Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway

Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE), , is the main expressway network in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The 18 km (11 mi) expressway connects New Klang Valley Expressway's Jalan Duta Interchange E1 to Taman Hillview Interchange on Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 28 in Ulu Klang. The expressway was constructed to provide the "missing link" between New Klang Valley Expressway (E1), Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway (E8), and Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (Federal Route 28). This expressway is also known as the Kuala Lumpur Northeast Dispersal Link Scheme. It was proposed by Tan Sri Datuk Lim Kang Hoo, a chairman of Ekovest Berhad.

Expressway 33
Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway
Route information
Part of (Jalan Duta–Sentul Pasar–Greenwood stretch)
Maintained by Konsortium Lebuhraya Utara-Timur (Kuala Lumpur) Sdn Bhd (Kesturi)
Length	18.0 km (11.2 mi)
Existed	2006–present
History	Completed in 2009
Component highways	Main Link (Jalan Duta–Sentul Pasar–Ulu Klang) Karak Link (Taman Greenwood, Batu Caves-Sentul Pasar) Sri Damansara Link (Segambut–Sri Damansara, Sungai Buloh) Tun Razak Link (Bulatan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur–Sentul Pasar)
Major junctions
From	Jalan Duta Interchange on North–South Expressway Northern Route
	New Klang Valley Expressway Penchala Link Segambut Bypass Kuala Lumpur–Rawang Highway Jalan Sentul Genting Klang–Pahang Highway Jalan Kampung Bandar Dalam Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra (Jalan Semarak) Jalan Jelatek Jalan 37/66 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 Damansara–Puchong Expressway
To	Taman Hillview Interchange near Ulu Klang on Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
Location
Primary destinations	Jalan Duta, Segambut, Sentul, Setapak Setiawangsa, Ulu Klang
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

In addition to improving connectivity, DUKE disperses traffic from the city to the suburban range through several routes in and out of several branches of the main intersection. Through DUKE, drivers can move from one part to other parts of Kuala Lumpur in a short time, by bypassing congested traffic areas, such as Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 and Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road.

Route background

Duta–Sentul Pasar–Ulu Klang sections

The Kilometre Zero of this section is located at Jalan Duta Interchange near Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur, at its interchange with the New Klang Valley Expressway .

Greenwood–Sentul Pasar sections

The Kilometre Zero of this section is located at Sentul Pasar Interchange. At Bandar Dalam Interchange the expressway overlaps with the Federal Route 2 from Bandar Dalam Interchange to Greenwood Interchange.

History

The expressway used to be known as the Kuala Lumpur North East Expressway (KLNEE). It is a main element in the Kuala Lumpur Structure Plan 2020 as specified in the Transportation Research of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) conducted by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur) (DBKL) in 1985. It was identified by DBKL as one of the main connecting routes to complete the Kuala Lumpur Structure Plan 2020. DBKL conducted a detailed study of the alignment that feed the next three years, including Environmental Impact Assessment and Public Opinion. These studies and reports were approved by the Concession Agreement signed with the Federal Government on 12 August 2004.

The construction of this expressway commenced in mid-2006. The Jalan Duta–DUKE Interchange was built at the sharp hairpin of the NKVE and the Jalan Kuching Interchange was built at the former Jalan Kuching Toll Plaza owned by Kamunting Corporation Berhad. The expressway was partially (2/3) was officially opened by the Minister of Works Ir Mohd Zin Mohamed on 9 January 2009. Three months later, the NKVE section was open to traffic on 30 April 2009. Built to accommodate 120,000 vehicles per day, this expressway will offer an attractive alternative route to Klang Valley residents, especially for those traveling from east to west and for those who want to go to the city centre.

Progress

Construction progress gallery

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  Progress photo taken at Duta Interchange Feb 2006
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  Progress photo taken at Duta Interchange Feb 2007

Developments

DUKE Extension Expressway Project

The phase two development of the DUKE will be built by Ekovest Bhd and will start in two weeks at a construction cost of RM1.183 billion. Phase two, which will entail the construction of an elevated highway that will complement the existing DUKE, was to be completed in 2015. The DUKE extension will comprise two additional links, namely the Sri Damansara Link and the Tun Razak Link. Both links are proposed to have dual carriageways and the Tun Razak link will be about 9 kilometres in length while the Sri Damansara Link will be 7 kilometres long. The expressway will serve as a link between the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 (MRR1) and Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 MRR2.

