Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
Federal Route 28 | |
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Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2) | |
Route information | |
Part of AH141 (Greenwood–Gombak North Interchange) | |
Length | 65.0 km (40.4 mi) |
Existed | 1992–present |
History | Completed in 2002 |
Major junctions | |
Besraya Expressway FT 1 Cheras Highway East–West Link Expressway East–West Link Expressway Jalan Sungai Besi Shah Alam Expressway Shah Alam Expressway | |
Southeast end | Sri Petaling |
Location | |
Country | |
Highway system | |
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2 or Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 Scheme), Federal Route 28, is a ring road built by the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) to connect neighborhoods near the boundary of Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor.[1] Altogether, the 65.0 km (40.4 mi) of the entire system consists of Federal Route 28, Damansara–Puchong Expressway Damansara–Puchong Expressway (from Sri Damansara Interchange to Sunway Interchange) and Shah Alam Expressway Shah Alam Expressway (from Sunway Interchange to Sri Petaling Interchange). However, the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 is generally referred to as Route 28 since Route 28 occupies about two-thirds of the system.
Route background
The zeroth kilometre of the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 is located at Sri Damansara Interchange. At the first kilometre, it is connected to the Federal Route 54, Damansara–Puchong Expressway and DUKE Extension Expressway (SDL). The Kepong Flyover diverts the MRR2 from the Federal Route 54.
At
The Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2, Federal Route 28, ends at Sri Petaling Interchange, where it proceeds as the Shah Alam Expressway.
History
Construction of this ring road was divided into three phases. These phases were Bandar Sri Damansara–Kepong–Batu Caves–Gombak, Gombak–Ulu Klang–Ampang and Ampang–Pandan–Cheras–Sri Petaling. It was divided into 12 packages costing RM880 million. This project was built by the JKR and the Bumi Hiway Sdn Bhd as the main contractor.
Pioneer routes
The construction of the MRR2 included the acquisition and upgrades of several major roads as follows:
Highway shield |
Roads | Sections |
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FT 54 | Jalan Sungai Buloh | Sri Damansara–Kepong |
B21 | Kepong–Selayang Highway | Kepong–Taman Daya |
B22 |
Jalan Batu Caves | Batu Caves–Greenwood |
FT 2 | Kuala Lumpur–Karak Highway |
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 |
Developments
Upgrade to LED streetlights
The Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 FT28 is one of the three federal highways being included under the pioneer
According to the former Works Minister, Datuk Seri Shaziman Abu Mansor, the LED street lights could provide up to 50% savings on the electricity bills of those three federal highways. As of June 2011, the federal government paid RM26 million of the electricity bills for the conventional street lights nationwide every year.[3] However, most streetlights on the road are broken and unlikely to be replaced.
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.
- Kilometre and hectometre markers. It can be used for reporting accidents location. Some of them are not replaced when construction happens on the road.
- 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
in the 1990s.Lemang stalls at MRR2
During the annual festival months and beyond, hawkers will set up '
Beam cracks on the Kepong Flyover
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 four 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. 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.[4]
Second closure
On 4 February 2006, the Kepong Flyover was closed to traffic from 10:30 am after serious damages on the flyover were confirmed.
Many complaints arrived about the damages on MRR2. Traffic jams also have risen due to the incompletion of the MRR2 (see right).
