Operation Office, SMART Control Centre (SCC), Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID), Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur. SMART is an acronym for Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel. It is an innovative project of the Government of Malaysia to solve flooding problem in the City Centre of Kuala Lumpur at Klang River and around the vicinity of Masjid Jamek, Jalan Tun Perak caused by Klang River overflowing its banks. The project also serve to ease the traffic congestion problem between Kuala Lumpur City Centre and Southern gateway at Sungai Besi. The Unique feature of SMART is the 3 km double-deck motorway within the 9.7 km tunnel which starts near the Kampung Pandan roundabout in the city centre and ends at Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Highway next to TUDM Airfield at Sungai Besi. A sophisticated and modern flood Detection System (FDS) provides real time flood forecasting information. This enables the efficient and safe management at the operation of the tunnel. For the safety of motorists, the motorway traffic is unidirectional and safety features such as ventilation shafts, cross passages, vms, fire extinguisher and air ventilators have been incorporated in the design in compliance with international and Malaysian Standards. This project has been a great challenge for the local engineers involved in the management and construction of the SMART Project as it runs below congested roads, near sensitive structures and through varied geological ground conditions.
