Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE, E33), is the main expressway network in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The 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 (JKR28). 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.

It originally was given route code E16 but later changed to E33 instead. 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 E1 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 late 2005. 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) opened officially 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

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.

The DUKE Extension Expressway (E33) is an expressway in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia connecting Sentul Pasar Interchange on the Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway to the Genting Klang–Pahang Highway.

History 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. This 9 kilometre and 7 kilometre segment was opened to traffic on 28 September 2017 and 23 October 2017.

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 highway adopts open toll system on all its toll plazas (namely Batu, Sentul Pasar, Ayer Panas).

As part of an initiative to facilitate faster transaction, all toll transactions are conducted electronically via Touch 'n Go cards, VISA/Mastercard bank cards, SmartTAGs or RFID tags starting January 2018. Cash payment is only accepted under very niche circumstances..

Touch 'n Go Self-Service Kiosk (SSK) is available at Batu & Ayer Panas Toll Plaza lay-by.

DUKE Extension The DUKE Extension Expressway uses an open toll system.

Sentul Pasar & Segambut toll plazas have fully Electronic Toll Collections (ETC). As part of an initiative to facilitate faster transaction at the Sentul Pasar & Segambut Toll Plazas, all toll transactions at two 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) ClassType of vehiclesRate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))0Motorcycles, bicycles or vehicles with 2 or less wheelsFree1Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxisRM 2.502Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding busesRM 3.803Vehicles with 3 or more axlesRM 5.004TaxisRM 1.305BusesRM 1.30

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

Toll names AbbreviationNameBTUBatu/Batu TambahanAPSAyer PanasSTLSentul/Sentul TambahanSGTSegambut

Interchange lists

Phase 1

Duta–Sentul Pasar–Ulu Klang sections (Main Link) StatesDistrictKmExitInterchangeDestinationsNotesThrough to 0.03301Jalan Duta I/C – Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim (Jalan Duta), City CentreFrom West Only, Penchala Link – Mont Kiara, Sri Hartamas, Petaling Jaya - Puncak Alam, Meru, Subang Airport, Kota DamansaraPersiaran Dutamas (proposal) – Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, Segambut, Mont Kiara, KL MetropolisTrumpet interchange3301A3301BSegambut flyoverSungai Keroh bridgeRoad-Railway crossing stacked bridgeSegambut I/C3301A – Upper Flyover (Sri Damansara Link) – Segambut, Bandar Menjalara, Kepong Sungai Buloh Highway – Kuala Selangor – Desa Park City, Damansara3301B – Below Flyover OnlySegambut Bypass – Jalan Segambut, Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, Jalan Ipoh, Jalan SentulDirectional-T elevated interchangeRamp in/out3302Jalan Kuching I/C Kuala Lumpur–Rawang Highway – Ipoh, Rawang, Kepong, Fraser's Hill, City Centre, Cheras, SerembanSemi cloverleaf interchangeT/PBatu Tambahan Toll Plaza Eastbound to Bamboo HillsJalan Ipoh RampJalan Ipoh – Bamboo Hills @ KL Digital City, Batu Kentonmen Army Camp, KepongExit/Entrance ramp via toll plazaT/PBatu Toll Plaza WestboundBRSentul flyover132 kv of TNB transmission line (National Grid)500mRailway crossing bridgeSungai Batu bridgeHigh voltage transmission line on the flyoverSentul flyoverJalan Sentul Ramp Jalan Sentul (No Entry)Ramp in3303Sentul Pasar I/C Greenwood–Sentul Pasar Link (Karak Link) – Gombak, Sentul, Taman Greenwood Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 – Batu Caves, Kepong, Selayang – Genting Highlands, Kuantan, Kuala Terengganu (Tun Razak Link) – KLCC, City Centre, Kampung Baru – SerembanY-interchangeElevated u-turn interchangeBRSetapak flyoverJalan Pahang RampSungai Gombak bridge Genting Klang–Pahang Highway (Jalan Pahang) (No Entry)Ramp inT/PAyer Panas Toll Plaza Eastbound3304Ayer Jernih–Semarak flyoverAyer Jernih RampSetapak, City CentreRamp in/out3305Ayer Jernih–Semarak flyoverSemarak I/CJalan Sultan Yahya Petra (Jalan Semarak) – City Centre, Kampung Baru, PULAPOLHalf diamond interchange3306A3306B3306CSetiawangsa I/CJalan Jelatek – Wangsa Maju, Taman Sri Rampai, Danau Kota, Setiawangsa, Jalan Ampang – Kampung Pandan, Bandar Malaysia, Taman Melati, Genting Kelang, Kepong3-tier stacked interchangeGombak3307Hilview flyoverJalan 37/66 RampJalan 37/66 – Taman MelawatiJalan Taman Setiawangsa – Taman Setiawangsa, Taman KeramatRoundabout interchangeBRHilview flyoverSungai Klang bridge3308A3308BHilview flyoverTaman Hillview I/C Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 – Ulu Klang, Taman Melawati, Taman Melati, Taman Permata, Ampang, Pandan Indah, Cheras, Sungai Besi – Hulu Langat, Bandar Mahkota Cheras, Kajang – Genting Highlands, Kuantan – Puchong, Shah Alam – Ampang, Hulu Langat, Cheras – Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Seremban, Malacca, Johor BahruStacked interchange