On 8 December 2006, the Kepong Flyover was reopened to all traffic.[5]
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.[6][7] Pillar 28 is where the German consultant Leonhardt Andrä und Partner 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.[8]
List of interchanges
This article contains a bulleted list or table of intersections which should be presented in a properly formatted junction table.(November 2021) |
Km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks |
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West FT 54 Sungai Buloh Highway Bandar Sri Damansara Sungai Buloh Kuala Selangor Puncak Alam Klang West Coast Expressway West Coast Expressway Teluk Intan Sitiawan North–South Expressway Northern Route AH2 North–South Expressway Northern Route Alor Star / Thailand Penang Ipoh Shah Alam Klang North–South Expressway Central Link AH2 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Johor Bahru |
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FT 54 Sungai Buloh Highway JKR border limit | ||||
FT 28 FT 54 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2JKR border limit | ||||
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1 | Sri Damansara Interchange | 'North Persiaran Utama Bandar Sri Damansara Kepong Industrial Area 'South FT 29 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)
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Multi-level stacked half-SPUI expressway interchange with on-ramp from Damansara–Puchong Expressway Damansara–Puchong Expressway |
2A | Menjalara Interchange | East Jalan Taman Bukit Maluri Taman Bukit Maluri Bandar Menjalara Desa Park City |
Diamond interchange | |
2B | DUKE (Sri Damansara Link) Interchange | East Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Sri Damansara Link KLCC City Centre Ampang Ulu Klang Gombak Jalan Kuching Segambut |
Elevated directional ramp expressway interchange with u-turn from Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway | |
JKR Petaling border limit | ||||
Petaling–Gombak district border | ||||
JKR Gombak border limit | ||||
FT 28 FT 54 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2JKR border limit | ||||
FT 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2Kepong Flyover JKR border limit | ||||
Kepong flyover Railway crossing bridge on the flyover |
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3 | Kepong flyover Kepong Kepong Interchange |
Below flyover Kepong Sentral Komuter station Taman Daya
Diamond Interchange | ||
4 | Taman Kepong Indah Interchange | North 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 | Kepong Metropolitan Park V |
Kite crossing From Batu Caves only | ||
Sungai Jinjang bridge | ||||
FT 28 6.8 |
Kepong Landfill | Kepong Landfill Kepong Waste Disposal Centre |
Off ramp from Batu Caves only | |
FT 28 8.4 |
5 | Batu Caves Roundabout Interchange | FT 1 Kuala Lumpur–Rawang Highway North FT 1 Ipoh FT 1 Rawang FT 1 Bandar Baru Selayang South FT 1 Kuala Lumpur FT 1 Segambut FT 1 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 | ||||
FT 28 9 |
Sungai Batu bridge | |||
FT 28 9.2 |
Railway crossing bridge | |||
FT 28 9.7 |
6 | Batu Caves Batu Caves Interchange |
West South Jalan Perusahaan Batu Caves Industrial Area |
Diamond interchange |
Batu Caves temple | ||||
Batu Caves flyover | Below flyover Taman Samudera Taman Sri Gombak Giant Hypermarket Batu Caves |
Start/end of flyover | ||
FT 28 10.5 |
7 | Batu Caves flyover Taman Sri Batu Caves Interchange |
Below flyover South Jalan Sri Batu Caves Taman Sri Batu Caves Batu Sentul Pasar Sentul |
Junctions on the below flyover only |
8 | Batu Caves flyover Taman Samudera Interchange |
Below flyover Taman Samudera |
Junctions on the below flyover only | |
FT 28 11.8 |
9 | Taman Sri Gombak Interchange | North B125 Jalan Pinggiran Batu Caves Taman Bolton Taman Sri Gombak Pinggiran Batu Caves Taman Gemilang Kampung Melayu Wira Damai |
Half-diamond interchange |
FT 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2JKR border limit | ||||
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 JKR border limit | ||||
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10 | Greenwood Interchange | East B22 Jalan Batu Caves FT 68 Gombak Taman Greenwood South Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway FT 2 AH141 Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Greenwood–Sentul Pasar Link (Karak Link) Kuala Lumpur Sentul |
Multi-level stacked diamond expressway interchange |
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10A | Greenwood Interchange | South Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway FT 2 AH141 Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Greenwood–Sentul Pasar Link (Karak Link) Kuala Lumpur Sentul |
Elevated U-turn to Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway |
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Taman Seri Gombak | Taman Seri Gombak | Ampang bound | |
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Taman Sahabat | Taman Sahab Taman Desa Minang Taman Berlian |
Batu Caves bound | |
-- |
Sungai Gombak bridge | |||
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Petronas Petronas and Shell Layby | Petronas Burger King Petronas petrol stations with Burger King drive thru Shell petrol stations |
Ampang bound | |
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11A | Gombak North Interchange | Northeast B38 Jalan Sungai Pusu B38 Kampung Sungai Pusu FT 68 Gombak FT 68 International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Gombak |
Off ramp from Gombak only |
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11 | Gombak North Interchange ( East Coast Expressway FT 2 AH141 Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway) |
East FT 34 Central Spine Road Raub Kota Bharu Simpang Pelangai FT 8 Bentong-Kota Bharu Highway Kota Bharu Bentong |
Directional T expressway interchange |
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 JKR border limit | ||||
FT 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2JKR border limit | ||||
Shell Shell Layby |
Shell Shell petrol stations |
Batu Caves bound | ||
FT 28 15 |
12B | Terminal Bersepadu Gombak Interchange | West Terminal Bersepadu Gombak 🚉5 Gombak LRT Station LRT Kelana Jaya Line depot/north end 🚉East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) Gombak Station Taman Melati Taman Cemerlang |
Directional interchange
Batu Caves bound only to Terminal Bersepadu Gombak |
Selangor Darul Ehsan Gombak district border JKR Gombak border limit | ||||
Gombak viaduct Selangor–FT Kuala Lumpur border | ||||
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur | ||||
FT 28
16.2 |
12 | Taman Melati Interchange | West Jalan Taman Melati 1/5 Taman Melati Taman Ibukota East Persiaran Melati Kuarza Taman Melati Kuarza KL East Mall |
Half diamond interchange |
Taman Melati | West Jalan Taman Melati 1 |
LILO interchange
Batu Caves bound only | ||
FT 28
16.5 |
12A | Taman Melati-SPE Interchange | Southwest
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Start/end of flyover entering/exiting expressway |
FT 28
17.9 |
13 | Klang Gates Interchange |
Northeast Jalan Kolam Air |
Diamond interchange with one ramp from FT 2 Genting Klang–Pahang Highway |
FT 28
19.0 |
14 | Wangsa Melawati Interchange | South Jalan 2/27A 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 | ||||
FT 28
20.0 |
15 | Taman Melawati Interchange | North Jalan Taman Melawati Taman Melawati South Persiaran Permata Taman Permata Wangsa Maju Lembah Keramat AU5, AU4 |
Diamond interchange |
Sungai Klang bridge | ||||
FINAS | FINAS Studio Merdeka Kampung Fajar |
From Taman Melawati only | ||
Jalan Taman Zooview
National Zoo of Malaysia (Zoo Negara) |
North Jalan Taman Zooview National Zoo of Malaysia (Zoo Negara) |
LILO Interchange
From Taman Melawati only | ||
Kampung Ulu Klang Kampung Pasir |
Jalan Haji Mokhtar
Lorong Penghulu |
Towards Ampang only
Towards Batu Caves only | ||
Sekolah Kebangsaan Ulu Klang | Towards Batu Caves only | |||
Masjid Jamek Ar-Ridhuan | Slip road under flyover towards Batu Caves only | |||
FT 28
22.0 |
16 | Ulu Klang Interchange |
West Jalan AU4 Lembah Keramat AU4, AU5 Sungai Long
|
Diamond interchange |
Sungai Sering bridge | ||||
Pinggiran Ukay | Jalan Beverly Heights 1 | LILO interchange
From under flyover slip road towards Ampang only | ||
Bukit Antarabangsa | East Jalan Wangsa 1 Bukit Antarabangsa |
From Hulu Klang only | ||
FT 28 24.2
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17A |
Taman Hillview Interchange | Below flyover (roundabout) West Jalan Enggang Jalan AU 3/1 Lembah Keramat AU2, AU1 Wangsa Maju Taman Setiawangsa Kampung Datuk Keramat East Jalan Hillview Utama Taman Hillview |
Roundabout interchange |
FT 28 24.2
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17B | DUKE Ulu Klang Interchange | Upper Flyover West Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Duta–Sentul Pasar–Ulu Klang Link (Main Link) Sentul Segambut Jalan Duta Mont Kiara Damansara Petaling Jaya |
Stacked interchange (above flyover) |
FT 28 24.7
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17C | SUKE Ulu Klang | South
Hulu Langat
Bukit Teratai Cheras Hartamas Cheras Cheras–Kajang Expressway Kajang (not opened yet) Alam Damai Sungai Besi |
Ramp entering/exiting expressway Ramp entering towards Ampang only |
JKR Gombak border limit | ||||
Sungai Ampang bridge Gombak–Hulu Langat district border | ||||
JKR Hulu Langat border limit | ||||
FT 28 26.1 |
18A | Ampang-AKLEH Interchange | West Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway Kuala Lumpur KLCC Jalan Tun Razak Jalan Sultan Ismail |
From Ampang only |
FT 28
26.3 |
18B | Ampang flyover Jalan Kerja Ayer Lama Interchange |
