DASH Highway Finally Opens To Public, Toll-Free Until 30 November
The new highway will connect several highway networks such as the Guthrie Corridor Expressway (GCE), Damansara-Puchong Expressway (LDP), Penchala Link, and SPRINT Expressway.
Subscribe to our new Telegram channel for the latest stories and updates.
The Damansara-Shah Alam Elevated Expressway, also known as the DASH highway, is officially opened today (13 October) after six years.
Unlike the SUKE highway, the DASH highway is open in its entirety for public use. Once opened, the highway is expected to have an average of 50,000 daily road users.
The 20.1km highway connecting Puncak Perdana to Penchala in the Klang Valley will be free of charge for the public from 14 October 2022 at 12.01am until 30 November 2022.
READ MORE: 6 Klang Valley Highways To See Reduced Toll Fares Starting 20 October
According to Malay Mail, the highway costs RM4.2 billion and will serve as a link between the eastern and western townships in Klang Valley.
DASH highway will connect several highway networks such as the Guthrie Corridor Expressway (GCE), Damansara-Puchong Expressway (LDP), Penchala Link, and SPRINT Expressway.
According to paultan.org, the DASH highway interchanges include:
- Puncak Perdana
- Alam Suria
- Denai Alam
- Kampung Melayu Subang
- Pinggiran Subang
- Subang Dua
- Subang Airport
- RRIM (Kwasa Damansara)
- Surian
- Seksyen 5 Kota Damansara
- Sunway Damansara
- Damansara Perdana
- Penchala
The highway is expected to cut the 90 minutes commute from Puncak Perdana to Penchala to 30 minutes.
In addition, the highway is hoped to relieve the daily road congestion in areas such as Persiaran Mokhtar Dahari by 39%, Jalan Sungai Buloh by 33% and Persiaran Surian by 43%.
There will be three toll plazas on the new highway: Denai Alam, RRIM (Kwasa Damansara) and Kota Damansara, with two rest stops at Denai Alam.
What are the other features of DASH?
The highway is equipped with 37 CCTVs, 18 emergency phones, 30 vehicle incident detection systems (VIDS), 10 variable message signs (VMS) along the alignment and 2,441 light-emitting diode (LED) street lights.
Each lane on DASH is 3.5 metres wide while the emergency lane measures 3 metres wide.
The toll plaza operation buildings on DASH highway also sport eco-friendly features such as solar panels, rainwater harvesting and green turf roofs.
The concession period for DASH will last for 55 years from 25 December 2014 to 24 December 2069.
DASH is the second highway project opened by Projek Lintasan Kota Holdings (Prolintas).
Share your thoughts on TRP’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
