Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway

The Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway [1] is a controlled-access highway entirely within Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The 8.1-kilometre (5.0-mile) expressway connects the end of the North–South Expressway Southern Route at Pandan to the Johor–Singapore Causeway in the city centre. The expressway was constructed to allow cross-border traffic to bypass the city centre and reduce congestion along Tebrau Highway, the existing main route to the causeway. The construction costs of the expressway is RM 1 billion.[2]

Expressway 14
Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway
Lebuhraya Penyebaran Timur Johor Bahru
EDL in red
Route information
Part of AH2
Maintained by the Malaysian Public Works Department
Length8.1 km (5.0 mi)
Existed2007–present
HistoryCompleted in 2012
Major junctions
North end North–South Expressway Southern Route at Pandan-Tebrau, Johor
Major intersections Tebrau Highway
Johor Bahru East Coast Highway
J5 Johor Bahru East Coast Parkway
Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road
South end Bukit Timah Expressway at the Johor–Singapore Causeway
Location
CountryMalaysia
Primary
destinations		Permas Jaya, Kampung Bakar Batu, Pasir Pelangi, Stulang
Highway system
Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway

In August 2012, the Malaysian government decided that it will acquire the expressway from Malaysia Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB).[3]

The Kilometre Zero of the entire expressway is located after the CIQ Interchange before the Sultan Iskandar Building towards the Malaysia-Singapore border.

History

The construction of the Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link was proposed in 2004 in the Ninth Malaysia Plan (2006–2010). The construction began on 1 October 2007 and was completed on 20 March 2012. On 1 April 2012, the highway was opened to public.

Controversies

Houses along Jalan Sri Pelangi Satu and Jalan Sri Pelangi Dua had been reclaimed by the government due to the necessity to use the land for the project. The compensation sum given to the owners of the houses was considered low by many of the residents there. However, no further adjustments was made to the sum.

Another major controversy is that only the motorists who use the CIQ complex to travel to Singapore will be charged the toll; whether or not the EDL is used. However, on 30 August 2012, five months after the EDL was opened to public, the controversy was resolved when the government announced that they will take over the EDL from MRCB. On 1 January 2018, toll collections at JB Eastern Dispersal Link was abolished.

List of interchanges

Below is a list of interchanges (exits), laybys and rest and service areas along the Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway. The exits are arranged in ascending numerical order from north to south.

The entire section is located within the district of Johor Bahru, Johor.

km Exit Name Destinations No. of
lanes		 Speed
limit		 Notes
Through to AH2 North-South Expressway Southern Route
1404A
1404B
1404C		 Pandan I/C AH18 Tebrau Highway – City Centre, Tampoi, Mersing, Kota Tinggi Four 110 km/h
6.6 RSA Pandan RSA Pandan RSA - TnG POS Six 90 km/h Southbound
BR Anak Sungai Sebulong bridge
RSA Pandan RSA Pandan RSA - Northbound
1402
1403A
1403B		 Bakar Batu I/C Johor Bahru East Coast Highway – Permas Jaya, Pasir Gudang
J5 Johor Bahru East Coast Parkway - Bakar Batu, Taman Sentosa
0.0 1401 CIQ I/C Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road – City Centre, Skudai, Stulang
T/P Sultan Iskandar Building (CIQ) Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go 60 km/h Accepts electronic toll payment (Touch 'n Go) only
Through to AH2 Johor Causeway
1.000 km = 0.621 mi; 1.000 mi = 1.609 km
  •   Concurrency terminus
  •   Incomplete access
  •   Unopened

References
  1. http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pua_20180730_P.U.%20(A)%20178.pdf
  2. 12 projects in IDR this year Archived 9 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Govt takes over highway". thestar.com.my. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
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