Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2

Federal Route 28
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
Route information
Length:	35.0 km (21.7 mi)
Existed:	1992 – present
History:	Completed in 2002
Major junctions
From:	Bandar Sri Damansara
	Sungai Buloh Highway Damansara-Puchong Expressway Federal Route 54 B21 Kepong-Selayang Highway Kuala Lumpur-Rawang Highway B22 Jalan Batu Caves B125 Jalan Pinggiran Batu Caves Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway B36 Jalan Kerja Ayer Lama B31 Jalan Ampang Cheras Highway East-West Link Expressway Sungai Besi Expressway Shah Alam Expressway
To:	Sri Petaling
Location
Primary destinations:	Kepong Batu Caves Gombak Klang Gates Taman Melawati Ulu Klang Ampang Pandan Indah Cheras Bandar Tun Razak Bandar Tasik Selatan Sungai Besi
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways • Federal • State

Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 or MRR2 (also known as Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 Scheme), Federal Route is a ring road build by the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) to connect neighborhoods near the boundary of Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. Altogether, the 35 km (22 mi) of the entire system consists of Federal Route , Damansara-Puchong Expressway (from Sri Damansara Interchange to Sunway Interchange) and Shah Alam Expressway (from Sunway Interchange to Sri Petaling Interchange), however Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 generally refers to Route 28 since Route 28 occupies about two-thirds of the system.

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 is located at Sri Damansara Interchange. At the first kilometre at the interchange, it is connected with the Federal Route and Damansara-Puchong Expressway . The Kepong Flyover diverts the MRR2 from the Federal Route .

At Gombak, the MRR2 overlaps again with the Federal Route from Greenwood Interchange to Gombak North Interchange.

The Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2, Federal Route ends at Sri Petaling Interchange, where it proceeds as the Shah Alam Expressway .

History

Construction of this ring road were divided into 3 phases. These sections include Bandar Sri Damansara-Kepong-Batu Caves-Gombak, Gombak-Ulu Klang-Ampang and Ampang-Pandan-Cheras-Sri Petaling phases. It is divided into 12 packages costing RM 880 million.

Pioneer routes

The construction of the MRR2 includes the acquisition and upgrades of several major roads as follows:-

Highway shield	Roads	Sections
	Jalan Sungai Buloh	Sri Damansara - Kepong
B21	Kepong-Selayang Highway	Kepong - Taman Daya
B22	Jalan Batu Caves	Batu Caves - Greenwood
	Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway	Greenwood - Gombak North
	Jalan Taman Melati	Taman Melati - Taman Melawati
B23	Jalan Ulu Klang	Taman Melawati - Ampang
	Jalan Pandan Utama	Pandan Jaya - Pandan Indah
	Jalan Cheras Baru	Jalan Kuari - Cheras Roundabout
	Jalan Midah Utama	Cheras Roundabout - Taman Midah
	Jalan Bandar Tasik Selatan	Persiaran Mewah - Bandar Tasik Selatan

Features

• Half circular ring road
• Six-lane dual carriageway
• Many flyovers along ring roads including Kepong Flyover, Batu Caves Flyover, Melawati Flyover, Ampang Flyover, Pandan Flyover, Cheras Flyover and Bandar Tun Razak Flyover.
• Landmarks along MRR2 such as Batu Caves temple
• The Kepong Metropolitan Park is located along MRR2 near Kepong.

Controversial issues

Squatter area at the MRR2 construction site

During the construction of the MRR2. The highway was constructed at the squatter area between Ampang, Pandan Jaya, Pandan Indah and Cheras on 1990s.

