4.

Long-Term Planning

Although Putrajaya is a city which was developed not long ago in 1995 and is
intended to be a smart city, there are a few major problems with the infrastructure,
the accessibility as well as the transportation within the city. This long-term plan shall
give some insights and ideas of how the actual “intelligent city” can be made more
convenient for its population and visitors.

4.1. New Road Planning

Putrajaya was planned as smart city, therefore while thinking about the
structure of the roads, one can say that it was made with a lot of thought and
concern. The roads are wide and clear, with many lanes as well as the
biggest roundabout in the world, which make the driving experience smooth
and comfortable.
 Figure 1 Putrajaya ‘s Masterplan

Almost 20% of Putrajaya is made of routes, which shall serve for the public
transport as well. Accessing Putrajaya by highway either from KL or any close
city nearby is quite effortless, since many highways and express lanes are
connected to Putrajaya. These are some privately funded highways schemes
around Putrajaya, including South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE),
Damansara Puchong Highway (LDP), North South-Central Expressway Link
(NSCEL) and Dedicated Highway (DH). However, some unfinished and
abandoned roads make it hard to acknowledge it as the so-called smart city.
Moreover, these abandoned roads could have been potential linking roads
between the more rural areas and Putrajaya. The construction of these roads
was already planned, and minor constructions were made, however the
construction was never finished.
 Figure 2 Map view of the unfinished road
One of these unfinished roads can be found in Precint 17 in Putrajaya, which
could have connected Putrajaya with Kampung Limau Manis or Desa Pinggiran
Putra. Finnishing the construction of this road would have connected these more
rural places to the city and would have made the population in there more mobil.
Therefore it is important to sight such unfinished roads, which could have been a
connecting link to more rural places.
 Figure 3 Unfinished road

Moreover, other than sighting such unfinished roads, it is important to spot

potential locations, which could connect the existing highways or fast lanes to
more rural places around Putrajaya, in order to integrate the population in villages
to the urban life and achieve higher living conditions for them.
4.2. Public Transport Planning

As mentioned before the only way to access to Putrajaya by public transport

is the use of the ERL which stops in Putrajaya Sentral. From there the only
existing public transport possibility within Putrajaya is the Nadi Putra Bus-line,
which as mentioned is not satisfying the claims of the population of Putrajaya.

There are three main possibilities in order to enhance the public transport in
Putrajaya:

1. Bus: In the short term planning an approach for the better organization
of the bus facilities were made.

2. MRT/Tram: The second option is to establish a Tram/MRT System, to

link the city to the existing public transport possibilities.

3. Train-System within the city: This may be the most demanding and
expensive consideration to improve Putrajaya’s public transport
system, however thinking of Putrajaya as an intelligent-garden city, this
is also the best way to shift the main transport vehicle from cars to
public transportation.
Accessing Putrajaya

PUTRAJAYA - KAJANG: In 2004 the Monorail-Project for transportation within

Putrajaya was abandoned due to budget issues, although major constructions for the
infrastructure where made. The abandoned bridge in Precint 4 was a part of it.

Figure 4 The abandoned Monorail-bridge in Precint 9

Now after more than almost 15 years, there are discussions to revive the rail link
project and extend it to the Kajang MRT station. The option is to make it a light rail
transit (LRT) project with connectivity up to the MRT station in Kajang, since the civil
works and tunneling have been done already and less cost are anticipated then.
(https://paultan.org/2019/04/15/kajang-putrajaya-rail-project-could-be-revived-
report/).
 Figure 5 Locations of MRT Kajang and Putrajaya

In order to link MRT Kajang and Putrajaya one should also consider the existing
tunnels which were left abandoned after 2004 as well.

Figure 6 abandoned tunnels in Putrajaya

The following map of Putrajaya shows the initial plan for Putrajaya’s monorail system
from 2004. It shows the intended stops within Putrajaya. Along these roads some
major structures were made, just like the tunnels and the bridge.

Figure 7 Planned Monorail alignment

SUNGAI BULOH-SERDANG-PUTRAJAYA (SSP LINE):

The SSP Line is of the new KVMRT Projects, where more Areas around Klang shall
get linked to provide travelers with better public transport conditions. The new MRT-
Line is planned to link Sungai Buloh to Serdang and Putrajaya, going through KL city.
The plan consists several new stations, which are elevated as well in the
underground. The following map shows the approach of a new alignment map for the
new line.

Figure 8 Alignment Map of the new SSP-Line

The ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of the line was held in
September 2016 at Putrajaya Sentral and is expected to be operating by July 2022.
Transportation within Putrajaya

Since Putrajaya is just a small city with wide roads, and a small population one
assumes that there could hardly be traffic congestion within Putrajaya. However, this
should not be the explanation not to invest into rail transportation, since it is cheaper,
faster, more efficient and environmentally friendly than building more roads and
expressways. The already existing plan for the monorail line within Putrajaya could
be revived and if necessary adjusted to the current situation of need in Putrajaya. In
order to make the public transportation in Putrajaya as the most attractive way to
travel within the city, the best way to plan the stations is to make every station
reachable within 10-15 min by walking or bus services. Therefore, it only makes
sense to establish a new station in every precinct if necessary two, depending of size
and number of populations.

Figure 9 Putrajaya’s precincts

References
1. Azhar Othman, Wang Tze Wee: Putrajaya Green City 2025 (PGC2025), Putrajaya
Corporation
2. Chin Siong Ho (2006): Putrajaya Administrative Centre of Malaysia Planning Concept
and Implementation
3. Ganeshwaren Kana (2019): Kajang-Putrajaya rail link may be revived, The Star
Online, https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-
news/2019/04/15/kajangputrajaya-rail-link-may-be-revived
4. Geetha Krishnan (2009): The curious case of the Putrajaya monorail, Blog-post in
https://transitmalaysia.com/2009/07/29/the-curious-case-of-the-putrajaya-monorail/
5. MRT-Corp: https://www.mymrt.com.my/public/sg-buloh-serdang-putrajaya-ssp-line/
6. Discussion in Lowyat-Forum https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2570120/all