DASH launching quickly: 20.1 km Damansara-Shah Alam Elevated Expressway hyperlinks Puncak Perdana-Penchala

Following the opening of the Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) final month, Projek Lintasan Kota Holdings (PROLINTAS) will quickly launch the brand new Damansara-Shah Alam Elevated Expressway, which is affectionately generally known as DASH.

The primary line of DASH measures 20.1 km lengthy and connects Puncak Perdana to Penchala, with a travelling time of simply half-hour, 60 minutes much less in comparison with utilizing current roads. With all interchanges factored in, the freeway’s efficient size is definitely 55.4 km.

On that point out, DASH has a complete of 13 interchanges, together with at Puncak Perdana, Alam Suria, Denai Alam, Kampung Melayu Subang, Pinggiran Subang, Subang 2, Subang Airport, RRIM (Kwasa Damansara), Surian, Seksyen 5 Kota Damansara, Sunway Damansara, Damansara Perdana and Penchala.

These interchanges present motorists with various routes to locations like Persiaran Surian in Kota Damansara, Subang Airport, Damansara Perdana, Damansara, Penchala and in direction of Kuala Lumpur. Moreover, DASH might help disperse site visitors for future developments in areas like Kwasa Damansara, Elmina and alongside the Shah Alam to Damansara.

The brand new freeway’s connectivity additionally extends to different highways, particularly the Guthrie Hall Expressway (GCE), Damansara-Puchong Expressway (LDP) in addition to the Penchala Hyperlink and SPRINT Expressway.

Like SUKE, DASH is an elevated freeway, with 90% of its route being above floor, whereas the remaining 10% are on-ground. DASH additionally incorporates a three-lane twin carriageway design, with every lane measuring 3.5 metres extensive, and there’s additionally a 3-metre-wide emergency lane.

DASH can also be distinctive because it options the primary totally enclosed freeway noise barrier measuring 260 metres in size close to Damansara Perdana. Nearer to Empire Metropolis, a part of the freeway makes up a nexus of overpasses dubbed the ‘Spaghetti Hyperlink’ that includes seven ramps from different current highways just like the LDP and Penchala Hyperlink with Penchala Interchange.

In line with PROLINTAS, the anticipated common day by day site visitors is 50,000 autos and the freeway is alleged to alleviate site visitors alongside Persiaran Mokhtar Dahari by 39%, Jalan Sungai Buloh by 33% and Persiaran Surian by 43%.

By way of services, DASH will characteristic two relaxation and repair areas in each bounds on the Denai Alam toll plaza (RSA Denai Alam), which is one among three toll plazas, with the opposite two situated at RRIM (Kwasa Damansara) and Kota Damansara. The RRIM (Kwasa Damansara) toll plaza may even have lay-bys in each instructions.

The freeway additionally options 2,441 LED streetlights, 37 high-definition CCTVs, 18 emergency telephones, 30 automobile incident detection system (VIDS) and 10 variable message indicators (VMS) alongside its alignment. The toll plazas are additionally unconventional of their design as they permit PROLINTAS to straightforward implement a multi-lane free movement (MLFF) tolling system.

In the meantime, eco-friendly initiatives are a part of DASH’s growth, with photo voltaic panels and rainwater harvesting system put in place at numerous areas to recuperate assets, whereas the toll plaza operations buildings have a inexperienced turf roof to assist out the surroundings.

Development of DASH, which prices RM4.2 billion, started in August 2016 and the principle sections of freeway have been accomplished as of September 30, 2022, with solely ending touches left to do. In contrast to SUKE that’s being opened in phases, your complete DASH freeway will probably be accessible to the general public when it’s formally launched.