Below flyover East B36 Jalan Kerja Ayer Lama Taman Tun Razak Ukay Heights Kelab Darul Ehsan International School of Kuala Lumpur (ISKL) Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway Kuala Lumpur KLCC Jalan Tun Razak Jalan Sultan Ismail |
Junctions below flyover |
FT 28
26.7 |
18C | Ampang flyover Ampang Interchange(Pekan Batu Ampat Ampang) |
Below flyover Ampang Town B31 Jalan Ampang West Desa Pahlawan Taman Tasik Ampang Hilir |
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 | ||||
Jalan Ampang Putra Exit | East Jalan Ampang Putra Taman Putra Sulaiman Taman Ampang Utama Taman Dagang |
LILO interchange
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 viaduct | ||||
FT 28
28.0 |
19A | Desa Pandan | West Jalan Kanan 1 Desa Pandan Kampung Pandan |
Towards Batu Caves only |
Dataran Pandan Prima | Lotus's Ampang Dataran Pandan Prima Taman Pandan Prima Petronas Layby with Burger King |
Towards Batu Caves only | ||
FT 28
29.2 |
19B | Pandan flyover Taman Cempaka Interchange |
Upper Flyover West East Jalan Cempaka Taman Cempaka Taman Dagang |
Directional interchange |
Pandan flyover Railway crossing bridge |
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FT 28
29.8 |
20A | Pandan Indah Interchange | East |
Directional diamond interchange |
20B | Jalan Pandan Utama Exit | East Jalan Pandan Utama Pandan Indah Hospital Ampang |
From Ampang only | |
Sungai Kerayong bridge | ||||
Elevated U-Turn | U-Turn |
From Ampang only | ||
21 | 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 Hulu Langat |
Half diamond interchange | |
Pandan Perdana | West Jalan Perdana 6/2 Pandan Perdana |
From Cheras only | ||
Selangor Darul Ehsan Hulu Langat district border JKR Hulu Langat border limit | ||||
Selangor–FT Kuala Lumpur border | ||||
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur | ||||
22 | Jalan Kuari Interchange | Jalan Kuari West Cheras Christian Cemetery Cheras DBKL Crematorium East Taman Lembah Maju Taman Mawar Taman Seraya Taman Putra Taman Seri Raya Taman Saga Taman Bukit Teratai Taman Mega Jaya |
Roundabout interchange | |
FT 28 33.5 |
23A | Cheras flyover Taman Cheras Interchange |
Below flyover Taman Cheras |
Junctions below flyover |
FT 28 33.7 |
23 | Cheras flyover Billion Roundabout Interchange |
FT 1 Cheras Highway North FT 1 Kuala Lumpur FT 1 Bandar Tun Razak Lotus's Cheras 9 Taman Midah MRT station Taman Tasik Permaisuri |
Multi-level stacked roundabout interchange |
FT 28 35.7 |
24A | Bandar Tun Razak flyover Taman Connaught Exit |
Below flyover Taman Connaught Taman Taynton Chinese cemetery East East–West Link Expressway East–West Link Expressway Kajang Cheras |
Off ramp from Cheras only Start/end of flyover |
FT 28 36 |
Bandar Tun Razak flyover | |||
FT 28 37 |
24B | Bandar Tun Razak flyover Bandar Tun Razak Interchange |
Below flyover Bandar Tun Razak Bandar Tun Razak Industrial Area East–West Link Expressway East–West Link Expressway West East–West Link Expressway Salak South East–West Link Expressway Seputeh Sprint Expressway Bangsar FT 2 Petaling Jaya East Cheras–Kajang Expressway FT 1 Kajang FT 1 Cheras Taman Connaught |
Half diamond Interchange Start/end of flyover |
FT 28 37.1 |
25 | Bandar Tasik Selatan | East Jalan Tasik Selatan 1 Bandar Tasik Selatan Kem Sungai Besi |
From Ampang only |
FT 28 38 |
26 | Terminal Bersepadu Selatan Interchange | West U-Turn |
Interchange Elevated U-Turn |
FT 28 39.2 |
27 | Sungai Besi Interchange | South Jalan Sungai Besi Sungai Besi town Mines Resort City Kajang |
Directional Interchange |
FT 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (39.7)JKR border limit | ||||
Shah Alam Expressway Shah Alam Expressway Start/end of expressway KESAS border limit | ||||
West Shah Alam Expressway Shah Alam Expressway Pulau Indah Klang Shah Alam Subang Jaya Puchong Bandar Kinrara Maju Expressway Seri Kembangan Maju Expressway Putrajaya Kompleks Sukan Negara East–West Link Expressway Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway North Kuala Lumpur FT 2 Petaling Jaya South North–South Expressway Southern Route North–South Expressway Southern Route Johor Bahru Seremban Melaka North–South Expressway Central Link AH2 Kuala Lumpur International Airport |
See also
- Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road
- Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1
- North-South Expressway Central Link
- Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim
References
- ISSN 1985-9619.
- ^ Statistik Jalan Raya Malaysia 2018, KKR
- Berita Harian (in Malay). Bernama. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ New Straits Times, 1 October 2004
- ^ Utusan Malaysia, 9 December 2006
- ^ photo
- ^ "Govt to probe MRR2". Archived from the original on 6 August 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
- ^ Police close Kepong stretch of MRR2 after cracks appear on pillar Archived 16 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine