East Klang Valley Expressway

Route background

History

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.
• The phase 2 of the project would have cut through the Ulu Gombak forest reserve. The phase 2 has not been approved due to environmental concerns.