Beam cracks on the Kepong Flyover

The congestion at Kepong Flyover slip roads when the flyover is closed to the traffic

Notice that there are some strange grouted vertical cracks

First closure

Residents of the neighborhood of Kepong expressed their fear about the safety on the Kepong Flyover which was reported to be faulty as 31 of 33 pillars supporting the flyover were reported to have obvious cracks. At some pillars and tiers, there were more than 7000 cracks detected. Public concern about the safety issues at Kepong Flyover was due to the risks faced by at least 4,300 motorists using the flyover at a time. Investigations were carried out by 4 different parties, namely Maunsell, Sharma & Zakaria (the designer), Köhler & Seitz Engineering Services (appointed by the contractor), Halcrow Consultants Ltd. (appointed by JKR) and Leondhardt Andrä und Partner (LAP). Meanwhile, the Kepong Flyover was closed to traffic and then reopened with only 4 out of 6 lanes. On August 10, 2004, the Works Minister, Dato' Seri S Samy Vellu, reminded the public that the cracks were not due to design flaw and "nobody can simply open their mouth and suggest it is design flaw" (Bernama 10 August 2004). However, findings from Halcrow Consultants Ltd. suggested the design did not comply with the requirement of BS5400, the improper anchoring of the column rebar to the crossbeams and the formation of ettringite (Delayed Ettringite Formation) were responsible for the cracks and were finally accepted by the ministry (Source: New Straits Times, 1 October 2004).

Second closure

On 4 February 2006, the Kepong Flyover was closed to traffic from 10:30 am in the morning after serious damages on the flyover was confirmed.

Many complaints arrived about the damages on MRR2. Traffic jam also has rose due to the uncompletion of the MRR2 (see right).

On 8 December 2006, the Kepong Flyover was reopened to all traffic. (Source: Utusan Malaysia, 9 December 2006)

Third closure

On 3 August 2008, Kepong flyover was closed to all traffic after three of the eighteen carbon fibre panels on pillar 28 had peeled off, photo ^[1]. Interestingly enough, pillar 28 is where the German consultant Leonhardt Andrä und Partner (LAP) did the repair works as a sample for Malaysian contractor to follow. This is the third time the 1.7-km MRR2 Kepong flyover has been closed because of cracks.^[2]

List of interchanges

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			WEST SUNGAI BULOH HIGHWAY Bandar Sri Damansara Sungai Buloh Kuala Selangor AH2 NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY NORTHERN ROUTE Bukit Kayu Hitam Ipoh Rawang Shah Alam Klang Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Johor Bahru
SUNGAI BULOH HIGHWAY
KUALA LUMPUR MIDDLE RING ROAD 2
0 --	SRI DAMANSARA INTERCHANGE	NORTH PERSIARAN UTAMA Bandar Sri Damansara Kepong Industrial Area SOUTH DAMANSARA-PUCHONG EXPRESSWAY Damansara Petaling Jaya Puchong Putrajaya Cyberjaya Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)	Multi-level stacked half-SPUI expressway interchange with on-ramp from Damansara-Puchong Expressway
	BANDAR MANJALARA INTERCHANGE	Bandar Manjalara	Diamond interchange
JKR Petaling border limit
Petaling-Gombak district border
JKR Gombak border limit
KUALA LUMPUR MIDDLE RING ROAD 2
KUALA LUMPUR MIDDLE RING ROAD 2 KEPONG FLYOVER
		Kepong flyover 1.7 kilometres	BELOW FLYOVER Kepong Kepong Sentral Komuter station Jinjang Kuala Lumpur Taman Daya B21 KEPONG-SELAYANG HIGHWAY Bandar Baru Selayang Selayang Hospital Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)	Start/End of flyover
		Kepong flyover Railway crossing bridge on the flyover
	KEPONG INTERCHANGE	BELOW FLYOVER Kepong Kepong Sentral Komuter station Jinjang Kuala Lumpur	Diamond interchange on the below flyover only
		Kepong flyover 1.7 kilometres	BELOW FLYOVER Kepong Kepong Sentral Komuter station Jinjang Kuala Lumpur	Start/End of flyover
		Taman Permata
		Taman Daya
	B21 KEPONG-SELAYANG HIGHWAY Bandar Baru Selayang Selayang Hospital Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)	Half diamond interchange
Selangor Darul Ehsan Gombak district border JKR Gombak border limit
Selangor-FT Kuala Lumpur border
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
		Kepong Metropolitan Park	BATU CAVES ROUNDABOUT INTERCHANGE	KUALA LUMPUR-RAWANG HIGHWAY NORTH Ipoh Rawang Bandar Baru Selayang SOUTH Kuala Lumpur Segambut Sentul	Multi-level stacked expressway roundabout interchange
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
FT Kuala Lumpur-Selangor border
Selangor Darul Ehsan Gombak district border JKR Gombak border limit
		Sungai Batu bridge
		Railway crossing bridge
	BATU CAVES INTERCHANGE	WEST B22 JALAN BATU CAVES B22 Batu Caves B23 Sungai Tua B57 Ulu Yam Batu Caves temple Batu Caves Komuter station SOUTH JALAN PERUSAHAAN Batu Caves Industrial Area	Diamond interchange
		Batu Caves temple
		Batu Caves flyover	BELOW FLYOVER Taman Samudera Giant Hypermarket Batu Caves Taman Sri Gombak	Start/End of flyover
	B125 JALAN PINGGIRAN BATU CAVES Taman Bolton Taman Sri Gombak Pinggiran Batu Caves Taman Gemilang Kampung Melayu Wira Damai	Half-diamond interchange
KUALA LUMPUR MIDDLE RING ROAD 2
KUALA LUMPUR MIDDLE RING ROAD 2
-- --	GREENWOOD INTERCHANGE	EAST B22 JALAN BATU CAVES Gombak Taman Greenwood SOUTH DUTA-ULU KLANG EXPRESSWAY Kuala Lumpur Sentul	Multi-level stacked diamond expressway interchange
	GREENWOOD INTERCHANGE DUKE	SOUTH DUTA-ULU KLANG EXPRESSWAY Kuala Lumpur Sentul	Elevated U-turn to Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway
		Taman Seri Gombak	Taman Seri Gombak	Ampang bound
		PetronasPetronas, ProJet and Shell Layby	PetronasBurger King Petronas petrol stations with Burger King drive thru ProJet petrol stations Shell petrol stations	Ampang bound
	B38 JALAN SUNGAI PUSU B38 Kampung Sungai Pusu Gombak International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Gombak	Off ramp from Gombak only
-- --	KUALA LUMPUR-KARAK EXPRESSWAY Kuala Terengganu Kuantan Bentong Genting Highlands	Directional T expressway interchange
KUALA LUMPUR MIDDLE RING ROAD 2
KUALA LUMPUR MIDDLE RING ROAD 2
		ShellProJet and Shell Layby	Shell ProJet petrol stations Shell petrol stations	Batu Caves bound
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Selangor Darul Ehsan Gombak district boder JKR Gombak border limit
Gombak viaduct Selangor-FT Kuala Lumpur border
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
	TAMAN MELATI INTERCHANGE	WEST JALAN TAMAN MELATI 1/5 Taman Melati Taman Ibukota	Half diamond interchange
	KLANG GATES INTERCHANGE	NORTHEAST JALAN KOLAM AIR Kampung Klang Gates Klang Gates recreational park International School of Kuala Lumpur (ISKL) SOUTHWEST GENTING KLANG-PAHANG HIGHWAY Wangsa Maju Setapak Kuala Lumpur city centre	Diamond interchange with one ramp from Genting Klang-Pahang Highway
	Wangsa Melawati Wangsa Maju	Half diamond interchange
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
FT Kuala Lumpur-Selangor border
Selangor Darul Ehsan Gombak district border JKR Gombak border limit
	TAMAN MELAWATI INTERCHANGE	NORTH JALAN TAMAN MELAWATI Taman Melawati SOUTH PERSIARAN PERMATA Taman Permata Wangsa Maju	Diamond interchange
		Sungai Klang bridge
		FINAS	FINAS Studio Merdeka
		National Zoo of Malaysia (Zoo Negara)	NATIONAL ZOO OF MALAYSIA (ZOO NEGARA)	From Taman Melawati only
		Jalan Taman Zooview	NORTH JALAN TAMAN ZOOVIEW Kampung Kemensah Taman Zooview Kemensah Heights Institut Budaya Baru Melayu Selangor (IBBMS)	From Taman Melawati only
		Kampung Ulu Klang
		Sekolah Kebangsaan Ulu Klang
		Masjid Jamek Ar-Ridhuan
	ULU KLANG INTERCHANGE	WEST JALAN AU5 Wangsa Maju Taman Permata EAST JALAN UKAY PERDANA Ukay Perdana Bukit Antarabangsa	Diamond interchange
		Sungai Sering bridge
		Pinggiran Ukay
		Bukit Antarabangsa	EAST JALAN WANGSA 1 Bukit Antarabangsa	From Hulu Klang only
	TAMAN HILLVIEW INTERCHANGE	DUTA-ULU KLANG EXPRESSWAY Sentul Segambut Jalan Duta Mont Kiara Damansara Petaling Jaya	Roundabout interchange Elevated stacked interchange
JKR Gombak border limit
Sungai Ampang bridge Gombak-Hulu Langat district border
JKR Hulu Langat border limit
	AMPANG-KUALA LUMPUR ELEVATED HIGHWAY Kuala Lumpur KLCC	From Ampang only
		Ampang flyover	BELOW FLYOVER B36 Jalan Kerja Ayer Lama Ampang town centre B31 JALAN AMPANG Lembah Jaya B62 Hulu Langat Ampang LRT station Kompleks Pelancongan Menara Tinjau (Kuala Lumpur Look Out Point Tourist Complex)	Start/End of flyover
	B36 JALAN KERJA AYER LAMA Taman Tun Razak Ukay Heights Kelab Darul Ehsan International School of Kuala Lumpur (ISKL) AMPANG-KUALA LUMPUR ELEVATED HIGHWAY Kuala Lumpur KLCC	Junctions on the below flyover only
	AMPANG INTERCHANGE	BELOW FLYOVER Ampang town centre B31 JALAN AMPANG WEST Kuala Lumpur EAST Lembah Jaya B62 Hulu Langat Ampang LRT station Kompleks Pelancongan Menara Tinjau (Kuala Lumpur Look Out Point Tourist Complex)	Multi-level stacked interchange
Selangor Darul Ehsan Hulu Langat district border JKR Hulu Langat border limit
Ampang flyover Selangor-FT Kuala Lumpur border
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
		Ampang flyover Desa Pahlawan	BELOW FLYOVER Desa Pahlawan	From Pandan only
		Ampang flyover	BELOW FLYOVER Desa Pahlawan Ampang town centre B31 JALAN AMPANG WEST Kuala Lumpur EAST Lembah Jaya B62 Hulu Langat Ampang LRT station Kompleks Pelancongan Menara Tinjau (Kuala Lumpur Look Out Point Tourist Complex)	Start/End of flyover
		Jalan Ampang Putra	EAST JALAN AMPANG PUTRA Taman Putra Sulaiman Taman Ampang Utama	From Ampang only
