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#11
Alfamaniac

Posted 16 December 2003 - 03:51 PM

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Frankly speaking, the LDP/Sprint highway is a lost cause, regardless of
whether high-speed electronic drive-thru tolls are built to supplant the
current system, or it's completely toll free. It would never be able to
cope with the current traffic volume, post or pre rock-fall at Bukit
Lanjan. Look at the part where Eastin Hotel is, heading towards TTDI, BU
and DJ from Bangsar and Damansara Heights. After the toll plaza, 10 or
more lanes of traffic attempts to converge into 2, while just a short
distance ahead traffic is trying to merge from Section 17, compounding the
congestion further. Apart from building more lanes (which I think is
technically next to impossible) and reducing traffic volumes, there is
nothing much that can be done to smoothen traffic flow.

#12
anisayang

Posted 19 December 2003 - 09:21 AM

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I might as well add up the problem, another reason is the planners are
most probably design the hiways and biways according to current situation.
They never plan for future expansion or needs. I do believe 2 years is the
most, after that, problem such as bottleneck, lousy exits blocking traffic
flow etc can no longer be cope by the initial design. MRR2, look at BTR
exit, then the curve near B tasik selatan, exit to Sg Besi, melambung-
lambung, favorite accident spot there.

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darahhitam

Posted 19 December 2003 - 03:14 PM

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Perhaps the planners did design ahead - it's just money talks, that's why you can see soooo many illogical exits being put up that will obviously cause jam and bottlenecks. What I heard, they had to build exits upon some VIP request, as idiocratic as it may seems.



#14
darahhitam

Posted 19 December 2003 - 03:17 PM

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MRR2: Pandan Indah/Kg Pandan/Pandan Perdana exits - now wtf is that? 30 meters to each other? The garbage, aluminum foils, vehicle parts, you name it.
Anisayang: The spot (MRR2-Kesas) that you mentioned has taken its toll on my brother's putra. 6.30 am, after rain when his car stalled upon hitting a pool of water filling up the friggin' lanes (how usual is that?) at 90-100 km/h. Result - complete engine overhaul - but he changed the whole engine.