It is proud to be a Malaysian, since you have tons of opportunities to experience high-tech and intelligent facilities or infrastructure in Kuala Lumpur.
One of the highlighted infrastructure that KL citizen can experience is The Smart Tunnel. SMART Tunnel will see 30,000 vehicles travelling its length when it begins operations this month.
The Stormwater Management and Road or "SMART Tunnel", is a storm drainage and road structure. This will be the longest stormwater tunnel in South East Asia and second longest in Asia. The main objective of this tunnel is to solve the problem of flash floods in Kuala Lumpur and also to reduce traffic jams along Jalan Sungai Besi and Loke Yew flyover at Pudu during rush hour.
There are two components of this tunnel, the stormwater tunnel and motorway tunnel.
It begins at Kampung Berembang lake near Ampang and ends at Taman Desa lake near Sungai Kerayong at Salak South. The project is led by the government, including Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) and the Department of Irrigation and Drainage Malaysia (Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran = JPS) and also a company joint venture pact between Gamuda Berhad and Malaysian Mining Corporation Berhad(MMC)
It is estimated that the first month as it would be toll-free during this period. This tunnel will be official run on March 9. The 3km motorway makes up part of a 9.7km water tunnel designed to channel water away from the city, reducing the risk of a flood. The part where the motorway meets the water tunnel is the world’s first two-in-one tunnel. In this area, water is channelled into a lower deck while the middle and upper decks are for motorists. If need be, the two decks for vehicles can also be flooded to channel water.The RM1.93 billion tunnel provides an alternative for motorists to escape the Jalan Tun Razak traffic congestion.It is estimated that 200,000 vehicles travel the road above the tunnel daily.
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