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The "Stormwater Management And
Road Tunnel" or "SMART Tunnel", E38 is a storm drainage and road
structure in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and a major national project in the
country. The 9.7 km tunnel is 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 is the longest multi-purpose tunnel in the world.
In 2011, the SMART tunnel received the
UN Habitat Scroll of Honour Award for its innovative and unique management of
storm water and peak hour traffic.
It begins at Kampung Berembang lake
near Klang River at Ampang and ends at Taman Desa lake near Kerayong River at
Salak South. The project is led by the government, including Malaysian Highway
Authority (Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia, 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.
Construction of the tunnel began in 25
November 2003. Two Herrenknecht's Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM) from Germany
were used, including "Tuah" on north side and "Gemilang" on
south side.
The motorway sections on the SMART
system was officially opened at 3:00PM, 14 May 2007. Meanwhile, the stormwater sections on the
SMART system began operations at the end of January 2007.
Technical specifications :
Stormwater tunnel
Construction cost:
RM1,887 million
Stormwater tunnel
length: 9.7 km
Diameter: 13.2 m
(43.3 ft) (outer diameter)
Tunnelling method:
Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM)
TBM type: Slurry
shield
Motorway tunnel
Motorway tunnel
length: 4 km
Structure type:
Double Deck
Ingress and egress:
1.5 km at Jalan Sultan Ismail and Jalan Imbi
Length: 1.4 km at Jalan Tun Razak
Links: 1.6 km at Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway Links :
City Centre near Kg. Pandan Roundabout ; KL-Seremban Expressway near Sungai
Besi Airport.
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Technical Details
Date of Issue : 21-Nov-2011
Stamps
Stamp Value : 60sen (setenant) x 3
designs
Stamp Sheet : 20 Stamps
Paper : SPM Watermarked, Phosphor
Coated
Printing Process : Offset
Printer : Joh. Enschede Secure Print,
The Netherland
Stamp Designer : MMC Corporation Bhd
Miniature Sheet
Value :RM5.00 (Self Adhesive)
First Day Cover
50 Sen
Folder
RM5. 50
