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The Selangor State Government has announced plans to construct three new road connections in Seri Kembangan to ease vehicular congestion and enhance local traffic distribution across several mature neighbourhoods. Selangor Infrastructure and Agriculture Committee Chairman Datuk Izham Hashim disclosed the infrastructure initiatives during a Selangor State Legislative Assembly sitting, confirming that local municipal councils are actively preparing feasibility studies and alignment plans. The proposed road segments are designed to bridge existing municipal bottlenecks between growing residential enclaves, commercial centres, and major expressway corridors. By establishing direct arterial links between Bukit Serdang, Taman Universiti Indah, Taman Puncak Jalil, and surrounding commercial zones, the state aims to divert local commuter traffic away from heavily congested primary thoroughfares.
Key Points
- The Selangor State Government has identified three new road connections in Seri Kembangan to improve traffic dispersal across mature residential townships.
- The infrastructure initiatives involve joint inter-agency planning between the Subang Jaya City Council and Kuala Lumpur City Hall, alongside a dedicated flyover crossing the Maju Expressway.
- The road developments form part of the newly approved Selangor Road and Highway Development Strategic Plan 2035 to systematically address missing road links throughout the state.
Proposed Road Alignments and Planning Status
The three proposed road connections target specific bottlenecks that currently restrict movement between adjoining residential and commercial precincts in Seri Kembangan. Under the initial framework presented to the state assembly, the projects are currently progressing through various stages of technical assessment, inter-agency alignment coordination, and preliminary engineering design.
The operational scope and current administrative status of the three road connections are detailed below:
| Road Alignment | Connecting Localities | Key Infrastructure Feature | Current Project Status |
| Route 1 | Taman Universiti Indah to Taman Bukit Serdang | Direct arterial connection | Feasibility study stage, near finalisation |
| Route 2 | Jalan Cemara to Jalan Inovasi 8 (MRANTI) | Cross-border municipal extension | Joint planning underway with DBKL |
| Route 3 | Bukit Serdang to Taman Puncak Jalil | Dedicated elevated structure | Structural planning across MEX ongoing |
The first project involves constructing a direct route between Taman Universiti Indah and Taman Bukit Serdang, which is currently undergoing a comprehensive feasibility study that state authorities expect to finalise shortly. The second connection entails extending Jalan Cemara into Jalan Inovasi 8 within the Malaysian Research Accelerator for Technology & Innovation (MRANTI) complex. The third project aims to link Bukit Serdang directly to Taman Puncak Jalil through a dedicated bridge structure spanning across the Maju Expressway (MEX). Structural engineering planning and spatial assessments for this elevated link remain underway to ensure compatibility with existing highway concession reserves.
Inter-Agency Coordination and Municipal Boundary Integration
Due to the geographical location of Seri Kembangan on the boundary between Selangor and the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, several of the proposed road extensions require direct multi-agency cooperation. The expansion of Jalan Cemara to Jalan Inovasi 8, for instance, crosses local administrative jurisdictions and necessitates technical alignment between state and federal authorities.
To execute these infrastructure projects effectively, several government entities and municipal bodies have been tasked with coordinating road designs, traffic impact assessments, and boundary reservations:
- Subang Jaya City Council (MBSJ): Lead municipal authority managing local road widening, residential traffic dispersal schemes, and planning approvals within the Seri Kembangan constituency.
- Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL): Coordinating municipal partner for cross-border alignment studies near the Bukit Jalil boundary and the MRANTI technology hub.
- Selangor Public Works Department (JKR Selangor): Technical advisory body evaluating engineering standards, bridge crossings, and structural safety parameters.
- Highway Concessionaires: Private operators managing expressways adjacent to the proposed links, specifically the Maju Expressway concessionaire for the elevated Bukit Serdang–Puncak Jalil crossing.
Coordinating with DBKL ensures that vehicular traffic entering or exiting the MRANTI technology corridor does not create secondary congestion on local distributor roads in Bukit Jalil or surrounding federal routes. Municipal planners are evaluating traffic impact assessments to ensure that the increased capacity along Jalan Inovasi 8 effectively absorbs local transit without compromising existing industrial and commercial access points.
The Selangor Road and Highway Development Strategic Plan 2035
The planned road linkages in Seri Kembangan are anchored within a broader state framework known as the Selangor Road and Highway Development Strategic Plan 2035 (Pelan Strategik Pembangunan Jalan dan Lebuhraya Selangor 2035). Recently approved by the state executive council, the master blueprint serves as the definitive reference document for all future road infrastructure planning, expansion projects, and missing-link completions across Selangor’s nine districts.
The strategic plan focuses on several key developmental pillars designed to modernize Selangor’s road network:
- Identification of Missing Links: Pinpointing disjointed local road segments between mature townships to create integrated alternative corridors.
- De-bottlenecking Urban Arterials: Upgrading overloaded municipal junctions and converting dead ends into throughways to distribute traffic volume away from expressways.
- Long-Term Capital Allocation: Establishing a prioritised pipeline for state-funded infrastructure works and municipal road reserves.
- Integration with Public Transport: Enhancing feeder road networks leading to major transit hubs, including Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Putrajaya Line stations situated within the Seri Kembangan vicinity.
Datuk Izham Hashim stated that the strategic plan enables the state government to systematically categorise roads requiring immediate widening, structural upgrading, or entirely new physical connections. Rather than relying solely on ad-hoc road widening projects, the 2035 framework integrates demographic forecasts, commercial developments, and private vehicle ownership trends into long-term municipal planning.
Urban Growth and Traffic Dispersal in Southern Klang Valley
Seri Kembangan has undergone substantial urbanization over the past three decades, evolving from an agricultural settlement into a densely populated residential and commercial hub in the southern Klang Valley. This rapid property development, combined with high vehicle density, has placed heavy strain on existing local bypasses such as Jalan Besar, Jalan Putra Permai, and the Sungai Besi Expressway (Besraya).
The lack of intermediate road connections between individual housing estates has historically forced motorists onto major tolled expressways or saturated single-lane distributor roads for short neighbourhood trips. Motorists commuting between Bukit Serdang and Taman Universiti Indah, for instance, frequently face peak-hour delays due to circuitous routing through commercial shoplot rows. The direct connection between these two areas aims to absorb inter-neighbourhood traffic and free up capacity along primary arterial corridors.
Similarly, providing an overpass across the MEX highway to link Bukit Serdang and Taman Puncak Jalil offers an alternative route for residents travelling between Seri Kembangan and the adjacent townships of Bandar Kinrara and Puchong. By dispersing local traffic across multiple interconnected corridors rather than funnelling vehicles through a single collector road, local authorities aim to reduce average travel times and manage vehicular flow as development expands across the southern Klang Valley corridor. Complete structural designs, cost estimations, and construction timelines are expected to be published following the conclusion of the ongoing feasibility evaluations.