Features

• Flyovers passing Segambut, Sentul and Setapak town.
• Sentul flyover sections with 132kv of Tenaga Nasional Berhad's (TNB) transmmision line (National Grid). During construction on 2007, the Cabinet directed the concessionaire Konsortium Lebuhraya Utara-Timur (KL) Sdn Bhd to share the TNB reserve in order to reduced land acquisition costs. In order to do this, the existing high tension pylons were replaced with monopoles, with the expressway running either side.

Tolls

The DUKE uses an open toll system.

Batu, Sentul Pasar, Ayer Panas & Segambut toll plazas have fully Electronic Toll Collections (ETC). As part of an initiative to facilitate faster transaction at the Batu, Sentul Pasar, Ayer Panas & Segambut Toll Plazas, all toll transactions at four toll plazas on the DUKE are conducted electronically via Touch 'n Go cards, SmartTAGs or RFID tags starting January 2018.

Toll rates

(Starting 23 November 2017)

Class	Type of vehicles	Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
0	Motorcycles, bicycles or vehicles with 2 or less wheels	Free
1	Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis	RM 2.50
2	Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses	RM 3.80
3	Vehicles with 3 or more axles	RM 5.00
4	Taxis	RM 1.30
5	Buses	RM 1.30

Note: Toll charges can only be paid with the Touch 'n Go cards, SmartTAGs or RFID tags. Cash payment is not accepted.

List of interchanges

Duta–Sentul Pasar–Ulu Klang sections (Main Link)

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			New Klang Valley Expressway West Ipoh Klang Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Johor Bahru
New Klang Valley Expressway PLUS Expressway border limit
Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Start/End of expressway (Touch 'n Go and SmartTAG ETC only) Kesturi border limit
0	EXIT 3301	Jalan Duta Interchange	New Klang Valley Expressway South Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim (Jalan Duta) City Centre From NKVE West Only Southwest Sprint Expressway Mont Kiara Sri Hartamas Petaling Jaya	Trumpet expressway interchange
0	EXIT 3301	Jalan Duta Interchange	Direction Towards Sprint Expressway From East Southwest Sprint Expressway Mont Kiara Sri Hartamas Petaling Jaya	From east only
		Segambut flyover		Start/End of flyover
		Segambut flyover Road-Railway crossing stacked bridge
	EXIT 3301A EXIT 3301B	Segambut flyover Sungai Keroh bridge Segambut Interchange	Upper Flyover EXIT 3301A Northwest Sri Damansara Link Segambut Bandar Menjalara Kepong Sungai Buloh Highway Kuala Selangor Ipoh Klang Damansara–Puchong Expressway Desa Park City Damansara Below Flyover Only EXIT 3301B East Segambut Bypass Jalan Segambut Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah Jalan Ipoh Jalan Sentul	Directional T elevated expressway interchange Ramp out to/from expressway
		Segambut flyover		Start/End of flyover
3
	EXIT 3302	Jalan Kuching Interchange	Kuala Lumpur–Rawang Highway North Ipoh Rawang Kepong South City Centre Cheras Seremban	Semi cloverleaf interchange
		Batu toll plaza BTU	TnG TAG Customer Service Centre	West bound
Batu toll plaza BTU (West bound) Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go SmartTAG SmartTAG Opened toll system Pay toll (Accepts electronic toll payment (Touch 'n Go and SmartTAG) only)
4
		Sentul flyover		Start/End of separated flyover
		Sentul flyover Sungai Batu bridge
		Sentul flyover 132 kv of TNB transmission line (National Grid) 500m		High voltage transmission line on the flyover
		Sentul flyover 132 kv of TNB transmission line (National Grid) 500m Railway crossing bridge		High voltage transmission line on the flyover
		Sentul flyover		Start/End of separated flyover
		Sentul flyover Jalan Sentul Ramp	Jalan Sentul No Entry	Ramp in from expressway
		Sentul flyover		Start/End of flyover
5
Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway
	EXIT 3303A	Sentul Pasar Interchange	North Greenwood–Sentul Pasar Link (Karak Link) Batu Caves Gombak Kuantan Genting Highlands South (U-Turn) Tun Razak Link Seremban KLCC City Centre Bulatan Pahang Sentul	Y expressway interchange Elevated u-turn interchange
Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway
		Setapak flyover		Start/End of flyover
		Setapak flyover Sungai Gombak bridge
		Setapak flyover Jalan Pahang Ramp	Genting Klang–Pahang Highway Jalan Pahang No Entry	Ramp in to expressway
		Setapak flyover		Start/End of flyover
Ayer Panas toll plaza APS (East bound) SmartTAG SmartTAG Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go Opened toll system Pay toll (Accepts electronic toll payment (Touch 'n Go and SmartTAG) only)
		Ayer Panas toll plaza APS Kesturi main headquarters	TnG TAG Customer Service Centre Kesturi operation office	East bound
		Ayer Jernih–Semarak flyover		Start/End of flyover
	EXIT 3304	Ayer Jernih–Semarak flyover Ayer Jernih Ramp	Setapak City Centre	Ramp in/out to/from expressway
		Ayer Jernih–Semarak flyover
	EXIT 3305	Ayer Jernih–Semarak flyover Semarak Interchange	Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra (Jalan Semarak) South City Centre Kampung Baru PULAPOL	Half diamond interchange
		Ayer Jernih–Semarak flyover		Start/End of flyover
	EXIT 3306	Setiawangsa Interchange	Jalan Jelatek North Wangsa Maju South Setiawangsa B31 Jalan Ampang	3-tier stacked interchange
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
FT Kuala Lumpur–Selangor border
Selangor Darul Ehsan Gombak district border
		Hilview flyover		Start/End of flyover
	EXIT 3307	Hilview flyover Jalan 37/66 Ramp	Jalan 37/66 North Taman Melawati South Jalan Enggang Taman Setiawangsa Taman Keramat	Roundabout interchange
		Hilview flyover Sungai Klang bridge
Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Start/End of expressway (Touch 'n Go and SmartTAG ETC only) Kesturi border limit
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 JKR border limit
	EXIT 3308A EXIT 3308B	Hilview flyover Taman Hillview Interchange	Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 EXIT 3308A North Ulu Klang Taman Melawati Gombak Batu Caves Kepong Sungai Buloh Rawang Ipoh Kuantan EXIT 3308B South Ampang Cheras Kajang Johor Bahru Melaka Seremban Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Shah Alam Klang	Stacked expressway interchange

