15.05.2019 Toll Free Road
@ U-Turn Plaza Toll Puchong Barat (click here to Google Map)
Direction USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri
GPS Location: 3°01'13.5"N 101°35'56.9"E
Budget: MYR$0
Highlights: Cost Saving rm$4.20 (2-Way)
Parking: N/A
Thoughts: The Plaza Toll Puchong Barat (USJ -> Puchong) or (Puchong -> USJ) increased Toll chargers from rm$1.60 to rm$2.10 (for Class 1 Vehicles) many many years ago, one of the most expensive tolls in Klang Valley; not forgetting that you will have to pay another Toll exiting the Plaza Toll Puchong Selatan, which is another rm$2.10.
(Kampung Bersatu = Kampung Sri Puchong)
The normal route from USJ to Bandar Puchong (point of reference being Puchong DHL E-Commerce) via Plaza Toll Puchong Barat takes around 13 minutes; the suggested route via Kampung Bersatu (interestingly Google Map shows Kampung Bersatu as Kampung Sri Puchong, I assume it's the same or alternative names to the same village) will go through extra 3 traffic lights and depending on traffic maybe will takes 13-18 minutes (extra 3-5++ minutes). The bottle-neck seems only on returning from Puchong to USJ (see #12) where the Round-about from Persiaran Puchong Perdana to Persiaran Puchong Permai. Otherwise, traffic is manageable on the day of trying out this new Route.
When entering Kampung Bersatu, make sure don't turn into the first Lorong 2 (a dead-end road), after about 500 meters, take the Lorong 2 Kampung Bersatu (see #5) on your left; I think there is a Saloon/Interior Furniture shop/house before the turn. This Lorong is a one-way street (use for direction USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri).
As Lorong 2 Kampung Bersatu is a one-way street, the direction from Puchong Bandar Puteri to USJ via the same route uses a slight different route via Lorong 6 (see MAP 6-10 Green letters)! Note that Lorong 6 is also a one-way street! Other roads for the return trip is the same!
I find this Route definitely usable if the Puchong destination is somewhere around Bandar Puteri Puchong as a round-trip would have a cost saving of rm$4.20! For those who need to travel daily from Shah Alam/USJ to Puchong Light Industrial area near and around Bandar Puteri, a cost saving of rm$100 would mean a lot.
On the time of 1st experience on this Route was 3pm (from USJ to Bandar Puteri) which took about 13 minutes and 5:30pm (from Bandar Puteri to USJ) which took about 18 minutes! with the return trip experienced slow traffic leading to the Round-about mentioned earlier (#12); there isn't traffic light at that Round-about. Since 5:30pm is after office hours and likely peak traffic hour, I expect other non-peak traffic hours for the return trip easier traffic (from Puchong to USJ route)
Interestingly Kampung Bersatu or Kampung Sri Puchong, initial impression along the route seems to show mixed malay and chinese shops and residences, however Google Map shows many adjacent Kampung (villages) beyond Kampung Sri Puchong along the Klang River.
Operating hours: 24 hours
....(1-5) USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free
(Kampung Bersatu = Kampung Sri Puchong)
(1) From USJ towards Plaza Toll Puchong Barat.before toll take U-Turn
(Direction from USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free)
(2) After U-Turn from the Toll, immediate keep left and turn left into Kampung Tengah
(Direction from USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free)
(3) Entrance to Kampung Tengah into Jalan Seri Puchong/Jalan Klang
(Direction from USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free)
(4) On Jalan Klang drive around 500 meters until reach Lorong 2
(Direction from USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free)
(5) On Jalan Seri Puchong/Jalan Klang, after 500 meters turn left into Lorong 2
(Direction from USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free)
...(6-10) USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free
(RED Arrow via Lorong 2 Kampung Bersatu DIRECTION USJ to Puchong)
(GREEN Arrow via Lorong 6 DIRECTION Puchong to USJ)
(Kampung Bersatu = Kampung Sri Puchong)
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(7) Lorong 2 leads you into a turning like this, after this turning right; shortly can see Lorong 5 (another one-way street) which is the returning road
(Direction from USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free)
(8) From Lorong 2 and the turning earlier, leads to a 2-way street where meeting an L junction (Direction from USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free)
(9) The L junction shows Puchong Horizon Huayang (Direction from USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free) Lorong 2 Kampung Bersatu is now called Lorong 5 and becomes a 2-WAY Street here before sharp turn right to Persiaran Puchong Permai
(10) Then right turn go into Persiaran Puchong Permai, You will see some apartments coming up aling this road.. but several car wash centres on your left
(Direction from USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free)
...(11-13) USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free
(11) Traffic light #1 here before the flats on Persiaran Puchong Permai (Direction from USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free)
(12) Around 500 meters on Persiaran Puchong Permai, coming into a Round-about to Turn left at 9pm (Direction from USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free)
(13) Turning left from the Round-about into Persiaran Puchong Perdana, Caltex on tge immediate left
(Direction from USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free)
...(14-16) USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free
14) Along Persiaran Puchong Perdana, you can see the Sri Petaling LRT lines
(Direction from USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free)
(15) Traffic light #2 before Puchong Perdana LRT Station
(Direction from USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free)
(16) Traffic light #3 from Persiaran Puchong Perdana crossing over to Puchong Bandar Puteri (see LDP overhead bridge)
(Direction from USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free)
@ U-Turn Plaza Toll Puchong Barat (click here to Google Map)
Direction USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri
GPS Location: 3°01'13.5"N 101°35'56.9"E
Budget: MYR$0
Highlights: Cost Saving rm$4.20 (2-Way)
Parking: N/A
Thoughts: The Plaza Toll Puchong Barat (USJ -> Puchong) or (Puchong -> USJ) increased Toll chargers from rm$1.60 to rm$2.10 (for Class 1 Vehicles) many many years ago, one of the most expensive tolls in Klang Valley; not forgetting that you will have to pay another Toll exiting the Plaza Toll Puchong Selatan, which is another rm$2.10.
