras–Kajang E9 Sungai Besi Besraya Extension E10 New Pantai E11 Damansara–Puchong E12 Ampang–Kuala Lumpur E13 Kemuning–Shah Alam E18 Kajang Dispersal Link E19 Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang¹ E20 Maju E23 Sprint E25 Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor E26 South Klang Valley E27 East Klang Valley¹ E30 New North Klang Straits Bypass E31 Damansara–Shah Alam E33 Duta–Ulu Klang DUKE Extension E35 Guthrie Corridor E37 East–West Link Kuala Lumpur–Seremban E38 SMART Tunnel E39 Setiawangsa-Pantai¹ Kuala Lumpur Arah Serendah (KLAS)³ Sungai Klang (SKE)² Bangi-Putrajaya (PBE)² Kuala Lumpur North Dispersal (KL-NODE)² Petaling Jaya Dispersal Link (PJD link)²
Greater Penang	E15 Butterworth–Kulim E17 Butterworth Outer Ring E28 Second Bridge E36 Penang Bridge Penang Outer Ring³ Penang Undersea Tunnel³ Sungai Juru Expressway²
Johor	E3 Second Link E14 Eastern Dispersal Link E22 Senai–Desaru Johor Bahru–Pasir Gudang²
Elsewhere	Ipoh–Lumut Expressway E29 Seremban–Port Dickson Malacca Strait Bridge² South Kedah² Kota Bharu-Kuala Krai
¹ under construction ² planned ³ cancelled/postponed/on hold