ANMC 21 – INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTSYSTEM (ITS) WORKSHOPURBAN TRANSPORT DEPARTMENTCITY HALL OF KUALA LUMPUR
MALAYSIA
15 OCTOBER 2013

OVERVIEW OF TRAFFIC
PROBLEM IN KUALA LUMPUR

Daily Traffic Flow Situation on KL Road Network (2010)

On a daily basis:2.225 mil vehicles
1.405mil•1.405 million vehicles crossthe MRRI•2.225 million vehicles crossthe MRRII•70% vehicle trips crossing
MRRI and MRRII during AM
peak hour are SOV.
•65% crossing MRRI andMRRII during PM peak hourare SOV.

Peak Hour Cross Cordon Flow Volumes (Vehicular Trips)

96,320AM PEAK127,680

MRRAM PEAK

2MRR1

Radial Arterials into the City (Supply Provided on Year 2010)

RADIAL ARTERIALS
2 Lanes Road
1. Jalan Dewan Bahasa
2. Jalan Sungai Besi
3. Jalan Kia Peng
4. Jalan Yap Kwan Seng
5. Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz
6.Jalan Tun Ismail
7.Jalan Sultan Salahuddin
8. Jalan Parlimen

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3 Lanes Road
1.Jalan Loke Yew
2. Jalan Pudu
3.Jalan Bukit Bintang
4.Jalan Ampang
5.AKLEH
6.Jalan Pahang
7.Jalan Ipoh8.Jalan Kuching
9.Jalan Damansara
10.Jalan Syed Putra

4 Lanes Road
1.Jalan Davis (New Link) (4 lanes)

TOTAL = 50 Lanes
Hence, currently the Road System is operating at a LOS close to ‘E’- In an Unstable and Precarious Equilibrium.

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MAJOR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO
CONGESTIONS Persistent & strong vehicular ownership growth- 8 – 1 2 % per annum (2006-2012) Imbalanced traffic streams
 High SOV s
 Low public transport modal split (19% 2012) Structural defects in the road network hierarchy
 interfacing of toll highways & arterial roads Degeneration of ring roads to local arterials

 Rampant Obstructions / Incidents
 Drivers’ attitudes
 Incidentswww.itis.com.my
facebook.com/ITISDBKL
twitter.com/ITISDBKL• dissemination of information for the purposeof traffic diversion due to road closures for:• event management(Le Tour de Langkawi, Merdeka Day)• security aspects

• Speed profile• Traffic volume to KL City Centre• Identify congestion hotspot• Identify accident prone location

••Poor maintenanceCritical vandalism and theft••

Poor maintenanceCritical vandalism and theft2nd of August
FridayPusat Pengurusan Pengangkutan
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JABATAN PENGANGKUTAN BANDAR
dew an ba ndar aya kual a l ump ur

2nd of August
FridayPusat Pengurusan Pengangkutan
Lot PT4758, Lebuhraya Bukit Jalil, 57000 Kuala Lumpur

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JABATAN PENGANGKUTAN BANDAR
dew an ba ndar aya kual a l ump ur

2nd of August
FridayPusat Pengurusan Pengangkutan
Lot PT4758, Lebuhraya Bukit Jalil, 57000 Kuala Lumpur

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Stakeholders Analysis
Factor ofcongestion

Nature ofProblem

Solution
involves

Stakeholders involved Remarks

Strongvehicle
ownership
growthRelates tonational
economyNational car
ownershippolicyMoF, MoT, EPU, MITI, Car
SPAD
dependency
can be reduced
by good PT

SOVs/ModalSplitNationaleconomy

Public transport

MoF, MoT, EPU,DBKL, PEMANDU,
SPAD

PublicTransport

Structural
weakness inroad
hierarchy

engineering

Engineering

MHA, MoW, EPU,
DBKL

More stringent
requirement
for future roadnetwork
expansion

Obstructions/ Traffic
Incidents
regulation

Enforcement

Traffic Police, JPJ,
SPAD, DBKL

Stringent &consistentenforcement

Complexities of traffic congestion• Multi discipline involving many different
stakeholders• Everybody is the cause of problem except
him/herself• Everybody has his own ‘best’ solution• Nobody is wrong in his traffic problem analysis• Repetition of yesterday solutions to today’sproblem

Do you agree?

FREE FOR ALL DOUBLE PARKING AS YOU LIKE

Jalan Bukit Bintang

Jalan Ipoh
Jalan Maarof

Jalan Ampang
Jalan Pudu

Jalan Sg. Besi

YELLOW BOX SYNDROME

COULDN’T CARE LESS BUS OPERATORSQUEUE-JUMPING

LOADING UNLOADING ACTIVITIES WHEN YOU LIKE IT

Reality in Effective Traffic Management• No single agency can manage traffic
congestion on its own• No proven approach able to ‘solve’
congestion• Needs multi-stakeholders involvement• Focus on quick win measures

The Feel Good Factor of Traffic Congestion• Barometer of urban economy• Reflection of urban vibrancy and activities• Absolute opportunity of togetherness• Golden period of personal privacy• Professional employement opportunities