Sungai Buloh Highway

Template:Short description[[Category:Infobox road instances Template:Infobox road/meta/mask/category]] Sungai Buloh Highway or Jalan Sungai Buloh, Federal Route 54, is a major highway in Klang Valley region, Selangor state, Malaysia. The highway has now been upgraded into six-lane carriageway on 22 June 2007.

History

The highway was upgraded by the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) and the two main contractor, Melati Ehsan Holdings Berhad and Desa Purnama Sdn Bhd on 22 June 2007.

The project involved upgrading and expanding the Federal Road 54, this connects to Jalan Kepong, Damansara–Puchong Expressway and to various residential areas at Sungai Buloh, Selangor such as Sierramas, Damansara Damai, and Bandar Sri Damansara. The project involves the construction of new bridges, road upgrades, drainage and utility relocation and two new interchanges.

The Federal Route 54 Upgrading Project is part of the Northern Kuala Lumpur Traffic Dispersal System implemented by the Federal Government to alleviate the chronic traffic congestion along the route. The area surrounding and straddling this section of the route have witnessed rapid growths both in terms of population and traffic.

The project has been divided into two packages with 'Package 1', awarded to Konsortium Melati Ehsan – Desa Purnama. Package 1 involves upgrading a four-km section of Federal Route 54 between the Damansara–Puchong Expressway (LDP) Interchange near Bandar Sri Damansara and the Sungai Buloh-NSE Toll Plaza of the North–South Expressway Northern Route.

Scope of work

The scope of work involved can be summarized as follows:

• Construction of a three-lane dual carriageway road, including drainage, geotechnical works and construction of four bridges including:
  • Elevated U-Turn West Bound and U-Turn East Bound.
  • Directional Ramps from Damansara Damai.
  • Bridge over Sungai Buloh at Kampung Desa Aman.
  • Landscaping, road furniture and street lighting at specified locations.
  • Relocation of public utilities and services where required.

List of interchanges

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			West Sungai Buloh town centre Paya Jaras Ijok File:Jkr-ft---.svgB33 Bestari Jaya (Batang Berjuntai) Kuala Selangor Guthrie Corridor Expressway Rawang Shah Alam	Continued to original route
Sungai Buloh Highway Start/End of highway
		Bukit Rahman Putra Interchange	North Persiaran Bukit Rahman Putra 1 Bukit Rahman Putra	Half-diamond interchange
		Sungai Buloh Army Camp and Arsenal	Sungai Buloh Army Camp and Arsenal
		Jalan Hospital Interchange	North File:Jkr-ft---.svgB9 Jalan Hospital Hospital Sungai Buloh File:Hospital (malaysia).jpg Kampung Batu 13 Sungai Buloh Sungai Buloh Industrial Park Sungai Buloh Komuter station North–South Expressway Northern Route Bukit Kayu Hitam Ipoh Rawang	Trumpet interchange
		Jalan Subang Interchange	South File:Jkr-ft---.svgB9 Jalan Subang Kota Damansara Subang Subang Airport Subang Jaya Shah Alam	Half-diamond junctions
		Sungai Buloh-NSE Interchange	North Jalan Sierramas Utama Sierramas Bandar Valencia Hospital Sungai Buloh File:Hospital (malaysia).jpg From/to Expressways North–South Expressway Northern Route North Bukit Kayu Hitam Ipoh Rawang South Kuala Lumpur Klang Shah Alam Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) File:Airport (malaysia).jpg Johor Bahru Singapore File:R&R logo.jpg Sungai Buloh Overhead Bridge Restaurant	Diamond interchange (Sungai Buloh Toll Plaza: Accepts Touch 'n Go, MyRFID SmartTAG)
		Damansara Damai Interchange	South Jalan PJU 10/1 Damansara Damai Prima Damansara	Diamond interchange
		Jalan PJU 10/9 Exit	South Jalan PJU 10/9 Exit	LILO exit
		Persiaran Industri Exit	Slip Roads Persiaran Industri	LILO exit
		Elevated U-turn	Elevated U-turn West Sungai Buloh Damansara Damai Prima Damansara
		Bandar Sri Damansara Interchange	South Persiaran Perdana Bandar Sri Damansara	Trumpet interchange
Sungai Buloh Highway
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
		Sri Damansara Interchange	North Persiaran Utama Bandar Sri Damansara Kepong Industrial Area South Damansara–Puchong Expressway Desa Park City Damansara Petaling Jaya Puchong Putrajaya Cyberjaya Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) File:Airport (malaysia).jpg	Half-SPUI interchange with ramp to Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2)
			East Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway KLCC Jalan Kuching Segambut Kepong Kuala Lumpur Selayang Batu Caves Gombak Kuantan Hulu Klang Ampang	Continued to original route

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