Sprint Highway (Kerinchi Link)

Sprint Highway (Kerinchi Link)

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Client: PERSYS Sdn Bhd
Owner: Sistem Penyuraian Trafik KL Barat Sdn Bhd
Value: RM650M (US$185M)

The SPRINT highway consists of seven high level ramps with a total length of around 2km crossing over highly trafficked existing Highways as part of a traffic dispersal scheme on the western side of Kuala Lumpur.  The ramp structures consist of precast segmental concrete box girders having a maximum span of 65m carrying two-lane carriageways. All ramps were built using the precast segmental balanced cantilever method in this design and build contract. The project was completed in 2000.

RB was appointed by the contractor as the bridge specialist designers, also providing shop drawings, alignment control, temporary works and construction technology services as part of a total engineering package.

In this project RB carried out the detailed design of most of the ramps in conjunction with Benaim UK, and was a successful example of work-sharing across time zones and over long distances where tools such as video conferencing were used to good effect.