Greenwood–Sentul Pasar sections (Karak Link) StatesDistrictKmExitInterchangeDestinationsNotes0.0 (K)3303ASentul Pasar I/C (Duta–Sentul Pasar–Ulu Klang Link, Main Link) – Ipoh, Petaling Jaya, Segambut, Kepong, Sentul, Kuala Lumpur city centre, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra (Jalan Semarak), Setiawangsa, Ulu Klang, Ampang (Extension, U-Turn Only) – Seremban, KLCC, City Centre, Bulatan Pahang, SentulY-interchangeElevated u-turn interchangeT/PSentul Toll Plaza 3303BSentul Pasar I/C (Extension, to east only) – Jalan Gombak – Gombak, SetapakFrom exit onlyBRSungai Chubadak bridge3309Jalan Kampung Bandar Dalam Jalan Kampung Bandar Dalam – Sentul, Batu, Gombak, SetapakDiamond interchangeBRSungai Padang Balang bridgeGombak3310Greenwood I/C Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 – Batu Caves, Kepong, Rawang, Sungai Buloh, Kuala Selangor, Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Puchong Jalan Batu Caves – Gombak, Taman GreenwoodDirectional rampStacked diamond interchangeThrough to Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2

Phase 2 The entire route is located in Kuala Lumpur.

Sri Damansara Link KmExitInterchangeDestinationsNotes3320Segambut I/C Duta–Sentul Pasar–Ulu Klang Link (Main Link) – Gombak, Batu Caves, Ulu Klang, Ampang, Genting Highlands, Kuantan, Sentul, Bulatan Pahang, City Centre, KLCC, Jalan Semarak, Setiawangsa, Seremban, Ipoh, Petaling Jaya Kuala Lumpur–Rawang Highway (North Only/U-Turn) – Rawang. Bandar Baru SelayangDirectional T with elevated u-turn interchange3321Plaza Tol Segambut ExitJalan Lang Emas – Jalan Segambut, Segambut town centre, Taman Sri Bintang, Taman Sri SinarInterchangeT/PSegambut Toll Plaza 3322Jalan Burung Hantu RampJalan Burung Hantu – Kepong Baru, Kepong, Taman Bukit Maluri, Bandar Menjalara, Desa Park CityRamp in/out3323AMenjalara I/C Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2Persiaran Utama – Bandar Sri Damansara, Kepong Industrial Area – Desa Park City, Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Puchong, PutrajayaFrom directional ramp interchange3323BMenjalara I/C Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 – Kepong, Selayang, Rawang, Batu Caves, Genting Highlands, Kuantan Sungai Buloh Highway – Bandar Sri Damansara, Sungai Buloh, Puncak Alam, Kuala Selangor – Ipoh, Klang, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), Johor BahruElevated directional ramp interchangewith u-turn from FT28/FT54 MRR2 & Main Link

Sentul Pasar–Jalan Gombak Link