Malaysia's Smart Tunnel
Executive Summary
This report will discuss the infrastructure management of the Storm Water Management and Road Tunnel (SMART) of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This tunnel was built mainly to cater to the reoccurring flash floods that happened in the area, and to act as an alternate traffic route. It began construction in 2003 and was operational early 2007.
A structure of such magnitude required in-depth designing and precise construction methods to ensure that the structure would be able to fulfill its desired purposes. As such, the structure has indeed proved worthy of being able to not only provide a solution to the flash floods, but also act as an alternate route for traffic heading from and to the city.
An asset management plan is crucial in identifying important aspects of the structure. These include the current and desired performance of the structure, identifying maintenance issues, highlighting critical risks, analyzing factors as well as providing suggestions and non asset solutions to potential problems and predicaments.
The report will discuss in detail:
- asset management practices - level of services - stakeholder analysis - demand forecasts - factor sensitivity analysis - condition monitoring plans - risk analysis and management
1. Introduction
The Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel or SMART Tunnel is an incorporated infrastructure consists of a storm drainage and road structure in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the longest stormwater tunnel in South East Asia and also the second longest in Asia. Besides that, it is a one of its kind dual-purpose tunnel project integrating stormwater and motorway. The main objective of this infrastructure is to solve flash floods problems in Kuala Lumpur as well as to reduce traffic jams along Sungai Besi Road
This report will discuss the infrastructure management of the Storm Water Management and Road Tunnel (SMART) of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This tunnel was built mainly to cater to the reoccurring flash floods that happened in the area, and to act as an alternate traffic route. It began construction in 2003 and was operational early 2007.
A structure of such magnitude required in-depth designing and precise construction methods to ensure that the structure would be able to fulfill its desired purposes. As such, the structure has indeed proved worthy of being able to not only provide a solution to the flash floods, but also act as an alternate route for traffic heading from and to the city.
An asset management plan is crucial in identifying important aspects of the structure. These include the current and desired performance of the structure, identifying maintenance issues, highlighting critical risks, analyzing factors as well as providing suggestions and non asset solutions to potential problems and predicaments.
The report will discuss in detail:
- asset management practices - level of services - stakeholder analysis - demand forecasts - factor sensitivity analysis - condition monitoring plans - risk analysis and management
1. Introduction
The Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel or SMART Tunnel is an incorporated infrastructure consists of a storm drainage and road structure in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the longest stormwater tunnel in South East Asia and also the second longest in Asia. Besides that, it is a one of its kind dual-purpose tunnel project integrating stormwater and motorway. The main objective of this infrastructure is to solve flash floods problems in Kuala Lumpur as well as to reduce traffic jams along Sungai Besi Road