Kerinchi Link at the Universiti Malaya site The double-deck carriageway design of Kerinchi Link from Bukit Kiara Interchange Exit 2307 to Kerinchi Interchange Exit 2308 was made as a result of the early controversial issues during the development stage. The construction of the stretch took place at the border of
Universiti Malaya, which meant that the construction could take up some of the university area, which sparked complaints. As a result, the expressway concessionaire Sprint came up with the idea of a double-deck carriageway which could reduce the land usage.
Damansara Town Centre as the "island" of separated carriageway During the construction of the expressway, Jalan Semantan could not be widened to six lanes; consequently, the highway concessionaire took another main road at
Damansara Town Centre for the Eastbound route, including Jalan Johar and Jalan Beringin. Damansara Town Centre became the "island" of the separated carriageways.
Unopened 2-lane off-ramp to Penchala Link at Sri Hartamas Disputed ramp When the expressway was opened to the traffic, the 530 m-long two-lane off-ramp from the Northbound direction of Kerinchi Link to Penchala Link at the Mont Kiara Interchange Exit 2303 could not be opened to traffic as a result of a land owner fencing the land which became a part of the ramp. The land owner's action has created difficulties among the residents of Bukit Kiara and Sri Hartamas, and even the highway concessionaire itself. Meanwhile, the highway concessionaire has made a narrower temporary ramp to Penchala Link but according to the highway concessionaire, the temporary ramp is quite unsafe due to risks of being collided from behind. For the time being, the highway concessionaire is still negotiating with the land owner in order to open the two-lane ramp.
Opening the ramp At 3pm, 3 June 2010, Works Minister Datuk
Shaziman Abu Mansor officially opened this disputed ramp. Hitherto, road users living in the
Mont Kiara and
Sri Hartamas areas wanting to go to
Jalan Duta,
Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE) and Penchala Link only had two lanes to use. "This new ramp will ease the movement of almost 22,000 vehicles per day", he told reporters after opening the ramp. Shaziman said the 50-metre ramp, which was delayed for seven years owing to problems related to acquisition of land, was completed in five months after the intervention by the
Malaysian Prime Minister,
Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who had immediately approved about RM20 million for the acquisition of land.
The old SJKC Damansara near Sprint Expressway The old
SJKC Damansara has one block located at Section 17 near
Jalan Damansara (now Sprint Expressway). However, on 26 January 2001, the school was moved from old block at Section 17 to the new smart school at PJU 3, near
Tropicana Golf and Country Club following the instructions from federal government that it no longer provided a "conducive learning environment" because of traffic congestion and noise pollution from the neighbouring Sprint Expressway. == Tolls ==