A supplemental concession settlement (SCA) has been signed between the works ministry and the New Pantai Expressway (NPE) to formalise the 15 km extension of the freewayand for the concession interval to be prolonged till 2057, the works ministry has acknowledged. The NPE extension (NPE2) will join with the NPE, Sungai Besi Expressway (Besraya) and the upcoming The Expressway Palace-Kiara Expressway (LIKE) route.
Introduced earlier this yr, NPE2 is a 15 km-long, totally elevated route from the Pantai Dalam toll plaza to the Jalan Istana interchange through Jalan Syed Putra. Building of the freeway extension is about to start within the fourth quarter of this yr, and its completion is anticipated in 4 years, acknowledged IJM.
IJM states the mission features a new Syed Putra toll plaza, although its inclusion is slightly unusual seeing that it’s solely scheduled to be prepared by 2029, nicely previous the federal government’s plan to implement barrier-free MLFF by 2027. The works minister additionally talked about that NPE2 will help MLFF.
“The NPE Extension will ease congestion, cut back journey instances and improve entry into the town, whereas additionally supporting on a regular basis mobility for residents and companies in synergy with public transport. With financing secured and planning in progress, we’ll start building by the ultimate quarter of 2025,” mentioned IJM group CEO and managing director Datuk Lee Chun Fai in a press release.
By offering an alternate route, NPE2 is anticipated to divert as much as 40% of car site visitors at present travelling from Jalan Bangsar in direction of the town centre, and this different will probably cut back journey instances by as much as 25 minutes from Pantai Dalam to central Kuala Lumpur, the IJM assertion learn.
The brand new alignment will even complement the traffic-dispersing perform of the present stretch of the NPE by easing peak-hour congestion alongside Jalan Pantai Dalam, Jalan Bangsar, Jalan Syed Putra and Jalan Istana whereas enhancing the general effectivity and resilience of the general freeway community, the assertion continued.
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