Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway

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Expressway 19
Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway Lebuhraya Bertingkat Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang
Route information
Maintained by Prolintas
Length	31.8 km (19.8 mi)
Existed	2012–present
Major junctions
North end	Ulu Klang, Selangor
South end	Shah Alam Expressway at Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

The Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway is a 31.8-kilometre (19.8-mile) controlled-access highway being constructed in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, Malaysia. The expressway will run parallel to the existing Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 between Sungai Besi and Ulu Klang, with the intent of reducing traffic along the road.

Route description[]

The expressway begins in Ulu Klang, Selangor in the north, then runs above Middle Ring Road 2 to Ampang. The expressway then diverts southeast through Pandan Indah, before turning back southwest through Cheras and Alam Damai. The expressway finally turns westwards to meet Middle Ring Road 2 again before terminating at Sungai Besi, where the road continues into the Shah Alam Expressway.^{[citation needed]}

History[]

The increasing traffic along the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 along the links of Ulu Klang, Ampang, Pandan Indah, Cheras, Bandar Tun Razak and Bandar Tasik Selatan facilitated the need for increasing road capacity. Prolintas proposed that the expressway to be built to meet these requirements. The expressway will act as an alternative route to Kajang from Ulu Klang. The project was allocated RM5.3 billion in the Budget 2015.^[1]

Accidents[]

There have been multiple report of accidents happening related to SUKE during its construction period.

On September 2020, a woman escaped death when a concrete slab fell onto her car from the elevated construction nearby Bandar Tasik Selatan. She broke her left arm and collar bone due to the accident and the contractors involved were fined RM180,000. The investigation discovered that the subcontractor did not follow the proper work procedures and also had a site supervisor with no accreditation.^[2][3]

Six months later on March 2021, an overhead bridge under construction collapsed when a trailer hit the steel scaffolding the bridge nearby Bandar Tasik Selatan. The trailer however was not involved with the project and the driver was tested positive for drugs. The trailer was said to be overloaded when the accident happened. The director of Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) commented that the heavy trailer along with the low structure of the bridge caused the bridge to collapse when they hit each other. The accident led to two deaths and three injuries of factories workers in a van nearby the accident area.^[4][5][6]

Two weeks later on March 17, an accident occurred also nearby Bandar Tasik Selatan between two cars when one of the cars lost control and hit the other one. The car that lost control crashed into the pillar of the construction site of which the driver died at the scene while the other driver did not sustain any injury.^[7][8]

External links[]

• Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway website

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