Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway

Expressway 14
Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway (EDL Expressway)
Route information
Part of
Maintained by MRCB Lingkaran Selatan Sdn Bhd
Length:	8.1 km (5.0 mi)
Existed:	2007 – present
History:	Completed on 2012
Major junctions
North end:	Pandan Interchange on North-South Expressway Southern Route
	North-South Expressway Southern Route Tebrau Highway Johor Bahru East Coast Highway J5 Johor Bahru East Coast Parkway 188 Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road Johor Causeway
South end:	Sultan Iskandar Building (CIQ)
Location
Primary destinations:	Permas Jaya, Kampung Bakar Batu, Pasir Pelangi, Stulang
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

The Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway, EDL (also known as Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Scheme) is an expressway in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The 8.1 km (5.0 mi) expressway connects the end of North-South Expressway Southern Route at Pandan to the new Sultan Iskandar Building CIQ Complex in the city centre. It is a toll free expressway and act as bypass to CIQ complex without using Tebrau Highway (Federal Route ) to the city centre. This project is part of the JB Master Plan and is linked with the Iskandar Malaysia project (formerly South Johor Economic Region (SJER) or Iskandar Development Region (IDR)) to propel the region into a modern economic powerhouse. The construction costs of the expressway is RM 1 billion.

In August 2012, The Malaysian government decided that it will acquire the Johor-based Eastern Dispersal Link (EDL) from Malaysia Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB), confirming speculation on the matter and turning analysts bullish on outlook of the construction giant.

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the expressway starts at CIQ Interchange near Sultan Iskandar Building CIQ Complex.

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 he or she drives on the EDL. However, on 30 Aug 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.

EDL flyover Jejambat EDL
Carries	Motor vehicles
Crosses	J5 Johor Bahru East Coast Parkway
Locale	Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway
Official name	EDL flyover
Maintained by	MRCB Lingkaran Selatan Sdn Bhd
Characteristics
Design	box girder bridge
Total length	3 km
Width	--
Longest span	--
History
Designer	Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB)
Constructed by	MRCB Construction Sdn Bhd
Opened	2012

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.

• I/C - interchange, RSA - Rest and service area, OBR - overhead bridge restaurant, L/B - layby, V/P - vista point, TN - tunnel, T/P - toll plaza, BR - bridge

km	Exit	Name	Destinations	No. of lanes	Speed limit	Notes
Through to North-South Expressway Southern Route
	1404A 1404B 1404C	Pandan I/C	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 (under planning) -			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	188 Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road – City Centre, Skudai, Stulang
	T/P	Sultan Iskandar Building (CIQ)	TnG 20pxImmigration Customs Customs 20pxImmigration TnG		60 km/h	Accepts electronic toll payment (Touch 'n Go) only
Through to Johor Causeway

External links

• EDL Connects website
• Yothemans.com
• Privatation Study by Perunding Trafik Klasik