(Kampung Bersatu = Kampung Sri Puchong)
The normal route from USJ to Bandar Puchong (point of reference being Puchong DHL E-Commerce) via Plaza Toll Puchong Barat takes around 13 minutes; the suggested route via Kampung Bersatu (interestingly Google Map shows Kampung Bersatu as Kampung Sri Puchong, I assume it's the same or alternative names to the same village) will go through extra 3 traffic lights and depending on traffic maybe will takes 13-18 minutes (extra 3-5++ minutes). The bottle-neck seems only on returning from Puchong to USJ (see #12) where the Round-about from Persiaran Puchong Perdana to Persiaran Puchong Permai. Otherwise, traffic is manageable on the day of trying out this new Route.
When entering Kampung Bersatu, make sure don't turn into the first Lorong 2 (a dead-end road), after about 500 meters, take the Lorong 2 Kampung Bersatu (see #5) on your left; I think there is a Saloon/Interior Furniture shop/house before the turn. This Lorong is a one-way street (use for direction USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri).
As Lorong 2 Kampung Bersatu is a one-way street, the direction from Puchong Bandar Puteri to USJ via the same route uses a slight different route via Lorong 6 (see MAP 6-10 Green letters)! Note that Lorong 6 is also a one-way street! Other roads for the return trip is the same!
I find this Route definitely usable if the Puchong destination is somewhere around Bandar Puteri Puchong as a round-trip would have a cost saving of rm$4.20! For those who need to travel daily from Shah Alam/USJ to Puchong Light Industrial area near and around Bandar Puteri, a cost saving of rm$100 would mean a lot.
On the time of 1st experience on this Route was 3pm (from USJ to Bandar Puteri) which took about 13 minutes and 5:30pm (from Bandar Puteri to USJ) which took about 18 minutes! with the return trip experienced slow traffic leading to the Round-about mentioned earlier (#12); there isn't traffic light at that Round-about. Since 5:30pm is after office hours and likely peak traffic hour, I expect other non-peak traffic hours for the return trip easier traffic (from Puchong to USJ route)
Interestingly Kampung Bersatu or Kampung Sri Puchong, initial impression along the route seems to show mixed malay and chinese shops and residences, however Google Map shows many adjacent Kampung (villages) beyond Kampung Sri Puchong along the Klang River.
Operating hours: 24 hours
....(1-5) USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free
(Kampung Bersatu = Kampung Sri Puchong)
(1) From USJ towards Plaza Toll Puchong Barat.before toll take U-Turn
(Direction from USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free)
(2) After U-Turn from the Toll, immediate keep left and turn left into Kampung Tengah
(Direction from USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free)
(3) Entrance to Kampung Tengah into Jalan Seri Puchong/Jalan Klang
(Direction from USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free)
(4) On Jalan Klang drive around 500 meters until reach Lorong 2
(Direction from USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free)
(5) On Jalan Seri Puchong/Jalan Klang, after 500 meters turn left into Lorong 2
(Direction from USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free)
...(6-10) USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free
(RED Arrow via Lorong 2 Kampung Bersatu DIRECTION USJ to Puchong)
(GREEN Arrow via Lorong 6 DIRECTION Puchong to USJ)
(Kampung Bersatu = Kampung Sri Puchong)
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(6) Lorong 2 Kampung Bersatu is a one way street
(Direction from USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free)
(7) Lorong 2 leads you into a turning like this, after this turning right; shortly can see Lorong 5 (another one-way street) which is the returning road
(Direction from USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free)
(8) From Lorong 2 and the turning earlier, leads to a 2-way street where meeting an L junction (Direction from USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free)
(9) The L junction shows Puchong Horizon Huayang (Direction from USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free) Lorong 2 Kampung Bersatu is now called Lorong 5 and becomes a 2-WAY Street here before sharp turn right to Persiaran Puchong Permai
(10) Then right turn go into Persiaran Puchong Permai, You will see some apartments coming up aling this road.. but several car wash centres on your left
(Direction from USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free)
...(11-13) USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free
(11) Traffic light #1 here before the flats on Persiaran Puchong Permai (Direction from USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free)
(12) Around 500 meters on Persiaran Puchong Permai, coming into a Round-about to Turn left at 9pm (Direction from USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free)
(13) Turning left from the Round-about into Persiaran Puchong Perdana, Caltex on tge immediate left
(Direction from USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free)
...(14-16) USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free
14) Along Persiaran Puchong Perdana, you can see the Sri Petaling LRT lines
(Direction from USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free)
(15) Traffic light #2 before Puchong Perdana LRT Station
(Direction from USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free)
(16) Traffic light #3 from Persiaran Puchong Perdana crossing over to Puchong Bandar Puteri (see LDP overhead bridge)
(Direction from USJ to Puchong Bandar Puteri with Toll Free)