Greenwood–Sentul Pasar sections (Karak Link)

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
0 (K)	EXIT 3303A	Sentul Pasar Interchange	Duta–Sentul Pasar–Ulu Klang Link (Main Link) West Ipoh Petaling Jaya Segambut Kepong Sentul Kuala Lumpur city centre East Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra (Jalan Semarak) Setiawangsa Ulu Klang Ampang South (U-Turn Only) Tun Razak Link Seremban KLCC City Centre Bulatan Pahang Sentul	Y expressway interchange Elevated u-turn interchange
Sentul toll plaza STL (North bound) SmartTAG SmartTAG Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go Opened toll system Pay toll (Accepts electronic toll payment (Touch 'n Go and SmartTAG) only)
		Sentul toll plaza STL	TnG TAG Customer Service Centre	North bound
	EXIT 3303B	Sentul Pasar Interchange	East Only Sentul Pasar–Setapak Link Jalan Gombak Gombak Setapak	From exit only
		Sungai Chubadak bridge
1 (K) --
	EXIT 3309	Jalan Kampung Bandar Dalam	Jalan Kampung Bandar Dalam West Sentul Batu East Gombak Setapak	Diamond interchange
Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway
2 (K) --
3 (K) --
		Sungai Padang Balang bridge
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
FT Kuala Lumpur–Selangor border
Selangor Darul Ehsan Gombak district border
Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Start/End of expressway (Touch 'n Go and SmartTAG ETC only) Kesturi border limit
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 JKR border limit
4 (K) --
	EXIT 3310	Greenwood Interchange	West Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 Batu Caves Ipoh Kepong Petaling Jaya Sungai Buloh East B22 Jalan Batu Caves Gombak B22 Taman Greenwood	Directional ramp Stacked diamond interchange
			Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 Northeast Kuantan Genting Highlands Johor Bahru Seremban Ampang Cheras Ulu Klang Kajang