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
FT Kuala Lumpur-Selangor border
Selangor Darul Ehsan Hulu Langat district border JKR Hulu Langat border Limit
		Desa Pandan
		Desa Pandan viaduct
		TESCO Ampang
	TAMAN CEMPAKA INTERCHANGE	Taman Cempaka Pandan Jaya Taman Cahaya Suria	Diamond interchange
		Pandan flyover Railway crossing bridge
	PANDAN INDAH INTERCHANGE	JALAN PANDAN INDAH WEST Shamelin Maluri EAST Pandan Indah Pandan Indah LRT station	Diamond interchange
		Jalan Pandan Utama	EAST JALAN PANDAN UTAMA Pandan Indah	From Ampang only
		Sungai Kerayong bridge
	TAMAN KENCANA INTERCHANGE	EAST JALAN BUNGA RAYA Taman Kencana Taman Lembah Maju Taman Mawar Taman Seraya Taman Putra Taman Seri Raya Taman Saga Taman Bukit Teratai Taman Mega Jaya B62 Hulu Langat Kompleks Pelancongan Menara Tinjau (Kuala Lumpur Look Out Point Tourist Complex)	Half diamond interchange
		Pandan Perdana	WEST JALAN PERDANA 6/2 Pandan Perdana Pandan Safari Lagoon	From Cheras[disambiguation needed ] only
Selangor Darul Ehsan Hulu Langat district border JKR Hulu Langat border limit
Selangor-FT Kuala Lumpur
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
		Kampung Cheras Baru
	Cheras Christian Cemetery EAST Townships	Roundabout interchange
33
33.2		Cheras flyover	BELOW FLYOVER Cheras Taman Cheras CHERAS HIGHWAY NORTH Kuala Lumpur Bandar Tun Razak SOUTH Kajang Seremban	Start/End of flyover
33.4	CHERAS INTERCHANGE	Cheras CHERAS HIGHWAY NORTH Kuala Lumpur Bandar Tun Razak SOUTH Kajang Seremban	Multi-level stacked roundabout expressway interchange
33.8		Cheras flyover
34		Cheras flyover	BELOW FLYOVER Tesco Extra Hypermarket Cheras Cheras Taman Cheras CHERAS HIGHWAY NORTH Kuala Lumpur Bandar Tun Razak SOUTH Kajang Seremban	Start/End of flyover
34.5
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35.5
35.7	EAST-WEST LINK EXPRESSWAY Kajang Cheras	Off ramp from Cheras only Start/End of flyover
36		Bandar Tun Razak flyover
36.5		Bandar Tun Razak flyover
37	Bandar Tun Razak Bandar Tun Razak Industrial Area EAST-WEST LINK EXPRESSWAY WEST Salak South Seputeh Bangsar Petaling Jaya EAST Kajang Cheras Taman Connaught	Half diamond Interchange Start/End of flyover
37.1		Bandar Tasik Selatan	EAST JALAN TASIK SELATAN 1 Bandar Tasik Selatan Kem Sungai Besi Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM)	From Ampang only
38	TERMINAL BERSEPADU SELATAN Bandar Tasik Selatan station	Interchange Elevated U-Turn
38.4		Bandar Tasik Selatan	EAST JALAN TASIK SELATAN 1 Bandar Tasik Selatan Kem Sungai Besi Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM)	From Ampang only
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39.2	SUNGAI BESI EXPRESSWAY NORTH Kuchai Lama Petaling Jaya SOUTH Sungai Besi Seri Kembangan Mines Resort City Kajang	Interchange
KUALA LUMPUR MIDDLE RING ROAD 2 JKR border limit
SHAH ALAM EXPRESSWAY Start/End of expressway Kesas border limit
			WEST SHAH ALAM EXPRESSWAY Pulau Indah Klang Shah Alam Subang Jaya Puchong Putrajaya Kinrara Kompleks Sukan Negara KUALA LUMPUR SEREMBAN EXPRESSWAY NORTH Kuala Lumpur Petaling Jaya SOUTH NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY SOUTHERN ROUTE _AH2_Kuala_Lumpur_International_Airport_(KLIA)_ AH2 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) AH2 Seremban AH2 Melaka AH2 Johor Bahru

References

1. ^ Govt to probe MRR2
2. ^ Police close Kepong stretch of MRR2 after cracks appear on pillar

See also

• Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road
• Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1
• Jalan Duta-Segambut Highway