Sri Damansara Link

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
	EXIT 3302	Segambut Interchange	Duta–Sentul Pasar–Ulu Klang Link (Main Link) East Gombak Batu Caves Kuantan Genting Highlands Seremban KLCC City Centre Bulatan Pahang Sentul Jalan Semarak Setiawangsa Ulu Klang Ampang West (U-Turn) Ipoh Petaling Jaya Kuala Lumpur–Rawang Highway North Only/U-Turn Rawang Bandar Baru Selayang	Directional T with elevated u-turn expressway interchange
0 (K)
	EXIT 3321	Plaza Tol Segambut Exit	Jalan Lang Emas Jalan Segambut Segambut town centre Taman Sri Bintang Taman Sri Sinar	Interchange with toll plaza
Segambut toll plaza SGT (Both bound) Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go SmartTAG Opened toll system Pay toll (Accepts electronic toll payment (Touch 'n Go SmartTAG) only)
		Segambut toll plaza SGT Kesturi main headquarters	TnG TAG Customer Service Centre Kesturi operation office	Both bound
1 (K)
2 (K)
	EXIT 3322	Jalan Burung Hantu Ramp	Jalan Burung Hantu Kepong Baru Kepong Taman Bukit Maluri Bandar Menjalara Desa Park City	Ramp in/out from expressway
Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Start/End of expressway (Touch 'n Go and SmartTAG ETC only) Kesturi border limit
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 JKR border limit
3 (K)
	EXIT 3323A	Menjalara Interchange	Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 South Persiaran Utama Bandar Sri Damansara Kepong Industrial Area Damansara–Puchong Expressway Desa Park City Damansara Petaling Jaya Puchong Putrajaya	From directional ramp expressway interchange
	EXIT 3323B	Menjalara Interchange	Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 North (U-Turn) Kepong Selayang Rawang Batu Caves Kuantan Genting Highlands West Sungai Buloh Highway Bandar Sri Damansara Sungai Buloh Kuala Selangor North–South Expressway Northern Route Ipoh Klang Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Johor Bahru	Elevated directional ramp expressway interchange with u-turn from Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 & Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway

Sentul Pasar–Jalan Gombak Link

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
	EXIT 3303	Sentul Pasar Interchange	Duta–Sentul Pasar–Ulu Klang Link (Main Link) West (U-Turn) Ipoh Petaling Jaya Segambut Kepong Sentul Kuala Lumpur city centre East Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra (Jalan Semarak) Setiawangsa Ulu Klang Ampang	Y elevated expressway interchange with u-turn to Duta–Sentul Pasar–Ulu Klang Link (Main Link)
0 (K)
		Sungai Gombak bridge
Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Start/End of expressway (Touch 'n Go and SmartTAG ETC only) Kesturi border limit
Jalan Gombak
1 (K)
	EXIT 3351	Jalan Gombak Interchange	Jalan Gombak North Bentong Genting Highlands Sentul Batu Caves Kuantan Gombak Wisma Ekovest South Genting Klang–Pahang Highway Setapak town centre Jalan Genting Klang Klang Gates Ulu Klang Jalan Pahang Sentul City Centre Seremban Petaling Jaya	Tunnel trumpet interchange

Tun Razak Link

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			North Greenwood–Sentul Pasar Link (Karak Link) Batu Caves Gombak Kuantan Genting Highlands
Sentul Tambahan toll plaza STL (South bound) Touch 'n Go SmartTAG Touch 'n Go Opened toll system Pay toll (Accepts electronic toll payment (Touch 'n Go and SmartTAG) only)
		Sentul toll plaza STL	TnG TAG Customer Service Centre	South bound
0 (K)	EXIT 3305A EXIT 3305B	Sentul Pasar Interchange	Duta–Sentul Pasar–Ulu Klang Link (Main Link) West Ipoh Petaling Jaya Segambut Kepong Sentul Kuala Lumpur city centre Greenwood–Sentul Pasar Link (Karak Link) North (U-Turn) Batu Caves Gombak Kuantan Genting Highlands	Y expressway interchange Directional ramp elevated u-turn interchange
	EXIT 3305C	Jalan Gombak Link Ramp	Jalan Gombak Link East Jalan Gombak Gombak Jalan Genting Klang Klang Gates Jalan Pahang Setapak	Southbound direction only
1 (K)
		Sungai Gombak bridge
	EXIT —-	Bandar Baru Sentul Ramp	Genting Klang–Pahang Highway North Jalan 9/48A Jalan Sentul Sentul town centre Bandar Baru Sentul Jalan Pahang Setapak Gombak	Ramp out from expressway
2 (K)
3 (K)
Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Start/End of expressway (Touch 'n Go and SmartTAG ETC only) Kesturi border limit
Jalan Tun Razak (Jalan Pekeliling)
	EXIT 3355A EXIT 3355B	Jalan Pahang Interchange	Genting Klang–Pahang Highway Jalan Pahang North Setapak Gombak Kuantan South Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman (Batu Road) Jalan Chow Kit (Chow Kit Road) City Centre Hospital Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 Jalan Tun Razak West Ipoh Petaling Jaya East KLCC Ampang Seremban Melaka Johor Bahru	Roundabout interchange with one directional underpass to Ipoh and Petaling Jaya

External links

• MRCB Group
• Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE) website
• EKOVEST
• DUKE Highway 2 blogspot
• mont'kiara & desa sri hartamas portal

See also

• Sentul Raya
• Kuala Lumpur